From noborders-uk at riseup.net Thu Aug 2 19:27:56 2007 From: noborders-uk at riseup.net (NoBorders UK) Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:27:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] Call for International Day of Action Against Immigration Prisons Message-ID: <61302.noborders-uk.1186082876.squirrel@petrel.riseup.net> Call for International Day of Action Against Immigration Prisons on 22 September, 2007 All over the world, refugees and migrants are being locked up in special prisons, disguised under various names, for the only 'crime' of fleeing wars or persecution or wanting to improve their lives. Without trial and with no automatic bail review, they can face months and years of incarceration in terrible conditions, before being forcibly deported to unsafe countries. The very idea of 'administrative detention' is a violation of people's basic human rights and fundamental freedoms. There have also been numerous reports of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of 'staff', lack or denial of medical care, obstruction of detainees' trying to handle their legal matters and so on. In the most extreme cases, these desperate conditions have led migrant prisoners to take their own lives. In many countries, immigration detention has become an integral part of the the immigration system. It is certainly one of the most brutal and dehumanising aspects of this racist system whereby innocent and vulnerable people are interned in prison for political ends. In 25 EU member states alone, there are 174 such prisons, while more have been built in neighbouring countries as part of externalising the borders of Fortress Europe. In the UK, there are 10 so-called Immigration Reception Centres, with a total capacity of 2,506 places, but the government is aiming for a total of 4,000 places by building new detention centres. Seven of these are run by private companies contracted by the Home Office, while three are run by the Prison Service. In addition, there are many so-called Short-term Holding Facilities at many ports and airports throughout the country as well as at a number of Immigration Reporting Centres. On the other hand, resistance, both inside and outside these prisons, has been getting stronger and stronger. Hunger strikes, riots and pickets have become a common occurrence. But obviously not enough is being done as thousands of people continue to suffer in their cells. The UK No Borders network is calling on all concerned individuals and groups all over the world to join us in an international coordinated day of action against immigration prisons everywhere on 22 September, 2007. While we realise that resistance is continuous and not confined to 'days of action', we call upon refugees and migrants and their supporters throughout the world to organise their own actions on this day, both inside and outside immigration prisons, in a global united cry: NO TO IMMIGRATION PRISONS; NO TO RACIST BORDER REGIMES! The Day of Action will be during the first No Border Camp in the UK, to be held between 19 and 24 September near Gatwick Airport (see www.noborders.org.uk). The Camp was prompted by government plans to build a new immigration prison at Gatwick, designed to hold 426 migrant prisoners. Over the last 9 years, the worldwide No Border network has organised many similar camps, including those in Tijuana (Mexico), Genova (Italy), Woomera (Australia), Frankfurt (Germany) and recently Transcarpathia (Ukraine). Each camp often focuses on a specific issue but is ultimately campaigning against borders and for the freedom of movement for all people. This call also follows many years of global, decentralised, coordinated campaigning, which saw two European Days of Action on 31 January, 2004, and 2 April, 2005, and an International Day of Migration-Related Actions on 7 October, 2006. Please spread this call as widely as possible. If you want to add your name to the list of signatories, please email noborders-uk at riseup.net. No Borders UK Email: noborders-uk at riseup.net Website: www.noborders.org.uk From shiar at riseup.net Sat Aug 4 13:16:42 2007 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 06:16:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] public meeting about the noborder camp in september Message-ID: <49977.shiar.1186233402.squirrel@tern.riseup.net> Hi everyone, >From 19th to 24th September, 2007, refugees, migrants and their supporters will gather near the Gatwick Airport for the first No Border Camp in the UK. The camp will be a chance to work together to try and stop the building of a new planned detention centre at Gatwick, and to share ideas and experiences on how to build up the fight against the system of migration controls (see www.noborders.org.uk for more details). Birmingham NoBorders is organising a preparatory meeting for people from Birmingham interested in participating in the Camp and the actions and protests surrounding it, as well as a planned mobilisation event(s) in Birmingham in early September. We would like to invite you to this meeting, which will be held at Cafe One (Fiveways, Birmingham) on Thursday, 9th August, at 7pm. Looking forward to seeing you soon, Shiar on behalf of the Birmingham NoBorders collective From frank.corrigan at frankslist.info Mon Aug 6 08:00:30 2007 From: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info (Frank's List) Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:00:30 +0200 Subject: [noborders-brum] Asylum/Legacy: 'Case resolution' - 'care, protection and education' - Sent 06 Aug 07 2 items Message-ID: <49446d6a4605d2598a5eb65d974ec781@pinckney.ympserver.com> Asylum/Legacy: 'Case resolution' - 'care, protection and education' Sent 06 Aug 07 2 items ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Frank's List - http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration, conflict and rights information gateway Sign up, Send, Search and Suggest ? Sign up to Frank's List Email Newsletter ? Search 380+ websites #@ http://www.frankslist.info ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [01] Case resolution [02] care, protection and education [03] How to cancel or change your subscription to Frank's List Case resolution ---------- Update on case resolution: Q&A now on Home Office website ? Case Resolution is not an amnesty [August 2007] In the week commencing 2 July 2007 the Home Office sent out a total of 6,000 letters and questionnaires to families with children in accordance with its priority to address cases in receipt of support. This briefing provides some basic advice about responding to these letters. http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/briefings/2007/caseresolution.htm Briefing: "In July 2006 the Home Secretary announced that all asylum cases outside the New Asylum Model1 will be resolved by June 20112. These cases, formerly known as legacy cases and now called case resolution, are being dealt with by the Case Resolution Directorate at the Border and Immigration Agency (BIA). It is estimated that there could be as many as 450,000 such cases at all stages of the asylum determination process, hence the need for a planned approach to their resolution." http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/policy/briefings/2007/caseresolution.htm Case Resolution Programme http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/applying/asylum/caseresolutionprogamme Case Resolution Programme - FAQs http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/applying/asylum/caseresolutionprogammefaqs/ [02] Education ---------- Children of asylum seekers - From autumn 2007, giving asylum children who have spent at least three years in Scottish schools the same access as Scottish children to full time further and higher education - Working with Glasgow City Council to implement recent HMIE recommendations on providing nursery places for 3 and 4 year-old children of asylum families This government believes that regardless of where they come from and why any child living in Scotland should receive care, protection and education. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2007/08/03082811 [03] How to cancel or change your subscription to Frank's List ---------- To make changes or cancel, just click on the link shown below: _____________________________ Change address / Leave mailing list: http://ymlpr.com/u.php?frankslist+noborders-brum at lists.aktivix.org Hosting by YourMailingListProvider From shiar at riseup.net Wed Aug 8 19:59:50 2007 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 12:59:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] reminer of thursday's public meeting In-Reply-To: <49977.shiar.1186233402.squirrel@tern.riseup.net> References: <49977.shiar.1186233402.squirrel@tern.riseup.net> Message-ID: <40368.shiar.1186603190.squirrel@petrel.riseup.net> A quick reminder of tomorrow's public meeting about the Gatwick Noborders Camp in September. Thursday, 7pm, at Cafe One, Fiveways, Birmingham. http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=B15+1DU&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1 On Sat, August 4, 2007 6:16 am, Shiar wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > From 19th to 24th September, 2007, refugees, migrants and their supporters > will gather near the Gatwick Airport for the first No Border Camp in the > UK. The camp will be a chance to work together to try and stop the > building of a new planned detention centre at Gatwick, and to share ideas > and experiences on how to build up the fight against the system of > migration controls (see www.noborders.org.uk for more details). > > Birmingham NoBorders is organising a preparatory meeting for people from > Birmingham interested in participating in the Camp and the actions and > protests surrounding it, as well as a planned mobilisation event(s) in > Birmingham in early September. > > We would like to invite you to this meeting, which will be held at Cafe > One (Fiveways, Birmingham) on Thursday, 9th August, at 7pm. > > Looking forward to seeing you soon, > > > Shiar > on behalf of the Birmingham NoBorders collective From shiar at riseup.net Wed Aug 22 01:53:08 2007 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:53:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] reminder of tomorrow's meeting Message-ID: <60343.shiar.1187747588.squirrel@petrel.riseup.net> Second meeting about the Gatwick No Border Camp and related activities in Birmingham. Wed 22 August, 7pm @ Cafe One (Fiveways). -- Shiar From shiar at riseup.net Wed Aug 22 05:35:24 2007 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:35:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] advice leaflet Message-ID: <45964.shiar.1187760924.squirrel@petrel.riseup.net> Hi, Attached is the 'advice leaflet' to be handed out at the reporting centre in Solihull some time soon. It's a 4-page A5 leaflet (folded A4) in pdf format. If anyone has access to a printer, photocopier or whatever, please do as many copies as you can and email me. We need like 6,000 copies! Cheers, -- Shiar -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: AdviceLeaflet.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 289622 bytes Desc: not available URL: