A racist offensive is sweeping the world, with governments and the right-wing media using migrants, refugees and Muslims as scapegoats for an economic crisis and wars they did not create.
The racist tide will only be driven back by anti- racists standing up and confronting it. From Germany to Greece to the USA, people who want a society free from racism are saying no more. People are taking to the streets in large numbers to oppose racism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and to say migrants and refugees are welcome here.
In Britain the threat of the FLA/ DFLA, Trump’s visit and the attack on the Windrush generation have created a toxic atmosphere. It’s up to us to come together and cut through the racist lies providing a culture of solidarity in which we can resist the hostile environment.
Next month there will be regional organising summits across the North where anti-racist activists will get together and decide how they will fight back over the summer.
Stand Up to Racism Yorkshire regional summit, Saturday 2nd June, 12 – 4:30 pm
Theatre Delicatessen, 202 Eyre St, Sheffield, S1 4QZ
Workshops will cover topics such as:
- Open the borders! Solidarity with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers.
- Racism: are we returning to the 1930’s?
- Challenging Prevent and racism in education
- Is the media racist?
- And more
Speakers include:
- Mohammed Maroof – Labour Party Councillor
- Magid Nagid – Green Party Councillor & Sheffield deputy Lord Mayor
- Mohammed Taj – Former TUC President
- Daniel Kebede – National Education Union
- Nadeem Murtuja – Just Yorkshire
- And more
Facebook event is here
Tickets available here
Midlands TUC and Stand Up To Racism regional summit, Saturday 2nd June, 11 am – 4:30 pm
TUC Midlands, 47 Summer Lane, B19 3TH Birmingham
Workshops will cover topics such as:
- After Windrush, making the environment hostile for racists.
- Racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia – how do we stop the rise of the right?
- Prevent, Trojan Horse and opposing Islamophobia
- Deaths in custody, no justice no peace, why black lives matter.
- And more
Speakers include:
- Wilf Sullivan – TUC Equalities Officer
- Nita Sanghera – University College Union Vice President Elect
- John Holmwood – co-author ‘Countering Extremism in British Schools, the truth about the Trojan Horse affair’
- Alison Cope – Mother of Joshua Ribera and youth violence & positive choice campaigner
- Charlie Williams – Children of the Windrush Movement
- And more
Facebook event here
Tickets available here
North West regional summit, 23rd June, 2 pm – 5 pm
British national Muslim heritage centre, College Rd, Manchester M16 8BP
Workshops will cover topics such as:
- Black lives matter and the Justice for Windrush generation
- Opposing Islamophobia and Prevent
- Dubs and child refugees
- Love Music Hate Racism
- And more
Speakers include:
- Diane Abbot – MP
- Mark Rowe – Fire Brigades Union North West Regional Secretary
- Ben Clay – Manchester City Councillor
- And more
Facebook event here
