13-09-2006, 12:14 AM
Racism, liberty and the War on Terror
How should we respond to the attacks on our civil rights, refugee rights and our multicultural society - carried out in the name of national security? Join leading campaigners, lawyers and thinkers in debating how we can defend our liberties and our communities...
A conference organised by the Institute of Race Relations
Saturday 16 September 2006, Conway Hall, Central London
With plenary speakers Moazzam Begg, Gareth Peirce, Colin Prescod, A. Sivanandan and Salma Yaqoob.
Also speaking: Fahad Ansari, Frank Arnold, Harmit Athwal, Jenny Bourne, Naima Bouteldja, Victoria Brittain, Tony Bunyan, Louise Christian, Deborah Coles, Shobha Das, Beena Faridi, Liz Fekete, Nadine Finch, Emma Ginn, Anne Gray, Hsiao Hung-Pai, Saghir Hussein, Arun Kundnani, Daniel Machover, Harris Nyatsanza, Herman Ouseley, Tauhid Pasha, Asad Rehman, David Renton, David Rose, Daniel Sukula, Frances Webber
Booking information
Tickets for the Racism, Liberty and the War on Terror conference are £15 for individuals and non-funded organisations, £25 for funded organisations, or free for refugees and asylum seekers. Tickets include both buffet lunch (veg option available) and refreshments. For just £13 extra, you can take advantage of a special half-price individual subscription to the IRR journal Race & Class.
To book a ticket, please download the booking form by clicking here (pdf file, 120kb), printing it and posting it, with payment, to: Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London, WC1X 9HS. Alternatively, contact the Institute of Race Relations on 020 7837 0041 or email info@irr.org.uk.
Programme
9.30 - Registration
10.00 - Welcome address with Colin Prescod, chair of the Institute of Race Relations
10.05 - Keynote speeches by A. Sivanandan, director of the Institute of Race Relations, and Gareth Peirce, leading human rights lawyer
11.00 - Break
11.15 - Morning panel discussions
12.45 - Lunch
1.45 - Afternoon panel discussions
3.15 - Break
3.30 - Final plenary with Salma Yaqoob, Birmingham councillor, Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo detainee, and Colin Prescod
5.00 - Close
Morning panel discussions
The impact of anti-terror powers in the UK, with Fahad Ansari (Islamic Human Rights Commission), Liz Fekete (IRR), Anne Gray (CAMPACC), Saghir Hussein (Stop Political Terror)
The attack on multiculturalism, with Arun Kundnani (IRR), Lord Ouseley (author of Community Pride Not Prejudice report), A. Sivanandan (director, IRR), Salma Yaqoob (councillor, Birmingham Sparkbrook)
Detention and incarceration, with Dr Frank Arnold (Medical Justice Network), Harmit Athwal (IRR), Deborah Coles (Inquest), Daniel Machover (human rights lawyer)
Combating racial violence, with Shobha Das (Support Against Racial Incidents), Beena Faridi (Islamic Human Rights Commission), David Renton (author), Jenny Bourne (IRR)
Afternoon panel discussions
Civil liberties: the racial dimension, with Louise Christian (human rights lawyer), Arun Kundnani (IRR), Asad Rehman (Newham Monitoring Project)
Liberty and the global war on terror, with Naima Bouteldja (journalist), Victoria Brittain (journalist and author), Tony Bunyan (director, Statewatch), David Rose (journalist and author)
Campaigning against deportations, with Liz Fekete (IRR), Emma Ginn (anti-deportations campaigner), Daniel Sukula (Sukula Family Must Stay), Harris Nyatsanza (Zimbabwean human rights activist)
Defending international conventions, Nadine Finch (barrister), Hsiao Hung-Pai (journalist), Tauhid Pasha (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants), Frances Webber (barrister)
The Racism, Liberty and the War on Terror conference is supported by the Allen Lane Foundation, Lipman-Miliband Trust, Network for Social Change and Garden Court Chambers.
Booking
Download the conference booking form (pdf file, 120kb)
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How should we respond to the attacks on our civil rights, refugee rights and our multicultural society - carried out in the name of national security? Join leading campaigners, lawyers and thinkers in debating how we can defend our liberties and our communities...
A conference organised by the Institute of Race Relations
Saturday 16 September 2006, Conway Hall, Central London
With plenary speakers Moazzam Begg, Gareth Peirce, Colin Prescod, A. Sivanandan and Salma Yaqoob.
Also speaking: Fahad Ansari, Frank Arnold, Harmit Athwal, Jenny Bourne, Naima Bouteldja, Victoria Brittain, Tony Bunyan, Louise Christian, Deborah Coles, Shobha Das, Beena Faridi, Liz Fekete, Nadine Finch, Emma Ginn, Anne Gray, Hsiao Hung-Pai, Saghir Hussein, Arun Kundnani, Daniel Machover, Harris Nyatsanza, Herman Ouseley, Tauhid Pasha, Asad Rehman, David Renton, David Rose, Daniel Sukula, Frances Webber
Booking information
Tickets for the Racism, Liberty and the War on Terror conference are £15 for individuals and non-funded organisations, £25 for funded organisations, or free for refugees and asylum seekers. Tickets include both buffet lunch (veg option available) and refreshments. For just £13 extra, you can take advantage of a special half-price individual subscription to the IRR journal Race & Class.
To book a ticket, please download the booking form by clicking here (pdf file, 120kb), printing it and posting it, with payment, to: Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London, WC1X 9HS. Alternatively, contact the Institute of Race Relations on 020 7837 0041 or email info@irr.org.uk.
Programme
9.30 - Registration
10.00 - Welcome address with Colin Prescod, chair of the Institute of Race Relations
10.05 - Keynote speeches by A. Sivanandan, director of the Institute of Race Relations, and Gareth Peirce, leading human rights lawyer
11.00 - Break
11.15 - Morning panel discussions
12.45 - Lunch
1.45 - Afternoon panel discussions
3.15 - Break
3.30 - Final plenary with Salma Yaqoob, Birmingham councillor, Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo detainee, and Colin Prescod
5.00 - Close
Morning panel discussions
The impact of anti-terror powers in the UK, with Fahad Ansari (Islamic Human Rights Commission), Liz Fekete (IRR), Anne Gray (CAMPACC), Saghir Hussein (Stop Political Terror)
The attack on multiculturalism, with Arun Kundnani (IRR), Lord Ouseley (author of Community Pride Not Prejudice report), A. Sivanandan (director, IRR), Salma Yaqoob (councillor, Birmingham Sparkbrook)
Detention and incarceration, with Dr Frank Arnold (Medical Justice Network), Harmit Athwal (IRR), Deborah Coles (Inquest), Daniel Machover (human rights lawyer)
Combating racial violence, with Shobha Das (Support Against Racial Incidents), Beena Faridi (Islamic Human Rights Commission), David Renton (author), Jenny Bourne (IRR)
Afternoon panel discussions
Civil liberties: the racial dimension, with Louise Christian (human rights lawyer), Arun Kundnani (IRR), Asad Rehman (Newham Monitoring Project)
Liberty and the global war on terror, with Naima Bouteldja (journalist), Victoria Brittain (journalist and author), Tony Bunyan (director, Statewatch), David Rose (journalist and author)
Campaigning against deportations, with Liz Fekete (IRR), Emma Ginn (anti-deportations campaigner), Daniel Sukula (Sukula Family Must Stay), Harris Nyatsanza (Zimbabwean human rights activist)
Defending international conventions, Nadine Finch (barrister), Hsiao Hung-Pai (journalist), Tauhid Pasha (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants), Frances Webber (barrister)
The Racism, Liberty and the War on Terror conference is supported by the Allen Lane Foundation, Lipman-Miliband Trust, Network for Social Change and Garden Court Chambers.
Booking
Download the conference booking form (pdf file, 120kb)
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