"The essentially repressive approach of the police, & legislative changes introduced in 2017 on the use of service weapons, are exacerbating what the population is experiencing from in terms of discrimination & racist practices."
Tag: Anti-racism
Windrush at 75! The National Education Union celebrates National Windrush Day
"There is a vital role for education to play in helping young people to understand the histories of the Windrush generation & that immigration is positive for the country" - the NEU celebrates 75 years since the arrival of the Windrush.
The growing call for reparations – Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
"Elite private schools, banks, and country homes were all built on the back of slavery and colonialism. Even now, we are only just beginning to reckon with this history and understand its linkages with the present."
Scottish cultural figures and community activists support refugees against far-right intimidation – Public Statement
Cultural figures including comedian Frankie Boyle, author Irvine Welsh and singer Iona Fyfe join SUTR and the STUC in showing solidarity with asylum seekers against far-right intimidation.
Braverman’s rant shows Tories are intent on racist election campaign
Sabby Dhalu, Stand Up To Racism, tackles Home Secretary Suella Braverman's "racist propaganda campaign" after her speech at the National Conservative Conference this week.
“Fascist Meloni not welcome” demonstration to take place in London – Stand Up To Racism
"Meloni is a fascist, and history shows us the catastrophic danger when fascists are treated as 'ordinary' politicians. In meeting her, Sunak is legitimising a fascist with a far right agenda."
Challenge the Government’s Anti-Migrant Bill on all fronts – PCS Left Unity
"The demonisation of asylum seekers belittles the serious problems that need to be addressed and seeks to utilise the issue as a political tool... a smokescreen for the real problems that exist in the country."
Stop the anti-refugee bill – time for a safe passage visa
The Government line is that it wants to stop the people smugglers. The UK could give safe passage to refugees in Calais who have viable asylum claims, writes Care4Calais.
The only way to stop the boats, is to provide safe and legal routes – Mish Rahman
"We have to call a spade a spade and a racist act a racist act and there is no doubt that this government is conducting racist acts and illegal acts."
The Anti-Refugee Bill places tens of thousands of lives at risk – Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees
"This Bill will, if passed, make the situation dramatically worse, pushing tens of thousands more people every year into positions of extreme precarity and vulnerability."