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Anti-Racism and Anti-Fascism

  • Anne Frank Trust UK Aims to carry out Otto Frank’s wish that his daughter’s diary be used as a general force for good by helping to educate against racism and and all forms of prejudice.
  • Anti-Fascist Action 
  • Anti-Nazi League 
  • Asylum Support Info Your resource for asylum support information
  • Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) BID provides a free dedicated bail service for those detained under immigration legislation.
  • Barbed Wire Britain Network to End Migrant and Refugee Detention
  • Black Information Link BLINK interactive, the web site of The 1990 Trust. This is a true community interactive web site.
  • Bristol Defend the Asylum Seekers Campaign The Bristol Defend the Asylum Seekers Campaign was set up to counter the abuse currently being aimed at asylum seekers by politicians and sections of the press.
  • Cambridgeshire Against Refugee Detention Campaigns for closure of Oakington detention centre and for asylum rights generally.
  • Campaign Against Racism and Fascism 
  • Campaign to Close Campsfield Campsfield House is an Immigration Detention Centre at Kidlington, six miles from Oxford. It is a prison run for private profit by Group 4. This is the web site of the campaign to close it.
  • Campaign to Stop Arbitrary Detentions at Yarls Wood Campaign to Stop Arbitrary Detentions at Yarls Wood
  • Committe to Defend Asylum Seekers Committe to Defend Asylum Seekers
  • European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights (ENIAR) London-based European campaigning/support group for Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
  • Institute of Race Relations The London-based IRR conducts research and produces educational resources which are at the cutting edge of the struggle for racial justice in Britain and internationally.
  • Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants JCWI is an independent national voluntary organisation, campaigning for justice and combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy.
  • Keep the Nazis out of Dover This is the website of the campaign against the National Front, and in support of Roma asylum-seekers, at Dover in Kent.
  • Kent Refugee Action Network The Kent Refugee Action Network is an umbrella organization of the individual support groups for asylum seekers and refugees in Kent.
  • Movement for Justice Anti racist campaign dealing with police bruality, legal rights, asylum seekers, students.
  • Mumia Must Live Supporting the campaign to free Mumia Abu-Jamal
  • National Assembly Against Racism The National Assembly Against Racism was established in 1994, at the initiative of black community organisations based in Tower Hamlets, following the community-led campaign against the election of a BNP councillor in a by-election in Millwall.
  • National Civil Rights Movement The NCRM is a national-wide network of individuals and families dedicated to the struggle for racial justice and human rights.
  • National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
  • Nottingham and Notts Refugee Forum NNRF is an independent, voluntary organisation set up to help and support asylum seekers and refugees in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
  • Refugees, Asylum-seekers and the Mass Media Project (PressWise) PressWise - The RAM project. Promoting best practice in media representation of refugee and asylum issues.

    • Campaigning Organisations

  • Cambridge Two Campaign to free two innocent homelessness workers
  • Centre for Corporate Accountability. The CCA aims to increase worker and public safety through promoting law enforcement and corporate criminal accountability
  • Centre for Public Services The Centre is an independent non-profit making organisation. It is committed to the provision of good quality public services by democratically accountable public bodies implementing best practice management, employment and equal opportunities policies.
  • Corporate Watch Corporate Watch - the UK publication that keeps an eye on the corporations
  • Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Great Britain the British campaign for the defence of Cuba and its peoples' right to self-determination and national sovereignty.
  • Defend Council Housing Defend Council Housing
  • F.E.E.D Fighting Exploitation, Elitism and Discrimination - an independent, non-sectarian collective based in Bristol involved in active campaigning, ranging from anti-multinational and imperialism to the abolition of the monarchy.
  • Freedom and Justice for Samar and Jawad Freedom and Justice for Samar and Jawad
  • Friends of the earth Friends of the earth
  • Globalise Resistance Globalise Resistance brings together groups and individuals opposed to the global growth of corporate power.
  • Greenpeace UK Greenpeace UK
  • Haiti Support Group The Haiti Support Group (HSG) is an association of individuals who support the Haitian people in their struggle for justice, human rights, and participatory democracy.
  • Hazards Magazine Hazards Magazine
  • Ilisu Dam Campaign The Ilisu Dam Campaign was set up by the Kurdish Human Rights Project, The CornerHouse, Friends of the Earth and Mark Thomas.
  • IndyMedia UK Indymedia UK is a network of individuals, independent and alternative media activists and organisations, offering grassroots, non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of important social and political issues.
  • Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights  Campaigning organisation for lesbians, gays and bisexuals in the labour movement. PO box 306, London N5, email: lclgr@yahoo.co.uk.
  • Liberation Since its formation in 1954 the Movement for Colonial Freedom - now LIBERATION - has campaigned in Britain and abroad for all those struggling to achieve freedom from oppression and exploitation.
  • Manchester International Centre for Labour Studies Full MA and PhD programme in Labour Studies at the University of Manchester. Established in 1991 and based in the Graduate School of Social Sciences. The Centre provides an interdisciplinary focus for scholars and practitioners concerned with the place of
  • McSpotlight (McLibel Support Campaign) McDonalds spends over $2 billion a year broadcasting their glossy image to the world. This is a small space for alternatives to be heard.
  • New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality; to focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless in both rich and poor nations; to debate and campaign for the radical changes necessary if the basic material and spiritual needs of all are to be met.
  • No Sweat No Sweat! organises and campaigns against sweatshop labour in the UK and worldwide. We campaign in solidarity with sweatshop workers globally.
  • Palestine Refugee Return March 
  • Palestine Solidarity Campaign The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) is the largest and most active campaigning organisation in the UK on the issue of Palestine.
  • Palestinian Return Centre The Palestinian Return Centre is an independent academic/media consultancy founded and registered in the United Kingdom in 1996. It specializes in the research, analysis, and monitor of issues pertaining to the dispersed Palestinians and their right to return.
  • People & People Deliberate error
  • People & Planet (formerly Third World First) People & Planet - UK student action on world poverty, human rights and the environment.
  • Plymouth TUC Unemployed Workers Centre 
  • Simon Jones Memorial Campaign Campaign against casualistaion in memory of "Simon Jones who was killed on 24th April 1998, aged 24, on his first day as a casual worker at Shoreham dock - another victim of our growing casual labour economy".
  • Venezuela Solidarity Venezuela Solidarity - a group of individuals interested in developing information and solidarity work in support of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
  • Voices in the Wilderness UK A campaign to break the sanctions against the poeple of Iraq
  • Workers Music Association 

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  • Activist Network (formerly Left Directory) Activist Network aims to be the most comprehensive directory of all left, radical and progressive websites in the UK.
  • Fidel Che Dot Com Anti-corporate t-Shirts, mugs and coasters - hard edged & humorous t-shirts for the non-conformist, unconventional and controversial.
  • GreenNet UK based computer network for environment, peace, human rights and development
  • Labour History Research Index 
  • Labour Research Department  information services for trade unions
  • Lawrence and Wishart Independent radical book publishers; plus magazines - New Formations, Soundings, Rising East, Renewal. Politics, women's studies, history, labour studies, culture.
  • Left Directory UK a directory of Left politics in the UK
  • Leftweb.Org - Portal for the UK Labour Movement Leftweb.Org - Portal for the UK Labour Movement
  • Lipman-Miliband Trust: for socialist education and research one of the very few charities able to respond to the needs of those engaged in socialist education
  • News from Nowhere  Radical & Community Bookshop in Liverpool - site includes local listings service
  • North East Labour History Britain’s oldest regional labour history society. It is dedicated to the study of working people’s history in the region, particularly during the modern period.
  • North West Labour History Group 
  • Political Studies Association Labour Movements Group Website of the UK Political Studies Association's specialist Labour Movements Group. Gives details of the group, activities, email discussion list, and links.
  • Poptel Co-operative Internet Services
  • Radical Photo Resource NUJ rates apply for photos used by commercial organisations, trade unions, and voluntary bodies ...
  • Socialist Magic The socialist magic act as performed on picket lines, at benefits, and at many labour movement events.
  • Socialist Productions Socialist Productions offer a wide range of merchandise for socialists, trade unionists and anti-capitalists.
  • Squall Magazine SQUALL Magazine Online is a forum for radical quality journalism and photography. It presents accessible and factually reliable investigations into issues which the mainstream media dare not touch. SQUALL is independent of any political group or commercia
  • Tenants Movement History 
  • What Next for Labour Discussion List A discussion and information exchange group for members and ex members of the Labour Party and other socialists. Open access and civilised unmoderated discussion.
  • Working Class Movement Library The Working Class Movement Library is a treasure house of 50,000 books, pamphlets, manuscripts and memorabilia relating to the radical political history, primarily of the UK, but also abroad.
  • workSMART from the TUC Help at work portal from the TUC. Information on issues such as your rights at work, keeping well at work, and your pension. Also has an online union finder to help choose the best union for you.

    • Peace and Anti-War

  • Aldermaston Women’s Peace Campaign Aldermaston Women’s Peace Campaign (AWPC) is based around a monthly peace-camp at AWE Aldermaston in Berkshire. We are a women-only campaign, committed to non-violence and against militarism.
  • ARROW (Active Resistance to the Roots of War) ARROW is a nonviolent direct action affinity group set up in September 1990 to oppose the Gulf War and campaigns against sanctions against Iraq.
  • Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) CAAT campaigns for the reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade and the UKs role in it as a leading arms exporter.
  • Campaign Against Depleted Uranium (CADU) The Campaign Against Depleted Uranium (CADU) was launched in 1999 to focus specifically on trying to achieve a global ban on the manufacture, testing, and use of depleted uranium weapons.
  • Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament CND campaigns non-violently to rid the world of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and to create genuine security for future generations.
  • Iraq Occupation Focus Iraq Occupation Focus aims to inform people in Britain about the reality of the occupation and build oppostion to it. One of the central activities will be the production of a regular information bulletin.
  • Media Workers Against War The best global source on the web for anti-war news, views and updates on the international peace movement - updated daily.
  • Peace News Peace News - the international antimilitarist magazine.
  • Stop the War Coalition Stop the war - No to a racist backlash - Defend civil liberties

    • Political Organisations & Publications

  • Alliance for Workers' Liberty 
  • Anarchist Workers Network The AWN links up anarchists and other libertarians within the trade union movement.
  • Brent East Socialist Alliance Against war and privatisation.Brian Butterworth is the candidate for Brent East for the Socialist Alliance.
  • Chris Smith MP Website of Cabinet Minister Chris Smith and and Islington South Labour Party.
  • Communist Party of Britain For Peace and Socialism - see also Morning Star.
  • Communist Party of Great Britain Also the site of Weekly Worker
  • Critique CRITIQUE is an independent and refereed scholarly journal founded in 1973. It attempts to analyse contemporary society, both East and West, from a critical Marxist perspective.
  • Deane-Cum-Heaton Labour Party The Home Page of the Deane-Cum-Heaton Labour Party, a Member's Branch of the Bolton West Constituency Labour Party.
  • Dundee University Labour Club 
  • Green Party Green Party of England and Wales
  • Hackney Fight Back A broad based campaign against the council's decision to implement massive cuts.
  • Industrial Workers of the World The British section of the syndicalist IWW
  • International Socialist Group British Section of the Fourth International - the ISG is a revolutionary organisation committed to the overthrow of the barbaric capitalist system.
  • Labour Left Briefing LLB is an independent voice and forum for socialist ideas in the Labour Party and trade unions.
  • LabourWatch LabourWatch is an attempt by one 'old' Labour supporter to keep a tally on the ways that the 'new' Labour goverment is being a disappointment.
  • Leicester Radical Alliance The Leicester Radical Alliance seeks to unite political activists, issue-campaigners, co-operators , trade unionists, environment-alists, feminists and anyone else concerned about a world where profits matter more than people.
  • Morning Star The daily paper of the Left
  • Movements for Socialism this is a non-aligned socialist website; a forum for ALL socialists, green and left radicals
  • New Communist Party of Britain NCP and New Worker
  • Newark Left An Alternative Voice in Newark, U.K - gives local Left opinion on developments in Newark
  • Red Pepper 
  • Red Star Research Excellent research on the people and money behind New Labour
  • Revolutionary History 
  • SchNews the direct action newsletter. The SchNews site includes a very useful database of organisations
  • Scottish Socialist Party Scottish Socialist Party
  • Scottish Socialist Party Notice-Board SSP-Notice-Board is a mailing list for the rapid dissemination of information between members and supporters of the Scottish Socialist Party.
  • Socialist Alliance The Socialist Alliance
  • Socialist Appeal This is the site of Socialist Appeal, the British magazine dedicated to provide a Marxist analysis for Trade Union and Labour Party members.
  • Socialist Party The Socialist Party campaigns ... against all the attacks of the government and big business – from the privatisation of the NHS to the destruction of our environment
  • Socialist Unity Network The SUN brings together activists from different long-standing socialist traditions within the Socialist Alliance. We argue for left unity and try to host a debate between different trends upon the left.
  • Socialist Workers Party The Socialist Workers Party
  • SOLIDARITY Magazine SOLIDARITY is a magazine for union activists and members
  • Sylvia Pankhurst Memorial Committee 
  • Tribune Tribune
  • What Next? What Next? is a discussion journal aimed at those who are interested in the development of Marxism as a guide to action.
  • Workers Action WA believes that the most important task at the moment is a struggle to renovate the existing labour movement, politically and in the workplace, so that it can fight effectively in its own interests.
  • Workers Power The League for a Revolutionary Communist International
  • Y Faner Goch Welsh Socialist Republicans with an environemtal conscience and anarchist DIY tendencies

    • Trades Councils and Unions

  • 30k Fire Pay Less Than Average Earnings For A More Than An Average Job! Fire Fighters Campaign to get the Pay they deserve.
  • AMICUS - AEEU AMICUS - the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
  • AMICUS (MSF) Lesbian and Gay Subcommittee - LAGIM LAGIM is the Lesbian & Gay subcommittee of the MSF Section of Amicus
  • AMICUS -MSF AMICUS - MSF section
  • Amicus Unity Gazette These pages are dedicated to the struggle for democracy in AMICUS
  • ASLEF Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
  • AUT Association of University Teachers
  • BECTU Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union
  • Birmingham Trades Union Council 
  • Brent Trades Union Council 
  • Cambridge Trade Unions 
  • Camden NUT Camden Teachers Association is the Camden branch of the National Union of Teachers. The Association represents the overwhelming majority of teachers in the Camden.
  • Civil Service Forum The Only UK Civil Service Meeting Place On the Internet. This site has no affiliation with any Government department inside or outside of the Civil Service.
  • CWU London Regional committe The London Regional Committee is part of the Communication Workers Union (UK)
  • Cyber Picket Line home of the World Trade Union Directory
  • Fire Brigades Union The FBU site. See also 30Kfirepay for the campaign for fair pay for fire fighters.
  • GFTU the General Federation of Trade Unions
  • GMB Britain's General Union
  • GPMU Graphical, Paper and Media Union
  • Harlow TUC Web site of Harlow trades council
  • HYSTC.com The issue affecting ISTC - MFI members, is the non-recognition of the ISTC Trade Union by MFI ...
  • Institute of Employment Rights 
  • Justice for Mineworkers Campaign During the 84/85 strike 20,000 people were injured or hospitalised (including NUM President Arthur Scargill). 200 served time in prison or custody. Two were killed on picket lines, three died digging for coal during the winter and 966 were sacked.
  • KFAT National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades
  • LabourStart Where trade unionists start their day on the net.
  • Liverpool UNISON 
  • London Hazards Centre information for safety reps and activists on the web
  • Marshall Aerospace web site for amicus trade union members working at Marshall Aerospace in Cambridge
  • Miners Advice Advice page for miners
  • NASUWT 
  • NUJ National Union of Journalists
  • NUJ - London Freelance The site formerly known as Media Unions
  • NUJ Bolton & Bury Bolton Evening news and Bury Times Journalists on strike
  • NUJ Bradford NUJ Bradford
  • NUJ Glasgow branch National Union of Journalists Glasgow branch
  • NUT National Union of Teachers
  • NUT (Westminster branch) Westminster NUT - website of the Westminster branch of the National Union of Teachers - contains links to all known NUT sites as well as support and help links for NUT School Representatives and activists.
  • OILC Offshore Industry Liaison Committee, the trade union of the offshore oil and gas industry.
  • PCS Public and Commercial Services Union
  • PCS Left Unity the Socialist group within the Public and Commercial Services Union.
  • PCS Revenue Liverpool PCS Revenue Liverpool
  • RMT RMT is an independent trade union with roots going back to the 1870s. Our 67,000 members represent workers from rail, shipping, road and associated industries. We negotiate on their behalf with some 150 employers.
  • Socialist Teachers Alliance Socialist Teachers Alliance - Website of the STA founded in 1976 campaigning for a socialist education programme and in the interests of teachers. Working principally within the NUT.
  • Southend Trades Council The Southend Trades Union Council is the The local voice of the TUC and provides a forum for Trade Union branches within the Southend on Sea area.
  • Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum tells the harrowing tale of the Martyrs arrest, trial and punishment, leading to the foundation of modern day trade unionism.
  • Transport and General Workers Union The TGWU site.
  • Transport Salaried Staffs Association TSSA is an independent, UK-based trade union for the transport and travel trade industries. We have over 32,000 members in the UK and Ireland, working for the railways and associated companies, London Underground/Transport for London, the travel trade, and in shipping, ports and buses.
  • TUC the Trades Union Congress
  • UNISON the UK's largest trade union, unison the public service trade union
  • UNISON Black Country Health UNISON Dudley Primary Care & Community Services
  • UNISON City of Edinburgh Website for UNISON City of Edinburgh Local Government and Related Sectors Branch.
  • UNISON London London region of uk's largest trade union
  • UNISON United Left The United Left is about organising to turn our union into a more effective campaigning tool - pushing forwards the interests of working people and our communities.
  • United Campaign to Repeal the Anti-Trade Union Law 
  • USDAW Union of Shop, Distributive, and Allied Workers

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