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		Defending Refugees, Fighting Racism
	Upcoming Events A major rally in defence of asylum seekers is called for Monday 19 March, with demonstrations on Saturday 24 March in London and Saturday 31 March in Manchester. See our Activities page. Campaigner Faces Charges A campaigner is appearing in court in April after he organised a protest against a deportation on airport property. Michael Taylor is Branch Secretary of Bristol NUJ, the journalists' union. He was supporting Amanj Gafor, an Iraqi Kurd who fled Iraq after his father was executed for criticising Saddam Hussein's regime. He was deported last August. Leaflets, petitions and union resolutions available from Bristol Defend Asylum Seekers Campaign, Box 41, Greenleaf Books, 82 Colston St, Bristol BS1 5BB. Kurds Begin Hunger Strike Kurdish asylum seekers in London have begun a hunger strike in protest at the government's refusal to grant refugee status to Kurds. More info from National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns website. Get the Facts The Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers has produced a factsheet against politicians playing the race card in the coming election. Copies from CDAS, BM Box 4289, London WC1X 3XX or phone 07958 478 628. New Film Defends Refugees A supporter from Margate writes: "DON'T MISS THIS BRILLIANT FILM. I have just come back from seeing a pre-release showing of the new film: The Last Resort. It is set in the fictional seaside town of Stonehaven - based on and filmed in Margate. The story tells of a refugee woman and her son, befriended by a local bingo hall worker and their efforts to leave the oppression and poverty that exists in towns like these for refugees and locals. A Kurdish refugee friend who saw the film with me told me that the film is totally accurate - with many parts being played by local people and refugees. No better recommendation can there be than the fact that local Tories want any showings of the film banned from Margate. Why not leaflet local showings with a petition defending refugees? On general release in about two weeks." [mid-March]