Gaza (a poem)
That’s where the library stood And here the infant school, On that tree she carved his name Ahmed Hussain Al-Rashid Rasul. That’s now his liver on the tree And his …
Imperialism
Catching History on the Wing: A. Sivanandan as Activist, Teacher and Rebel
Lou Kushnick and Paul Grant interviewers for Against the Odds:scholars who challenged racism in the 20th century My grandfather was one of the smallest of smallholders in the arid …
Communications of Resistance
Speech given at the ‘Voices Across Frontiers’ conference of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) in May 1996 I don’t know what I am doing here. I know …
Heresies and prophecies (interview)
Heresies and prophecies: the social and political fall-out of the technological revolution: an interview* * Chapter from Jim Davis, Thomas Hirschl and Michael Stack (eds), Cutting Edge: technology; information capitalism …
Black and Third World – One Struggle?
Speech delivered at Sheffield University at a conference on imperialism in October 1995 This is most encouraging – a full house – on race and class and black struggle? A …
Black America
An Introduction to ‘Black America:the street and the campus’ a special issue of Race & Class ( 35/1, July 1993) Black America is in ferment. There is rebellion afoot. But, …
Beyond State Watching
This is the text of a talk given to the ‘Statewatching the new Europe’ Conference, London, 27 March 1993. State-watching Europe is a futile business – unless you are going …
Xenophobia doesn’t exist
Xenophobia There is no such thing as xenophobia. Xenophobia is a western construct which came into being during the capitalist phase of ‘western civilisation’. You fear strangers because you are …
A Black Perspective on the War
Speech given at Black People Against the War in the Gulf meeting , 5 April 1991, Race & Class (32/4 April 1991) This is not our war, this is …
Englishman (Chris Searle tribute)
Introduction to ‘Chris Searle: the great includer’ a special issue of Race & Class, 51/2, October 2009. When I was a wild colonial boy growing up in Ceylon and attending …