With the rise of Reform and the flag-raising phenomenon, it’s hard not to recall my family’s struggles with racism, from Teddy Boys attacking my pregnant mother to me being told to ‘go back to the jungle’ at only five years old, writes ROGER MCKENZIE

IN JULY, as a Unison member, I took part in a trade union delegation to Colombia organised by the campaign organisation, Justice for Colombia (JFC). The aim was to develop understanding and campaigning on issues around peace, trade union rights, human rights, and social justice in Colombia.
The delegation of seven trade unionists continued longstanding work undertaken in the north-west England region, where JFC North West hosts regular events in solidarity with Colombia.
Colombia has a complicated political history, as decades of armed conflict resulted in one of the world’s longest-running civil wars.

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