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Transcript and Recording | Palestine and the World: Struggle and Solidarity, by Professor Steven Salaita (AUC)

April 13, 2026 by Steven Salaita

Transcript and Recording | Palestine and the World: Struggle and Solidarity, by Professor Steven Salaita (AUC)
Image: “Papa Giving a Speech,” Five-Year-Old artist, Steven Salaita

On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, Professor Steven Salaita of the American University of Cairo delivered his public lecture "Palestine and the World: Struggle and Solidarity" at the Centre for the Study of Race, Class and Empire.

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What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there

April 4, 2026 by Hannah Spencer, MP

What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there
Hannah Spencer, MP for Gorton and Denton, is sworn in at the House of Commons, 2 March 2026. Photo: House of Commons

With this escalating cost of living crisis, so many are really suffering – yet Labour lacks the imagination, boldness and will to do anything about it.

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London's historic day of multicultural protest against the far right

March 30, 2026 by Unwritten Lives

London's historic day of multicultural protest against the far right
"Together Against The Far Right" rally. Trafalgar Square. Photo: Unwritten Lives

On 28 March 2026, tens of thousands of people gathered in London to march against the far right.

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The empire strikes Iran

March 6, 2026 by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza

The empire strikes Iran
Photo by Saifee Art on Unsplash

While the United States has issued only eleven formal declarations of war since 1776, it has engaged in more than four hundred military interventions. This staggering disparity underscores a pattern: the country’s most consequential conflicts rarely pass through constitutional channels but emerge from executive prerogative, shifting geopolitical anxieties, and the entrenched interests of its security establishment. The attack on Iran fits squarely within this tradition.

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine statement on unlawful US-Israeli military action in Iran

March 6, 2026 by Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine

Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine statement on unlawful US-Israeli military action in Iran
Photo: Funeral of schoolgirls killed in US-Israeli strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school, Minab, southern Iran. Morteza Akhondi, 3 March 2026

London, 5th March 2026 – The Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine unequivocally condemns the latest unilateral and unlawful US-Israeli military action in Iran and urges the UK Government not to be complicit by allowing the US to use British military bases to attack Iran.

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STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT, PEDRO SÁNCHEZ. "No to war."

March 6, 2026 by Pedro Sánchez

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT, PEDRO SÁNCHEZ. "No to war."
Image: PRESIDENCIA DEL GOBIERNO, SECRETARÍA DE ESTADO DE COMUNICACIÓN

On Wednesday 4 March the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, became the only European leader to stand up to US President, Donald Trump, opposing the war in Iran. Read his full statement here.

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Stop Trump’s Wars: Demonstrate Central London

March 2, 2026 by Stop the War Coalition

Stop Trump’s Wars: Demonstrate Central London
Image: Stop the War Coalition

The Middle East is being set alight by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Already hundreds of civilians have been killed. We condemn the bombing and demand the UK government oppose these illegal attacks on a sovereign country. Demonstrations are taking place across the UK. Join the demo in central London on Saturday 7 March at 12:00 noon.

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Emergency protests against war on Iran in cities across U.S.

March 1, 2026 by ANSWER Coalition

Emergency protests against war on Iran in cities across U.S.
Image: ANSWER Coalition

On 28 February, the Trump administration along with Israel launched an unprovoked, illegal war on Iran. Immediately, people across the US hit the streets to express the majority sentiment in the country: rejecting another endless war for regime change! Continue this anti-war outpouring this Monday as part of a coordinated day of action.

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