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Join us at the SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law for a book forum on Disabling Migration Controls: Shared Learning, Solidarity and Collective Resistance , where author Rebecca Yeo (University of Exeter) will be in conversation with Ellen Clifford (disabled activist and author) and Nicolette Busuttil (SOAS University of London). When people are prevented from meeting their needs, the impact is disabling, whether in the immigration system or in the wider population. Drawing on many years of research and activism, this book argues that insights from the disabled people's movement, particularly the original Social Model of Disability, can be usefully extended to focus resistance on the disabling restrictions imposed on people subject to asylum and immigration controls. While acknowledging the pain and discomfort of many impairments and of forced displacement, the book focuses on injustices that can be changed. It does not catalogue the hostility of the 'hostile environment'. Nor does it promote inclusive asylum restrictions. An unjust system is not transformed by including disabled people. Policies designed to deprive people of essential needs and to stoke hatred among the wider population are core elements of the rise of fascism. In this context, bringing together movements for disability and migrant justice could help build urgently needed solidarity and resistance with which to develop a society based on equity and common humanity. Event Registration You can attend this event in person at SWLT, Paul Webley Wing, SOAS University of London or alternatively online via Teams. Please indicate your preference upon registration. The link will be sent to registrants closer to the date.

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