Statement Regarding Reports Coming From South Africa

Caribbean Labour Solidarity has issued this statement in response to extremely disturbing news and other information coming from South Africa. It appears that certain elements in South Africa are engaged in acts of violence and property damage against non-South Africans. The extent, scope and organisation of these acts are unknown. Reports and videos circulating online appear to show foreign-owned shops being looted and migrants being physically attacked and forcibly removed from communities.

If these terrible acts being committed against fellow Africans are true, then they reflect badly on the country, its standing and the support given by supporters of the … Read on ...

The Struggle to Teach the History of Africa and the Diaspora

Speaker Hakim Adi

Professor Adi is currently a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Professorial Research Associate at the Centre of Pan-African Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Hakim was the first historian of African heritage to become a professor of history in Britain.
In August 2024 he was the recipient of the ‘Outstanding African Studies Award’ by the African Studies Association (UK) in recognition of his ‘exceptional contribution to the field of African Studies, for expanding and disseminating knowledge on Africa.’ In April 2025 he … Read on ...

Asad Rehman at CLS Sunday

Asad Rehman is Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth UK (FoE)

Asad speaks about the way forward for the environmental and antiracist movement

The meeting also heard from the Cuban Ambassador