Black Workers Charter 2023: a programme for fighting racism
Below is the Socialist Party’s Black Workers Charter, a programme for fighting racism, originally produced by the Black and Asian group of the Socialist Party in 2021 and now updated for 2023. Black...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Black workers and the strike wave
April Ashley, Unison national executive council, black members rep (female) (personal capacity) Camden traffic wardens – mainly low-paid Black workers – have won a fantastic victory of a £15-an-hour...
View ArticleTamil Solidarity Day discusses workers’ struggle in Sri Lanka and Britain
Lawanya Chandra, Tamil Solidarity and Socialist Party Solidarity Day, an annual event organised by the Tamil Solidarity campaign, took place on 30 September. The first session was about struggles and...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Windrush and the hostile environment
Hugo Pierre, Socialist Party National Committee This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush ship docking at Tilbury, Essex, in 1948. That marked what is considered to be the beginning...
View ArticleChris Kaba murder charge: Fight back against police racism
Deji Olayinka, South West London Socialist Party A year after the awful police killing of unarmed father-to-be Chris Kaba, an armed police officer has been charged with his murder. Despite the start...
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50 years on: 1963 Bristol bus boycott that won equal rights for black workers
Roger Thomas, President, Bristol Trades Union Council and Socialist Party member This year marks 60 years since a group of committed activists from Bristol’s 3,000-strong Black community launched a...
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The police under capitalism – can it ever be not racist?
Isai Marijerla, Socialist Party Black and Asian group convenor Asked ‘What do you think the police should be doing’, the majority of people would say something like ‘protecting and safeguarding people...
View ArticleEthnicity pay gap – fight for pay rises for all
Akhalya, Birmingham Central Socialist Party Women of Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage earn 28.4% per hour less than white British men on average, according to the Ethnicity Pay Gap report released...
View ArticleTamils protest Sri Lanka Independence Day
Isai Marijerla The Sri Lankan government celebrated its ‘Independence Day’ as it normally does – repressing peaceful protesters and attacking the rights of the Tamil-speaking people. Tamil Solidarity...
View ArticleUnison Black members conference: Challenging racism in work and outside
April Ashley, Unison NEC, Black members’ rep, personal capacity Unison’s annual national Black members conference in January attracted hundreds of Black trade union activists to discuss campaigning...
View ArticleTamil Solidarity: Preparing for Sri Lankan election, building among youth
The annual general meeting (AGM) of Tamil Solidarity (TS) was held on 18 February. The meeting was well-attended, with key members and supporters taking part. Tamil Solidarity has always recognised...
View ArticleFighting for the rights of Black and Asian workers
Mila Hughes, Coventry Socialist Party The Socialist Party’s Black and Asian members’ group had its first meeting of the year on 24 March. This was our first meeting with people participating in...
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