Can the unity built between the Camden People’s Alliance and the Green Party make an electoral breakthrough on the PM’s home territory this week? ANDREW MURRAY talks to some of those involved
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From Windrush to Sharpeville: anti-racist activism in 2023
ZITA HOLBOURNE introduces some of the practical, political and legal challenges to racism that black and brown-led movements are making in Britain and globally
Thousands marched in London on Saturday against racism and in solidarity with refugees
Plaid Cymru’s Caerffili by-election win raised hopes on the left — but the complex realities of Wales suggest the Senedd election may be far less predictable, argues CATRIN ASHTON
Politicians must seize the opportunity to act boldly and tackle land inequality, delivering power to local communities, writes Dr JOSH DOBLE
Disabled tenant RUTH HUNT found herself evicted by her landlord of 10 years after asking for repairs. She explains why the end of no-fault evictions is cause for celebration
The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
HENRY FOWLER, General Strike 100 national co-ordinator, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations, joining the National Day of Celebration in Barnsley. The event was organised by Unite for a Workers Economy (Unite the Union), the Durham Miners Association, and the National Union of Mineworkers
THE UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is marked every year on March 21 to remember the Sharpeville Massacre, when police opened fire on peaceful protesters against the apartheid regime of “pass books” for black people, killing 69.
As a student, I campaigned against apartheid by organising boycotts — and that power of solidarity and unity in action has stayed with me.
Today I am a trustee of the Action for Southern Africa (Actsa) charity, which is the successor organisation of the anti-apartheid movement, and fortunate to have met and worked with people who fought the brutal apartheid regime.
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