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Season 2 episode 4 of the Resist + Renew podcast, where we interview Savan from the No Evictions Network.
“Evictions, arresting people, kidnapping them – it has a long history… undermining human rights, disrespecting human beings”
- Savan
Show notes, links
No Evictions Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
A few extra links:
* No Evictions' statement after the raid in Kenmure Street. A Guardian article summarising ("Glasgow protesters rejoice as men freed after immigration van standoff") and an interview with an NEN member ("Kenmure Street's 'van man' speaks out after protest in Pollokshields").
* A site from NEN highlighting the conditions in asylum accommodation.
Transcript
ALI
This is Resist Renew,
KATHERINE
the UK based podcast about social movements,
SAMI
what we're fighting for, why and how it all happens.
ALI
The hosts of the show are
KATHERINE
Me, Kat.
SAMI
Me, Sami,
ALI
and me, Ali.
SAMI
I'm recording this now, baby!
ALI
Shit, it's a podcast!
KATHERINE
Okay, so here we go. Welcome to this episode of the Resist Renew podcast. Tonight we're really glad to be joined by Savan from the No Evictions Network. Savan is originally Kurdish, he joined the No Evictions Network in January 2021. He's a student studying Political Economy and Philosophy, as well as being a human rights activist and campaigner. Welcome. It's so great to have you tonight.
SAVAN
Thank you very much, Katherine. And Sami, thank you for having me.
KATHERINE
Great.
So we're gonna start with the first question, which is: What is the political context that you're organising in? Can you tell us a little bit about that?
SAVAN
Yes, in general, well, I, I suppose answer on behalf of No Evictions, so what No Evictions does at the moment, we concentrate on a few things. One of them is basically what we stand for is No Evictions. We're trying to see, we don’t want to see any eviction in Glasgow, in general because that's our capacity in Glasgow, but also we're trying to influence other organisations to do the same around Scotland and even in the UK.
We're focusing on that, and also the new Immigration Bill’s one of the things I'm focusing on. I've got a group, we are trying to resist as much as possible and trying to raise awareness and also influence, influence the politicians to stand up against the Immigration Bill. And one of the things it was I'm sure you both familiar with the Kenmure Street event it was trying to obviously was about eviction and arresting people during the Muslim celebration. Trying to put two people again in the van and stuff like that, so we have a group monitoring the immigration van and trying to be there for them be there for the people who are at risk to be you know, we call that kidnapping in our you know, a way to say kidnapping and actually taking them to somewhere we don't kno...
Season 2 episode 4 of the Resist + Renew podcast, where we interview Savan from the No Evictions Network.
“Evictions, arresting people, kidnapping them – it has a long history… undermining human rights, disrespecting human beings”
- Savan
Show notes, links
No Evictions Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
A few extra links:
* No Evictions' statement after the raid in Kenmure Street. A Guardian article summarising ("Glasgow protesters rejoice as men freed after immigration van standoff") and an interview with an NEN member ("Kenmure Street's 'van man' speaks out after protest in Pollokshields").
* A site from NEN highlighting the conditions in asylum accommodation.
Transcript
ALI
This is Resist Renew,
KATHERINE
the UK based podcast about social movements,
SAMI
what we're fighting for, why and how it all happens.
ALI
The hosts of the show are
KATHERINE
Me, Kat.
SAMI
Me, Sami,
ALI
and me, Ali.
SAMI
I'm recording this now, baby!
ALI
Shit, it's a podcast!
KATHERINE
Okay, so here we go. Welcome to this episode of the Resist Renew podcast. Tonight we're really glad to be joined by Savan from the No Evictions Network. Savan is originally Kurdish, he joined the No Evictions Network in January 2021. He's a student studying Political Economy and Philosophy, as well as being a human rights activist and campaigner. Welcome. It's so great to have you tonight.
SAVAN
Thank you very much, Katherine. And Sami, thank you for having me.
KATHERINE
Great.
So we're gonna start with the first question, which is: What is the political context that you're organising in? Can you tell us a little bit about that?
SAVAN
Yes, in general, well, I, I suppose answer on behalf of No Evictions, so what No Evictions does at the moment, we concentrate on a few things. One of them is basically what we stand for is No Evictions. We're trying to see, we don’t want to see any eviction in Glasgow, in general because that's our capacity in Glasgow, but also we're trying to influence other organisations to do the same around Scotland and even in the UK.
We're focusing on that, and also the new Immigration Bill’s one of the things I'm focusing on. I've got a group, we are trying to resist as much as possible and trying to raise awareness and also influence, influence the politicians to stand up against the Immigration Bill. And one of the things it was I'm sure you both familiar with the Kenmure Street event it was trying to obviously was about eviction and arresting people during the Muslim celebration. Trying to put two people again in the van and stuff like that, so we have a group monitoring the immigration van and trying to be there for them be there for the people who are at risk to be you know, we call that kidnapping in our you know, a way to say kidnapping and actually taking them to somewhere we don't kno...
