RAPAR - Refugees and Asylum Seekers Participatory Action Research

Events


November 2008
Sat 1st
1-4pm
Manchester Committee to defend Asylum Seekers : Solidarity Social + GM Imigration Aid Unit AGM.
Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS
Contact Mark 0776512229 mmanning@ntlworld.com
Thu 6th
8pm
R&B and other music from Bourbon Street Preachers - Fundraiser + Raffle.
Lloyds Hotel, 617 Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9AN
Contact Mark 0776512229 mmanning@ntlworld.com
Sat 8th
11am
MANCHESTER DEMONSTRATION AGAINST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE CONGO

Starting: All Saints (Manchester Metropolitan University), opposite BBC Manchester going to the Peace Gardens. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES IN CONGO AND THEY ARE NOW DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR FOOD, SHELTER, SECURITY AND MEDICAL CARE etc. Demonstrate to protest against the absence of international justice and any and all deportations to the Congo. On 18-19 November the High Court will hear the appeal in the ‘BK’ case about deportations to DRC. Meanwhile anyone can see from the news that DRC is not a safe place to be sent back to.

Organised by: Congolese in Manchester. Supported by: DC-UK, APARECO, BUNDU DIA CONGO, CONGO SUPPORT PROJECT, GREEN PARTY, MANCHESTER COMMITTEE TO DEFEND ASULUM SEEKERS, RAPAR, WAST, RESPECT, MANCHESTER TRADES COUNCIL, NCADC etc.

Contact Tel: 07507438424, 07960617309
Wed 12th
6.15pm
RAPAR Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Friends' Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS . Click here for agenda and here for officers' report [Word Document]
Wed 19th-
Thu 20th
10am-5pm
No Deportations to DR Congo / BK Country Guidance case resumes - demonstrate
High Court of Justice, Strand, London WC2 2LL (nearest tube station Chancery lane and Temple)
There will be a Country Guidance case aiming to show that failed asylum seekers whoare returned to the DRC are at serious risk of ill-treatment,imprisonment, torture and forced disappearance. Strong evidence ofthis is already lodged with the Home Office. We therefore urge theHome Office to HALT all deportations of failed asylum seekers to adeadly regime of the DR Congo. As we are aware the Home Office havecompletely failed to adequately address the current country situationin DR Congo and continue to breach our rights as refugee in UK. We are also invited to protest as strongly as possible about:
  • The continuing delay in delivering justiceto Congolese asylum seekers
  • The continuing attempts to remove and deportasylum seekers
  • Even in the light of the current countryclimate
Supported by: CRC, Congolese Rights,Pacuru, Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! LSE FRFI Society, NCADC, No Borders, African Initiative Support, CCUK, FONUS, UDPS,Diaspora
Enquiries/Further information: Contact: Tongomo Okito 07961325167 tongomoo@hotmail.com
December 2008
Sat 6th
2pm
I Bike Manchester I Bike MCR alleycat/ bike treasure hunt
the race will require allcyclists to pick up toys and stuff en route that will be donated to theMCDAS (Manchester Campaign to Defend Asyslum Seekers) Children's Christmas Party. Bring a bag, an A-Z, £5, fancy dress, a bike, some hohoho...
A race on bikes to open 12 doors and bring back items on a shopping list. Ride in pairs (come with a friend or find one on the day) and get some exciting fun tasks for extra prizes too..
Meet Sandbar, Grosvenor st, Off oxford Rd. Manchester
Wed 10th
11.00am - 1pm
Diane Abbot MP"Outsourcing Abuse" – a public discussion
Committee room 14, House of Commons.

Diane Abbott MP invites you to a public meeting to discuss the findings of the "Outsourcing Abuse” report published in July.

"Outsourcing Abuse" describes an alarming number of injuries sustained by asylum deportees at the hand of private "escorts" contracted by the Home Office.

The report reveals evidence of widespread and seemingly systemic abuse of vulnerable people who have fled their own countries seeking safety and refuge, and that assault claims have largely been brushed off by the Home Office.
Sat 13th
1-4pm
Manchester Committee to defend Asylum Seekers : Festive Social
Friends Meeting House, Mount Street,Manchester M2 5NS
Contact Mark 0776512229 mmanning@ntlworld.com
February 2009
Sat 7th
1-4pm
Manchester Committee to defend Asylum Seekers : Solidarity Social
Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS
Contact Mark 0776512229 mmanning@ntlworld.com


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