http://www.ukren.org/blog UKREN blog CGFeedMaker 1.0.14 on CMS Made Simple rob@millipedia.co.uk (Robert Craig) http://www.ukren.org/2013/03/Refugee-Boy.html Lemn Sissay’s powerful stage adaption of Benjamin Zephaniah's novel Refugee Boy is currently showing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse . The play tells the story of 14 year old Alem, brought to the UK by his father due to... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:26:00 +0000 http://www.ukren.org/2013/03/Refugee-Boy.html http://www.ukren.org/2013/02/We-need-to-widen-the-EU-debate.html “The EU is more than a market” argued Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice, Citizenship and Fundamental Rights, at the 2013 launch of the European Year of Citizens . She is right of course, but the challenge for those working... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:23:00 +0000 http://www.ukren.org/2013/02/We-need-to-widen-the-EU-debate.html http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/35/United-We-Dream-lessons-in-finding-the-dilemma.html Carlos Saavedra, national coordinator of United We Dream has been giving seminars around the UK on a tour organised by Hope not hate . Last week he was welcomed to speak at a seminar in Leeds hosted by Joseph Rowntree... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:17:00 +0000 http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/35/United-We-Dream-lessons-in-finding-the-dilemma.html http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/34/Undocumented-migrants-and-access-to-public-healthcare-in-Spain-and-France-the-debate-goes-on.html Mariano Rajoy’s government announced several months ago that undocumented migrants would no longer be eligible for free public healthcare in Spain (with the exception of certain emergency cases). Spain’s decision echoes an ongoing debate in France about the AME... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/34/Undocumented-migrants-and-access-to-public-healthcare-in-Spain-and-France-the-debate-goes-on.html http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/33/Untouchable-A-critical-perspective-on-race-in-European-cinema.html Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:06:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/33/Untouchable-A-critical-perspective-on-race-in-European-cinema.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/10/Overseas-students-the-new-victims-of-anti-immigration-policies-in-Europe.html Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:47:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/10/Overseas-students-the-new-victims-of-anti-immigration-policies-in-Europe.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/10/EU-report-says-youth-are-politically-active-mobile-and-increasingly-immigrant.html A report prepared by the European Commission reviews the situation of young people across Europe. Status of the situation of young people in the European  portrays trends and developments in young people's conditions in different areas – namely education and... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:26:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/10/EU-report-says-youth-are-politically-active-mobile-and-increasingly-immigrant.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/10/Voting-rights-for-non-EU-citizens-French-government-s-proposal-sparks-debate-about-migrant-integration-in-Europe.html Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:02:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/10/Voting-rights-for-non-EU-citizens-French-government-s-proposal-sparks-debate-about-migrant-integration-in-Europe.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/07/Alive-and-kicking-Moving-forward-in-the-debate-on-racism-in-sport.html Racism is very much alive in sport, despite it being one of the few remaining public spaces for anti-racism, and new forms of racism are emerging. So said Professor Ben Carrington at a Europe House discussion on racism in sport... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:58:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/07/Alive-and-kicking-Moving-forward-in-the-debate-on-racism-in-sport.html http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/28/Roma-inclusion-strategy-Why-are-we-still-waiting.html The UK’s response to EU efforts to improve the situation of Roma people in Europe suggests there is some bafflement within government departments as to what the basic issues are. The big move in Europe came with efforts to raise... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:53:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/28/Roma-inclusion-strategy-Why-are-we-still-waiting.html http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/27/Recession-and-austerity-is-pushing-up-irregular-migration-a-view-from-PICUM.html Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:11:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/27/Recession-and-austerity-is-pushing-up-irregular-migration-a-view-from-PICUM.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/06/European-MPs-promise-to-fight-member-state-governments-on-vote-on-powers-to-suspend-Schengen.html A session of the European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg last week has promised the Danish Presidency of the EU Council that it will fight its recent decision to grant member states the power to suspend Schengen arrangements and reintroduce border... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:57:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/06/European-MPs-promise-to-fight-member-state-governments-on-vote-on-powers-to-suspend-Schengen.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/06/Vote-on-reintroduction-of-Schengen-area-border-checks---more-evidence-of-the-depth-of-the-crisis-in-the-EU.html EU ministers voted last week to allow member states to reintroduce checks at their frontiers in 'exceptional circumstances'. But the haze and confusion about what this might mean leaves the entire region exposed to precipitous reaction by a rogue right... Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:58:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/06/Vote-on-reintroduction-of-Schengen-area-border-checks---more-evidence-of-the-depth-of-the-crisis-in-the-EU.html http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/24/What-next-for-family-migration-in-the-EU.html Last week I attended the seventh meeting of the European Integration Forum in Brussels, which took the form of a hearing on the right to family reunification to discuss whether EU legislation was sufficient in this area or whether it... Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:03:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/UKRENblog/24/What-next-for-family-migration-in-the-EU.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/05/Austerity-in-Europe-what-impact-on-race-equality.html Thu, 17 May 2012 16:50:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/05/Austerity-in-Europe-what-impact-on-race-equality.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/05/Could-UK-education-policy-be-hampering-young-peoples-sense-of-European-identity.html IARS often finds that the young people we work with feel a lack of connection between their lives in the UK and what is happening in other European countries. To understand this better, we conducted a survey with 70 young... Thu, 10 May 2012 15:26:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/05/Could-UK-education-policy-be-hampering-young-peoples-sense-of-European-identity.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/05/Greek-government-creates-extensive-powers-to-detain-migrants-and-refugees.html Fri, 04 May 2012 11:54:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/05/Greek-government-creates-extensive-powers-to-detain-migrants-and-refugees.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/05/Spotlight-on-unequal-treatment-in-Malta.html Wed, 02 May 2012 12:47:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/05/Spotlight-on-unequal-treatment-in-Malta.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/04/Right-behind-you-how-Marine-Le-Pen-is-sneaking-up-on-the-political-centre.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:04:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/04/Right-behind-you-how-Marine-Le-Pen-is-sneaking-up-on-the-political-centre.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/04/Migrant-boat-tragedy-symptomatic-of-systematic-neglect-and-abuse-of-migrants-in-Europe.html In March 2011, 72 African refugees set sail on a small boat from Tripoli to the small Italian island of Lampedusa. Running out of fuel after 18 hours at sea, the boat was left adrift for 2 weeks despite a... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:42:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/04/Migrant-boat-tragedy-symptomatic-of-systematic-neglect-and-abuse-of-migrants-in-Europe.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/04/Reactions-to-Ethnic-Profiling-in-Europe.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:46:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/04/Reactions-to-Ethnic-Profiling-in-Europe.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/04/Marking-International-Roma-Day.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:14:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/04/Marking-International-Roma-Day.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/03/Migrants-bear-brunt-of-housing-crisis-in-Spain.html Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:32:00 +0100 http://www.ukren.org/2012/03/Migrants-bear-brunt-of-housing-crisis-in-Spain.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/03/Marking-the-UN-Day-Against-Racism.html Today is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This date – 21 March – was not chosen randomly; on that day in 1960, the police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.ukren.org/2012/03/Marking-the-UN-Day-Against-Racism.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/03/Migrant-integration-policy-in-the-UK-and-Europe-there-is-a-better-way.html Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:02:00 +0000 http://www.ukren.org/2012/03/Migrant-integration-policy-in-the-UK-and-Europe-there-is-a-better-way.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/02/Racist-murders-in-Europe-rising-xenophobia-and-the-role-of-the-far-right.html Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:18:00 +0000 http://www.ukren.org/2012/02/Racist-murders-in-Europe-rising-xenophobia-and-the-role-of-the-far-right.html http://www.ukren.org/2012/02/How-far-right-will-Sarkozy-go-to-remain-in-power.html Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.ukren.org/2012/02/How-far-right-will-Sarkozy-go-to-remain-in-power.html