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The racist witch hunt of Jason Arday has shone a light on the links between far right figures, establishment institutions and the mainstream media. 30,000 people attended the Stand Up to Racism vigil on Monday - an important mobilisation that gave an expression to the rage at the hounding of Arday. See below for the events we are involved are involved in building locally with others. Institute of Cancer Research strike: ICR workers have started an indefinite strike as of last Monday. On Friday evening ICR had a brilliant strike fundraiser. The room was packed out and they made £1500 towards the strike fund. This kind of solidarity is crucial to keep the momentum of the strike going. |
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NEXT OXFORD AND THAMES VALLEY OPEN MEETING All welcome The witch hunt of professor Jason Arday: why does racism in Britain run so deep? 7PM Wednesday 26th August New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford, OX1 1LQ or join via zoom https://oxfordswp.org.uk/zoom Jason Arday was found dead at his home on August 14, a week after resigning from his professor role at the University of Cambridge. The huge smear campaign was started by Nathan Cofnas, a racist self-described “race realist.” And the press joined in the racist witch-hunt against him. They gleefully seized on and distorted every detail of his life. They found anonymous students to criticise him. And they painted him as a fantasist who manipulated “woke” universities into promoting him to tick their equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) boxes. Jason's persecutors are now eager to move on with their wider project - the gutting of all the higher education policies designed to improve representation. They want the end of teaching the truth of the blood-soaked British Empire. They want universities reduced to an echo chamber of the right, where students are only offered courses that will help them aid the wealthy. We need to get organised, and fight to stop them. How do we understand the sheer scale of the racism against Jason Arday? What does it tell us about Britain today - and specifically the British press? And how do we tear out the roots of racism forever? |
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London demonstration part of the International day of demonstrations for Palestine |
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Our new prime minister has made no discernible change in direction when it comes to foreign policy or militarism. He has backed the obscene growth in military spending and maintains support for the nuclear programme. He continues to offer British diplomatic and military support to Israel and the US for the war spreading across the Middle East. But war is unpopular and the vast majority want an end to the crisis in the Middle East. British people have played a major role in the mass opposition to Israel's war on Gaza and the Palestinians. The strength and size of the Palestine movement here has inspired activists the world over. We must keep up the pressure and ensure the protest on 10 October is huge. This demonstration is part of a global day of protest in support of Palestine. Make sure you are part of it and get organising in your union branch and community now! Please bring your trade union banner on the day. |
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On 28 March, half a million people marched together against the far right We’ve shown the country that the politics of hate do not speak for all of us. But the local election results and the recent pogroms and racist riots in Belfast, Glasgow and Southampton are a wake-up call that our work is nowhere near done. Across the country, the far right is growing louder and more organised. Those who push a message of racism and hate are getting more confident – and we will not stand back and watch it happen. On Saturday 24 October, thousands of people will gather in London to organise, collaborate, and build the future together as part of two summits – North and South. A space for organisers, campaigners, trade unionists, activists, creatives, educators, community leaders and local people to organise, collaborate and share strategies about how we stop the far right. This is not a conference for people who sit back and listen. It is a summit to build power and plan action. Help us plan, organise and build together against the far right in local communities across the country. Save the date and book your place. Book seats on the Oxfordshire transport Stay tuned for speaker announcements and more details soon. |
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Electronic Against Hate - 29th October at the Bullingdon Let's party with a purpose - get early bird tickets here This special Electronic Against Hate line-up that features two of the most exciting and provocative female electronic artists based in the UK. Check out the full bios here |