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Racism

Malcolm X said ‘you can’t have capitalism without racism’. At the Marxist Student Federation we agree and we want to end capitalism and the racism that comes with it.

Conservatives in Cambridge celebrate white supremacism

In a remarkably honest admission on part of the Conservatives, they revealed their deep-rooted racism with the Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA) hosting the white supremacist, Denis Walker on 25 April. Walker was Minister for Education in Ian Smith’s white minority government in what was then Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), a Read more…

By Marxist Student, 5 years1 year ago

Racism in the education system: why black authors won’t make a difference

Statistically, black children are more likely to be in poverty than their white counterparts. With child poverty drastically increasing as the capitalist crisis deepens, black and other ethnic minority children will be hit the hardest. In fact, the poorest black households are expected to experience a 20% drop in living Read more…

By Marxist Student, 5 years2 years ago

Myths of Marxism: is it possible to have capitalism without racism?

We’re all opposed to racism – but how do we get rid of it? To answer that we need to know where it comes from, so that we know how to fight it. Can we get rid of it within the confines of the capitalist system? Ravi has the answers.

By Marxist Student, 5 years2 years ago

JUSTICE FOR RASH – 20 year old killed by police in Dalston

A 20-year old black man died after being thrown to the ground and left unable to breathe by police on Kingsland Road in Dalston, London on Saturday. The whole incident has been captured on CCTV in the shop into which the man ran, trying to escape the police. The footage Read more…

By Marxist Student, 6 years2 years ago

Racism in University of Manchester elections

  Racism has reared its ugly head on the University of Manchester campus in the form of disgusting, racially motivated attacks against BME students standing in Students’ Union officer election. In recent weeks on the University of Manchester campus elections have been held for part time officer positions in the Read more…

By Marxist Student, 6 years1 year ago

No to racism – fight for socialism!

This Saturday the Marxist Student Federation marched alongside 20,000 people in London, Glasgow and Cardiff, to show the British and European governments that we reject their appalling handling of the refugee crisis. Thousands of ordinary people took to the streets to declare their rejection of racism and how it is Read more…

By Marxist Student, 7 years2 years ago

You can’t have capitalism without racism – solidarity with Michael Brown and Eric Garner

  The murders of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have reverberated loudly worldwide. From New York to Palestine to Mexico, young people are fed up with this racist system that sanctions the death penalty for stealing a piece of candy, and are connecting their struggle across borders. In London, too, Read more…

By Marxist Student, 8 years2 years ago

The murder of Mark Duggan: police and law under capitalism

Following other recent shameful verdicts, such as the Trayvon Martin case, the Mark Duggan ruling further highlights the contradictions of the law and its role as a weapon of the rich and powerful against the most oppressed layers of society. After a long drawn out inquest, in which it came Read more…

By Marxist Student, 9 years2 years ago

No to police brutality! For a mass movement of students and workers!

In May 2013 it was announced that the University of London Union (ULU) will close in August 2014. Given its nature as a focal point for student activism and protest in London and nationally, the closure of ULU is likely, in this respect, to be – at least partially – Read more…

By Marxist Student, 9 years2 years ago

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