Anti Raids Open Meeting and Discussion. Thursday 8th May, 2014
Updates & open discussion on women and immigration control. We welcome you to join us for our evening of updates, discussion & food next Thursday.
Updates
The session will begin with updates on the fight against immigration raids across London. The session will start with updates on ‘immigration enforcement’ activities and the growing popular resistance against raids, including testimony from people that attended the raid on Tuesday with a short video. Everyone is welcome to share their experiences.
Discussion – women & immigration controls
Women suffer everyday as a result of racist immigration policies of the UK government. Community enforcement action by immigration officers target women in their work places and at home, as well as their families. People are subjected to violence, intimidation and force from Immigration Officers. These action are often invisible to the general public as they happen behind closed doors.
Last year, women detained in Yarlswood Immigration Removal Centre reported sexual assault by guards. Meanwhile women working in domestic homes often suffer emotional, physical and sexual abuse by their ‘employers’ as they are unable to leave their work owing to restrictions on their immigration status.
The stories of women are under-represented in discourses around immigration control. It is important to open this up in our discussions and think of ways we can support women in our communities.
Please join us at the Feminist Library. 5 Westminster Bridge Road at 6.30pm on Thursday 8th May.
Snacks will be provided. Feel free to bring something to share.