Stand Up To Racism is a coalition opposing racism, Islamophobia, and antisemitism - that’s what unites us. Racism, Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism is embedded in the institutions in the UK and globally – government, education, judiciary and media - with roots impacted in the economy. However, an individual’s experience of racism and prejudice, and their reactions to it, are uniquely nuanced. Ground
ed in a multitude of factors (environmental, geographical, political, cultural, educational, age, race, ethnicity, and colour, amongst others), we see how intersectional lived experiences are and how we can learn and bring value to Stand Up To Racism through this nuance. The brave people in this group are a part of an anti-racist movement; as such, we stand in solidarity with each other and all anti-racists. We hope this can be a safe space in which we can enrich each other and bring about systemic change through action. The language used in this group shall not be offensive, members must be conscious of other members rights to be considered in language usage and be taken seriously when challenging the usage of inappropriate/heavy language. This does not mean that we are all the same and agree on everything, amongst the members, socialists, faith and campaign groups, unions etc we are divided on many other issues such as: geopolitical racism i.e. Palestine, Kurdistan/Turkey - Syria’s civil war, the Uyghurs in China. Groups like the Palestian Solidarity Campaign and Kurdistan Solidarity Campaign are mobilising around Palestine and Kurdistan - that is their job and we encourage our members to be active in these groups as well if that is their view. The exception to the the above strategy is when geopolitical racism and the subsequent refugee crisis is the result of the impact of climate change. We must therefore stand united where we do agree rather than focus on where we differ – this is the strength of this coalition. Individuals and groups do raise other issues at SUTR events – that’s what keeps this group at the cutting edge of the challenge. SUTR strives to maintain unity to oppose the Tories racist offensive here - which is gathering pace every day. [email protected]&ctz=Europe/London" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=[email protected]&ctz=Europe/London
