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Save the Asian Music Circuit
April 22nd, 2011 | 
Author: Press release by AMC©
The Asian Music Circuit (AMC) was created by the Arts Council in 1989 as a result of an internal inquiry in 1985 into the state of Asian music in the UK. Since there was an evident and clear demand but no available funding at that time, the Arts Council created the AMC and funded it on the recommendation of that inquiry, accepted by the Council itself. In a speech by the then General Secretary of the Arts Council at the launch of the AMC at the British Museum in 1989, he said that the seed had been sown and wished that from the ‘small acorn an oak tree would grow’. In his response, the Chairman of the AMC stated that the tree would certainly grow provided it was kept watered and sustained. That sustenance has now been removed for reasons which are flawed, subjective, ill-thought out, irrational, based on highly selective information, unfair and do not stand up to scrutiny.
Black deaths in police custody: We should never forget
David Emmanuel aka Smiley Culture, born 10 February 1963, died prematurely on March 15 2011
With the recent death of British reggae singer Smiley Culture real name David Emmanuel after a police raid of his home, and the death of Kingsley Burrell Brown in police custody there has been a new focus on black deaths in police custody by the families of victims and campaigners.
Haitian heartache continues as US puppet wins election
More than 10,000 Haitians took to the streets in December 2004 to demand the return of the democratically elected leader Jean Bertrand Aristide.
With a devastating earthquake which killed hundreds of thousands of Haitians last year and destroying an already weak infrastructure in one of the poorest countries in the world the people of Haiti was dealt another blow after a shambolic election was won by US ally Michel Martelly whose policies are favourable to US corporations.
Posted in International News | 
Tags: Haitian elections, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Michel Martelly | 
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French ban on burqa and niqab is political
After months of political wrangling France banned the burqa and niqab yesterday making it illegal to wear these Islamic clothing in public places but the French government’s concern has nothing to do with the rights of Muslim women and more to do with politics and cultural arrogance as the popularity of the far-right grows.
A bleak future for black and minority ethnic British workers says TUC conference
What does the future hold for you?
The annual TUC Black Workers’ Conference has revealed that black and minority ethnic workers have a bleak future in Britain with job losses in the public sector and the soaring unemployment rate for 18-24 year-olds from an ethnic background.
Alternative vote or alternative lies?
Nick Clegg's U-turn on political reform.
On Thursday, 5 May 2011, there will be a referendum on how MPs are voted into parliament yet evidence of racial politics has already been uncovered indicating that this system will not provide real political choice for black and minority ethnic voters nor was it the reform promised by Nick Clegg in May 2010.
Posted in National News |
Tags: alternative vote, AV, electoral reform, proportional representation |
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Does race have a place in the Big Society?
The Brixton riots in 1981
Press release by Nina Kelly: Runnymede Trust©
On the 30th anniversary of the first Brixton Riot, we ask: Does Race Have A Place In The Big Society?