Refugee Archives – Changes to Opening Hours and Staff Availability

This is a quick note just to update everyone on some forthcoming changes to the opening hours and staffing arrangements for the Refugee Archives and to detail the Saturday Opening timetable for Semester B.

There are three main strands to this message and these will be detailed as follows:

1). Due to unforeseen circumstances, Paul Dudman, (the Archivist), will be away from the office for a two week period between Monday 2^nd February and Friday 13 February. A reduced Archive service will therefore operate during this period and please enquire at the Library Enquiry Desk for further information, (Tel: 020 8223 3434).

2) From Monday 16rh February when Paul Dudman returns to the Archive, he will only be available in the Archive during the normal office hours on Mondays (9am-6pm) ; Tuesdays (10am-7pm) ; and Wednesdays (9am-6pm). For al day on Thursday and on Friday mornings until 1pm, the Archive will be managed by a member of Library Staff subject to staff availability. Please bear in mind it might take a little longer to answer your enquiries so please be patient.

3) The initial plan for Saturday openings in Semester B will be to open the Archive on the dates listed below. Hopefully there will not be any changes to this list but it is still provisional until I can confirm the dates on my return. I will let you know as soon as possible when the official dates are know.

The provisional dates are therefore as follows:

Saturday 21 February : 10am-5pm

Saturday 21 March : 10am-5pm

Saturday 28 March: 10am-5pm

April No Saturday Opening Possible.

Saturday 9 May : 10am- 5pm

Saturday 16 May : 10am – 5pm.

Many thanks in advance for your help and co-operation. Any questions then please email us at: Library-archives@uel.ac.uk

Yours Sincerely,

Paul Dudman

Archivist.

Posted in: Refugee Studies.

New Online Reports and Research Publications

Please find below a list of updated and new publications on refugee studies and related topics. These have been accumulated from a range of online sources and links to the relevant full-text document are given where appropriate. This list will be made available on a regular basis via our Refugee Studies blog (http://refugee-archives.blogspot.com), as new resources become available.

If you find any other new resources, then do please let us know at: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.

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Title: Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa

Authors: Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa.
Publication Date: 31^st December 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/LIB/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/26012009030935PMSLKRN7.htm
Source: UN Pulse – http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf (Web).

Additional Info: The report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa has been issued (S/2008/836). The report covers the year 2008 and details the activities of the body; it also includes the summary of a meeting held on the responsibility to protect.

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Title: UNHCR's Refworld - Case Law Collection User Guide.

Authors: UNHCR.
Publication Date: January 2009.
Publication URL Address: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/497da4f82.html
Source: UNHCR's Refworld – http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain (Web).

Additional Info:
This "Case Law Collection User Guide" provides a comprehensive overlook
of Refworld's case law collection, which currently comprises more than
7,300 judgments and decisions from national, regional and international
judicial bodies, as well as detailed and user-friendly guidance on how
to access and search the collection. The Guide also elaborates on the
case law selection methodology, including the geographical diversity
considerations, and highlights other useful Refworld features, such as

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Title: Iraq’s Provincial Elections: The Stakes.

Authors: International Crisis Group.
Publication Date: January 2009.
Publication URL Address: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5883&l=1
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web).

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Title: Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08.

Authors: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Publication Date: January 2009.
Publication URL Address: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/cshti08.pdf
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web).

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Title: Disaster in the DRC: Responding to the Humanitarian Crisis in North Kivu, USIPeace Briefing.

Authors: USIP.
Publication Date: December 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/1222_drc_disaster.html
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web).

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Title: Telling the Story: Documentation Lessons for Afghanistan from the Cambodian Experience, USIPeace Briefing.

Authors: USIP.
Publication Date: December 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/1223_cambodia.html
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web).

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Title: Management of Asylum Applications by the UK Border Agency.

Authors: National Audit Office.
Publication Date: January 2009.
Publication URL Address: http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/0809/management_of_asylum_appl.aspx
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web).

Additional Info:

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Title: Crisis without Limits: Human Rights and Humanitarian Consequences of Political Repression in Zimbabwe.

Authors: Human Rights Watch.
Publication Date: January 2009.
Publication URL Address: http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/01/21/crisis-without-limits-0
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web).

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Title: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Advocacy Toolkit.

Authors: UNHCR.
Publication Date: July 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/497f04592.html
Source: UNHCR's Refworld – http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain (Web).

Additional Info: This toolkit is designed to support efforts by United Nations-managed and supported mine action centres to advocate for the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol. It was developed with the assistance of the United Nations Mine Action Team (UNMAT), in coordination with Survivor Corps, and has been reviewed by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children's Fund, and UNHCR.

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Title: Continental drift: understanding advice and information needs for A8 migrant workers in Scotland..

Authors: by Helen Crowley for Citizens Advice Scotland.
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.cas.org.uk/FileAccess.aspx?id=5466%20
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web).

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Title: Addressing Gender-based Violence.

Authors: The UN Population Fund.
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2009/2009_add_gen_vio.pdf
Source: UN Pulse – http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf (Web).

Additional Info: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has issued Addressing Gender-based Violence, a new strategy and framework for action paper (full text, pdf, 876 KB). This publication identifies priority areas for intensified action on gender-based violence and provides a common platform and technical guidance for UNFPA at country, regional and global levels.

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Title: OHCHR-UNAMID report on Sudan.

Authors: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/11thOHCHR22jan09.pdf
Source: UN Pulse – http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf (Web).

Additional Info: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) have issued a new report about the investigation into the 25 August 2008 incident at the Kalma camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Darfur (full text, pdf, 414 KB). According to the report, 33 civilians were killed and 108 were wounded when Sudanese forces entered the camp.

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Title: "We Are Like Forgotten People" : The Chin People of Burma: Unsafe in Burma, Unprotected in India.

Authors: Human Rights Watch.
Publication Date: January 2009.
Publication URL Address: http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/01/27/we-are-forgotten-people
Source: Human Rights Watch – http://www.hrw.org/ (Web).
Additional Info: See Also: Burma/India: End Abuses in Chin State ; and Download the Summary and Recommendations in Burmese.pdf

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Title: Bhutan's Radicalized Refugees: Part III.

Authors: World Politics Review.
Publication Date: 23 January 2009.
Publication URL Address: http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3198
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web).

Additional Info:

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Title: Improving the Safety of Civilians: A Protection Training Pack.

Authors: Oxfam.
Publication Date: December 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://publications.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam/display.asp?K=9780855986162
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web).

Additional Info:

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Title: Rights under Threat: Campaign against the Refusal of Refugees' Access to Protection in Europe.

Authors: CEAR.
Publication Date: December 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.sinrefugio.org/europa/ing/pdf/Informe_ing.pdf
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web).

Additional Info:

Posted in: Publications. http://refugee-archives-publications.blogspot.com/

Training & Events

Refugees into Schools

(Source: email from Bill Bolloten)

Education Action’s REFUGEES INTO SCHOOLS project supports refugees to visit schools in London and help children and young people understand the impact of conflict and why people are forced to flee their countries.

Through getting involved in schools, refugees will have opportunities to learn about education in England. They will also gain valuable skills and experience. Some refugees may also find this experience useful if they want to pursue a career in education.

For schools and local authorities wishing to be partners with the project, REFUGEES INTO SCHOOLS will make a useful contribution to assisting schools in developing a culturally inclusive curriculum, and support work that contributes to the duty to promote community cohesion.

All refugees who volunteer to participate in the project will be provided with:

• Training
• Resources and materials
• Guidance and support from experienced mentors
• Help with travel expenses.

There is an information and training day for refugees taking part in the project:

Date: Friday 27 February 2009

Time: 10.00am – 3.00pm

Venue: Shelter Training, Unit 13, City Forum, 250 City Road, London EC1V 2PU

Places must be booked beforehand.

For more information. or to indicate a wish to take part in REFUGEES INTO SCHOOLS, please get in touch with Education Action by phone or email.

Tel: 020 7785 7217

Email: info@education-action.org

Information flyers (for schools and local authorities, and for refugees interested in taking part) can also be obtained by emailing the project coordinator, Angela Taylor: amt1314@btinternet.com

(Source: The Network - http://www.seapn.org.uk/)

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“Migration is not a Crime” - Workshop - Sunday 15th Feb

“MIGRATION IS NOT A CRIME”

What is freedom of movement? Who has it, who doesn’t? What effect is climate change and global recession having? How can we take action together?

Sunday 15th Feb -2.30pm Open to all - Free/donation

Venue:The Armada, Armada Place, Bristol

Directions: Off Stokes Croft, red brick building, round the corner
from Cafe Kino on the left.
3pm – 4.30 Workshop (Break with T and Cake)
5.00-5.45 Action Planning-Bristol Urban Convergence, September 09′
5.45-6.00 Evaluation and Close

We are involved with Bristol No Borders (working
on issues of migration and asylum) and Bristol
Rising Tide (taking action on root causes of climate
change) and are developing a new popular
education project together. Popular education
involves creative ways to learn about issues and
come up with collective plans for action. We hope
to take this to a range of groups but at this first
event we would welcome your input and feedback.
A Trapese Popular Education Collective Project

Further information : Bristol No Borders - http://bristolnoborders.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/migration-is-not-a-crime-workshop/

Posted in: Conferences & Meetings. http://refugee-archives-conferences.blogspot.com/

A Selection of News Headlines (28/01/2009)

Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels (BBC News) - [text online]

Sharia imposed at Somali MPs base (BBC News) - [text online]

Burma's 'abused Chin need help' (BBC News) - [text online]

Iraq minutes 'must be released' (BBC News) - [text online]

President Obama leads US drive to topple Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe (The Times) - [text online]

Hamas roadside bomb shakes fragile ceasefire with Israel (The Times) - [text online]

Minutes of the cabinet meeting that took us to war must be released (The Independent) - [text online]

Massacre in the Sri Lanka 'safe zone' (The Independent) - [text online]

Israel jets strike Gaza tunnels (The Independent) - [text online]

Israeli strikes leave Blair project with £140m repairs (The Independent) - [text online]

Obama reaches out to Iran with message to Muslims (The Independent) - [text online]

Gaza ceasefire strained as Mitchell flies in (The Independent) - [text online]

OPT: Israeli aircraft strike Gaza tunnels - residents said (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Great Lakes: Lord's Resistance Army number two plans to turn himself in (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UNHCR fears for safety of indigenous people in north-east Colombia (UNHCR) - [text online]

Congolese refugees flee to Sudan to escape Lord's Resistance Army (UNHCR) - [text online]

Universities and colleges warned - sign up now to new points system (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

Sri Lanka: Major humanitarian crisis unfolding (ICRC) - [text online]

Israel/Gaza: International Investigation Essential (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Burma/India: End Abuses in Chin State (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Israel must allow full access for aid and supplies to rehabilitate Gaza – UN relief chief (UN News) - [text online]

Darfur: fighting continues for second day near headquarters of UN mission (UN News) - [text online]

UN refugee agency calls on Kenya to stop forced return of Somali asylum-seekers (UN News) - [text online]

Second group of stranded Sudanese leave Iraq for Romania, reports UN agency (UN News) - [text online]

Ban calls on world to fight Holocaust denial, anti-Semitism and bigotry (UN News) - [text online]

Colombia: growing UN concern as more indigenous flee violence (UN News) - [text online]

UN rights chief decries ‘grotesque’ abuses by Ugandan rebels in DR Congo (UN News) - [text online]

In Brief: International meeting on Gaza aid to be held in Qatar on 1 February (IRIN News) - [text online]

BURKINA FASO: Cutters turn razors on babies to evade FGM/C law (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Only US dollars can buy education (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: FGM falsely touted as a panacea for HIV (IRIN News) - [text online]

SUDAN-UGANDA: Civilians flee LRA "revenge" attacks (IRIN News) - [text online]

JORDAN: Government adopts anti-human trafficking law (IRIN News) - [text online]

INDONESIA: Foreign remittances set to fall with global slowdown (IRIN News) - [text online]

Posted in: News.

A Selection of News Headlines (27/01/2009)

Zimbabwe parties 'agree timeline' (BBC News) - [text online]

DR Congo gorilla numbers growing (BBC News) - [text online]

Obama reaches out to Muslim world (BBC News) - [text online]

Sri Lanka army 'securing coast' (BBC News) - [text online]

Freed Guantánamo prisoners taunt US as closure plan falls apart (The Times) - [text online]

EU divided over taking in detainees when terror camp closes (The Independent) - [text online]

Zimbabwe opposition contests power-sharing claims (The Independent) - [text online]

On trial, the warlord ‘who led an army of child soldiers’ (The Independent) - [text online]

Dominic Lawson: When charities turn political, the BBC is right to tread warily (The Independent) - [text online]

Leading article: Offer the hand of reconciliation (The Independent) - [text online]

Tom Sutcliffe: Will time ease the pain of the Holocaust? (The Independent) - [text online]

Donald Macintyre: An assault on the peace process (The Independent) - [text online]

Katherine Butler: So how do we know the aid stays in the right hands? (The Independent) - [text online]

Boat people: An international call to help thousands stranded around the world (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

China: Thousands displaced by quake in remote western area (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Situation report on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip No.17 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Field Update on Gaza from the Humanitarian Coordinator 24 - 26 Jan 2009 as of 17:00 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Quarterly Regional Humanitarian Funding Update, Oct - Dec 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News, 12 - 17 Jan 2009 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Situation report on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip No.16 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudanese refugees evacuated from Iraq arrive in Romania (UNHCR) - [text online]

UNHCR calls on Kenya to stop forcible return of Somali asylum seekers (UNHCR) - [text online]

Congolese refugees fleeing to South Sudan (UNHCR) - [text online]

Colombia: Growing insecurity forcing indigenous flight in north-east (UNHCR) - [text online]

Spanish artists help fight malnutrition among African refugees (UNHCR) - [text online]

TV News Footage: emergency aid alone cannot rebuild Gaza (ICRC) - [text online]

Colombia: Brazil ready to support ICRC humanitarian operation (ICRC) - [text online]

Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC calls for respect for civilians in North Kivu (ICRC) - [text online]

Mass Migrant Breakout! - Italy (Bristol No Borders) - [text online]

Zimbabweans remind Gordon Brown to act (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Refugee Council response to National Audit Office report on New Asylum Model (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Greece does EU's migration dirty work (The Guardian) - [text online]

The Gurkhas are friends indeed (The Guardian) - [text online]

Football transfers face test penalty (The Guardian) - [text online]

MPs fight to stop deportation of activist (The Guardian) - [text online]

SRI LANKA: UN says thousands of civilians at risk (IRIN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: Warrap, Lakes states grappling with ethnic clashes (IRIN News) - [text online]

ISRAEL-OPT: Aid workers protest restricted access to Gaza (IRIN News) - [text online]

First-ever trial at International Criminal Court, on use of child soldiers, opens (UN News) - [text online]

UN experts express concern at length of custody for illegal migrants in Malta (UN News) - [text online]

UN supports exploratory home return of Rwandan ex-fighters from DR Congo (UN News) - [text online]

UN rushing aid to hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka fighting (UN News) - [text online]

Thousands of Gazans remain homeless as UN again calls for aid access (UN News) - [text online]

Memory of Holocaust must spur action to combat genocide, stresses UN rights chief (UN News) - [text online]

Holocaust has vital lessons for today, says Ban (UN News) - [text online]

Afghanistan and Pakistan: Raise voices for civilian protection (Refugees International) - [text online]

Posted in: News.

A Selection of news Headlines (26/01/2009)

Congo warlord denies war crimes (BBC News) - [text online]

Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC calls for respect for civilians in North Kivu (ICRC) [text online]

YEMEN: Drive to eliminate neonatal tetanus, measles (UN OCHA IRIN) [text online]

A Selection of News Headlines (23/01/2009)

Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader (BBC News) - [text online]

Obama appoints key hotspot envoys (BBC News) - [text online]

UN awaits Thai reply on migrants (BBC News) - [text online]

Gaza smugglers get back to work (BBC News) - [text online]

US envoy warns over Iraq pullout (BBC News) - [text online]

White working class 'losing out' (BBC News) - [text online]

Relighting the beacon: President Obama orders closure of Guantánamo (The Times) - [text online]

BBC scuppers TV fundraising appeal for Gaza victims (The Times) - [text online]

Obama ready to cut Karzai adrift (The Independent) - [text online]

Backlog swamps asylum system (The Independent) - [text online]

Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader (The Independent) - [text online]

Fatah fears Gaza conflict has put Hamas in the ascendancy (The Independent) - [text online]

Obama orders CIA to stop torturing terror suspects (The Independent) - [text online]

Leading article: Gaza: the way forward? (The Independent) - [text online]

Impact of arbitrary detention under anti-terror laws (Institute of Race Relations) - [text online]

'Citizens for Sanctuary' (Institute of Race Relations) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Weekly Situation Report on Cholera in Zimbabwe No. 10, 21 Jan 2009 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 16 - 20 Jan 2009 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Iraq: NGO Micro Grant Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund Bulletin No. 15 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Asylum system not coping with backlog of cases, says watchdog (The Guardian) - [text online]

UNHCR concerned over humanitarian situation in Lampedusa, Italy (UNHCR) - [text online]

DRC: UNHCR fears military build-up could create massive displacement (UNHCR) - [text online]

UNHCR's concern on conditions for boat people in Lampedusa reception centre (UNHCR) - [text online]

UNHCR helps Iraqi students achieve university dreams (UNHCR) - [text online]

Russia/Georgia: All Parties in August/South Ossetia Conflict Violated Laws of War (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

DRC: ICC’s First Trial Focuses on Child Soldiers (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

UN assessing impact of Ugandan rebel violence on Congolese civilians (UN News) - [text online]

Human rights at heart of UN strategy to oppose terrorism, officials stress (UN News) - [text online]

Women essential to success of regional polls in Iraq, insists UN envoy (UN News) - [text online]

MOZAMBIQUE: Government repatriates Zimbabwe sex workers (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Passport fees leave a population going nowhere (IRIN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Returning IDPs lack decent public services - NGOs (IRIN News) -[text online]

Posted in: News.

Making Britain: South Asian Visions of Home and Abroad, 1870–1950

Making Britain: South Asian Visions of Home and Abroad, 1870–1950 - For more information go to:
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/south-asians-making-britain/events.htm

Making Britain Events

We will be hosting a number of seminars and workshops during the course of the project, as well as a final conference and exhibition in 2010. More information about these events will be posted on this page, so please visit regularly. In the meantime, if you would like to be involved, please visit our Contact page to be added to our mailing list.

Forthcoming events

Inter-University Postcolonial Seminar Series: Spring 2009

Making Britain: South Asian Resistances, 1870–1950

This series of seminars co-ordinated by Dr Sumita Mukherjee and Dr Rehana Ahmed will be addressing various forms of resistance by South Asians in Britain during this period. It forms part of the regular series organised by the Open University Postcolonial Research Group in association with the Institute of English Studies)

Venue: NG15 (North Block, Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E)
Time: 17.30 – 19.00

Tuesday 13 January
Alex Tickell
‘“Horrorism” in the Heart of Empire: Theorising Violence and History at India House, 1905–1909’

Alex Tickell is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Portsmouth. He has published widely on early Indian fiction in English, contemporary authors such as Arundhati Roy, and Indian literature and Hindu nationalism. He has also researched aspects of literature and terror, and is currently working on an AHRC-funded monograph project titled ‘The Massacre at Night: Violence, Terrorism and Insurgency in Indian Writing, 1830–1947’.

Tuesday 27 January
Anne Kershen
‘The Alien in the Aliens Act: Defining the Outsider’

Anne Kershen has been Director of the Centre for the Study of Migration at Queen Mary, University of London, since its foundation in 1995. Based in the Department of Politics, she is currently Director of the Masters in Migration and Masters in Migration and Law programmes. She has published widely, her most recent book being Strangers, Aliens and Asians: Huguenots, Jews and Bangladeshis in Spitalfields 1660–2000 (Routledge, 2005). She is currently researching the impact of post-accession migrants on communities with no history of previous immigrant settlement, her spatial focus being Shropshire.

Tuesday 3 February
Jacqueline Jenkinson
‘The Role of South Asian Sailors in the 1919 Port Riots’

Jacqueline Jenkinson is Lecturer in History at Stirling University. Her two main research interests are the social history of medicine, on which she has written several books – the most recent being Scotland’s Health: 1919–1948 (Peter Lang, 2002) – and the history of minority ethnic populations in Britain. She has published several articles on the 1919 port riots; the most recent, on the riot in Glasgow, appeared in the journal Twentieth Century British History in January 2008. Her book on the riots, Black 1919: Riots, Racism and Resistance in Post-Colonial Britain, is published by Liverpool University Press in March 2009.

Tuesday 10 February
Prabhjot Parmar
‘Strategies of Containment: Censorship and the Indian Soldiers in Britain During the First World War’

Prabhjot Parmar is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) postdoctoral fellow in the Department of English at Royal Holloway, University of London. Recovering the marginalized experiences of Indian soldiers who fought in the First World War, her postdoctoral project examines their letters as cultural artifacts within the context of war testimonies. She is the co-editor of When Your Voice Tastes Like Home: Immigrant Women Write and has published articles on the literary and cinematic representations of Partition. Currently she is teaching at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

Tuesday 24 February
Michèle Barrett
‘“Sending them Missing”: Race, Religion and the Imperial War Graves Commission’

Michèle Barrett is Professor of Modern Literary and Cultural Theory at Queen Mary, University of London. She is a noted social and cultural theorist, with expertise in ideology, aesthetics, gender, and post-structuralist ideas. Her recent work has focused on the literature and art of the First World War period. She has been awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship to study shell shock, and a British Academy grant to research the colonial politics of commemoration. Casualty Figures: Five Survivors of the First World War (Verso, 2008) is her most recent book.

All are welcome; booking is not required.

Posted in: Conferences & Events.

'Detained Lives' Campaign Launch

'Detained Lives' Campaign Launch
Date: Thursday 29th January 2009

A launch event for London Detainee Support Group's research report, Detained Lives, on the human impact of indefinite detention.

• Thursday 29 January 2009, 6.30-9.30pm
• Human Rights Action Centre, Amnesty International UK, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA

Speakers include:

• Alasdair McKenzie - Doughty Street Chambers
• Alison Harvey - Director, Immigration Law Practitioners Association
• Clifton Cameron - Published poet and ex-long-term detainee
• Jerome Phelps - London Detainee Support Group
  
  

London Detainee Support Group will be launching their research report on the human impact of indefinite detention on 29 January 2009, at 6:30pm at the Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre in London.
Many people who cannot be deported are being detained for periods of years, yet there is very little wider awareness of the issue. The event will launch the 'Detained Lives' campaign, calling for the UK to adopt a maximum time limit on detention, in line with the rest of Europe.

Alasdair McKenzie of Doughty Street Chambers and Alison Harvey, Director of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association, will be discussing the civil liberties implications of this policy and how voluntary groups and lawyers can work together to challenge it.

Published poet and ex-long-term detainee Clifton Cameron will be performing some of his most recent poetry about detention.

An exhibition will also mark 15 years of LDSG's work in Harmondsworth and Colnbrook detention centres.

The report is based on 24 in-depth interviews with current detainees who have been held for more than a year. LDSG's research marks the first wide-ranging investigation of detainees' experiences of the UK's policy of indefinite detention of people who cannot be deported.

"When I think about the future, it's just a blank, a dark black page. I just think about it as if I'm doing a life sentence" - Liban from Somalia

"My friend, I feel that I'm locked in a room and the keys are lost. I'm disconnected from life." - Ahmed from Darfur

"When I was a (child) soldier, I see nasty injuries, people died, I see a lot of things but this is the first time I've felt... I think I've got something wrong with my mental". - Daniel from Ethiopia,

*Please RSVP by email to jerome@ldsg.org.uk if you would like to reserve a place.
This event is free and open to all members of the public.
See attached flyer for more information
London Detainee Support Group
http://www.ldsg.org.uk
Detained Lives
http://www.detainedlives.org

Further information can be found on the Institute of race relations web site - http://www.irr.org.uk/2009/january/bw000014.html - where a leaflet can also be downloaded, click here: http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/LDSG.pdf

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Conferences and Meetings

A conference on refugees and migrants - 27 January 2009

A half day conference to discuss new developments and opportunities for further work in support of refugees and migrants in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.

Tuesday 27 January 2009, 9.30-2pm

St George's Hall, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3BR

This event is free, but attendees must register in advance. For registration details and a conference agenda visit: www.leedsmet.ac.uk/refugeesmigrants, or alternatively email: c.mcosh@leedsmet.ac.uk, or phone: Cara McCosh on 0113 812 9295 to ask for a registration form. This event will be of interest to policy makers, education and skills providers, funders, investors, employer organisations and others working with refugees and migrants.

Events listing is provided for information only. Inclusion in this listing should not be taken to imply that the Institute of Race Relations supports an event or is involved in organising it.

Leaflet available to Download - http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf/RefAndMig.pdf

Source: Institute of Race Relations – http://www.irr.org.uk/

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Meeting on race and education - 31 January 2009

A meeting examining issues relating to race, class and education, including empowerment and exclusion, and alternative approaches to teaching Black History.

• Saturday 31 January 2009, 2pm
• West London Trade Union Centre, 33-35 High Street, Acton W3 6ND

Speakers include activists, teachers, asylum seekers, and anti-deportation campaigners.

Refreshments will be available. Event organised by London Development Education Centre, 293-299 Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2TJ. For further information, email: londec@hotmail.com or call: 07944 565 620. Tube: Acton Town, Acton Central BR. Buses: 607, 70, 207, 266, E3.

Events listing is provided for information only. Inclusion in this listing should not be taken to imply that the Institute of Race Relations supports an event or is involved in organising it.

Source: Institute of Race Relations – http://www.irr.org.uk/

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Call for Papers:

VI International Conference on African Labour

Slavery, Migration, and Contemporary Bondage in Africa

23rd-25th of September 2009

This is a revised call for papers and participation for an
interdisciplinary conference on 'Slavery, Migration, and Contemporary
Bondage in Africa', to take place at the Wilberforce Institute for the
study of Slavery and Emancipation, Hull, United Kingdom. This conference
will explore linkages between the history of slavery and migration in
Africa and contemporary forms of bondage, such as child labour,
'classical' slavery, child soldiers, descent based discrimination, and
human trafficking and the exploitation of migrants. Eight travel
bursaries are available for early career scholars based in and/or from
Africa.

nterested researchers are invited to submit paper proposals based on
one or more of the following themes:

Governance
* Similarities and differences in the (ab)use of labour: How have
pre-Colonial, Colonial and Post-Colonial political authorities sought to
organize and regulate labour in Africa?
* Evolving patterns of migration and movement control: How have
various models of political authority sought to regulate, promote and/or
restrict the movement of peoples in Africa?
* Institutional influences and colonial practises: On what terms
can we connect colonial budgets, 'native' policies, middle rank
administration and forced labour practices?

Social and Economic Formations
* Innovation in exploitation: What factors account for the
emergence and/or further expansion of new forms of bondage following the
legal abolition of slavery across continental Africa?
* The persistence of pre-colonial practices: On what terms can
historical practices be connected to current problems, such as child
labour, descent based discrimination, and/or debt-bondage?

The Past in the Present
* Historical parallels with contemporary problems: What can the
history of slavery, migration and colonial rule in Africa tell us about
contemporary developments and future prospects in Africa?
* The legacies of historical slave systems: How has the history of
slavery, migration and colonialism influenced contemporary patterns of
movement and labour exploitation within Africa?
* Repairing historical wrongs in Africa: What avenues are
available to repair past injustices?

Each of these themes invite scholars who specialise in particular issues
and events to reflect upon the broader significance of their field of
expertise to both the broader history and contemporary prospects of
Africa.


Submission Information

To submit a paper proposal, please send abstracts of up to 300 words,
together with a current curriculum vitae to wise@hull.ac.uk, by the
13th of March 2009. The organizers of the conference have also secured
eight bursaries for early career scholars from/based in Africa. These
cover flights, accommodation and conference registration. Applicants for
bursaries should apply through the same procedure outlined above,
indicating that they wish to be considered for a bursary. Final papers
of between 6000 and 8000 words will be expected by the 31st of July
2009. The registration form for the conference will be available in
March 2009. Requests for additional information should be directed to
either Joel Quirk at j.quirk@hull.ac.uk or Darshan Vigneswaran at
darshan.vigneswaran@wits.ac.za. The organizers of the conference plan on
publishing a selection of revised conference papers as a special issue
of the journal Slavery and Abolition.

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Call for Papers:

Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism
(CRONEM), University of Surrey, UK

AHRC Diasporas, Migration and Identities Programme / CRONEM Conference
2009
Diasporas, Migration and Identities: Crossing Boundaries, New Directions

University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
11-12 June 2009

'Diasporas, migration and identities <http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/> ' has
been the subject of a major national research programme funded by the
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in the UK since 2005. Its
central concerns have also been at the heart of the work of the Centre
for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM).
The aim of this international conference is to examine the past and
present impact of diasporas and migration on nation, community, identity
and subjectivity, culture and the imagination, place and space, emotion,
politics, law and values.

Confirmed speakers:
* Ien Ang, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of West
Sydney, Australia
* Robin Cohen, Professor of Development Sociology, University of
Oxford / Honorary Professor at the University of Warwick, UK
* Peggy Levitt, Associate Professor, Wellesley College, USA
* Ato Quayson, Professor of English and Director of the Centre for
Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada

We invite abstracts that address the following themes in the UK and
beyond:

* Migration, settlement and diaspora: modes, stages and forms
* Representation, performance, discourse and language
* Subjectivity, emotion and identity
* Objects, practices and places
* Beliefs, values and laws
* The role of youth in relationship to diasporas, migration and
identities
* Diasporic economics and labour markets
* The recognition of multiple origins and mixedness
* The politics of immigration and integration
* Public opinion and public policy
* Ethnic identity politics

For more registration and submission forms, please visit
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Arts/CRONEM/index.htm
The closing date for abstracts is 2 February 2009.
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Mirela Dumic
Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism
(CRONEM)
Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
21 AC 05
Post Box I4
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH
E-mail: m.dumic@surrey.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 682365
www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/cronem

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Refugee Studies Centre Short Courses
January-March 2009

Apply online at:
http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/
http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/index.html?teaching_short

PSYCHOSOCIAL RESPONSES TO CONFLICT AND FORCED MIGRATION 7-8 February 2009
This two-day course examines mental health and psychosocial support in
emergency and protracted refugee settings. It invites practitioners and
theorists to struggle with complex intercultural issues associated with
psychosocial programming.
Instructors:
Dr Michael Wessells, Senior Advisor on Child Protection for Christian
Children's Fund, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health at
Columbia University, and Professor of Psychology at Randolph-Macon College.
Dr Maryanne Loughry, Associate Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service
Australia, Research Associate of the Refugee Studies Centre, University
of Oxford and Visiting Scholar at Boston College. Both presenters were
members of the Psychosocial Working Group, an international academic and
practitioner group committed to the development of knowledge and best
practice in the field of psychosocial interventions in complex emergencies.

PALESTINIAN REFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 28 February-1 March 2009
This two-day course places the Palestinian refugee case study within the
broader context of the international human rights regime. It examines,
within a human rights framework, the policies and practices of Middle
Eastern states as they impinge upon Palestinian refugees. Through a mix
of lectures, working group exercises and interactive sessions,
participants engage actively and critically with the contemporary
debates in the human rights movement and analyse the specific context of
Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the
West Bank, Gaza and Israel) in light of the debates.
Instructors:
Dr Dawn Chatty, University Reader in Anthropology and Forced Migration
and Deputy Director of the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford.
Leila Hilal , independent researcher currently focusing on assessing
national protection frameworks in the Middle East, former Legal Adviser
on Refugees to the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department in Ramallah, West
Bank. Former Visiting Research Fellow at the RSC.
Lena El-Malak , doctoral candidate in Public International Law at the
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and a
member of the Massachusetts State Bar.

For further information, please contact: Katherine Salahi, Outreach
Programme Manager
Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department of International Development
University of Oxford, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 270723 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 270297
E-mail: katherine.salahi@qeh.ox.ac.uk

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