Anti-racism
Don’t let Tory intimidation take away right to protest
The right to protest is under severe attack as the Tories ramp up the fining of protesters and look set to keep restrictions in place for months.
Rage at racism as trial of cop involved in George Floyd killing begins
US authorities were braced for protests as the jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a cop involved in the death of George Floyd.
Blood money—how wealth created by slavery bankrolled capitalist Britain
The rich who gained from slavery hope talking up their charitable investments will help them escape people’s anger. But as Isabel Ringrose argues, they grabbed obscene amounts of money through the slave trade and in compensation—and they should be forced to pay for it
System bars Shamima Begum from coming home
The court ruling that Begum can’t enter Britain sets a racist precedent that anyone’s citizenship can be stripped away says Isabel Ringrose
Outrage after racist attack in Southampton
Anti-racists are calling for active solidarity after a university lecturer was subjected to a violent, racist attack while out jogging.
Workers won’t benefit if Covid and racism drive out migrants
Reports have found that large numbers of migrants are leaving Britain. It’s all caused by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic—and a punishing immigration system, argues Sam Ord
Over 1,000 trade unionists resolve to build anti-racist fight at online conference
27 February 2021Over 1,000 workers, trade unionists and anti-racists discussed fighting racism and inequality in workplaces at a conference on Saturday.
Gavin Williamson’s ‘free speech’ is an attack on our rights to organise
22 February 2021The Tories’ crackdown on universities means protecting bigots from opposition. But as Nick Clark shows, real free speech battles have always involved defending the right to protest
The Black Panthers and the revenge of the revolution
21 February 2021In a packed hall in downtown Chicago in 1969 Black Panther founder Bobby Seale stood alongside local leader Fred Hampton. He was making a speech to a newly established district of the party.
Catalan elections show backing for independence but far right also advances
20 February 2021In the new parliament there is a leftist majority and a—different—pro-independence majority
Anti-racists march on police station after Moyied Bashir’s death in South Wales
19 February 2021Around 200 anti-racists took to the streets of Newport, South Wales, on Thursday to demand to know who’s responsible for Moyied Bashir’s death.
Overseas university students starved by racist rules during coronavirus pandemic
14 February 2021International students were encouraged to come to Britain despite the pandemic, so universities could make money from them. Now lockdowns, job cuts and a lack of support have left many struggling to survive, reports Sophie Squire
Cold, hunger and racism—refugees trapped in Penally camp speak out over conditions
13 February 2021Refugees trapped at a camp in west Wales are cold, hungry and live constant fear of catching coronavirus.
Vigil marks month since death of Mohamud Hassan after contact with 52 cops
10 February 2021'I didn’t know there were even 52 officers at the station, how on Earth does that happen?' asks a Cardiff activist
Border curbs and Covid—don’t let the racists divide us
09 February 2021Boris Johnson bragged last week that, in terms of Covid-19 border controls, Britain has “one of the toughest regimes in the world”.
Investigation aims to label the left and protest movements ‘extremist’
08 February 2021The government has chosen a former Labour MP turned Lord to lead an investigation into “extremism on the far left”.
Asylum seeker in Kent army barracks speaks out—‘We are locked up in hell’
06 February 2021The Tories have corralled hundreds of refugees into a disused army barracks in Kent. Darius told Isabel Ringrose about the appalling conditions inside the place that is ‘not suitable for a human being’
Tories lock refugees in a coronavirus ‘breeding ground’
01 February 2021Asylum seekers held at an ex-army camp in Kent have protested against the appalling conditions they’ve been kept in during the Covid-19 pandemic
Anti-racists celebrate after Stansted 15 court victory
30 January 2021Melanie Strickland, one of the Stansted 15, told Socialist Worker, 'It feels great to win. It’s been nearly four years since the action, I thought it would never end.'
Anti-racists slam new Tory block on child refugees coming to Britain
27 January 2021The Tory government has slammed the door shut on unaccompanied child refugees trying to make it to safety in Britain.
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