An urgent call out from Stand Up To Racism for activists to join the #ResistRacism demonstrations in London, Cardiff and Glasgow this Saturday.
Tag: Refugees
First it was stop the boats, then the strikes and now Gary Lineker. The real problem is the Tories
"The rounding on Gary Lineker shows that dissent, opinion and freedom of speech are under attack from their agenda."
The answer is solidarity, not scapegoating – Why trade unionists should join the SUTR demonstration
"The most terrifying thing about this government’s increasingly hostile policy is how quickly it has whipped up hatred and division" - Louise Regan, NEU, urges activists to join the Stand up to Racism Demonstration on Saturday.
The Illegal Migration Bill: a culture war that divides the dispossessed – Beth Winter MP
"The Conservative motive is to distract from the cost-of-living crisis using age-old divide-and-rule scapegoat tactics."
Will Immigration be one of the defining issues of the next General Election?
The government is pushing ahead with it's draconian Rwanda scheme. Hector Wesley, BARAC, details how this policy undermines the UK's international obligations to refugees.
65 Humanitarian Groups Call for Change – One year on from from Channel Tragedy
65 humanitarian organisations call on the French and UK Governments to change to the reckless system that saw 27 people drown in the channel last year.
A Message to Reeves and Braverman: We want an immigration policy based on “compassion and dignity”
The new Home Secretary uses inflammatory language and fans the flames of hatred towards refugees. Labour must not follow the Tories down this hole, writes Bryn Griffiths.
Stop the waiting, so we can live our lives – for shorter routes to settlement for migrants
"The government has chosen to create a system that limits migrants’ independence and self-sufficiency which pushes people into desperate situations... it really doesn't have to be this way."
Whether Ukrainian or Afghan, let’s show that refugees are welcome here – Sabby Dhalu, Stand Up to Racism
"Labour and the anti-racist movement must fight the racist Nationality and Borders Bill, which stands in the tradition of Enoch Powell “Rivers of Blood” Tories and gives succour to fascists and the far right." By Sabby Dhalu, Stand Up to Racism Since the start of the Ukraine war more than 2.6 million people have fled…