Rights and Resistance Conference

including Launch Meeting of Media Workers Against War Scotland and SACC AGM

Conference Poster
Press Release -

Saturday 21 April 9.30am - 6pm
STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow

Conference admission 5pounds waged / donations unwaged
Tickets on the door, everyone welcome.
Admission to the MWAW(S) Launch meeting or the SACC AGM is free to anyone attending ONLY these sessions.

Children welcome. If you are bringing children it would help if you could let us know so that we get an idea of numbers. And if you could help look after children for part of the day, please get in touch - Agenda

B.Launch Meeting of Media Workers Against War Scotland

C.Lunch

2pm - 3.30pm Workshop Session 2:

A. Palestine - a nation in jail with Margaret Pacetta (Glasgow Palestine Hu,man Rights Campaign) and a speaker from the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

B Britain's political prisoners - control orders, detention and deportation to torture with Anne Gray (CAMPACC)

3.30pm - 3.45pm - Break

3.45pm - 5.15pm Workshop Session 3:

A Dungavel, Dawn Raids, Destitution and the demonisation of refugees with Emma Ginn (NCADC), Sonia Leal (Friends of Ernesto campaign), Dr Ahmed Khan (Unity Centre, Glasgow)

B Your rights, Surveillance and Monitoring with Aamer Anwar, Asif Ahmed (Federation of Student Islamic Societies), Mike Arnott (Dundee TUC).

5.15pm - 6pm Plenary

Speakers: Angela McCormick (Glasgow Stop The War Coalition), Emma Ginn (NCADC), Dr Ahmed Khan (Unity Centre, Glasgow). Chaired by Osama Saeed