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Join us to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1971 World Romani Congress: full programme
On 8th April 2021, the World Romani Congress will mark 50 years since the 1971 founding event in London. It was a crucial point in the history of Romani people and is now seen as the beginning of the worldwide Romani emancipation movement. Read more »
Kill the Bill – the new movement strengthens
Andrew Burgin on the growing Kill the Bill protests With the outpouring of rage and anger and sadness around the murder of Sarah Everard, Read more »
Leeds Kill the Bill Protest
Nick Jones from Leeds Left Unity reports on the Kill the Bill march there today Leeds says Kill the Bill Hundreds of protesters converged on Millennium Square Leeds for a peaceful socially distanced protest against Government proposals to restrict the right to protest. A coalition of groups gathered together including disability rights activists, Black Lives […] Read more »
Nurses not Nukes!
Nick Jones writes: Campaigners from Yorkshire CND and Keep Our NHS Public united at a socially distanced protest outside Leeds General Infirmary to highlight their campaign for prioritised spending on the NHS and not Trident nuclear weapons. Read more »
A NIP in the air
Why the new Northern Independence Party could cause problems for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour: Phil Butland writes. Something interesting is happening in the North of England. Read more »
Congratulations to Pimlico students!
Today students at Pimlico Academy protested at the banning of afro hairstyles and ‘colourful hijabs’ in their school. The students walked out and occupied the playground. The teachers at the Academy have threatened industrial action and “overwhelmingly passed a motion of no confidence” in the principal. This afternoon the Academy conceded to the students’ demands. […] Read more »
Kill The Bill Coalition Statement
We, the undersigned groups and organisations, stand in solidarity with all those fighting to #KillTheBill. Read more »
Why what is happening in Liverpool is important
No to the Commissioners: Fund the cities: Protect democracy Felicity Dowling writes: Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, says he is going to put a commissioner into Liverpool to run some of its services including planning, highways and Read more »
‘Free Igor Borisov’ say Belarusian left
JOINT STATEMENT OF BELARUSIAN LEFT PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARREST OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS LEADER IGOR BORISOV Read more »
Anti-protest laws are an attempt to silence us… and we must resist, say disabled activists
John Pring writes: Proposed new anti-protest laws pose a threat to free speech and are an attempt to silence and control protesters, disabled activists have warned. Read more »
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Saturday 21st June: End the Genocide – national march for Palestine
Join us to tell the government to end the genocide; stop arming Israel; and stop starving Gaza!
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