Opinion: Ukraine’s Resistance Still Needs Our Solidarity
Nadia Whittome
The left has a long record of opposing violent occupations. One year on from Russia’s invasion, we must stand with the Ukrainian people, argues Nadia Whittome.
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Report: Helping White Refugees Gets You £350. Helping Black or Brown Ones Gets You Prison Time
Tiara Ataii
If those crossing the Mediterranean were white, would we criminalise their rescuers? Tiara Ataii doubts it.
Opinion: We Can’t Dismantle Capitalism Without Antiracist Solidarity
Sonali Bhattacharyya
With antiracist solidarity largely a thing of the past, it is vital the left reclaim it as a way of organising in order to successfully resist racial capitalism.
ACFM: #ACFM Trip 17: Solidarity
The gang explore the meaning of a much-used term with help from Nina Simone and The Special AKA.
Report: We Are Occupying an Israeli-Owned Arms Factory to Protest Zionist Settler Colonialism
An activist occupying an arms factory in Leicester
An activist occupying an Israeli-owned arms factory in Leicester speaks to Sophie K Rosa about the importance of direct action in opposing Zionist settler colonialism.
Report: ‘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.
Opinion: This Isn’t a ‘Culture War’ – It’s a Battle Over the Terms of Solidarity
David Wearing
There are some on the left who say we shouldn’t get distracted by the ‘culture war’, and should keep our focus on the ‘real issues’. But this distinction is often a false one, and the left needs to figure out how to fight the culture war on its own terms, argues David Wearing.
Ash Wednesday: 3 Things You Can Do in the Face of Coronavirus
Feeling confused about Coronavirus? Here’s 3 simple things you can do to help the people around you.
Novara FM: Now We Have Your Attention
James Butler is joined by Jack Shenker to explore the new politics: from grassroots trade unionism to migrant solidarity, and the gradual transformation of the Labour Party.
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
Dan Davison
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: 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.
Novara FM: 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
Gabriel Bristow
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
Connor Woodman
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
Connor Woodman
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
Elly Robson
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
Tabitha Bast
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.