Events

Screening of the documentary "The Uprising" (1h 33m) and Q&A with filmmaker Pravini Baboeram and Arzu Merali (head of research at IHRC).

Pravini says:

"This film tells the story I was looking for but couldn’t find. Countless films have been made that touch on issues related to racism. But very few of them actually address the link with the colonial past and the common challenges different communities of color face. And none of the films I encountered focus on the European context and current struggles of people of color."

Doors open 7:30pm for a prompt start 8.00pm

Screening of the documentary "The Uprising" (1h 33m) and Q&A with filmmaker Pravini Baboeram and Arzu Merali (head of research at IHRC).

Pravini says:

"This film tells the story I was looking for but couldn’t find. Countless films have been made that touch on issues related to racism. But very few of them actually address the link with the colonial past and the common challenges different communities of color face. And none of the films I encountered focus on the European context and current struggles of people of color."

Doors open 10.30 for a prompt start at 11am (times may be subject to change, please check for updates).

This year's theme is "Islamophobia and Shrinking Civil Society Space".

Speakers include Moazzam Begg (Cage), Ahmed Uddin (IHRC), Tasneem Ali (Muslim Women's Association of Edinburgh), Omar Afzal (Muslim Council of Scotland), Mick Napier (Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign) and Malia Bouattia (former NUS President).