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‘Land justice is racial justice’: People of Colour Are Reclaiming Their Right to Nature

Yali Banton-Heath

While the UK land justice movement has gained momentum in recent years, the significance of land in the struggle for racial justice remains largely undiscussed. Yali Banton-Heath speaks with Josina Calliste, co-founder of Land in Our Names, a collective helping people of colour to the land, about the necessity of centring land access and food sovereignty within the wider struggle for racial justice.

‘This is Our Home’: The Ex-Mining Community Fighting Demolitions in Yorkshire

Residents of Wordsworth Drive and Sugar Hill Close, a privately-owned social housing estate in Oulton near Leeds, are fighting a developer seeking to demolish their homes and replace them with new, market-rate housing. Ethan Shone reports.

‘We’d Prefer to Die in the UK Than Go Back’: The Refugees on Hunger Strike Against Deportation

Laith Saad

22 refugees at notorious immigration removal centre Brook House have gone on hunger strike in protest of their imminent deportations. Laith Saad reports.

‘It’s Been Too Long’: The Windrush Compensation Scheme is Setting Victims Up to Fail

Sophie K Rosa

Confronted with a failing compensation scheme offering hugely delayed and "insultingly" low payments, Windrush victims argue they have no choice but to fight for just renumeration. Sophie K Rosa reports.

‘We Want to Breathe’: Anti-Racist, Environmental and Gilets Jaunes Campaigners Are Joining Forces in France

Olly Haynes

In France, Black Lives Matter has prompted campaign groups to form new alliances against racism and police violence. Olly Haynes reports on how the campaign for justice for Adama Traoré, who died in police custody, is joining forces with both environmentalists and Gilets Jaunes mutilated by police.

Renters Unions Are Preparing to Resist an ‘Impending Tsunami’ of Evictions

Rivkah Brown

Landlords hoping to ride the 'impending tsunami' of evictions stand to be disappointed as renters unions prepare to resist. Rivkah Brown reports.

How We Won: The Customers Who Saved Their Local Market

Laith Saad

Loyal customers banded together to save their beloved local market from eviction in what became one of the most innovative fights against gentrification in recent memory. Laith Saad reports in the first instalment of How We Won, a new series which celebrates the victories of grassroots campaigns across the country.

‘It’s All Performative, They Don’t Care’: Why Tate Workers Are Going on Strike

Sophie K Rosa

Facing redundancy during a national recession and global pandemic, Tate workers are going on strike, arguing that, despite the art institution’s socially conscious image, it is the lowest-paid and most diverse workers who will be worst impacted. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Coronavirus Has Made Things Even Worse for Migrant Workers on Spain’s Fruit Farms

Nic Murray

Most strawberries sold in British supermarkets are grown in southern Spain, on fruit farms run by multinational companies that exploit migrant labour. Coronavirus has left fewer workers under pressure to meet high export targets, without PPE or cleaning products. Nic Murray reports.

The Tenants Taking on Their Billionaire Landlord

Sophie K Rosa

A group of tenants in east London is locked in a battle with a billionaire landlord who wants to evict them for organising during the pandemic. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Two-Thirds of Coronavirus Deaths Are of People With Disabilities

Sophie K Rosa

With an alarmingly disproportionate number of disabled people dying under lockdown, disability rights activists are condemning the government and calling for an official inquiry into the deaths. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Coronavirus Has Left Thousands of Trans People Unable to Access Healthcare

HG

With the pandemic magnifying the myriad failings of the transgender healthcare system, trans individuals, activists and support workers are urgently calling for more accessible healthcare. HG reports.

London Councils Paid Private Landlords £15.8m in a Year to Get Them to Rent to Homeless Families

Nye Jones

Exclusive: Data obtained by Novara Media shows that London councils are paying landlords costly incentives to house tenants who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in private rented properties - many of them in poor condition. Nye Jones reports.

As the Airline Industry Faces Coronavirus Collapse, It Is Outsourcing the Crisis on to Workers

Laith Saad

With Covid-19 decimating the airline industry, British Airways has proposed mass lay-offs, wage cuts and less predictable shift patterns as their means of staying competitive. But staff, who say the airline has consistently failed to consult them, are fighting back. Laith Saad reports.

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‘Land justice is racial justice’: People of Colour Are Reclaiming Their Right to Nature

Yali Banton-Heath

‘We’d Prefer to Die in the UK Than Go Back’: The Refugees on Hunger Strike Against Deportation

Laith Saad

‘It’s Been Too Long’: The Windrush Compensation Scheme is Setting Victims Up to Fail

Sophie K Rosa

‘We Want to Breathe’: Anti-Racist, Environmental and Gilets Jaunes Campaigners Are Joining Forces in France

Olly Haynes

Renters Unions Are Preparing to Resist an ‘Impending Tsunami’ of Evictions

Rivkah Brown

How We Won: The Customers Who Saved Their Local Market

Laith Saad

‘It’s All Performative, They Don’t Care’: Why Tate Workers Are Going on Strike

Sophie K Rosa

Coronavirus Has Made Things Even Worse for Migrant Workers on Spain’s Fruit Farms

Nic Murray

The Tenants Taking on Their Billionaire Landlord

Sophie K Rosa

Two-Thirds of Coronavirus Deaths Are of People With Disabilities

Sophie K Rosa

Coronavirus Has Left Thousands of Trans People Unable to Access Healthcare

HG

London Councils Paid Private Landlords £15.8m in a Year to Get Them to Rent to Homeless Families

Nye Jones

As the Airline Industry Faces Coronavirus Collapse, It Is Outsourcing the Crisis on to Workers

Laith Saad

Labour Suspensions Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Include Former Senior Official Emilie Oldknow

Aaron Bastani

‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19

Sophie K Rosa

Racist Policing Accelerated During the Pandemic. Mounting Protests Could See It Get Even Worse

Sophie K Rosa

On the Streets of Minneapolis, the Labour Movement is Supporting the Protests

Raechel Jolie

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‘Land justice is racial justice’: People of Colour Are Reclaiming Their Right to Nature

Yali Banton-Heath

‘This is Our Home’: The Ex-Mining Community Fighting Demolitions in Yorkshire

Ethan Shone

‘We’d Prefer to Die in the UK Than Go Back’: The Refugees on Hunger Strike Against Deportation

Laith Saad

‘It’s Been Too Long’: The Windrush Compensation Scheme is Setting Victims Up to Fail

Sophie K Rosa

‘We Want to Breathe’: Anti-Racist, Environmental and Gilets Jaunes Campaigners Are Joining Forces in France

Olly Haynes

Renters Unions Are Preparing to Resist an ‘Impending Tsunami’ of Evictions

Rivkah Brown

How We Won: The Customers Who Saved Their Local Market

Laith Saad

‘It’s All Performative, They Don’t Care’: Why Tate Workers Are Going on Strike

Sophie K Rosa

Coronavirus Has Made Things Even Worse for Migrant Workers on Spain’s Fruit Farms

Nic Murray

The Tenants Taking on Their Billionaire Landlord

Sophie K Rosa

Two-Thirds of Coronavirus Deaths Are of People With Disabilities

Sophie K Rosa

Coronavirus Has Left Thousands of Trans People Unable to Access Healthcare

HG

London Councils Paid Private Landlords £15.8m in a Year to Get Them to Rent to Homeless Families

Nye Jones

As the Airline Industry Faces Coronavirus Collapse, It Is Outsourcing the Crisis on to Workers

Laith Saad

Labour Suspensions Over Leaked Antisemitism Report Include Former Senior Official Emilie Oldknow

Aaron Bastani

‘You’re Just Another Number’: Bus Drivers Are Dying From Covid-19

Sophie K Rosa

Racist Policing Accelerated During the Pandemic. Mounting Protests Could See It Get Even Worse

Sophie K Rosa

On the Streets of Minneapolis, the Labour Movement is Supporting the Protests

Raechel Jolie

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