No Borders are holding a public meeting at the Anarchist Bookfair in London this Saturday 27th October, 3 pm-4 pm. It takes place at Queen Mary College, Mile End Road, London E1.
We are also holding an after-party/social at rampART Social Centre, Rampart Street, Whitechapel, London, E1 after the bookfair featuring conscious hip-hop and rap with acts from the USA, Greece, Scarborough, Manchester, Bristol and London. DJs and performers include DJ Rubbish, MC Angel, DJ Shorty, boogieknight, figure of speech, literal X , the edger, Drowning Dog and Malatesta.
Suggested donation £5. Films, music and drinks from 6pm , acts from 9 pm.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
No Borders Film Night in Kilburn
No Borders London presents:
* UNDERGROUND LONDONERS: A documentary about the lives and struggles of migrant
working as cleaners on the London Underground. The film will be followed by a presentation and Q/A session with one of the filmmakers.
* PLUS: screening of a feature-length film about migrant workers in the UK.
7.30pm, Monday 22nd October 2007 at The Good Ship (pub), 289 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn London NW6 7JR . Free entry.
* UNDERGROUND LONDONERS: A documentary about the lives and struggles of migrant
working as cleaners on the London Underground. The film will be followed by a presentation and Q/A session with one of the filmmakers.
* PLUS: screening of a feature-length film about migrant workers in the UK.
7.30pm, Monday 22nd October 2007 at The Good Ship (pub), 289 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn London NW6 7JR . Free entry.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Raids on Migrant Workers in Soho
The Borders & Immigration Agency raided China Town in Soho, London today Thursday 11th October 2007.
More than thirty people were arrested and detained in raids by the Borders and Immigration Agency and the Metropolitan Police on 5 restaurants in the Soho area of London this afternoon.
This is the latest episode in the Home Office's escalating war on migrant workers in Britain's capital, which sees as many as 60 raids on workplaces a week. Liam Byrne, the Immigration Minister repeated in the Home Office press release his boast that his department manages to deport a migrant worker or refugee from the UK every 8 minutes.
Raids on five restaurants in the heart of London's West End led to over 30 arrests for "illegal" working according to the Home Office
The unannounced raids - part of the Border and Immigration Agency's (BIA) Operation Zavijava - were carried out at just after 12.30pm in the Chinatown area of the city. The restaurants targeted were the Royal Dragon, the Golden Dragon and the Luxuriance Peking, all on Gerrard Street, the Hong Kong on Lisle Street, and the Special Zone on Wardour Street.
The arrested workers were a mix of Chinese and Malaysian nationals none of whom had the right documents for permission to work in the UK. Enforcement teams from the BIA,assisted by officers from the Metropolitan Police, also seized documents relating to the workers found at the premises.
The Home Office says that steps will now be taken to remove the people detained in the raids from the country, and the businesses involved could face fines for employing undocumented workers.
The full Home Office Press release is given here
Tony Smith, BIA's regional director for the South East said about 60 raids on migrant work-places were taking place in London each week.
The BBC gives an estimate of the number of undocumented Chinese nationals entering the UK each year as around 50,000 - but a Home Office spokesman said there was no official figure.
In the next few weeks BIA will roll out their biometric visa programme to China, which will mean taking a fingerprint from every visa applicant.
Immigration Minister Liam Byrne waxes lyrical about how he imagines that taken together; biometric surveillance will enable the state to ‘manage’ migrants through "creating a triple ring of security - before travel, at the border and within the UK for those here illegally."
Wow, like after scenes like today, I'm sure we all feel soo much more secure - it's a good job we don't live in a repressive police state where workers are rounded up like in China, innit!
More than thirty people were arrested and detained in raids by the Borders and Immigration Agency and the Metropolitan Police on 5 restaurants in the Soho area of London this afternoon.
This is the latest episode in the Home Office's escalating war on migrant workers in Britain's capital, which sees as many as 60 raids on workplaces a week. Liam Byrne, the Immigration Minister repeated in the Home Office press release his boast that his department manages to deport a migrant worker or refugee from the UK every 8 minutes.
Raids on five restaurants in the heart of London's West End led to over 30 arrests for "illegal" working according to the Home Office
The unannounced raids - part of the Border and Immigration Agency's (BIA) Operation Zavijava - were carried out at just after 12.30pm in the Chinatown area of the city. The restaurants targeted were the Royal Dragon, the Golden Dragon and the Luxuriance Peking, all on Gerrard Street, the Hong Kong on Lisle Street, and the Special Zone on Wardour Street.
The arrested workers were a mix of Chinese and Malaysian nationals none of whom had the right documents for permission to work in the UK. Enforcement teams from the BIA,assisted by officers from the Metropolitan Police, also seized documents relating to the workers found at the premises.
The Home Office says that steps will now be taken to remove the people detained in the raids from the country, and the businesses involved could face fines for employing undocumented workers.
The full Home Office Press release is given here
Tony Smith, BIA's regional director for the South East said about 60 raids on migrant work-places were taking place in London each week.
The BBC gives an estimate of the number of undocumented Chinese nationals entering the UK each year as around 50,000 - but a Home Office spokesman said there was no official figure.
In the next few weeks BIA will roll out their biometric visa programme to China, which will mean taking a fingerprint from every visa applicant.
Immigration Minister Liam Byrne waxes lyrical about how he imagines that taken together; biometric surveillance will enable the state to ‘manage’ migrants through "creating a triple ring of security - before travel, at the border and within the UK for those here illegally."
Wow, like after scenes like today, I'm sure we all feel soo much more secure - it's a good job we don't live in a repressive police state where workers are rounded up like in China, innit!
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