racism

To prevent more Child Qs, we must get police out of schools

31st March 2022 shoreditchadmin2 0

The Met police use disproportionate force against Black and other minoritised children; they use spit-hoods and tasers more often and stop and search them (including strip searching) at far higher rates. There were 9,000 strip searches of children in the past five years alone of which 2000 were under the age of 16. Get police out of our schools.

Resisting Macron’s racist offensive

1st April 2021 shoreditchadmin2 0

In advance of next year’s French presidential election, Macron has significantly stepped up the racist offensive – mainly Islamophobia. This is helping boost support for the far-right, – which he hopes to face in the second round of the election.

Why are hate crimes against Asian Americans on the rise?

18th March 2021 shoreditchadmin2 0

There are two factors at play in the recent wave of hate crimes: first there is the long history of anti-Asian and anti-communist indoctrination in this country; and second there is the new wave of Sinophobia.
The recent wave of propaganda and Sinophobia has slowly evolved since the US Pivot to Asia began under Obama.