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Press Release: Community Solidarity to hold Public Meeting in Stroud

Contact: contact@communitysolidaritystrouddistrict.org Community Solidarity Stroud District will hold a Public Meeting this Wednesday 4th October from 7.30-9.30pm at The Trinity Rooms on the subject of “Conspiracy Theories, the Far Right and The Light” paper. The meeting follows the “Racism isn’t funny” open letter and protest by Community Solidarity Stroud District (CSSD) held in opposition toContinue reading “Press Release: Community Solidarity to hold Public Meeting in Stroud”

Public Meeting on 4th October: Conspiracy theories, the Far Right, and The Light

Public Meeting, Wednesday 4th October, 7.30-9.30pm at The Trinity Rooms, Field Road, Stroud, GL5 2HZ Doors will open at 7.15pm, so that we can start promptly from 7.30pm Free entry – donations welcome (please bring cash) On the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, Community Solidarity Stroud District invites you to a public meetingContinue reading “Public Meeting on 4th October: Conspiracy theories, the Far Right, and The Light”

Press Release: Community comes together to celebrate diversity and oppose Katie Hopkins’ “Comedy Show” in Stroud

Contact: contact@communitysolidaritystrouddistrict.org An open letter initiated by Community Solidarity Stroud District calling on organisers to withdraw their invitation to Katie Hopkins to present a “comedy show” in Stroud town has been signed by over 225 people at time of writing (4:35pm 6th September). The group is also hosting an event featuring representatives from different groupsContinue reading “Press Release: Community comes together to celebrate diversity and oppose Katie Hopkins’ “Comedy Show” in Stroud”

Racism isn’t funny – join us in opposing Katie Hopkins’ “comedy show” in Stroud

Katie Hopkins was banned from South Africa “for spreading racial hatred”. She meets with far-right organisations, dehumanises people, and calls for violence. She is due to speak / perform a “comedy show” at The Old Convent on Beeches Green in Stroud on Thursday 7th September. We are organising an open letter calling on the organisersContinue reading “Racism isn’t funny – join us in opposing Katie Hopkins’ “comedy show” in Stroud”

“The Light”: sending women back to the Dark Ages

The Light appears to have the same attitude to women as reactionaries always have done. That is to say, women are most valued when they are barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. Despite The Light’s supposed focus on bodily autonomy in relation to vaccines, it presents all the other things that give women autonomy and choices over their bodies and lives as overwhelmingly negative – be that access to contraception, abortion and education; the right to choose a different sexuality; the right to choose different partners; the existence of strong female role models in the media; a welfare state that supports women by taking on some of the caring responsibilities; even the existence of convenience food. This is also why you basically never hear The Light advocating for better childcare provision, anti-poverty measures, protection from discrimination (unless it’s to do with vaccines), or other key feminist demands.

Fact-checking the June 2023 front page of “The Light”

“It was a real shock to find that they had tried to trick me. And they had also lied” – Andy Williams picked up the June issue of “The Light” and looked into their front page story. The front page of Issue 34 of “The Light” claimed in its headline there is “No climate crisis” and “Carbon Dioxide has zero effect on temperatures” and presents two graphs in an attempt to back this up. In the piece that follows Andy outlines his investigation into the claims and graphs presented: