“Labour Tory both the same, both play the racist game” – Asian Youth Movement of the 1970s

Last week’s election saw the end of 14 years of Conservative Party-led rule – but was marked across the country and in our communities by deep anger and dissatisfaction at the main choices on offer, and at the limitations of the British political system.

But politics and the fight for popular democracy do not start or end at the ballot box – there are older traditions of independent left-wing, community-rooted Asian organising, as well as ongoing efforts around Palestine today, that we can learn from and adapt as we enter a new phase in Britain.

Therefore Nijjor Manush are inviting you to Hayre politics: The future of Asian organising in Britain, a community discussion event to both recover and learn from those older traditions, and to collectively think through the ways forward for organising Bengali and Asian communities now.

• What is the path ahead for a community politics that exists outside of the Parliamentary system?
• Can we develop a common political agenda within our communities?
• Can we even speak of a unified ‘community politics’ today when our communities span renters to landlords, low-wage workers to bosses?

Hayre politics will be space for discussing and reflecting on these questions and more, and we want to hear from you all.

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