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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d

1,611 homeless Britons died last yr, including 11 children & babies under the age of one.

Contrary to Suella Braverman, homelessness isn't a lifestyle. It is a failure of society.

Yet govts cut wages/benefits, public services, local council funding; no curbs on profiteering.

How civilised are we?

'Abject failure' as UK's homeless deaths rise - including children

The government's homelessness minister, Alison McGovern MP, has described the increased number of deaths as an "abject failure that cannot be tolerated".

news.sky.com

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · 20d

Hostile Environment Meeting by CUaR.
Great contributions from leading anti-racists and local activists.

SPEAKERS :
Andrew Feinstein, speakers from Camden Anti-Raids, Muslim Vote, Caribbean Labour Solidarity, South Asia Solidarity Group, Migrants Rights Network, RMT Anti-Deportations Campaign.

Camden United against Racism banner. Andrew Feinstein on screen speaking. Shezan chairing the meeting.

Crowd from back of room. Luke Daniels, Amrit Wilson and Muhammad Chowdhury on speakers' table. Camden Untied against Racism banner. Meeting information on screen.

View from back of room. Crowd seated. Xīn Yè, Alex on Speakers' table with Shezan chairing. Description of meeting on screen and CUaR banner

Speakers' table with Muhammad Chowdhury, Amrit Wilson and Luke Daniels. International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network banner in background.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25d

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · 24d

Out in November. Pre-order now.

Paul Renny @redrenn.bsky.social · 25d

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · 27d

"And if you think Starmer and co are going to join the fightback, you've got another thing coming. They're the ones steering the ship. The situation calls for the closest possible unity of the left, the unions, all oppressed communities, all progressive and anti-racist people."
-- Carlos Martinez

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · 27d

Keep people divided, keep people diverted, keep people ignorant, and keep people scared.

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · 27d

"A fascistic narrative is being normalised by mainstream politicians and journalists, and this is being done purposefully. Capitalism in crisis has always resorted to this toxic combination of racism, violence and political repression.

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · 27d

And its ideas are being validated and amplified by a Labour government that talks non-stop about "island of strangers", cracking down on immigration, "legitimate concerns", "stop the boats" and so on."
A Labour government that feeds islamophobia by supporting and arming a genocide in Gaza.

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · 27d

Carlos Martinez -
"When more than 100,000 join a "Tommy Robinson" march in London, it can no longer be considered a marginal thing.
The far right has numbers, has a voice, has significant funding.

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · Sep 11

#HOSTILEENVIRONMENT
A call to action against racism & political failure!
Britain’s story of racial injustice is long & unresolved.
• Keynote speeches.
• Organising in Camden.
@andrewfeinstein.bsky.social @stopjcb.bsky.social
@migrantsrights.bsky.social
@rmtunion.bsky.social
#colonialism

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · Sep 11

🎟️ Free Entry

From Windrush to Grenfell to attacks on refugee hotels, from police discrimination to systemic inequality – Britain’s story of racial injustice is long and unresolved.

• Keynote speeches from anti-racism voices in Camden.
• An open discussion of strategies for organising in Camden.

🛑 THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT: A CALL TO ACTION AGAINST RACISM AND POLITICAL FAILURE 🛑

📍 Location: Queens Crescent Community Association, 45 Ashdown Crescent, London NW5 4QE

📆 Date: Thursday 18 September 2025

⏰ Time: 7 - 9pm

🎟️ Free Entry – Open to All

Join Camden United against Racism for a landmark event uniting communities, campaigners and activists in a powerful stand against the growing complicity and open pandering to the far-right by the UK’s political leadership.
From Windrush to Grenfell to attacks on refugee hotels, from police discrimination to systemic inequality – Britain’s story of racial injustice is long and unresolved. And today, under Keir Starmer’s Labour government, hostile policies and political compromise are replacing action.

What to Expect:
• Keynote speeches from leading anti-racism voices in Camden, community activists and members from voluntary organisations.
• An open discussion of strategies for organising in Camden.

SPEAKERS include:
• Andrew Feinstein - former ANC MP, candidate for Holborn and St. Pancras (2024 General Election), activist, filmmaker, specialises in the investigation of the arms trade and the corruption that accompanies it.
• Xīn Yè - Migrants' Rights Network - adviser, ambassador, and community organizer.
• Speakers from Camden Anti-Raids
• Luke Daniels - Caribbean Labour Solidarity and Camden Trades Council.
• Muhammad Chowdhury - Chairperson for Camden United against Racism and representative of The Muslim Vote in Camden.
• Amrit Wilson - South Asia Solidarity Group - writer, journalist and activist focused on issues of race and gender in Britain and South Asian politics.
• David Kasim - RMT Anti-Deportations Campaign - Station Supervisor, London Underground

✊🏽 “Silence is complicity. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

This is more than a protest. It’s a reckoning.
We will NOT be ignored. We will NOT be divided.
We will rise — louder, stronger, and UNITED.

📣 SPEAK OUT. SHOW UP. S…

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · Jul 25

Sir Keir Starmer won't be sleeping tonight: www.yourparty.uk just passed Labour's membership numbers...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jul 25

Zohran: LIQUID SWORDS

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 24

WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Jul 24

Unlike Reform, we’re doing things differently with democracy & inclusivity at the core.

From the launch to the party, conference, structures & yes - even the name! - we’re building it together.

It might feel unfamiliar to you. It’s called democracy.

🔗 yourparty.uk

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 13

A busy weekend - Saturday at Somers Town Festival, Sunday at Camden Mela
#Saynotoracism
Joint stalls with Camden People’s Alliance #StarmerOut

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 12

The Hostile Environment
A Public Meeting
18 September at Queens Crescent Community Association
Speakers include @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social Luke Daniels, @amritwilson.bsky.social , Muhammed Chowdhury

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 12

Camden United against Racism at Somers Town Festival - well received #SayNoToRacism

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Jul 7

This really is not getting the attention it should. The Tories' latest proposal is to exclude *any household that includes any foreign national from any benefit*.

And when asked about it, they keep citing small boat crossings - a minute fraction of migration - to justify it. ~AA

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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · Jul 8

15 years of #Austerity, started by the #Tories and continued by Nu Labour. The politicians that inflicted this on the UK should be treated as criminals.

"Children in England are living in “almost Dickensian levels of poverty” where deprivation has become normalised".

Children in England ‘living in almost Dickensian levels of poverty’

Children’s commissioner says any Labour strategy to tackle deprivation must scrap the two-child benefit cap

www.theguardian.com

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Jul 5

27 people — including a priest, professor and health workers — were arrested today under terrorism laws.

Their crime? Peacefully holding signs opposing genocide.

This is how we sleepwalk into fascism.

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 5

At the demo

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Camden United against Racism @cuarnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 5

CUaR at the March in Starmer's Constituency #bds #starmerout ##FreePalestine

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Jul 3

Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.

Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.

Join us. The time is now.

Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Mar 24

I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.

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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · Jun 26

Kneecap is not the story.
Genocide in Gaza is.

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