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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 20h
Birmingham’s slavery legacy vm.tiktok.com/ZN8hkKsKC/
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Harry Leach on Instagram: "Some of my interview with Raise the Colours leader, Ryan Bridge, ahead of his court battle where the council is trying to stop the group flying Union Jacks from lampposts ac...
417 likes, 118 comments - harryleachjourno on September 30, 2026: "Some of my interview with Raise the Colours leader, Ryan Bridge, ahead of his court battle where the council is trying to stop the gr...
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
birminghammail.co.uk
Police alert after MP accuses men in Kingstanding Patriots tops of street attack
Liberal Democrat MP claimed he stepped in to stop an assault on a black man in central London
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
birminghammail.co.uk
Live updates as flaggers face court showdown with Birmingham City Council
It's a day of reckoning for the men who have put flags up all over Birmingham, as the city council seeks an injunction to stop them
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
bbc.com
Daniel Thomas refused bail over alleged boat damage in Channel
Daniel Thomas is remanded in custody after appearing at Portsmouth Crown Court.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Migrant crisis latest...
Screenshot from The Times:

Falling migration gives John Healey a headroom headache
The chancellor will lose billions of pounds in his fiscal buffer for next month's budget, according to the latest economic forecasts
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Come What May, We’re Here to Stay: the Story of South Asian Resistance in Britain. A full room and great conversation last night at the Birmingham launch of Taj Ali’s new book. @tajali1.bsky.social
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midla...
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West Midlands Against Racism: Unity March and Rally
On Sunday 4th October we will celebrate the diverse, multicultural West Midlands with a march and rally in Birmingham city centre.
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Taj Ali @tajali1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Racism will not be defeated from above. It will only be defeated by us – ordinary citizens who refuse to look away. My piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain’s far-right violence comes to us direct from the 1970s. But so does the solution | Taj Ali
Young men punched in the street, mosques attacked: Britain badly needs an anti-racist uprising. Let 70s Asian youth movements provide the inspiration, says Taj Ali, author of Come What May, We’re Here...
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This weekend MAC Birmingham
desiblitz.com
Hassan Mahamdallie on 'PUNK DAYS', Identity & Fighting Racism
Hassan Mahamdallie chats to DESIblitz about his play 'PUNK DAYS' and how the punk movement changed his understanding of racism and political resistance.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/09/2026
⚠️ "I think it is absurd that when we're talking about individuals being made to feel unsafe where they live" 🚨 "When we're looking at boats being slashed on camera, children chanting into megaphones, "Let them drown." You guys are just saying, "Well, it's about the small boats.""
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
via Anti Fascist League
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 26/09/2026
It goes further than just briefly disrupting services.
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Why far-right protesters target non-political groups like lifeboat volunteers
It goes further than just briefly disrupting services.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
birmingham-now.co.uk
Wellbeing boss apologises after anti-immigration rally remarks spark outrage
Push On Wellbeing CIC director from Solihull has apologised after making offensive remarks at an anti-immigration rally.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Love this city 🫶 #birmingham
Five women stand, with arms, in front of Claire Elizabeth and Sam Shipman’s ‘Re-union Jack’ in Birmingham’s Council House 
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Come on down to the Council House for International Day of Birmingham, see the Re-Union Jack ♥️ #OneBrum Goldship have repurposed dozens of dirty & torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts to create a huge Union Jack, adorned with the names of people who have called Birmingham home
Photo of artwork description 
GOLDSHIP Re-Union Jack 2026

Repurposed polyester flags/Mixed media.

Re-Union Jack is an ongoing community art project conceived by GoldShip, the creative duo of textile sculptor Clare Elisabeth and event producer Sam Shipman.

Repurposing dozens of dirty and torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts, Clare and Sam, alongside countless contributors from the wider community, pieced them together to create a huge Union Jack.

The flag was then transformed over several months by countless more contributors into a visual celebration of the people and stories that have helped shape the West Midlands. Across its surface are the names of influential Midlanders, spanning from the Anglo-Saxon Beorma, after whom Birmingham takes its name, through to the present day. Each has a connection to migration, immigration or the positive influence of people who have made the West Midlands their home.

Together, these names reflect the region's extraordinary history as a vibrant melting pot of cultures, ideas, talent and communities - and the positive contribution that migration has made to its identity.

The flag has since been signed in black by many of the people whose names feature upon it as a collective endorsement of its message of unity, inclusion and community.Photo of huge Union (Jack) Flag on lighting truss in the hall of the Council House. 
It's glorious and bears many names upon it of the people of Birmingham 
Each has a connection to migration, immigration or the positive influence of people who have made the West Midlands their home.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
birminghammail.co.uk
City artist against 'division' makes huge Union flag from tatty lamppost flags
An artist has made a massive Union flag in response to flag-raising groups such as Raise the Colours
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
theguardian.com
Britain’s far-right violence comes to us direct from the 1970s. But so does the solution | Taj Ali
Young men punched in the street, mosques attacked: Britain badly needs an anti-racist uprising. Let 70s Asian youth movements provide the inspiration, says Taj Ali, author of Come What May, We’re Here...
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
These far right thugs need locking up. They are deliberately putting lives at risk. If protesting a genocide can be treated as terrorism how are their actions not. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
theguardian.com
Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Danny Tommo could face serious jail time after Channel knife stunt | Searchlight
Self-styled Channel enforcer Danny Tommo tried to sink a migrant dinghy at sea with a rescue worker still on board, an act which could bring a lengthy jail ...
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
theguardian.com
Minority ethnic NHS staff pay a heavy price for speaking up about patient safety | Letter
Letter: Providing psychological safety to Black, Asian and ethnic minority staff so they can raise concerns about patient care without fear would save lives, write Dr Jennifer Creese, Dr Joy Spiliopou...
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Stand Up To Racism Birmingham @sutrbirmingham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Chelmsley Wood belongs to everyone who lives there Statement from Stand Up To Racism Birmingham
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Chelmsley Wood belongs to everyone who lives there
Statement from Stand Up To Racism Birmingham
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
theguardian.com
Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card
Charity’s head coach ‘shocked’ after Sunderland council leader says it will not support ‘politically charged’ groups
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midla...
eventbrite.co.uk
West Midlands Against Racism: Unity March and Rally
On Sunday 4th October we will celebrate the diverse, multicultural West Midlands with a march and rally in Birmingham city centre.
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David Strak @davescamp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I wrote a bit about Birmingham and fascism. As I do.
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Authoritarian nationalism in the UK’s second city: Birmingham and the conjuncture of Not-Yet-Fascism
David Stark analyses the economic and cultural politics behind the war over flags that has erupted in Birmingham, and explores Stirchley is for Everyone's methods of community-based antifascist organi...
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David Strak @davescamp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Proud to have volunteered at C4C earlier this year. Will 💯 do it again. Fuck you, Farage.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This case is in the High Court today. The court will consider what action to take against MI5 for lying to three different courts in order to protect one of their agents who they knew was a misogynistic neo-Nazi, who was violently abusing a woman who was his partner. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Rz...
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MI5 court evidence while defending a violent neo-Nazi spy based on lies, report says | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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Stand Up To Racism Birmingham @sutrbirmingham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT We're pleased to welcome Salma Yaqoob, representing Stop the War Coalition, to the West Midlands Against Racism Unity March & Rally on Sunday 4th October. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midla...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/09/2026
US passenger duct-taped to plane seat says: ‘I don’t remember any of it’
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US passenger duct-taped to plane seat says: ‘I don’t remember any of it’
After being read charges, Layne Lundeen said: ‘I assaulted a police officer? Is that what it says? I don’t have my glasses’ An American Airlines passenger who was duct-taped to his seat following an alleged outburst including racial and homophobic slurs said that he does not recall the incident. On 3 September, 67-year old Layne Lundeen was restrained in his first-class seat with duct tape and zip ties over alleged unruly behavior. The American Airline Flight 618 was originally traveling from Dallas, Texas, to Newark, New Jersey, and was diverted to the Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall airport in an emergency landing. Continue reading...
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Kalab Lounge Presents: Culture Dub Orchestra 🔥 Get ready for a night of music, culture, community & unity! 🎶 Fletchers Bar, Kings Heath Friday 18 September 9pm–1am FREE ENTRY
Kalab Lounge Presents:
Culture Dub Orchestra 🔥

Get ready for a night of music, culture, community & unity!🎶

Fletchers Bar, Kings Heath
Friday 18 September
9pm–1am FREE ENTRY

Culture Dub Orchestra headline 
the night, bringing their unique blend of dub, sound system brass, euphoric keys, wild guitar solos 
and big percussion breaks.

Think Jah Shaka meets Santana’s Soul Sacrifice - a spiritual, musical journey with dub firmly at its core. 

Plus, resident DJ Don Simon keeping the dancefloor on fire 
until 1am! 

Kalab Lounge - Where Music Unites.

❤️💛💚 No Place For Hate.

Bring your people. Bring your vibes. See you there! 🙌🏾
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Time to deport all these fighting age men terrorising our patriotic lifeboat volunteers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Seen in Barnt Green today
Sticker with England flag & picture of Ryan Bridge with a bloody nose. Words say FUCK RYAN.
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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Nicaraguan journalist, who has had an asylum application pending for about seven years, was pulled over by agents while driving for Lyft www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano detained by ICE in Florida
Galeano, who has had asylum application pending for about seven years, was pulled over by agents while driving for Lyft
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Obviously, asylum seekers should be ‘housed’ in housing, and given the opportunity to seek work and to integrate, not made to live in former military bases. Still, solidarity with the 26 people of Piddington who didn’t follow the herd. Especially Rachel.
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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 15/09/2026
There is a direct political thread, a nasty politics, that links Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe, and Tommy Robinson, with Donald Trump, MAGA and the US white supremacist movement. We are better than that. Britain is better than that.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“The mobilisation of the far-right which we have witnessed this weekend is very much being felt here in this village” www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
bbc.co.uk
Thirteenth Met Police officer sacked after Charing Cross Panorama film
PC Mason O'Connor is dismissed after a hearing found he had breached standards of professional behaviour, the Met said.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is the day! A journey that Astra and I started as an essay in The Guardian is now officially out in the world. End Times Fascism – And the Fight for the Living World is in bookstores now. If you are inclined, please buy one from an indie bookseller or borrow it from your local library.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
theguardian.com
Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault
Dan Thomas, elected in May, says he does not wish to be a ‘distraction’ on same day Reform MS defects to Plaid Cymru
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Really is amazing how many Reform and UKIP elected officials have been arrested over years. So unlucky.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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West Midlands Against Racism: Unity March and Rally
On Sunday 4th October we will celebrate the diverse, multicultural West Midlands with a march and rally in Birmingham city centre.
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Stand Up To Racism Birmingham @sutrbirmingham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT Gina Hardy, an organiser with Women Against the Far Right Coventry & Warwickshire and a member of the WATFR National Steering Committee, will be joining us on the Unity March on Sunday 4 October. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midla...
📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 

Gina Hardy, an organiser with Women Against the Far Right Coventry & Warwickshire and a member of the WATFR National Steering Committee, will be joining us at the West Midlands Against Racism Unity March & Rally on Sunday 4th October.

Gina has been active in the fight against racism both locally and nationally, challenging the far right’s weaponisation of women’s safety to fuel racism and division.

✊ Add your voice to the growing movement for an anti-racist West Midlands. Come along and stand with us!

Register your attendance and get updates 👇

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midlands-against-racism-unity-march-and-rally-tickets-1998068287033

https://facebook.com/events/s/west-midlands-against-racism-u/28842907285311362/

Donate to help us build the biggest Unity Rally possible! ❤️✊️👇

https://www.goodhub.com/go/unityrally2026
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
theguardian.com
Female asylum seekers report being sexually assaulted by British men
Women say they are too fearful to pursue criminal prosecution of rapes, for fear of having their claims refused
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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today Councillor Bushra Bi left the Labour Party and joined Birmingham Green Party. Cllr Bushra Bi said:” The Labour Party has lost its way and the residents of our great city of Birmingham have lost confidence in the Labour Party. birmingham.greenparty.org.uk/2026/09/11/l...
Councillor Bushra Bi who today joined the Green Party after leaving Labour
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Phil Burrows @supergm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...
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CALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNON
A year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
bbc.co.uk
Newcastle councillor expelled by Reform over far-right party link
Reform suspends Councillor Daniel Astley after claiming he is a victim of "gotcha" journalism.
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
birminghammail.co.uk
Fire-hit Digbeth hub owner's arson fear after 'watching dream go up in flames'
West Midlands Fire Service is investigating how blaze started that destroyed Art Quarter hub in Allison Street, Digbeth
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/09/2026
⚠️ The scenes at Reform UK's conference were a disgrace. As was the reaction by senior Reform politicians, in particular Robert Jenrick. Absolutely shameless.
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Police investigate five assaults at Reform conference after clips shared online
West Midlands Police said it was aware that names and footage had been shared online but then urged people to to specula
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