No Borders Gathering 6

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When/where

The rampART social centre, Whitechapel, London.

The weekend of 10th-11th October 2009.

Directions/logistics

15 -17 Rampart Street, London E1 2LA (near Whitechapel, off Commercial Rd).

Nearest tube: Whitechapel, Aldgate East.

Map: http://therampart.wordpress.com/location-contact/

Call:


Programme

Session Duration Description Facilitators
Friday, 9th Oct
Outdoor activity 3-5pm To be announced later
Arriving all evening Socialising, finalising the agenda, facilitators etc.
Saturday, 10th Oct start 10am
Session 1 (plenary)

Recap, report-backs and updates

1:30 hrs -recap on the last (Bristol) gathering

-report-backs/updates from the national campaigns/projects (camp, Calais etc.)
-updates from regional groups
-updates from other groups (CAIC, Stop Deportation etc.)
-international gatherings/camps

Session 2 (plenary)

Strategic directions

30m Brainstorm on the issues people have been working on, would or should be working on, then try to group them in a few general headings/topics
Lunch break 30m
Session 2 (continued)

Working groups then plenary

1hr + 1hr working groups on the issues people agree to discuss as areas Noborders (as a network and/or as regional groups) would be focusing on in the future. Suggested topics:

-physical borders
-detention
-deportation
-anti-migrant racism
-new immigration policies (probationary citizenship, Stockholm Programme, etc.)
-trauma
-
followed by (brief) feedback and discussion in plenary

Session 3 (working groups + plenary)

What's working and what's not

2 hrs -gatherings

-communication
-website
-publicity
-press
-national campaigns
-

Announcements 10-15m
Dinner, free evening
Sunday, 11th Oct start 10am
Session 4 (plenary+working groups+plenary) 30m + 1hr + 1hr -Recap of yesterday's ideas and proposals (particularly Session 2)

-Working groups to develop and flesh out the main ideas/proposals
-Feedback and discussion in plenary

Lunch break 30m
Leaving 2pm onward Many would have long journeys. If others wanna stick around for more informal discussions, that's of course up to them..

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