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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We should never feel the need to apologise for black self-organisation
TUC Black Workers Conference serves to re-energise us for the continuing difficult struggle ahead, writes ROGER McKENZIE
The Aslef delegation at the Black Workers Conference in 2017
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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 TUC Black Workers Conference opens today at a time of heightened debate about a perceived rise in racism.
I say perceived because many of us have been saying for some considerable time that racism in our lives — whether at work or in the streets — is almost a given.
Of course it’s correct to say that we are seeing much more fascist activity than we have for some years.
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