The football community’s 3-day social media boycott against growing online racism
English football clubs from the major leagues, including the Premier League and EFL (English Football League Championship), held a three-day social media boycott in a show of solidarity against growing online racism. Support for the boycott The blackout, involving the suspension of all social media accounts, also included Kick It Out, Women in Football, the […]
May Day greetings to workers throughout the world! Let’s “remake our society, after Covid, as a fair society – with equality and social justice for all” (London May Day Organising Committee).
In this article Aratrust details some events people can join on May Day (1 May 2021) and gives a brief history of the trade union movement. May Day events The London May Day Organising Committee: “This year we are celebrating on-line again and will have messages from trade unionists from here and around the world; […]
28th April 2021 – International Workers’ Memorial Day – there are ‘tragically more deaths every year from preventable accidents at work than in wars’
Aratrust commemorates all workers who have died because of poor working conditions On this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD), the Anti-Racist Alliance Trust (Aratrust) commemorates all workers who have died at work, and supports the struggle to end deaths due to a lack of adequate health and safety measures, particularly workers of minority-ethnic heritage […]
Letter from Lord Sheikh to the PM requesting an official apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Poem: India’s post-WW1 ‘expectations dashed and shackled by iron-hearted measures’. Author’s Note Following India’s great service to Britain during the First World War, there was an expectation that such a sacrifice would be rewarded with greater self-determination and even dominion status. Regretfully, this was not to be. Instead those expectations were dashed by an iron […]
UNITE Community West London branch members commemorate the massacre of innocent Indians and raise their voices for an ………….. APOLOGY
Jallianwalla bagh massacre 13th April 1919 The cold blooded murder of over 400 unarmed people (the historian Kim Wagner, relying on new evidence puts the figure much higher) in the Jallianwalla bagh in Amritsar on 13th April 1999 is one of the darkest deeds of British colonialism. The whims, insecurities and a visceral hatred and […]
Aratrust commemorates the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 13th April 1919 when up to 1,000 unarmed Baisakhi celebrants, visitors and protesters were gunned down in a cold-blooded atrocity and reflects upon its contemporary significance
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on 13th April 1919 was an inhumane act of the British Government’s colonial rule through the barbaric mass murder in cold blood against hundreds of innocent Indians (some put the figure at over 1,000). The exact number of people killed, including women, children and at least one baby, is not known […]
What the Sharpeville Massacre and Apartheid mean to 4 young people growing up ………
The Sharpeville Massacre 21st March 1960 The Sharpeville massacre occurred when a crowd of between 5,000–7,000 black people protested at the police station in the Black township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, South Africa on March 21, 1960 against racist ‘pass laws’ which restricted their ability to move around freely in their own country. The Apartheid […]
Reflections on the Evil of Racism and Humanity’s Freedom-loving Spirit and unending Resistance
Racial Discrimination I ask myself Why is there Racial Discrimination? We are all children of the Human Race. Then why are we restricted, excluded or even hated against each other? Is it due to the colour of our skin? Surely that colour is there due to Mother Nature protecting us! Protecting […]
International Women’s Day – 8th March 2021 ……….. and every day!!! Solidarity with women throughout the world struggling for equality!!!
We honour the sacrifices of those who have gone before us and those who are suffering today! The struggle goes on! Honouring the Suffragettes On this International Women’s Day let’s remember the Suffragettes who were members of an activist organisation in the early 20th century and who fought for the right for women to vote […]
Paper flower-making, the Cirque du Soleil, Paisleys, Lapidaries, and Ceramics (Ancient Nubian, Egyptian, Persian, Greek, Roman and Islamic) – 7 half-term activities enjoyed by children and young people!
Just finished an exhilarating week of activities with our Young Adventurers, Young Explorers and Young Activists, with Young Citizen support! Aratrust Young Adventurers (aged 3-5) Aratrust Young Adventurers had great fun creating lots of pretty flowers with paper, markers, scissors and glue and showing them to the other children! Aratrust Young Explorers (aged 5-10) and […]