racism

Content about race, ethnicity, racism, and struggles against racism, and struggles of Black, Indigenous and other workers of colour.

The Pogroms in South Africa: The Politics of Fear and the Fear of Politics

A response to the recent pogroms in South Africa from Michael Neocosmos.

Abahlali baseMjondolo statement on the xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg, 2008

In recent days the shack settlements around Johannesburg have been torn apart by appalling violence…

Britz, dir. Peter Kosminsky, Channel 4, 2007. Television review – Tom Jennings

Juggling simplistic stereotypes, Channel 4’s Britz illuminates neither the attitudes of UK Muslims nor the motivations of homegrown jihadists, concludes Tom Jennings.

Nelson Peery - infantryman, 93rd Division - Mojave Desert, California 1942

The Ninety-third Division: black US soldiers' struggles in World War II - Nelson Peery

Extracts from Nelson Peery's Black Fire - The Making Of A Black Revolutionary. Peery describes here…

Buckley's riot, 1935

Labour rebellions of the 1930s in the British Caribbean region colonies - Richard Hart

A brief overview of the numerous struggles which occurred in the British Caribbean during the 1930s,…

Building Worker newsletter - Autumn 2007

Newsletter containing articles on organising site workers ahead of the Olympics, fighting the blacklist in Manchester, pay and holiday pay, a…

Louisiana cane cutters circa 1880

The Thibodaux massacre, 1887

One of the most interesting, and probably least known events in Louisiana history is the Thibodaux Massacre of 1887, the second most bloody labor…

300 workers walked out in support of Omar Mohamed (pictured)

300-strong wildcat in Milford Haven ends

Workers at South Hook LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) have gone back to work following a 26-hour stoppage in support of a colleague who claims to…

The Subject Supposed to Loot and Rape - Slavoj Žižek

Philosopher/psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek examines the racist reaction to Hurricane Katrina, and argues there is a deeper logic at work, reflecting…

Not too old for this shit yet: Danny Glover

Danny Glover - lifelong activist

Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover has a long history of radicalism, from the opposition to the Vietnam war, through to the Panthers, the Iraq war…

The role of the Catholic Church in Yugoslavia's holocaust - Seán Mac Mathúna, 1941-1945

Historical information about Catholic priests and Muslim clerics being willing accomplices in the…

Police helicopter drops a bomb on the MOVE house

The MOVE bombing, 1985

Historical information about the police bombing of the predominantly black radical lifestlye grouping MOVE, which killed eleven people and left…