Thursday, 30 April 2026 — Institute of Race Relations
This year sees the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the pathbreaking play Destiny by David Edgar, describing the rise of neo-fascism in the 1970s. He discusses its context and resonance for today in IRR News. Join a discussion on 3 May at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone, London on what the play has to teach us now about the fight against the far Right. Details are here.
Our calendar reveals processes, similar to the 1970s , that ensure present-day racism is becoming increasingly explicit and unapologetic. For example, in the social media posts of political candidates; in policing, with a far-right march in Manchester protected and its opponents subjected to police violence; against workers in sectors including journalists and rail transport, who face ’shocking’ abuse and physical attack; and in the frequency of attacks on mosques and synagogues.
IRR News team
Half a century after David Edgar’s pathbreaking anti-fascist play ‘Destiny’, linking empire, racism and industrial struggle, he examines its 1976 context and resonances in nationalist populism today.
The key scenes from Destiny will be read at the Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone, followed by a discussion of the play’s relevance today, at 2.00pm and 6.30pm on Sunday 3 May. Book tickets here.
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe.
Calendar of Racism & Resistance
In this week’s Calendar, we highlight stories unfolding over the past two weeks on far-right fascism, policing and criminalisation, migrant and asylum rights, and also resistance to state violence in the UK and Europe.
Find these stories and thousands more on our Register of Racism and Resistance database.
Drugs, race, and the politics of modern slavery law
Wednesday 6 May 2026 6.30pm – 8pm
IRR is proud to support the launch at LSE on 6 May of Drugs, Race and the Politics of Modern Slavery, by Race & Class Editorial Working Committee member, Professor Insa Lee Koch.
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