Blair Peach's partner Celia Stubbs on the founding of INQUEST - book your tickets for 24 April in Homerton, this looks like a great film

Pritpal asad rehman Mukhtar Dar DrRajYouthWorker Taj Ali fahim qureshi NPMP Tariq Ali SouthAsia Solidarity peter kalu writer Tariq Mehmood Ken Fero As was a common slogan in the 1970s. ‘We are here because you were there’. The history of anti-colonial struggle was an important backdrop to the youth in Britain organising. Yet there is no mention of this history, which was a strong Intergenerational memory for many youth 6/20

Pritpal asad rehman Mukhtar Dar DrRajYouthWorker Taj Ali fahim qureshi NPMP Tariq Ali SouthAsia Solidarity peter kalu writer Tariq Mehmood Ken Fero Another failure in the programme series is the complete erasure of the role of some leading defendants of the Bradford 12. The deliberate attempt to erase Tariq Mehmood Ali’s contribution has meant that the film ignores a key reason for the importance of the trial. 15/20

Pritpal asad rehman Mukhtar Dar DrRajYouthWorker Taj Ali fahim qureshi NPMP Tariq Ali SouthAsia Solidarity peter kalu writer Tariq Mehmood Ken Fero The youth recognised Ireland as Britain’s oldest colony. They supported the campaign for the Irish Republican Hunger strikers in 1981. They supported the Troops out Movement. They organised Black Delegations to Ireland. 14/20

Pritpal asad rehman Mukhtar Dar DrRajYouthWorker Taj Ali fahim qureshi NPMP Tariq Ali SouthAsia Solidarity peter kalu writer For the authentic story follow @tariqmehmood000 + Ken Fero for forthcoming feature doc on #Bradford12 , in the autumn. This will be a film about the era, told by leading defendants & campaigners, including a no of Bradford 12 defendants. A film by the people, for the people 3/20

Pritpal asad rehman Mukhtar Dar DrRajYouthWorker Taj Ali fahim qureshi NPMP Tariq Ali SouthAsia Solidarity peter kalu writer Tariq Mehmood Ken Fero This international solidarity was why they called themselves Black shouting the slogan ‘Black people must unite here to stay here to fight’. This international solidarity is so relevant and important to speak about in the context of the current #Gaza_Genocide 12/20

Pritpal asad rehman Mukhtar Dar DrRajYouthWorker Taj Ali fahim qureshi NPMP Tariq Ali SouthAsia Solidarity peter kalu writer Tariq Mehmood Ken Fero Asian youth were also anti-imperialist. They identified with their brothers and sisters in South Africa fighting Apartheid as well as the struggle of Palestinians against genocidal violence and settler colonialism. 11/20

Channel 4’s #Defiance is a problematic & superficial narrative of the resistance to racism fought by South Asian youth fought in the 1970s and 1980s. For more on this history see my bk Black Star: Britain’s Asian Youth Movements plutobooks.com/9781849649469/…
1/20

Black People Against State Brutality march, 1979. This photo captures 2 of the things that were missing from #Defiance - the role of women as organisers, & African-Asian unity. Holding banner: Jocelyn Wolfe of Brixton Black Women's Group & Amrit Wilson she/her of Awaz Asian Women's Group

#Defiance this old detective shouldn’t be given the platform to continue his racist prejudice. He still can’t see the racial motivation by NF Skinheads we all knew were responsible!!

The Balfour Declaration’s purpose was to create a “little loyal Jewish Ulster in a sea of potentially hostile Arabism”, according to Ronald Storrs, the British military governor of Jerusalem from 1920-6

After spraying the Ministry of Defence with red paint, activists are protesting outside the building to demand an end to the UK's complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Excited for the screening of this very moving, inspiring and timely film, and looking forward to welcoming director Nausheen Khan! Tues 23 April 6pm. Book your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-my-d… Dr Kamna Patel The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU)

Excited for the screening of this very moving, inspiring and timely film, and looking forward to welcoming director Nausheen Khan. Tues 23 April 6pm. Book your tickets! eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-my-d… Dr Kamna Patel The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU)

DON'T MISS the brilliant 'Land of My Dreams'! It follows the women whose peaceful sit-in at #ShaheenBagh against India's Islamophobic, exclusionary Citizenship Amendment Act #CAA grew into a nationwide movement. Screening + Q&A with director Nausheen Khan eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-my-d…

Nirmal Puwar My condolences. I read Amrit Wilson's Finding a Voice when it came out (late 1970s?) and it was a foundational text for my understanding of the intersectional ways that power works.

Amrit Wilson she/her
Brilliant book/s that I read during my PhD -I draw on these words today as still so relevant. Highly recommended reading.

Why are Indian workers going to Israel during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza? | by Amrit Wilson she/her
SouthAsia Solidarity
nriaffairs.com/why-are-indian…

Nirmal Puwar Great book by Amrit Wilson she/her Changed my world view over 40 years ago

Read this. Then read it again.