I just returned from #Gaza for Medical Aid for Palestinians.
The scale of the suffering and humanitarian catastrophe inflicted by Israel is vast and horrific.
What is being done to the Palestinians of Gaza is a disaster for humanity.
History will judge all who are complicit.
#CeasefireNow

“Parveen Khan holding her baby at the window - that’s the image I had”
Heartbreaking from Zubia Darr about the death of her friends in a house fire - new testimony in #Defiance suggests it was part of a wave of largely unreported arson attacks aimed at Asians @channel4

Poignant ending to #Defiance

In a pivotal election year it would serve us well to remember what the great Sivanandan said:

'What Powell says today, the Conservatives say tomorrow, and Labour legislates on the day after'

Incredible that the wave of fires at Asian people’s homes in Walthamstow and elsewhere has been so little reported. The #Defiance team unearthed little seen archive and witnesses for our @channel4 series - and the stories are so disturbing

Watch the climactic final episode of #Defiance tonight, 10pm on Channel 4

In episode 3: a family is killed in Walthamstow, young British Asians fight back in #Southall and #Bradford , leading to the trial of the #Bradford 12 with the slogan: Self Defence is No Offence

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The soundscape of a generational struggle 🙌🏾

Thanks to everyone who’s engaged with our Asian stories of resistance this week - stay with us for the final emotional episode of #Defiance tonight 10pm @channel4
#Walthamstow fires - #Southall fightback - the epic #Bradford12

‘One of the most thought-provoking elements of the documentary lies in its ability to draw parallels between the struggles faced by Asians in the past and the enduring challenges of today’

#Defiance Rajesh Thind

parveenali.com/2024/04/10/def…

Amazing! Here’s a mixtape of the tunes which the legendary DJ RITU MBE💙 put together for last week’s launch event for #Defiance at Whitechapel Gallery.

Zip up your boots,
we’re going back
to our roots! 🕺🏾🔥

Crack up the dial ✊🏽
Sensational mixtape spun by DJ RITU MBE💙
Sounds of resistance, resilience and #defiance

Classic #Black & #SouthAsian 70s/80s sounds of #Defiance mixtape by DJ RITU MBE💙 ft #BobMarley #NaziaHassan UB40 #AshaBhosle The Specials Janet Kay ++
🎧Anytime Mixcloud💃 bit.ly/AWILum149
📻Weds10Apr Resonance FM
📺Watch Defiance Channel 4

#Reggae #bhangra

An anatomy of rhythm: 8 x 8

Tonight's A World In London Miixtape from DJ RITU MBE💙 is an 'uplifting soundtrack of resistance, resilience, solidarity, and defiance!' Resonance FM 6.30pm or anytime Mixcloud mixcloud.com/djritu/a-world…

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will.”
Frederick Douglass

Watching #Defiance makes me so sad & angry for what my parents had to endure so they could give us a better life. I'm forever grateful for their tenacity.

Brilliant!!! 🎧🎵 Mixtapes were/are the best. Will be listening to this for sure 🎧🎁

#Defiance

This is on the list to listen to when we back from hols.

It was very much a team effort. An amazing group of filmmakers Rogan Productions & bold commissioning by shaminder nahal created #Defiance . It’s been a privilege to play my part in that process.

An important message from Gay's the Word

Today we remember the 40th anniversary of the raid on Gay’s the Word bookshop

....and how we fought back!

10th April 1984 - 10th April 2024

youtu.be/YGjLX1RsIUw