Remembering Winston Pinder: communist, campaigner, youth worker

A lifelong communist and community organiser, Pinder helped shape anti-racist and anti-colonial activism in Britain while dedicating himself to youth work and collective struggle, writes David Horsley

WINSTON PINDER, who passed away in London on 16 May 2026 aged 93, was born in 1933 in Barbados.

After leaving school Winston received a bursary to train with the Barbados telephone company. He was sent to (the then) British Guiana to work on the Demerara telephone exchange being built by the Bookers company where he became interested in trade unionism and the anti-colonial struggle taking place throughout the Caribbean, exemplified by the … Read on ...

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 ...