Crofton St. Louis (1940-2023)

Our friend and comrade, Crofton St Louis, Past President of Caribbean Labour Solidarity, has passed away.

The late Cde Crofton “Croffie” St. Louis, Grenadian Patriot, internationalist and spirited revolutionary died in his homeland Grenada, yesterday morning at age 83. He was a fierce supporter of the Cuban Revolution; a lifelong activist member of the UK-based Caribbean Labour Solidarity (CLS); a founding member of the Committee for Human Rights in Grenada (CHRG- UK) founded in the wake of the US military invasion and occupation of Grenada in October 1983. Cde. “Croffie” was also a founding member of the NJM UK branch … Read on ...

Statement in support of Jacqueline McKenzie

The respected lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie now appears the latest target of the Government’s attacks. Jacqueline has spent much of her time defending people, often from Caribbean Countries, often from the Windrush Generation.

We stand with her and offer her our full solidarity.

The following statement was issued by her partners at Leigh Day. We wholeheartedly endorse its sentiments:

Following the recent media coverage criticising and attacking one of our partners, Jacqueline McKenzie, and many other immigration lawyers we wanted to publicly state our complete support and admiration for the work that Jacqueline, her team, and many other lawyers around the

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New Organising Conference

In Liverpool, over the weekend of 8–10 September 2023, the Ella Baker School of Organising and the Labour Rights project of the Network for Social Change will be convening a ‘new organising conference’ focused on workplace justice.

Full details…

Stop University of Chichester’s axing of the MRes History of Africa & the African Diaspora

Prof Hakim Adi, trailblazing scholar of African and Caribbean diasporic histories at risk of redundancy as Univ of Chichester axes MRes History of Africa and the African diaspora.

Please sign the petition…

Why this petition matters

This petition follows the news that Professor Hakim Adi’s post is at risk of termination and that all recruitment to the unique Masters by Research (MRes), History of Africa and the African Diaspora has been suspended. We hope you will consider offering your support and opposing the University of Chichester’s actions by signing this petition.