Tag: protest
The Mask and the Flag: Populism and Protest
James Butler is joined by Paolo Gerbaudo to discuss ‘populism’ and the rise of a populist Left.
In Pictures: Buenos Aires International Women’s Strike
Ella Jessel (words and images)
Vive La Resistance?
On #NovaraFM Ash Sarkar and James Butler are joined by anti-racist activist Joshua Virasami and Stop Trump Coalition organiser Nick Dearden to discuss protest and strategies for resistance against rightwing populism.
Report #StanduptoTrump
Eleanor Penny talks to some of the estimated fifty thousand people who flocked to an emergency demonstration at Downing Street against Trump’s ban on muslims entering the United States.
A Hot Day in Paris: Report from the Renewed Struggle Against Loi Travail
Ina Fever
Back on the Line: Remembering Grunwick 40 Years On
40 years later, workers, writers and politicians remember the historic 2 year strike led primarily by South-Asian film processing workers at the Grunwick Lab in Dollis Hill, North-west London. How did Grunwick pave the way for further suppression of trade unions and independent worker organisation?
UK Black Lives Matter Activists #Shutdown the M4
This morning, UK Black Lives Matter activists blocked off the M4 towards Heathrow airport in protest at deaths in police custody and the racism of borders. Ash Sarkar reports.
Terms of Engagement: Democracy
Democracy is something we can all agree on. But what does it actually mean? James Butler looks at the many ways the word gets used politically and what it means to attempt to run a government or an organisation ‘democratically’.
7 Reflections on the Battle of Parliament Square and the 2010 Student Movement
Craig McVegas and Arianna Tassinari
‘They Don’t Keep the Peace, They Keep the Chaos’ – “Light Touch” Policing at Peaceful Protests
Aaron Bastani reports from the latest NCAFC demonstration for free education, directly challenging the police about their role in creating disruptions at peaceful gatherings and damaging the Met’s reputation.
Why You Shouldn’t #LoveThePolice
Aaron Bastani explains why Russell Brand’s new initiative #LoveThePolice ignores both structural and racial problems with the police force.
Protest, Police Violence and Mental Health Care: 7 Things You Need to Know
Nick Carpenter
#FreeFede – a personal reflection
Maham Hashmi
Communist Strategy In The 21st Century
Back from his PhD-induced hiatus Aaron Bastani joins James Butler to discuss the subject of his thesis, observing patterns in recent social movements.
5 Possible Effects of the Met’s ‘Pay-to-Protest’ Policies
Hannah Sketchley
What Happened At The National Demo for #Free Education
Craig McVegas reports from the largest student demo since the famous 2010 revolts against the trippling of tuition fees.
Britain Needs (Fully Automated Communism) A Payrise
On this week’s show Aaron and James discuss the forthcoming TUC demonstration, ‘Britain Needs a Payrise’.