The Conservative Party launched their manifesto on 18 May 2017. You can read it in full here. 

A Strong and United Nation in a Changing World (page 29)

Global Britain (page 37 & 38)

The official launch of Oceans of Injustice, hosted by Caabu and Native Liberty Productions, took place on 16 May 2017. Two short films and an audio journey were screened at the Courthouse Hotel Cinema, London. Following the screening Chris Doyle chaired a Q&A session with Lord Warner, a crossbench member of the House of Lords, and Farah Nabulsi, writer and producer of the films.

Resettlement of Syrian refugees

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said that the UK should take in 50,000 more Syrian refugees from camps in the region and has urged the Labour Party to match this pledge: 

On 17 May 2017, the Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto for the 2017 General Election. You can read it in full here.

International Affairs 

Liberal Democrats are internationalists – working with our European and global partners to champion human rights, help the poorest and protect our country and our allies. We will fight isolationist policies to maintain the UK’s proud record of international leadership.

Plaid Cymru launched their manifesto on 16 May 2017. You can read it in full here.

Defending Wales On the global stage (page 48 & 49)

A draft of the Labour Manifesto was leaked on 11 May 2017. It can be read in full here.

Diverse Communities

"The Labour Party is the party of equality. We seek to build a society free from all forms of racism, anti-Semitism and lslamophobia.

Alastair Binnie-Lubbock (Hackney North and Stoke Newington)

Twitter: @alastairis. Visit his website here.

1) Do you agree that the UK should recognise Palestine? What would be your reasons for and against recognition?

Annabel Mullin (Kensington)

Twitter: @AnnabelMullin. Visit her website here.

1) Do you agree that the UK should recognise Palestine? What would be your reasons for and against recognition?

We value international law, human rights and international cooperation for all these problems and working towards a solution on that basis. The party’s policy is to support the recognition of Palestine as a state.

On 2 May, Caabu hosted an event, chaired by Board Member, John McHugo in which Laila Parsons spoke about her book, The Commander: Fawzi Al-Qawuqji and the Fight for Arab Independence 1914-1948. Parsons’ work details the 1914-1948 period told through the life of one man, Fawzi Al-Qawuqji, a well-known armed rebel fighting against colonial powers such as Britain across the Arab lands in Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Jordan.