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SDS Conference 2013 - 'A Future Without Immigration Detention?'

Key information

Date
to
Time
5:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Venue
Brunei Gallery
Room
Brunei Gallery and Main Building

About this event

Various Speakers

Preliminary Programme

Friday 26th April 2013
Time Event
17.00 Welcome
17.15 Keynote: Parvathi Raman
The historical and current context to Immigration Detention in the UK.
17.45 Keynote: Liza Schuster
Re-conceptualising the terms of the debate surrounding Immigration Control and Detention.
18.30 Wine and networking
19.00-21.00 A variety of performances, including: poetry, song and theatre.
Saturday 27th April 2013
Time Event
09.30 Keynote: Jerome Phelps
What does ‘alternatives’ to immigration detention mean in practice? Considering examples from the UK and internationally.
10.15

Panel Discussion: Chaired by Paolo Novak
What are the arguments for working towards an end to immigration detention?

  • Economic -  Meena Venkatachalam
  • Social
  • Legal - Alison Pickup
  • Medical
11.45 Break for Tea
12.00

Panel Debate: Chaired by Nick Gill
What are the strategic opportunities and risks of advocating for ‘alternatives’ to detention?

Adeline Trude from BiD and Jerome Phelps from DA. Questions to be addressed are:

  • Should we be promoting existing ‘alternatives’ such as bail, or case management programmes involving engagement with migrants?
  • Does calling for ‘alternatives’ conflict with principled opposition to border control?
  • Should ‘alternatives’ involve discussion of assisted return?
  • Will ‘alternatives’ to Detention inevitably be co-opted?

13.30 Lunch Break
14.30

Group Workshops:
How are organisations, groups and individuals already working towards an end to immigration detention?

  • National Campaigns – STAR
  • Legal Challenges
  • Research - Nick Gill
  • Community Organising - Movement for Justice
  • Direct Case Work Support Groups – Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)
  • Visiting – SOAS Detainee Support (SDS)

(The idea is to have seven different sessions running simultaneously, of which one can choose to attend two. The aim of this is to understand what sort of forms of ‘positive action’ against detention are already happening and how we can try to support one another, as individuals or organisations, in these endeavors)

16.00-16.30 Closing Ceremony

Tickets

Tickets are now available for purchase, please provide your name and bring a printed receipt as proof of payment. Payments are managed securely via PayPal.

Please choose ticket category : Standard (£20) / Student (£10)

Your ticket will be valid for all talks, debates and workshops throughout the weekend. It also includes an evening wine reception, tea breaks and lunch on Saturday. The conference is free for asylum seekers and former detainees, please contact sds_conference@soas.ac.uk to register.

Further Details

Conference Blog

Contact email: sds_conference@soas.ac.uk

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