Camden UNISON has long been actively challenging racism in the workplace and the wider community. We have marched against the far right Nazis like Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (better known as ‘Tommy Robinson’), we have marched against police brutality here and around the world.
The murder of George Floyd last week by Minnesota police showed that although much has changed since the civil rights and Black power movements associated with Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, there is still a lot to be done. We stand with those protesting to say Black Lives Matter and in opposition to a president who threatens to use military force against them.
Institutional racism is built into every aspect of society and as well as discriminating against people based on the colour of their skin, it also makes racists and racist organisations more confident. We are proud that Camden UNISON has been at the forefront of challenging this. As a trade union we want to see a better, fairer society. That means organising and resisting to end the low pay and poverty that is experienced in particular by our Black members, but also fighting for a world free from the racism and bigotry that can divide us.
On Wed 17 June we are holding an online event, Soul and the Civil Rights Movement and we would urge you to join it. We would also like you to join in with the ‘Take A Knee’ protest this Wednesday, 3 June, on your doorstep (details in the Stand Up To Racism link below).
https://www.unison.org.uk/news/2020/06/us-unrest-reminder-stand-racism/
https://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/
Liz Wheatley
Branch Secretary
Camden UNISON
London Borough of Camden
Telephone: 020 7974 1633
Web: www.camdenunison.org.uk
UNISON Office
3rd floor Crowndale Centre
218 Eversholt Street
London NW1 1BD