Malcolm X, Smethwick, and the influence of the African American freedom struggle on British race relations in the 1960s
Submitted by wojtek on Jun 2 2020 21:45
An essay by Joe Street detailing Macolm X's trip to Smethwick, Birmingham in the 1960s and its impact.
Tackling The Beast In Brum: Fascism and anti-fascism in the West Midlands
An article about the history of anti-fascism in Birmingham and the West Midlands from Anti-Fascist Action's Fighting Talk magazine (issue 22, October 1999)
Union suspends bin strike again
Submitted by QQ on Sep 25 2017 23:05
Unite union have suspended the bin strike again, after a court granted an interim injunction against the Birmingham council.
Council lies mean Brum bin strike extended til Christmas
Submitted by QQ on Sep 18 2017 13:41
Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have voted strongly in favour of extending strike action for a further three months.
More neo-Nazi arrests in Birmingham
Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 15 2017 10:02
Five men from the West Midlands have been charged under the Public Order Act 1986 (POA 1986), linked to written material by National Action, a proscribed neo-Nazi group.
An appeal to Bearded Broz: the Birmingham bin strike
Submitted by QQ on Sep 12 2017 15:23
The following is an appeal to the volunteer group Bearded Broz. I'm asking you to avoid collecting the bins while the Birmingham bin strike now enters its ninth week. Although I feel the points I make are valid no matter who say them, I should mention that I am not affiliated with Unite, nor am I a refuse collector. I am merely a resident of Birmingham who also happens to share a Pakistani background with many of you. Although I admire your proactive attitude, I believe doing the bin men’s work while they’re on strike can only have an adverse effect on our already neglected communities.
All out! Birmingham bin strike back on
Submitted by Ed on Sep 1 2017 08:59
Bin workers in Birmingham are back on the picket line after the council went back on the agreement they reached with the union only two weeks ago.
No whites allowed after 8pm? Behind the media circus of Birmingham’s ‘no-go’ areas
Submitted by QQ on Aug 23 2017 14:23
On 17 August, numerous national newspapers and news websites, published a story about “racist graffiti” directed towards white people in Saltley, a majority Pakistani area of inner-city Birmingham. The piece, originally published by the local Birmingham press, goes on to claim that this corroborates a broad trend of “white working class Brummies” fearing parts of the city had become “no-go areas” for them.
Union claims victory as Birmingham bins strike suspended
Submitted by QQ on Aug 16 2017 13:49
Birmingham's two-month long bin strike has been suspended following talks between the council and the Unite union via conciliation service, ACAS, with the union declaring a victory for its members.
Policing the Chartists
In response to the growing Charist movement the government turned to the army and the police to maintain control of the northern districts. As a result modern policing developed and the practice of loaning out Metropolitan Police to hot spots began.
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