Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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My union opposes all hate crime, bullying and harassment
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
THE Morning Star on July 4 2018 printed a call to “Improve the climate of debate around proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act.”
This is the message I signed up to but I need to make absolutely clear my and my union’s total opposition to all hate crime, including against trans people.
Unite’s policy conference on the same day held an inclusive respectful united debate on equalities, including agreeing progressive action on sexual harassment and domestic abuse, period poverty, menopause, changing the face of the union and BAEM progression, disability rights, LGBT asylum-seekers, International Women’s Day, equality impact assessments and unconscious bias.
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