Day of Action against Detention Centres in UK and across Europe

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THIS SATURDAY 7th MAY LET’S ‪#‎ShutThemDown‬! FULL digest of protests, meeting points, and travel options below:

Harmondsworth/Colnbrook (HEATHROW)- 1PM

Meet 10am at SOAS (B104- Brunei Building)
We will travel on public Transport all together
BRING YOUR PALS! This demo might be small to extra important to BRING THINGS TO MAKE NOISE/BE SEEN!
https://www.facebook.com/events/583444591820135/

Brook House/Tinsely House (GATWICK)- 3PM

Meet 1.30pm Windrush Square, Brixton, SW2 1EF
Coaches £0-10 (wage/immigration/age/etc)
BRING YOUR NOISE!
Brighton Migrant Solidarity are organising transport from Brighton to Gatwick. Meet: Old Steine, stop D at 1.30. They will be back in Brighton c.7pm. Email brimigsol@riseup.net with the subject line shut down detention. Suggested price: £7 waged/£3 unwaged.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1736693043235177/
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/day-of-action-against-detent…

Central London (LONDON) – 1.30PM

Meet 1.30pm British Library, Euston.
Organised by All African Women’s Group, Black Women’s Rape Action project, Payday, Women Against Rape, Women of Colour in Global Women’s Strike. At 3.15pm we will join the
protesters who are going to Yarl’s Wood IRC from Euston Square.
BRING YOUR BANNER!

Yarls Wood- Women (BEDFORDSHIRE) – 6PM

Meet 3.15pm Euston, London. Coaches £0-20 (wage/immigration).
BRING YOUR LIGHT!
Tickets for coaches from London: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/7516-london-coach-to-shutdow…
If you are a wheelchair user please email mfj@ueaa.net for more info before you book
https://www.facebook.com/events/1699708273623278/?active_tab=highlights

Campsfield House (OXFORDSHIRE) – 12 NOON

12 noon Saturday 7th May.
Bring banners, music, ways to communicate with the people detained inside.
https://www.facebook.com/events/527759060737944/

The Verne (SOUTH WEST)

7th May 2016- 12.45 pm- 1.45 pm outside the Verne (bring things to make noise) 2.15 pm in the town (Victoria Square). There will be TRANSPORT TO THE VERNE on the main day from Bristol. If you would like a place please email bristolclosetheverne@riseup.net:
WEAR GREEN!
https://closetheverne.wordpress.com

Morton Hall (MIDLANDS & THE NORTH) – 1-4PM

Groups from Lincoln, Nottingham, Manchester, York, Leeds, Sheffield & Doncaster will be heading to the big Shut Down Morton Hall protest 1-4pm.
TRAVEL INFO : Morton Hall detention centre Swinderby, Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 9PT
Coaches/lift shares will be going from the following cities, more info to follow. Please get in touch with your local group if you can give lifts.
Leeds: leedsnoborders@riseup.net
Manchester & Sheffield: dignitynotdetention@yahoo.co.uk
Nottingham: mhvg@riseup.net
For lifts from York, Doncaster & Lincoln text 07784194431
https://shutdownmortonhall.wordpress.com

Dungavel House (SCOTLAND)

Coaches going from George Square to Dungavel and back to George Square.
If you are in the asylum system or cannot afford a ticket, your ticket is free, just register your name on the link below.
For information on how to get involved in organising this and ongoing protests and events with We Will Rise email we.will.rise@riseup.net
Get your tickets booked :
Tix : https://shutdungavel.eventsmart.com/events/wwr/
Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/865225303622854/
Afterparty : https://www.facebook.com/events/467274313467160/
https://www.facebook.com/people/We-Will-Rise/100010414802639
Tix for transport from Edinburgh (meeting around 10.30 in order to leave at 11am): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-transport-to-dunga…
Edinburgh to Dungavel Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/606155776203552/

Larne House (NORTHERN IRELAND)
Saturday at 1pm, outside Europa Bus Station https://www.facebook.com/events/1081669725229998/

Brennero Italy

Detention centre near Schiphol Airport (THE NETHERLANDS)

Reykjavik (ICELAND)

127 bis detention centre (Steenokkerzeel, BELGIUM)
Meet at 13.30 a la gare de Nossegem
http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/actions-against-closed-c…/

Exhibition at ex-detention centre, focusing on deportations and conditions inside detention centres (Frankfurt, GERMANY)

Märsta detention centre (SWEDEN)
We meet in front of the refugee detention center in Märsta with protest speeches, greetings, music banners and free flying kites.

Coquelles detention centre (near Calais, FRANCE)
Rassemblement devant le centre de rétention de Coquelles, en face de la Cité Europe
Samedi 7 mai à 13h30
Bring banners, pots, pans, megaphones and as much noise as you can (and your friends).

Film screening of The Blue Gate – about the detention centre Zapadores in Valencia – and discussion, organised by La Gatonera social collective (Madrid, SPAIN)

#ShutThemDown