Tag: solidarity

Afrin and Kurdish Liberation

On this episode of TyskySour Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker are joined by Ojan Kocgiri and Zeynep Kurban, both from the Kurdistan Solidarity Campaign to talk about the struggle for Kurdish liberation in Syria. @MichaelJSWalker @AaronBastani @zeynep_kurban @KurdsCampaign  
With University Staff Forced to Act like Border Guards, Striking Lecturers Must Show Solidarity with Yarl’s Wood
UCU picketers must act in solidarity with hunger strikers in Yarl's Wood because their struggles are intrinsically linked. The inhumane border control system that makes international students fear failing to meet their visa requirements and puts the unwanted duty of immigration policing on to university staff, also creates detention centres.
Novara FM: SNOW DAY!
Your hardy editors bring you a Snow Day Special, where James Butler, Ash Sarkar and Michael Walker talk conspiracy theories, books that changed them, desire in politics – and what their younger selves would think of them now.
Faultlines: Liz Fekete on Racism, Europe and the New Right
On #NovaraFM, James Butler and Ash Sarkar are joined by Liz Fekete, director of the Institute of Race Relations, to talk about racism, resistance and the rebirth of the right.
Solidarity Can Melt Ice: Students and Migrants Occupy a French Château
As temperatures plummeted across France, students in Nantes occupied an art school to provide shelter for migrant rough-sleepers. The occupation moved to a university-owned château and has so far avoided eviction, despite threats.
When Petitions Actually Matter: West Papuans Risk Their Lives to End Indonesia’s Occupation
West Papuans are risking their lives to sign a petition calling for UN support of self-determination. It's time the UK left stood in solidarity with their anti-colonial struggle at this crucial moment.
5 Problems with Effective Altruism
The growing Effective Altruism movement seeks to help people give to charity in a smarter way. But is philanthropy really the most effective way to challenge global injustice?
‘Bikers 4 Strikers’: 4 Reasons We All Need to Get On Our (Proverbial) Bikes to Support Junior Doctors
Yesterday's junior doctors' strike (the first of three planned actions) was about the future of the NHS, so cyclists from across the capital formed a 'flying' picket to support strikers. Here's why you should support your local picket line on 26 January and 10 February.
7 Ways in 7 Days We Can Show Solidarity with the People of Syria
Feeling powerless following parliament’s vote to bomb Syria and not sure what to do next? Somewhere between overwhelming hopelessness and heading off to join the YPJ there are a range of everyday acts of solidarity. Here are a week’s worth.
What is #ShutdownSOAS?
Yesterday a SOAS trade unionist was suspended for "gross misconduct", having expressed solidarity with an ongoing student occupation. Today students and staff managed to close the university down in retaliation.
On Ferguson, Black Lives and Solidarity: An Open Letter
As demonstrations and resistance demanding justice for Michael Brown sweep the US, Wail Qasim offers thoughts on the importance black lives, international solidarity and the police.
7 Things You Should Know About the ‘Sans-Papiers’ Migrant Camps in Calais
For around 20 years, migrants from across the world have slept rough in Calais hoping for a better life either in the UK or France. They face routine harassment, actively encouraged by local government, and endure terrible conditions. Currently around 600-800 migrants are in Calais 'sans-papiers' (without papers).