BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
VERSION:2.0
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T110000
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T110000
CATEGORIES:migration,repression,social_struggles
DESCRIPTION:<p>WH Tours is a coach company based in Crawley\, near Gatwic
 k airport. Part of the company's business is leisure: coach excursions\,
  sightseeing tours and so on. Another part\, however\, is much more sini
 ster: the company provides coaches for transporting detained migrants fa
 cing deportation from immigration prisons to airports to be deported on 
 commercial or specially charted flights.</p>\n<p>Forcible deportations t
 ear apart people's lives as they are split from<br />their families and 
 communities and their right to freedom of movement is denied. On top of 
 this\, the vast majority of deportations have been tocountries devastate
 d by wars and armed conflicts (often caused by western colonial interest
 s) such as Afghanistan\, Iraq\, DR Congo\, Nigeria\, Jamaica\, Sri Lanka
  and so on. After being forcibly deported\, many have been kidnapped\, i
 mprisoned\, tortured and killed. Others have had to change their identit
 ies or move again to avoid persecution.</p>\n<p>By providing coaches to 
 transport deportees to the airport\, WH Tours is complicit in the human 
 tragedies that forcible deportations cause.</p>\n<p>Deportees\, includin
 g families and children\, are also treated as criminals. They are typica
 lly handcuffed and accompanied by two private security guards each. Ther
 e have been many reports of racial and violent abuse suffered by deporte
 es at the hands of private 'escorts'. WH Tours is complicit in these ill
 egal acts too.</p>\n<p>We are calling for WH Tours to immediately end it
 s contracts with G4S\, the UKBA and any other other private or governmen
 t body involved in the deportation machine.</p>\n<p>We are calling for a
 ll individuals\, schools and companies that use WH Tours to boycott them
  until the company ends its involvement in deportation. See model letter
  to send to WH Tours <a href="http://london.noborders.org.uk/node/321">h
 ere</a>.</p>\n<p>We are also calling for a public demo ouside WH Tours o
 ffice on Saturday 27th March\, to express our disgust at its shameful in
 volvement in this inhumane industry. Please bring banners and instrument
 s.</p>
URL:http://london.indymedia.org/events/4474
SUMMARY:No more WH Deportation Tours!
LOCATION:<p>Demo outside WH Tours\, The Kelvin Centre\, Kelvin Way\, Craw
 ley RH10 9SF.</p>\n<p>Meet 11am&nbsp\;outside Crawley train station&nbsp
 \;(There are regular trains from London Victoria and Brighton).</p>
COMMENT:More info at http://london.indymedia.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR