Tuesday 26th Sept, 5.30-7.30pm
The Cross Street Chapel, Manchester
This fringe meeting will take place during Labour Party Conference.
Speakers: Claude Moraes MEP • Lee Jasper Secretary, National
Assembly Against Racism • Dominique Walker Sister of Anthony
Walker • Afzal
Khan Muslim Council of Britain • Dr. Ludi Simpson Statistician,
Manchester University • Mohammed Azam Unite Against Fascism
•
Pav Akhtar National Race Equality Officer UNISON
•
Dr. Richard Stone Advisor to the Lawrence Inquiry & President, Jewish
Council on Racial Equality
•
Flores Sukula Let the Sukula Family Stay Campaign
Racism is on the rise with an increase in racist attacks across
the country. In May, the fascist BNP more than doubled its councillors around
the country.
This joint fringe will explore look at the issues that have contributed
to this climate, including the negative debate around asylum and immigration,
the rise in Islamophobia, the attacks on multiculturalism, the clampdown
on civil liberties, the near abandonment of the fight against institutional
racism and attempts to establish a backward equalities agenda that reverses
the gains of 40 years of struggle for race equality. The fringe will look
at ways in which the labour movement, party members and anti-racists can
make an active stand to drive back the rise of the far right, defend asylum
seekers and migrant workers, celebrate multiculturalism and tackle racism
in the workplace and in society.