Saturday 21 May

London Muslim Centre, Whitechapel Rd E1 1JX

Community figures, campaigners, academics, experts and victims of Islamophobia from across Europe discuss the effects of anti-Muslim hatred in Britain and across the world and how to campaign against it.

Kenza Drider – French Muslim Woman arrested for refusing to take off her hijab | Tony Benn | Mehdi Hasan – New Statesman | Dr Robert Lambert – European Muslim Research Centre | Aisha Alvi – Barrister at Law who won reinstatement in school after being suspended | Hiba Aburwein – European Forum on Muslim Women, Belgium | Peter Oborne – Daily Telegraph | Azad Ali – Islamic Forum of Europe | Liz Fekete – Institute of Race Relations | Seumas Milne – The Guardian | Salma Yaqoob – Respect | Dr. Sabine Schiffer – Germany | Dr Kamal el-Helbawy – Former Muslim Brotherhood spokesman | Dr Laura McDonald – Birmingham University | Marwan Muhammad – Collective Against Islamophobia in France | Muhammad Habibur-Rahman – London Muslim Centre | Dr AbdoolKarim Vakil – Muslim Council of Britain | Lindsey German – Stop the War Coalition | Dr Daud Abdullah – British Muslim Initiative | Nabeel Ahmed – Federation of Students Islamic Societies | John Rees – author, Imperialism and Resistance | Rizwaan Sabir Detained in solidarity after researching Al Qaeda for a PHD later released without charge | Lez Levidow – Campaign Against Criminalising Communities | Mohammed Ali – Islam Channel | Sabby Dhalu – One Society Many Cultures | Lowkey – Rap artist and political activist | Rizwan Hussain – TV presenter

Free event with limited places to register visit : http://www.enoughcoalition.org.uk/

One Society Many Cultures today welcomed the decision to put two men on trial for the murder of Stephen Lawrence, a Black teenager who was killed in a racist attack at a bus stop in Eltham, London, on 22 April 1993.

One Society Many Cultures pays tribute to the tireless commitment of the family of Stephen Lawrence.

Sabby Dhalu, Secretary of One Society Many Cultures said:

“Today’s decision would not have been possible, if not for the commitment of the family of Stephen Lawrence, who have had to overcome tragedy, heartbreak and institutional racism, and who are still pursuing justice which should be a basic human right.

“The Lawrence family have had to contend with the racism both from Stephen’s murderers and from a police and criminal justice system that failed to appropriately investigate Stephen’s murder and pursue his killers.

“11 years ago the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry was a watershed moment for the anti-racist movement in Britain. It highlighted the depth of institutional racism in Britain’s criminal justice system, including the way the racial murder of a Black person was not treated with the same seriousness as other murders.

“However 11 years on, many of the recommendations in the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report have not been implemented. The proposals were deemed necessary to reduce the inequalities of the criminal justice system, so should all be implemented.

“One Society Many Cultures calls on the government to take action to ensure the Stephen Lawrence report recommendations are carried out in full. We hope that today’s announcement of a new trial will lead to justice. Our thoughts are with the family of Stephen Lawrence. “