For Liberation Against Racism: Weekly Update – 8 November

10th November 2026 shoreditchadmin2 0

Weekly Update – on developments on race, racism and the fightback
From: For Liberation Against Racism
Issues covered this week include: Labour’s attacks on migrants, the Commonwealth summit, and Black editor quits journalism awards panel over shortlisting of article about Professor Jason Arday.

Marxism, Black Liberation and the Global Class Struggle Part 4. Algeria: Anti-Colonial Struggle

26th October 2026 shoreditchadmin2 0

Algeria provides a stark example of settler colonialism and violent resistance. Whereas the United States was born of a struggle between the settlers themselves for self determination and the right to development based on the continued extermination of the indigenes and the exploitation of slavery, Algeria was born of the struggle of the indigenes against the settlers.

Black youth leading the opposition to Macron

13th October 2026 shoreditchadmin2 0

The French presidential election campaign for May 2027 is underway. Hundreds of thousands of school students have taken centre-stage in opposition to Macron’s austerity.
The government has reacted with huge repression: the worst in many decades; worse than May 68.
These teenagers not only experienced police violence, but also many were subjected to racist insults by police officers.

End UK support for Saudi’s war on Yemen

12th October 2026 shoreditchadmin2 0

Saudi Arabia has stepped up its attack on Yemen. UK Prime Minister Burnham has agreed to assist the Saudi air force, with air-to-air refuelling, as it bombs Yemen.
The UK should instead end its complicity in the oppression of the Yemeni people.