In remembrance of Olive Morris’ life and work, the Remembering Olive Collective (ROC) is giving awards to young women who are engaged in radical grassroots political activity. Olive Morris was a founding member of the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) and the Brixton Black Women’s Group. Three awards of £500 will
Theme: Managed migration
Bradford 12: lessons for organising
An event in London marking the Bradford 12 thirtieth anniversary was a celebration and an education for resistance. Thirty years ago, on 10 July 1981, twelve young Asians were arrested and charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and to endanger life, after a crate of home-made milk-bottle petrol bombs was found. (In fact thirteen were
ID:id exhibition at the Stephen Lawrence Centre
A new exhibition at the Stephen Lawrence Centre continues its tradition of inspiring and motivating young people. An exhibition of pop-inspired self portraits by students from Abbey Manor College, Lewisham is being held at the Stephen Lawrence Centre from 28 June until 11 August 2011. Inspired by pop artists such as Andy Warhol, students explored
Anti-terror whistleblower suspended by Nottingham University
Rizwaan Sabir, who was arrested in 2008 as a suspected terrorist whilst conducting postgraduate research at the University of Nottingham, gives his first public reaction on the recent suspension of Dr Rod Thornton. It has now been over three years since my friend, Hicham Yezza and I were arrested for allegedly being involved in the
Revolutionary poems from Chris Searle
A beautiful collection of poetry by Chris Searle, recalling the people and incidents he has encountered in his many lives as a committed teacher in East London, Canada, the Caribbean, Mozambique and Sheffield, has just been published. All the poems gathered together here in Doodlebug Boy written over some forty years, convey what it really
Look beyond the headlines
Hertsmere Young Researchers’ Network, in advocating for young people, has produced first-rate research into the media portrayal of youth, gangs and knife crime. The National Youth Agency Young Researchers’ Network funded Hertsmere Borough Council to support a team of seven young people in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, aged 14 to 19, to research a topic of their
Creating common sense racism – its election time again
To what extent are politicians entrenching a common sense racism as they purport to deal with popular fears? It is election time again and politicians are returning to their core ‘narratives’ and vote winning strategies. The politics of race and prejudice coded as ‘immigration’ dominated media coverage of the 2010 general election. It is certainly
Learn the language – how?
David Cameron blames immigrants for not learning the language at the same time as the government launches devastating cuts to English language learning provision for migrants and refugees. In his speech to Conservative party members in Hampshire, Cameron highlighted the important role that the English language plays in good integration through binding ‘real communities’ together
Race against educational proposals
This special issue of Race Equality Teaching (RET), an equality impact assessment of the Con-Dem government’s educational programme, unpicks exactly what is in store for the nation. On the one hand is the 2010 white paper entitled The Importance of Teaching and the education bill, on the other hand is Theresa May’s supposed commitment to
Searchlight: polling the ‘new politics of identity’
Can the claims of a new politics of identity, made by Searchlight Educational Trust, be substantiated by an opinion poll? On 28 February 2011, the Searchlight Educational Trust published Fear and HOPE, a report claiming to outline a ‘new politics of identity’ in England.[1] This document detailed the findings of an opinion poll conducted by