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We need to talk about a particular type of white leftist man

June 12th: Ok, so I want to talk about a particular type of white guy.

America, Empire and Us: The Benefits of International Solidarity

June 9th: Solidarity demonstrations and support for the uprising in America and the Black Lives Matter movement are spreading around the world.

Black Lives Matter does not stop at your fingertips, it is a lifelong commitment.

June 8th: When you finish reading this whether it is on a phone or laptop, once you close or lock the device you must realise the fight does not stop at your…

The enemy is racism. The enemy is the police. The enemy is capitalism.

June 6th: I wanted to talk about the oppression of black people, the racism I have faced here but I realize the narrative is already out there if you have b…

Let’s Get Rooted – For a New Working Class Strategy!

June 1st: The following statement was originally posted on the Let’s Get Rooted blog on 25.05.20 Dear friends, Over recent weeks Croydon Solidarity, An…

No Justice, No Peace

May 28th: On Monday in Minneapolis, Minnesota an unarmed black man called George Floyd was murdered by white police officer Derek Chauvin as three others sto…

Reflections on the incompetence of the Johnson government

May 27th: Being ideologically opposed to government, or the very least top-down imposed upon us government, we can sometimes just criticise government action…

Johnson, Cummings and the spectacle of scandal

May 24th: We’ve finally gotten to the end of a road which has been decades in the making, in which politicians have slowly realised something that the …

Beet & Two Veg: Grow Your Own Emancipation

May 22nd: Looking at some of the mainstream vegan publications and some of the more high profile social media superstars, you would be forgiven for thinking …

Virtual Panopticon: Prison video calls and family support during the pandemic and beyond

May 18th: The following text was kindly contributed to Freedom by Lisa Selby @bluebaglife (follow them on Instagram and Twitter), UK Prison Wives and the UK …

Discrimination under Covid-19

May 16th: This text was contributed to Freedom by Fanny Syariful Alam: the regional coordinator and program director of Bandung School of Peace Indonesia, a …

The gamble with workers’ lives

May 15th: The Government has released new guidelines and new procedures regarding lockdown in recent days.

From dystopia to utopia: some thoughts on the confinement in France

May 12th: I don’t think we’re ever going to get to utopia again by going forward.”

Lessons from COVID-19: How transformative justice and mutual aid can help to address harm in communities

May 12th: This article was originally published on the Transforming Society blog.

Are you going to clap for the NHS tonight?

May 7th: Last week, we spoke to community nurses who are being given one cotton mask per worker and told to re-use them.