In Manchester, Empty Cages Collective, Manchester No Prisons, Smash IPP, & Unis Resist Border Controls felt the urgency of not only discussing and pushing against border regimes and the hostile environment policy, but also fighting prison injustice. As it was reported in Corporate Watch, the current Conservative government are pushing to build 6 mega prisons, one of which has already been built in Wrexham, North Wales. The crisis of violence and overcrowding inside prisons is causing huge damage to communities across the UK. Likewise, as the research of Luke de Noronha notes, the combination of border violence, the hostile environment policy, prisons, and secret charter deportation flights are disproportionately affecting Black and Brown minority communities in the UK.
For this reason we are organising an event in Manchester, to strengthen the links across migrant rights, labour rights, and prison justice campaigns.
Come join us on SATURDAY 19th MAY, at The Powerhouse Moss Side where we will be having workshops and talks by the following invited groups:
Anti Raids Network
Schools Against Borders for Children
Manchester IWW
JENGbA
Wast Manchester
Safety4Sisters North West
No Borders Leeds
United Families and Friends Campaign
BLMUK
Shut Down Morton Hall
We Will Rise - Shut Dungavel and many more groups!
LOCATION
The Powerhouse Moss Side
140 Raby Street
Moss Side
Manchester
M14 4SL