NORWICH CITY, ONEL HERNÁNDEZ AND CUBAN SOLIDARITY IN FOOTBALL

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Community, Inter|national and tagged bbc, canaries, costa rica, cuba, Cuban blockade, Cuban FA, Cuban solidarity, Curaçao, defection, diplomacy, doctors, featured, football, germany, guatemala, international football, international politics, MLS, norwich, norwich city football club, Onel Hernández, Osvaldo Alonso, premier league, Seattle Sounders, UN, UN General Assembly, US imperialism, USA.

By Howard Green

Norwich City’s glossy matchday programme for their home match against Stoke on February 13th is emblazoned with the face of fan favourite winger, Onel Hernández. Hernández, a famously bubbly and humorous character who has played for the Canaries since the beginning of the 2018/19 season, made a late substitute appearance against Stoke during Norwich’s 4-1 win. On this occasion it was a brief outing for the programme cover star – but recent developments in Hernández’s career are much more significant than this match might suggest.

FROM SCHALKE TO NEWCASTLE: ARE FOOTBALL CLUBS BECOMING COVERS FOR CORRUPTION?

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged Amnesty International, Angela Merkel, Ben Mee, black lives matter, Bundesliga, commercialisation, community organising, corruption, fan activism, Fans Supporting Foodbanks, featured, football, free school meals, gazprom, Gerhard Schroeder, germany, Hatice Cengiz, human rights, international politics, Jamal Khashoggi, manchester, Manchester City, marcus rashford, Newcastle, newcastle united, Nord Stream, PIF, premier league, Ruhr Valley, Russia, Saudi Arabia, schalke 04, sheikh mansour, sponsorship, sport, U.A.E., Vladimir Putin.

By Howard Green

Professional football has been hyper-commercialised by every means available. Billion pound deals between private entities to secure TV rights, ridiculous sponsorship schemes that see clubs partner with the most strange or dangerous of companies, and ever-rising ticket prices turning the sport into an occasional daytime activity for the well-off rather than dedicated working-class fans. But there are still instances of defiance, of fans and players organising and speaking out against the commercial elements of the sport.

WE NEED TO TALK

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged daesh, european referendum, general election 2017, international politics, islamophobia, london bridge, manchester, Perspectives, politics, terrorism, uk politics.

by Alice Thomson

This ominous little phrase is often associated with all kinds of bad news, be it break ups, deaths, illnesses, or something else of equal unpleasantness. In the context of this article, it deserves its reputation. We do need to talk. We all need to talk. And not just small talk. We need quality communication, not empty words and broken promises. There are currently a lot of people in the media who are doing a lot of talking, but to me it’s the same set of regurgitated words. If we’re lucky, they’re slightly reformatted. Strong and stable. Make Britain Great again. For the many, not the few. Change Britain’s future. Britain together. When you repeat the same thing over and over, it loses its meaning.

CREATIVE & PROGRESSIVE VOICES – STUDENTS AND THE ELECTION #3

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Student and tagged #GE2017, age, arts, Arts Council, arts funding, arts universities, austerity, Brexit, children, conservatives, creative subjects, creativity, economics, education policy, environment, EU referendum, exams, general election, generation gap, Green Party, higher education, international politics, labour party, Liberal Democrats, local authority cuts, music, policy, political parties, politics, scrutiny, snap election, sport, student politics, student vote, students, Students and the Election, universities, voters, voting, youth campaigns.

by Laura Potts

In the midst of multiple crises faced by students, universities and schools, the outcome of the snap general election will be a major indicator of the future of the UK education sector. Each week until the vote we are featuring perspectives from our regular contributors and guests on what the election could mean for students.

The snap election. The vote looming over the future. We in the UK have the privilege of affecting the result. As students, young people and members of a fast changing world, voting in a western country like ours means more than just influencing your own future. Electing certain policies through parties can drastically alter how Britain relates to the rest of the world. How the next generation develop, what they value, and the state of the planet they will live on are all on the line. It is crucially important, therefore, for us each to familiarise ourselves with each party’s policies and plans. Not only is it vital to consider how these policies will affect broader issues such as the environment or foreign relations, it is also vital to be sure that the party you vote for stands to protect what you value in your country.

FRANK HABINEZA: POLITICS IN AFRICA IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DIE FOR

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged African Greens Federation, Amnesty International, Andre Kagwa Rwisereka, Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, Frank Habineza, Global Greens, Global Greens Congress, Green Party of England and Wales, Human Rights Watch, international politics, Liverpool, Paul Kagame, politics, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Rwandan Patriotic Front, Rwandan politics, Rwandan Presidential election, Saffron Walden, Scarborough, Victoire Ingabire.

by Olivia Hanks

Content warning: mentions genocide

Frank Habineza is all smiles when I meet him at the Global Greens Congress in Liverpool. It’s hardly surprising: the congress, which he helped organise in his role as president of the African Greens Federation, is running smoothly; and he is one of its star attractions, having just been announced as the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR)’s first ever presidential candidate.

Standing for election in Rwanda is not to be done lightly: although opposition is nominally allowed, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have repeatedly raised concerns about torture and imprisonment of dissenters. Opposition party leader Victoire Ingabire is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence, and many other activists have gone missing in recent years. Habineza himself was forced into exile prior to the last presidential elections in 2010, after the DGPR vice-chairman André Kagwa Rwisereka was murdered.Continue Reading

MARCH FOR EUROPE: A SPOONIE’S PERSPECTIVE

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged Article 50, Brexit, chronic illness, disability, EU, european union, international politics, march for europe, Perspectives, Remain, theresa may, treaty of rome.

by Alice Thomson

The 25th March marked the 60-year anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. The Treaty of Rome gave birth to the European Union as we know it today. Its intention was to create stronger ties, a common market, and better relations between the European countries. In the wake of two devastating world wars, it was hoped this union would create long-lasting peace and prosperity. It is this Union that our government is hell-bent on throwing away with the ‘hard’ Brexit that Theresa May’s clean and complete break from the Union promises. It’s thought that this ‘hard’ Brexit will greatly hurt the UK, causing economic turmoil and uncertainty for the future of mainland Europeans living in the UK. There are many other possible negative outcomes from a ‘hard’ Brexit, but the reality of Britain’s future, is in truth, unknown.

THE GLOBAL FATIGUE

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged alternative facts, Brexit, celebrities, climate change, depeche mode, Donald Trump, fake news, international, international politics, Perspectives, US Politics.

by Alice Thomson

It seems like the world is going to hell. I look at my newsfeed and am presented with scenes that make me feel gut-wrenching desperation. I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that the last year has left us horrifically battered, and that we face a future where that doesn’t look to be changing anytime soon.

THE TROLL VOTE: WHAT TIPPED TRUMP TO VICTORY?

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged alt-right, breitbart news, Donald Trump, emperor palpatine, fascism, international politics, Perspectives, politics, star wars, US election, US Politics.

by Sunetra Senior

In a socio-political climate where rape jokes and racism are very much in the mainstream, let’s not be afraid to call a troll a troll. The left is falling into the tendency to self-chastise after election defeats, even as a sinister phenomenon rises outside of our camp, and now more than ever requires our passionate standing. Over the past couple of months, the “Alt-Right” movement – a storm of right-wing publications primarily driven by Neo-fascist groups that use the web to circulate hate gossip and headlines to forward the far right’s agenda – has been confirmed to be a significant factor in the dissented zeitgeist of the US elections. The Guardian’ s Jason Wilson said of the self-professed ‘platform for the Alt-right’– Breitbart News – that ‘the ideal Breitbart headline is provocative and designed to offend progressive sensibilities’, and that ‘they went with the stuff that got them the most hits and the most attention using the most extreme clickbait they could come up with’. For me, a further examination of this extremist social runaway train signals an alarming topple over an ideological precipice: the end to free-thinking and western democracy as we know it.

POST-TRUTH POLITICS AND THE WAR ON INTELLECT

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged american politics, american presidential election, austerity, brendan o'neill, Brexit, british politics, Cameron, class, cuts, david cameron, debt, deficit, Donald Trump, elitism, EU, EU referendum, european politics, european union, fedia buric, george osborne, grantra, intellectualism, international politics, inter|national, media, Michael Gove, politics, pomerantsev, post-truth, putin, SOAS, spiked magazine, the sun, Trump, US election, US president, US presidential election, USA, vladmir putin, vlandislav surkov, working class.

by Robyn Banks

“Does it follow that I reject all authority? Far from me such a thought. In the matter of boots, I refer to the authority of the bootmaker; concerning houses, canals, or railroads, I consult that of the architect or engineer.”- Mikhail Bakunin

There’s a new buzzword in the air. We are now living, it is claimed, in a post-factual or post-truth society, where facts no longer matter to the general public. At face value it seems like a bizarre claim. But while politicians and the media have always lied to the public, if you consider the audacity of the lies of the last decade in contrast to the sheer number of tools available to us to find out the truth, you begin to see the point.Continue Reading

FOR A MOMENT THERE WAS HOPE: THE GAMBIA

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged adama barrow, death penalty, dictatorship, ecowas, international, international politics, military, military coup, the gambia, yahya jammeh.

by Zoe Harding

2016 continues to provide a torrent of horrible, depressing news. On the first of December, the opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow beat the incumbent president, Yahya Jammeh, by 43-39%, ending Jammeh’s 22 year control of the country. On the eve of the election peaceful celebrations went on throughout the Gambia, while Mr Jammeh conceded in a phone call to Mr Barrow with as much grace as one might expect from a democratic leader to his successor. Unfortunately, he didn’t stay graceful for long.

international politics

NORWICH CITY, ONEL HERNÁNDEZ AND CUBAN SOLIDARITY IN FOOTBALL

By Howard Green

FROM SCHALKE TO NEWCASTLE: ARE FOOTBALL CLUBS BECOMING COVERS FOR CORRUPTION?

By Howard Green

WE NEED TO TALK

CREATIVE & PROGRESSIVE VOICES – STUDENTS AND THE ELECTION #3

FRANK HABINEZA: POLITICS IN AFRICA IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DIE FOR

MARCH FOR EUROPE: A SPOONIE’S PERSPECTIVE

THE GLOBAL FATIGUE

THE TROLL VOTE: WHAT TIPPED TRUMP TO VICTORY?

POST-TRUTH POLITICS AND THE WAR ON INTELLECT

FOR A MOMENT THERE WAS HOPE: THE GAMBIA

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