Past Tense Kalpana Wilson Yes, we both were. I remember speaking at this conference where a very large number of Asian women joined their African and African Caribbean sisters.

⚡NEWS: High Court finds Local Authority's housing policy to be discriminatory against women and girls escaping violence in successful judicial review challenge

Our Stephanie Harrison KC & Nadia O’Mara acted for the Claimant I/B Public Interest Law Centre.

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Linton Kwesi Johnson: Inglan is a Bitch (1980)

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#RRB #RegularReggaeBit #Dub #DailyReggae #RootsRockRebels

GC's Punk & New Wave PunkAndNewWave David Rodigan Dennis Bovell Nick Belger Dub Cadet Phil Brett Nick Belger Dub Cadet Gordon Munro Caroline Binnie

#OnThisDay in London's rebellious past: Riots defeat the Excise Bill & Londoners party all night, 1733.
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#OnThisDay in London insurgent history, 1981: the 1981 Brixton uprising against racist policing
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As part of the Hackney Art Activism Festival, Rio Cinema is showing a rare screening on 29 April of 'Injustice', the 2001 documentary on deaths in police custody that the Police Federation tried to ban hackneygazette.co.uk/news/24242188.…

Join us in solidarity with Selma Taha & her friends from 9am, 11th April @ Highbury Magistrates Court, N7 8JW

Selma Taha Southall Black Sisters #IStandWithSelmaTaha #FeministsAgainstRacism

Like all campaigns for justice, the #Bradford12 were targeted by #spycops . Like so many other cases, despite legal professional privilege, this included spying on communication with their lawyers. ucpi.org.uk/publications/s…

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

Not sure I agree with this moron having had an incredible NHS team pull me back from the brink with stage 3 sepsis a few years back.

In 1981, 12 young men in Bradford were arrested for preparing to defend their community from fascists. 4 decades on, I spoke to them about their trial & the solidarity that helped secure their freedom. The Bradford 12 case was a pivotal moment in British legal history.🧵 #Defiance

Excellent report on the rubbish 'regeneration' of Lesnes Estate in Bexley borough, South London. Brilliant solidarity from Corporate Watch

🎞️Following the launch of #Defiance , a new series on channel 4 documenting the British South-Asian anti-racist movement, we wanted to share some of our resources on the struggle.

📚Southall: The birth of a Black community irr.org.uk/product/southa…

On the morning of the 8th, police officers opened fire with CS gas grenades on a boat of exiles people who were trying to reach the United Kingdom, setting it ablaze. The police chased exiles with ATV vehicles and broke the finger of an 18 year old with a baton round #Calais

#OnThisDay 10 April 1660 General John Lambert escaped from the Tower of London and attempted to rally forces against the Restoration. He was defeated and spent the remaining 24 years of his life in prison. Image from our collection. #17thCentury #BritishCivilWars #OTD 🧵1/2

For anyone wondering why my unbeatable manifesto doesn't appear in the booklet that's dropping through a million London letterboxes, that's because it costs an extra £10,000 to be featured in it. Is that an affront to democracy? You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

Big Flame women ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 such great (and relevant) insights, analysis and strategies from the 1970s !

Some of today’s favorite archival finds LSE Library:

'I represent Allah and you represent Satan' says the Taliban while defending stoning women to death. Shame on all the diplomats and 'international community' who have enabled them in men only meetings. Feminist Dissent

In a bid to beat some of those major label artists in the charts once again, we’ve dropped the price of the iTunes album to £4.99. music.apple.com/gb/album/humbl… every download helps. Independent artists for the win!🏆

An important message from Gay's the Word

Today we remember the 40th anniversary of the raid on Gay’s the Word bookshop

....and how we fought back!

10th April 1984 - 10th April 2024

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