It’s not enough to say “I’m not racist.”
If you’re not actively fighting racism, you’re helping to keep it in place.
That’s the uncomfortable truth. And it’s long past time we faced it.
Being anti-racist means getting off the fence. It means calling racism what it is – even when it’s uncomfortable, even when it’s subtle, and especially when it comes from the people in power.
Racism Isn’t Just Hate – It’s Power
Racism isn’t always about slurs and swastikas.
It’s in who gets stopped by police. Who gets hired. Who gets housed. Who gets listened to.
It’s in the way migrants are scapegoated for NHS waiting times while billionaires dodge tax.
It’s in the media that blames “culture” for poverty but ignores centuries of exploitation.
Racism isn’t just individual ignorance. It’s built into our institutions, our laws, our economy.
And it’s always been used to divide working people so we don’t see who’s really holding the power.
Divide and Rule – The Oldest Trick in the Book
You can’t build solidarity while staying silent about racism.
From the Empire to Brexit, racism has been used to split the working class. To make white workers blame Black and Brown workers for falling wages or fewer jobs. When the truth is, it’s bosses and landlords who benefit – every single time.
The far right doesn’t want working-class unity. Neither does the establishment. Because when we unite – across race, faith, and border – we become a threat to the system.
That’s why being anti-racist is core to being a socialist.
No justice without racial justice. No liberation without solidarity.
What Does Being Pro Anti-Racism Actually Look Like?
- Listening to people’s lived experiences – even if they make you uncomfortable
- Challenging racism wherever it shows up – in your family, your workplace, your union
- Backing anti-racist campaigns and movements – not just with words but with action
- Educating yourself and others – and not expecting people of colour to do all the work
- Fighting for policies that actually tackle structural inequality – in housing, policing, health, and education
It also means being willing to get it wrong sometimes – and learn from it. Anti-racism isn’t a badge. It’s a practice. And it’s lifelong.
This Fight Is Everyone’s
Racism isn’t just a problem for people of colour to deal with. It’s a problem for all of us to solve.
Because it weakens our movements, divides our communities, and lets the real enemy off the hook.
If you’re serious about justice – economic, environmental, social – you need to be serious about anti-racism too.
This is what solidarity looks like.
It’s not always easy. But it’s necessary.
And it’s the only way we win.
FedUp.uk stands firmly against racism in all its forms – from the far right on the street to the quiet discrimination in the boardroom.
Because being pro anti-racism isn’t just about what we say. It’s about what we do.