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New in Ceasefire - Monday, March 26, 2018 19:33 - 0 Comments
Film & TV">Untapped Power: On the politics of Black Panther Film & TV
Since its release last month Marvel's Black Panther has been an enormous critical and commercial success. But while the film is replete with powerful African symbolism, it seems to have a major problem when portraying the militancy of revolutionary black politics, writes Neal Curtis.
Debate, Features, New in Ceasefire - Friday, March 23, 2018 12:08 - 0 Comments
Comment">What UK politicians can, and must, do about the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal Comment
The ongoing Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal is a wake-up call for the UK public and policy-makers. Privacy International offer seven simple actions UK politicians can, and must, take now to turn things around.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, March 21, 2018 13:27 - 1 Comment
Comment">‘We are not animals. We are human beings’: Why we went on hunger strike at Yarl’s Wood and why our struggle continues Comment
Today, detainees at the Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre ended their month-long hunger strike. In a powerful essay, one of the detainees explains why they went on hunger strike, and why their #HungerForFreedom actions will continue.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, March 14, 2018 12:29 - 5 Comments
Comment">‘We’re drawing the line’: Our fight against university marketization is about more than pensions Comment
The ongoing dispute over university pensions has seen a remarkable show of defiance and solidarity across the sector, but this is about far more than pensions.The pace at which UK universities have succumbed to brutal neo-liberal practices has been startling, and many of us are simply fed up, writes Katy Sian.
Debate, Features, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, March 9, 2018 14:00 - 3 Comments
Analysis">‘Their Jobs, Our Education’: How the USS strike took university managers by surprise Analysis
The outpouring of support and solidarity greeting the current wave of UCU USS strikes has taken University managers across the UK by surprise. Times are changing — a lesson they are learning the hard way, writes Andreas Bieler.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, March 8, 2018 14:38 - 1 Comment
Comment">Why we challenged fascists on our campus, and why we’ll do it again Comment
Earlier this week, a talk by alt-right figurehead Carl Benjamin was shut down at King’s College London by anti-racist campaigners. As the University prepares to host the leader of Hungary's far-right Jobbik party later this month, the Anti-Racism Network (KCL) collective insist there can be no place for fascists on their campus.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, March 6, 2018 12:21 - 0 Comments
Comment">Theresa May’s welcoming of Saudi Crown Prince visit shames Britain — We can’t let it pass in silence Comment
This week, the architect of the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Yemen, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, visits the UK, as Theresa May seeks to secure more lucrative deals for the UK arms industry. We can't let this shameful visit pass in silence, writes Andrew Smith of the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
Arts & Culture, Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Monday, February 5, 2018 20:34 - 0 Comments
Comment">The tone-deafness of privilege: Justin Timberlake at the Super Bowl Comment
Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl performance last night was a bitter reminder of the American cultural establishment's shameful mistreatment of an iconic black female artist, and his complicity in it, writes Ali M. Latifi.
Blogs, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, February 4, 2018 13:10 - 1 Comment
Essay">We Are Here Because You Were With Us: Remembering A. Sivanandan (1923–2018) Essay
A. Sivanandan, who passed away last month, was one of Britain's foremost and most influential thinkers on race, class and power. Virou Srilangarajah pays tribute to a remarkable life, and a towering intellectual and political legacy.
Columns, In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, February 3, 2018 12:40 - 2 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Hakim Bey: Alienation and The State An A to Z of Theory
In the fourth essay of his series on Hakim Bey, Andrew Robinson explores Bey's view of the dominant system as a 'Spectacle', the theory of alienation, and the history and contemporary forms of the state.
