Hats off to anti fascists and anti-racists in Manchester, who at the weekend, well outnumbered and humbled the Football Lads Alliance (FLA), Unite Against Fascism wrote on 20 May. Last October, up to 15 000 supported the FLA on their London demonstration. Saturday saw only 300 attend their national event. The FLA had cynically tried […]
Anti-racism
Demonstrate in Manchester, Saturday: unite against the racist FLA!
This Saturday, 11am at St Peter’s Square, unite against the racist Football Lads Alliance; don’t let the racists divide us. A coalition of Manchester people is supporting a statement opposing a protest by a far right group in the City on Saturday 19 May. The statement – organised by Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) and Unite […]
Remembering Sivanandan: social justice activist and thinker
Ekklesia posted the following commentary by Savi Hensman on 13 January. Ambalavaner Sivanandan, an activist, thinker and novelist, died on 3 January 2018, aged 94. What he said and wrote on class, race, oppression and resistance influenced many people internationally. For several reasons, he is an important figure for people of all faiths and none. […]
A Sivanandan, veteran of the anti-racist movement, has died aged 94
Ambalavaner Sivanandan, almost always known as A Sivanandan, founding editor of Race & Class and long-time director of the Institute of Race Relations, died on Wednesday 3 January. The Hindu posted the following obituary written by Meera Srinivasan. A. Sivanandan (1923-2018): A ‘Black intellectual’ from Sri Lanka A writer who focussed on ‘racism that kills’ […]