Selma James & Women of Colour GWS sign letter: We stand with Jeremy Corbyn – just as he always stood with us
Organisations and individuals including Kehinde Andrews, Hanif Kureishi, Ahdaf Soueif, Gillian Slovo, Robert Del Naja and Anish Kapoor urge BAME and migrant communities to vote for Labour December 10, 2019 · 8 min read As BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) representatives, organisations, anti-racist activists and individuals involved in local, national, and international campaigns, we urge BAME and migrant communities to vote for the…
Read MoreSupport Corbyn in 12 December UK election
Dear friends, While the Global Women’s Strike and Payday are non-party political, many of us are campaigning for Jeremy Corbyn in this election to stop a far-right Johnson-Trump alliance. The LP Manifesto, launched with Corbyn’s powerful speech (see also his 60 seconds resumee), is the most radical in decades and includes: · an end to…
Read MoreSelma James writes an open letter to Chris Williamson
SELMA JAMES MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019 OpinionWe are in the midst of an anti-left witch-hunt Dear Chris, I read your statement in support of Jeremy Corbyn and your article in the Morning Star and was struck by your honesty, clarity and determination to win for Labour in this election. Though I wish you were running as…
Read MoreSelma James speaking at Latin America Conference 2019, Saturday 23 November
Black lives Matter: Resisting Trump from Haiti & the Caribbean to the US In the era of Trump, racism is on the rise in the Americas, but countries such as Cuba, Bolivia and Venezuela show that the cause of black liberation can be advanced with self-organisation and progressive policies. The history and current uprising in…
Read MorePlease join us for a special screening of All Work and No Pay & Women of the Rhondda
Crossroads Women’s Centre present All Work and No Pay & Women of the Rhondda Sat 19 Oct 2019 / 2-4pm LUX, Waterlow Park Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 5JF Booking free via Eventbrite Book online As part of our current exhibition All You Need’s An Excuse, please join us for a special screening of a recent…
Read MoreJoin us at Extinction Rebellion events!
Dear Friends, We are taking part in the Extinction Rebellion (XR) Movement of Movements this week and next week. Here are some of the events we are involved in organising. The events are mostly outside and some called at short notice so please follow social media or check XRs website as sometimes events and timings…
Read MoreEvent: Mexico Mothers of Disappeared & Haiti Insurrection
Dear Friends, Please note the meeting on Sat 5 Oct is at 4pm (not 2pm).The Transformative Power of Mexico’s Movement of Mothers of the Disappeared With Laura Carlsen and a special news report Another Haitian Revolution? Margaret Prescod reporting from Haiti Saturday 5 October 2019, 4pm Crossroads Women’s Centre 25 Wolsey Mews, Kentish Town, London…
Read MoreGreen New Deal For Europe – A Care Income (Excerpts)
Download the report here. The Green New Deal for Europe is the first attempt at a political response to climate change that is on the same scale as the problem itself, and it recognizes that any response to the climate and sustainability crisis must necessarily also deal with the austerity and economic short-sightedness that currently…
Read MoreJoin Extinction Rebellion breastfeeding action 9 Oct
Dear Friends, We invite you to take part in the Nurse-in on Wednesday 9 October 10.30-11.30 organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) as part of the October XR Movement of Movements. Mothers are meeting at the QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, SW1P 3EE and move to a nearby location for the Nurse-in. Please join us if…
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