NORWICH SHOWS SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Community, Inter|national, Student and tagged Adat Yeshua Synagogue, Angela Davis, antisemitism, AOC, Apartheid, BDS, colonialism, Cromer, decolonisation, ethnic cleansing, featured, Gaza, genocide, Great Yarmouth, IHRA, imperialism, islamophobia, Jacob Ecclestone, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Declaration, justice, Kill the Bill, liberation, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, norwich, palestine, Palestine solidarity, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, peace, ramallah, Rashida Tlaib, settler colonialism, Sheikh jarrah, solidarity, tiktok, UEA, UEA Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, UEA SU, Welsh language, West Bank, zionism.

By Sean Meleady and Callum James

CN: death, violence, antisemitism, Islamophobia, colonialism, racism, ethnic cleansing

Norwich, like many cities and towns across Britain, has seen a number of Palestinian solidarity protests in recent weeks. These protests came in the wake of the latest series of aerial bombardments between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of 256 Palestinians and 12 Israelis, according to UN figures. The spark for this recent escalation of violence occurred when an Israeli court greenlit eviction proceedings of Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, and subsequent peaceful protests were brutally repressed, culminating in attacks by Israeli police on the holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, which elicited international condemnation.

ADAT YESHUA: PREACHING LOVE IN THE FACE OF HATE

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Community, Perspectives and tagged Adat Yeshua Synagogue, antisemitism, breakfast club, Christianity, featured, food bank, graffiti, hermeneutics, jesus, Judaism, love, Messianic Judaism, norwich, NR2 Skills Share, religion, respect, scripture, Synagogue, tolerance, vandalism, Yeshua.

By Rabbi Binyamin Sheldrake, of the Adat Yeshua Messianic Synagogue, Norwich

CW: Antisemitism

In many ways we could be forgiven for feeling that the world is in a constant state of flux right now — not just with the pandemic and how that has deeply affected us all, but also in terms of our economy, politics and, in a lesser-known arena possibly, the religious world too. While Messianic Judaism is not a direct by-product of the recent turbulence in the world today, the interest shown in it most certainly is. During the lockdown, the huge numbers of texts, calls and emails we received bore testimony to the exponential growth in interest in this modern (and not so modern) form of Judaism. Some fourteen years ago now, Time Magazine ran an article about an emerging idea that they suggested would go on to fundamentally change the world: that Yeshua was a Jew and nothing else.

ONE YEAR LATER: CORBYN’S LEGACY, COMPASSIONATE POLITICS & THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged Alexandra ocasio cortez, antisemitism, AOC, Brexit, corbyn, corbynomics, ehrc, elections, featured, guardian, independent, Labour, media, progressive, stacey abrams, uk.

by Sunetra Senior

~Rally, Inspire, Reform~

This time, last year, after the 2019 snap-election, Corbyn had announced his resignation in the wake of a Tory landslide the likes of which had not been seen since the 1980s. Recently, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) further concluded that there were a “significant number of complaints relating to antisemitism that were not investigated at all” over the last three years under the former Labour leader, which also led to his suspension from the party. However, while these events are serious and the ramifications apt, they do not also justify the complete assassination of his character as is still the ongoing trend. In fact, as well as being hypocritical in nature, causing unnecessary political stagnation, this regressively rejects what Corbyn represented as compassionate in essence, ultimately even dragging progressive politics back. As opposed to attempting to officially eradicate the controversial leader as if a malignant blot then, newly appointed Keir Starmer must now aim to consolidate his ailing party and fully deliver what past predecessors could not.

RESISTANCE IN BUDAPEST: STUDENTS DEFY LATEST MOVE IN VIKTOR ORBÁN’S CULTURE WAR

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged agnes heller, antisemitism, Attila Vidnyánszky, central european university, eva s balogh, fascism, featured, freeSzFE, George Soros, György Karsai, hungarian, Hungary, index, jobbik, László Upor, mafia state, movemente, national curriculum, Nazi, occupation, Orban, populism, protest, Roma, Romani, rroma, student, szfe, theatre, university.

by Bernard Rorke

On the Wednesday evening of the 2nd of September, in a narrow street in Budapest’s eighth district, a large crowd gathered in solidarity with the students who have staged an occupation of Hungary’s University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE). The students had sealed the entrances to the building with red and white tape in protest against the latest power grab by the far-right government of Victor Orbán.

From the first-floor balconies, students stood silently in yellow face masks with clenched fists, while below, leading figures from Hungary’s cultural and literary scene recited apposite verses from the country’s rich reserve of defiant, liberty-loving poetry. The students closed the event with a folk song and the crowd joined in defiant chants of ‘Szabad Ország, Szabad Egyetem! (Free Country, Free University!)’.

NORWICH SCHOOL’S CULTURE OF RACISM

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Norwich Radical in Community and tagged Amaka Elumogo, anti-racism, antisemitism, black lives matter, british empire, clive lewis, decolonisation, decolonise the curriculum, featured, george floyd, history, Horatio Nelson, imperialism, Independent Schools Inspectorate, institutional racism, islamophobia, michael ashcroft, norwich, Norwich School, private schools, racism, schools, Steffan Griffiths, Tim Westwood, whiteness.

By Sean Meleady

Content warning: racism, examples of racist abuse

Norwich School has been caught up in a publicity storm this summer after a letter was sent to the school Governors from 264 former pupils and parents in June detailing numerous cases of racist behaviour by pupils and staff at the selective private school.

THE TORY RECORD ON GYPSIES, ROMA & TRAVELLERS MAKES FOR GRIM READING

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged andrew selous, antigypsyism, antisemitism, capitalism, conservative, discrimination, election, exploitation, featured, Gadje, ge2019, GRT, gypsy, hate speech, hatred, islamophobia, Labour, law, manifesto, Marc Willers, minorities, persecution, policies, Priti Patel, racism, Roma, Romani, Sinti, stereotypes, Tory.

by Jonathan Lee

A political party in the UK is defined by its members and its representatives. Regardless of the leader, the real character of a party is found in the policies it puts forward, and the things that its cabinet members, MPs, and local councillors do and say. In the Labour Party, the about turn the party took from being the neoliberal centre-right party of Tony Blair, to the democratic socialist party of Jeremy Corbyn was brought about by the will of its members. The elected politicians of the Labour Party do not always see eye-to-eye with their leader, but if you look at the collective things they say and do, and the policies they propose, there is a broad consensus on certain values which tell you the nature of the party as a whole. The same can be said of the Conservative Party. You can read more here if you want a ten year history of Conservative hate speech against Romani and Traveller people.

The following is a summary of Conservative policies which have affected Gypsies, Roma, & Travellers during the time the Conservatives have been in power.Continue Reading

ANTIGYPSYISM WILL NOT BE CURED BY NEOLIBERAL WISHFUL THINKING

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged antigypsyism, antisemitism, capitalism, discrimination, exploitation, featured, free market, Gadje, gypsy, hate speech, hatred, Hungary, islamophobia, Labour, marx, minorities, neoliberalism, persecution, racism, Roma, Romani, Sinti, stereotypes.

by Jonathan Lee

There is a mendacious yet persistent fantasy that Roma could be saved from the horrors of racism and discrimination if only they weren’t so poor. It is the conservative idea that the free market can cure racism, that racism is purely a product of economic disparity, and that if only Roma were more economically engaged, most of the nasty symptoms of antigypsyism would simply fall away. Continue Reading

IS IT FINALLY TIME FOR AN ANTIGYPSYISM INQUIRY IN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY?

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged Alan Mellins, antigypsyism, antisemitism, Ashkali, Community, conservatives, discrimination, featured, Gary STreeter, gypsy, hate speech, hatred, Irish Travellers, islamophobia, JAck Dromey, Joanna Dabrowska, Manush, media, Mike Bird, minorities, nick clegg, persecution, Philippa Roe, racism, Robert Fraser, Roma, Romani, Sandwell, Selous, Sinti, society, stereotypes, Tories, travellers, UKIP, unemployment, Yenish.

by Jonathan Lee

Content warning: hate speech, antigypsyism, inclusion of derogatory language.

After a Hope Not Hate survey revealed the not-so-shocking discovery that two thirds of Conservative Party Members are islamophobes, pressure has been mounting for the Tories to launch a party inquiry into Islamophobia. In a time when Jeremy Corbyn’s hummus eating habits spur fresh cries of antisemitism, it is encouraging to see that the ‘Nasty Party’ are not immune from scrutiny for the widespread racism amongst their members. Though the survey results were damning, the response from the media has been somewhat subdued. Can you imagine the backlash if a survey found that two thirds of Labour Party members believed antisemitic conspiracy theories? Or if 43% said they would prefer the UK was not led by a Jew (as Conservatives members indicated at the possibility of a Muslim Prime Minister)? The next Tory leader will inherit this scandal and may not be able to brush it off so easily.

Now that the lid has been blown off the rampant islamophobia within the Conservative Party, it’s high time other widely held racist beliefs in the party ranks were examined; not least, antigypsyism.Continue Reading

REVIEW – A PARTY WITH SOCIALISTS IN IT, BY SIMON HANNAH

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Inter|national and tagged a party with socialists in it, Aneurin Bevan, antisemitism, Attlee, book, Callaghan, corbyn, Fabians, featured, Gaitskell, Haringey Development Vehicle, history, housing, ILP, Labour, left, Left Book Club, MacDonald, new labour, pluto press, politics, radical, review, SDF, Simon Hannah, socialism, Tony Benn, Wilson.

by Justin Reynolds

It was too beautiful to last. The fragile truce established between Labour’s dueling factions after the party’s unexpectedly strong 2017 general election performance disintegrated just in time for this year’s local election campaign.

Despite everything, Labour still made gains, indicating that its simple anti-austerity message continues to have the capacity to cut through the interference generated by chronic internal feuding. But the result was hardly good enough to foster a new outbreak of peace.Continue Reading

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ANTIGYPSYISM

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged accidental racism, accidental racist, Alliance Against Antigypsyism, antigypsyism, antisemitism, Ashkali, Balkan Egyptians, beginners guide, black, campervan, chakras, Community, costume, discrimination, Europe, european commission, European Parliament, featured, gypsy, halloween, hate speech, hatred, health services, infant mortality, Irish Travellers, islamophobia, life expectancy, Manush, middle ages, minorities, persecution, rabbit hole, racism, Roma, Romani, safe housing, segregation, Sinti, social acceptance, society, stereotypes, travellers, unemployment, Yenish.

by Jonathan Lee

Content warning: article explores discrimination, racism, hate speech and antigypsyism and includes derogatory language.

Don’t say gypo or gypped. Pikey or tinker. Don’t put up ‘No Travellers’ signs.

If you are not Romani, never wear Gypsy-themed costumes at Hallowe’en. And don’t call yourself Gypsy because you think you’re free spirited. Or because you’ve been to India, or believe in chakras, or live in a campervan or something. These things are racist towards Romani people and Irish Travellers. It’s called antigypsyism.

This is the specific form of racism directed against Roma, Sinti, Travellers, Manush, Balkan Egyptians, Ashkali, Yenish and others who are stigmatized as ‘gypsies’ in the public imagination.

Unfortunately, there is a lot more to it than a few nasty words and some garishly tacky costumes. In order to fight this phenomenon in our society, you need to understand how deep the rabbit hole really goes.Continue Reading

antisemitism

NORWICH SHOWS SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE

By Sean Meleady and Callum James

ONE YEAR LATER: CORBYN’S LEGACY, COMPASSIONATE POLITICS & THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

by Sunetra Senior

RESISTANCE IN BUDAPEST: STUDENTS DEFY LATEST MOVE IN VIKTOR ORBÁN’S CULTURE WAR

by Bernard Rorke

NORWICH SCHOOL’S CULTURE OF RACISM

By Sean Meleady

THE TORY RECORD ON GYPSIES, ROMA & TRAVELLERS MAKES FOR GRIM READING

ANTIGYPSYISM WILL NOT BE CURED BY NEOLIBERAL WISHFUL THINKING

IS IT FINALLY TIME FOR AN ANTIGYPSYISM INQUIRY IN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY?

REVIEW – A PARTY WITH SOCIALISTS IN IT, BY SIMON HANNAH

Support the Radical

Subscribe

By Sean Meleady and Callum James

Share this:

Like this:

By Rabbi Binyamin Sheldrake, of the Adat Yeshua Messianic Synagogue, Norwich

Share this:

Like this:

by Sunetra Senior

Share this:

Like this:

by Bernard Rorke

Share this:

Like this:

By Sean Meleady

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Support the Radical

Subscribe