In April 1979, activists and locals stood up to British fascists targeting Southall’s South Asian community. Saffron East explores the politics of the Southall Black Sisters, a feminist collective that arose in its aftermath.
Lucy Noakes on how the crisis in UK higher education is impacting history and historians, and how the Royal Historical Society can advocate for our discipline.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Miners' Strike (1984-85). Laura King traces a story of solidarity and friendship in the archives of art collective Jubilee Arts, and the archives of her family.
In the 1950s-60s, the African Association in Cairo became a hub for anticolonial activists from across the world. Alex White examines the role of transnational activists who shaped the anticolonial movement.
What can we learn from the lives and legacies of Black radical women? Tionne Alliyah Parris considers how the transnational activism of Claudia Jones, Vicki Garvin and Louise Thompson Patterson offers us a guide to action now.
Why are women drawn to fascist ideologies and movements? The timely rediscovery of Martin Durham's talk - given to History Workshop in 1983, looking back to the 1930s - speaks to pressing questions today.
How did young people in 1980s Ireland navigate a lack of sex education and repressive climate around sexual health? Laura Kelly explores the activist history of the Irish Family Planning Association Youth Group.
Whether loved or loathed, school meals have been a fixture of British childhood for generations. Heather Ellis and Isabelle Carter discuss what the history of school meals can tell us about broader social and cultural change.
What do anticolonial archives tell us about efforts to decolonise the university today? Malek Abdelkhalek reflects on anti-racism and solidarity in and beyond the classroom.
How have harmful words been used to stigmatise those directly affected by Ireland's institutional history? This piece reflects on the power of language in relation to Irish mother and baby homes.
Long before the modern disabled people's movement, people with impairments were claiming disability as a social and political identity. David Turner reflects on the development of disabled people's activism in Victorian Britain.
