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Revision as of 16:46, 2 December 2021
Template:TOCnestleft Liberation is one of the oldest human rights organisations, was founded in 1954 as the Movement for Colonial Freedom. For more than half a century it has campaigned, along side other anti-imperialist forces, to rid the world of colonialism. In 1958 its name was changed to Liberation, an organisation that today opposes neo-colonialism, economic exploitation and racism.
At Liberation we undertake research and action centred on the prevention and curtailment of human rights violations, across a broad spectrum of countries.
As an international and inter-connecting organisation, Liberation engages in advocacy work, supporting and standing in solidarity with other like-minded organisations. Liberation provides a space and framework to highlight and discuss issues of concern with the United Nations, the British Parliament, the International Labour Organisation and Trade Unions.[1]
Leadership
- General Secretary Roger McKenzie
- Joint presidents Jeremy Corbyn, Maggie Bowden
- Treasurer Peter Talbot
In 2012 officers were President Stan Newens Chairperson Jeremy Corbyn, MP General Secretary Maggie Bowden, Editor George Anthony Treasurer John McDonnell MP .[2]
MEETING ON MYANMAR
Communist Party of Britain July 4 2021·
Liberation MEETING ON MYANMAR -Find out more about the campaign of support and solidarity for the people of Myanmar/Burma, and how you can get involved.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE
- Khaing Zar Aung (Ms), President – Industrial Workers’ Federation of Myanmar (IWFM), Treasurer – Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM)
- Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North, former Labour Party leader and current Liberation council member
- Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South (invited)
- Murad Qureishi, former Labour MLA and former Chair of the Stop the War Coalition
- Pallab Sengupta, General Secretary of the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO)
- Christine Blower, former general secretary, NUT (chair)
Communist helper
Graham Stevenson served as treasurer for the Marx Memorial Library from 2013 to 2019, and during his final year was helping to redevelop the trade-union base of Liberation as deputy to Maggie Bowden.