Selma 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…

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Join 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…

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Event: 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…

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Green 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…

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Join 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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Actress Jodhi May cast as Selma James in Steve McQueen’s new BBC series, Small Axe

The Observer Jodhi May says Scarborough, in which her character has a romance with a 16-year-old boy, is supposed to be uncomfortable to watch Vanessa Thorpe Sun 8 Sep 2019 07.59 BST  Jodhi May and Jordan Bolger in Scarborough, directed by Barnaby Southcombe. Actress Jodhi May, who stars in an uncompromising new film about a relationship between…

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Selma James in Monthly Review

Beyond Boundaries by Selma James and Ron Augustin (Sep 01, 2019) Topics: Feminism , History , Marxism , Movements  Places: Europe , United Kingdom Selma James in July 2012. Photo credit: Crossroads AV Collective. Ron Augustin is a freelance journalist and editor based in Brussels. In collaboration with the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, he has been involved in editorial and digitization projects documenting anti-imperialist movements of…

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