Migrant workers make a huge contribution to life in Britain, keeping public services, industry and agriculture running. Yet they are generally depicted in the media as a burden on society – "undesirables" who clog up resources and hog public services.
The Hackney Empire theatre in east London is hosting a season of performances this month exploring notions of "citizenship" and "culture". The season is inspired by the work of the left wing cultural theorist Paul Gilroy.
The work of two Arabic artists is featured in this free exhibition in Liverpool this weekend.
The sounds of drum & bass are such a familiar part of the musical landscape these days that it’s easy to forget its roots in the heady brew of reggae and techno that characterised the early 1990s rave scene in London.
Atis-Rezistans: The Sculptors Of Grand Rue is a new documentary by photographer Leah Gordon that profiles the work of artists from the slums of Port au Prince, Haiti.
Tunisian-born writer and director Abdellatif Kechiche has produced a brilliantly unsentimental portrait of working class life in Sète, a port town on the French Mediterranean coast.
One of the sadder anniversaries of 1968 is that it is 40 years since the suicide of Tony Hancock, one of Britain’s best loved comedians, in June 1968 at the age of 44.
Many Socialist Worker readers will be familiar with The Fourth Estate, the masterpiece by the Italian socialist painter Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo.
The annual Marxism festival brings together activists, writers and campaigners from across the world to discuss the key political issues and the importance of Marxist ideas today.
Suited and Booted is the first album by the new band The Malkies. It’s a collection of old and new songs that chronicle the struggle of ordinary people against our rulers.
The NHS turns 60 on 5 July and the BBC is marking the occasion with a week of TV and radio programmes looking at the history, development and current state of Britain’s health service.
Unstated is a powerful story based on the true stories of refugees in Britain.
