Bradford 12: Self-Defence is No Offence
Submitted by Ed on Feb 21 2019 16:06
Anandi Ramamurthy's history of the Bradford 12 trial, in which twelve members of the United Black Youth League were arrested on conspiracy charges for preparing to defend their community from fascists. Ramamurthy places the trial in the context of the urban riots which swept Britain in the summer of 1981 as well as detailing the solidarity campaign, their bold legal defence and eventual acquittal.
Emerging conflicts in the Asian Youth Movements
Submitted by Ed on Feb 17 2019 16:43
Anandi Ramamurthy analyses the emerging divisions within the Asian Youth Movements around the issue of state funding. One faction opted to accept and was slowly absorbed into the functioning of the local state apparatus as individuals made careers for themselves in the Labour Party. Meanwhile, the other faction split off to form the United Black Youth League, opting instead for a more militant path.
Women and the Asian Youth Movements
Submitted by Ed on Feb 13 2019 17:45
Anandi Ramamurthy analyses the involvement of women within the Asian Youth Movements and how the groups engaged (or didn't) with issues of gender, sexism and women's liberation both within the organisation as well as in their activism.
Trade Unionism and the Asian Youth Movements
Submitted by Ed on Feb 11 2019 23:19
A look at the engagement of Asian Youth Movement activists with workers' struggles and the British trade union movement.
The politics of Britain's Asian Youth Movements - Anandi Ramamurthy
Excellent study into the politics of the Asian Youth Movements, groups of radical working class Asians who fought against the racism of both the British state and far-right as well as conservative elements within the south Asian community itself.
