Dublin Public Meeting: Malcolm X at 100– Racism and Revolution today

'You can’t have capitalism without racism,' stated Malcolm X, and 100 years on from his birth racism is again on the rise in the context of heightened capitalist exploitation, oppression and crisis. Meeting upstairs Bar Rua in Dublin, Tuesday 20 May 7pm.

Dublin Public Meeting: Malcolm X at 100– Racism and Revolution today

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X, activist, writer and revolutionary who embodied the fight against racism and injustice for many across the world during the upsurge for civil rights in the 1960s. Amidst the height of racist segregation and oppression in the US, the fiery activism of Malcolm X emerged to militantly lead the struggle for black liberation, where he gave his life organising the poorest and most exploited people against the racist structures of the US state.

'You can’t have capitalism without racism,' stated Malcom X, and 100 years on from his birth racism is again on the rise in the context of heightened capitalist exploitation, oppression and crisis. Donald Trump has prided his presidency on whipping up hatred against minorities and enacting mass racist deportations in the US.

Here in Ireland, the far right latch themselves onto Trump and a cacophony of pathetic grifters like Conor McGregor; privileged millionaires who seek to blame the government’s failings around housing, services and healthcare on immigrants and refugees. Like during Malcolm X's lifetime, racism continues to function as a powerful tool for the establishment to oppress minorities while also dividing workers and communities, ensuring that a minority of wealthy elites continue to extract huge profits by exploiting the vast majority of people.

But the people of Ireland are mobilising and fighting against this system and the racism it espouses. They are building anti racist movements to counter the far right and fighting for a radical alternative that redistributes wealth and empowers workers. 'Nobody can give you freedom, equality or justice, you have to take it yourself,' said Malcolm X. And now more than ever, we should draw inspiration from his life to help us in the fight against racism and capitalism today.

Join us for a discussion on racism and revolution.

Meeting upstairs Bar Rua in Dublin, Tuesday 20 May 7pm.

Speakers:
Darragh Adelaide is a Dublin City Councillor and a leader of the anti-racist movement in Ireland.
Brian Kelly is an activist and an award-winning historian who has written extensively about the struggle for Black labour and liberation in the US.