The Civil Rights Caravan is currently travelling through- rights. out England in solidarity with asylum seekers, migrants and black victims of racist attacks and murders. The Caravan, a form of grassroots resistance, is tions. demanding:
• Full rights for asylumseekers, undocumented workers, migrants and victims of racist attacks • The right to asylum and an end to detention, deportation, vouchers and disperSal • An end to racism and racist violence The idea for the caravan comes from Germany, where it has been an important and sucessful tool developed by the anti-racist Movement.
The Caravan brings together black families, asywun-seekers and Those working to defend their In each place the Caravan visits there will be a variety of events, such as public meetings, anti-racist festivals, pickets and demonstraThe caravan is visiting hostels and detention centres to expose the conditions under which asylum-seekers are forced to live and travelling to rural areas where black families are often isolated in their struggles against racism. Wherever we go, we will seek to provide practical support and help.
The original timetable for the caravan was delayed because of the fuel crisis though a number of preplanned events went ahead on a more ad-hoc basis.
Following a sucessful public meeting of over 200 people in Leicester to greet the