rs21 has joined the call for an international day against racism and fascism on 10 December, alongside the International Socialist Organization (US) and many others. In London, anti-fascists will be focusing on the No to Tommy Robinson, No to Fortress Britain demonstration against the far right on 9 December, supported by Momentum, the Feminist Anti-Fascist Assembly, Plan C, trade unions, Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants and more.
Protest against Tommy Robinson and the far right, central London 14th July 2018, photo by Steve Eason
The Trump administration has emboldened the growth of the alt-right, far right, and fascists across North America. We have seen the consequences: from the deadly white supremacist attacks in Charlottesville; to the antisemitic massacre in Pittsburgh; the racist murder of Black people in Louisville; the deadly violence against women; and attacks against immigrants and refugees. We have also seen organised assaults against anti-fascist protesters.
The rise of fascism in the United States further emboldens the growth of the far right and fascism internationally. We have seen the spread of far-right governments and fascist movements from Hungary, to India, the Philippines, and most recently with the election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.
We are organisations and activists calling for this December 10, long recognised as “International Human Rights Day,” to be a Day of Action Against Fascism and Racism.
We come together against the attacks on migrants and refugees, Muslim and Jewish communities, Black and Brown people, transgender and queer people, women, Indigenous peoples and their sovereignty, the disabled, and all other working class and oppressed communities. An injury to one is an injury to all.
Women were a particular target of the violence at Peterloo on 16 August 1819. We publish an extract from an address by the Manchester Female Reform Society delivered shortly before the massacre.
Mark Winter welcomes a new exhibition celebrating Namibia's unsung musical heroes, and remembers the time when the artist Jackson Kaujewa came to stay with his family.
Colin Sparks reports on the latest developments in Hong Kong, where the movement on the streets is showing impressive resilience as direct pressure from Beijing builds.
As we approach the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo massacre, Ian Allinson argues that the right are pressing Boris Johnson to introduce a new wave of repression.
Workers at Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard are fighting to save their jobs and demanding nationalisation as the employer goes into administration.
In the third and final part of his essay on violence and capitalist social relations, Colin Barker insists that capitalist states cannot be theorised without recognising their multiplicity.
Radha D'Souza's investigation into the international liberal rights regime is a welcome intervention that should make us question the framework of 'rights'.
