March, 2011
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments
Politics">War criminal? Welcome to the UK! Politics
Why is the government changing the law to make it safer for suspected war criminals to visit Britain? Author and journalist David Cronin, who unsuccessfully tried to arrest Tony Blair and Avigdor Liebrman for war crimes, says these changes must be stopped.
Blogs - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:59 - 1 Comment
Mohamed Bouazizi محمد البوعزيزي 29 March 1984 – 04 Jan 2011
Mohamed Bouazizi
محمد البوعزيزي
29/03/1984-04/01/2011
New in Ceasefire, Shawerma Republic - Monday, March 28, 2011 0:00 - 1 Comment
Shawerma Republic It’s a ducking euphemism!
Earlier this month, the BBC received accusations of Tory-pandering when they began replacing the word ‘cuts’ with ‘savings’. Ceasefire columnist Ruqaya Izzidien takes a look at the pervasive, and damaging, dominance of euphemisms in our daily language.
New in Ceasefire, Politics, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, March 27, 2011 0:00 - 1 Comment
The Anti-Imperialist A Struggle for Black Community
One of the greatest achievements of the civil rights movement was the spread of political conciousness. Adam Elliott-Cooper looks at what we can learn about the organising methods it used, and how they can help us overcome apathy in today's Britain.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays - Saturday, March 26, 2011 22:00 - 1 Comment
Special Report March for the Alternative: Photos and Videos
Saturday's huge march against the cuts has attracted half a million people, the biggest turn out in a decade. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh provides a selection of photos and videos of the day's action.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 0:00 - 9 Comments
North African Dispatches Between a rock and a hard place
As Western military intervention in Libya enters its second week, Kateb Salim takes a look at the reasons behind the unfolding tragedy, and its likely consequences.
Beautiful Transgressions, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 0:00 - 9 Comments
Beautiful Transgressions Beyond the Picket Line
As popular resistance against the cuts continues to grow, the University and College Union (UCU) have voted to take strike action this week over pensions, pay and job security. Ceasefire columnist Sara Motta argues that spaces of resistance can, and must, be built on both sides of the picket line.
New in Ceasefire, Profiles - Monday, March 21, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Profile Fred Halliday: Political Journeys
Fred Haliday, who passed away last year, was one of the world's foremost political analysts and scholars. As a collection of his essays is published, its editor David Hayes, pays tribute to Halliday's remarkable political journeys and his intellectual legacy.
New in Ceasefire - Sunday, March 20, 2011 12:08 - 0 Comments
Multiculturalism Misunderstood The story of Mervin Mitchell
While sifting through one of the new collections at London’s Black Cultural Archives, the story of Mervin Mitchell was uncovered in Issue No. 335 of the now-defunct Caribbean Times. In light of Prime Minister, David Cameron's recent assertion that "multiculturalism has failed", Symeon Brown considers what Mervin’s story can add to the debate.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, March 18, 2011 0:00 - 12 Comments
In Theory Precariatans of all countries, unite!
Over the past thirty years, workers have been weakened and deprived of their ability to be, and act, united. In his latest 'In Theory' column, political theorist Andy Robinson takes a look at the concept of Precarity and the Precariat.
