I stand in solidarity with black people everywhere being oppressed by their own and other countries. Those who have endured racism and discrimination daily based on the colour of their skin on all levels. The system does not work for them. It was designed to be systematically racist and has been so for hundreds of years.
It is easy to look at other countries and condemn racism in other places, but we have to recognise our oppressive, colonial past, and the racist past of the party and the Prime Minister who the British people put in charge again in the 2019 general election. Boris Johnson has a horrific past of vulgar racist slurs and offensive language. He has actively endorsed the Trump Administration, who have a disgraceful history of racism and police discrimination on an institutionally racist level.
It is not enough to be quietly against racism. We must stand together to defeat the rise of racism, nationalism, fascism, and the far right. It is NOT okay.
#blacklivesmatter #solidarity