Defending Migrants’ Rights in East London
Defending Migrants’ Rights in East London
7pm– 9pm
Tuesday 16th June 2009
Praxis Hall, Pott Street, Bethnal Green, London E2
Hackney Refugee & Migrant Support Group (HRMSG) is hosting a public meeting to share information and build solidarity in support of migrants in East London. This will be of interest to everyone concerned about the impact of tough immigration policies and the rise of the Far Right on the area's diverse communities.
Confirmed speakers include:
· Jamima Fagta (Kalungan) –‘Care workers and undocumented migrants - the work of Kalungan’
· Don Flynn (Migrants’ Rights Network) –‘Migrants' struggles in east London’
· Lavinia Olmazu (Roma Concern) – ‘East European Roma in London’
· Fizza Qureshi (Project London) – ‘Migrants, myths and health tourists?’
· Sharif Rahman (Community Links) – ‘Locked in poverty by cash-in hand working - waiters and the informal economy in London's Brick Lane’
· Cilius Victor (Newham Monitoring Project) – ‘Migrant struggles, the shape of things to come’
The meeting will be chaired by Rayah Feldman and Myk Zeitlin from HRMSG.
All are welcome. If you’d like to make a contribution from the floor about issues or work in your area, you are welcome but you will need to inform in advance . Light refreshments will be available.
If you plan to come, please e-mail: hrmsgroup@googlemail.com / tel: 07791 991416