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Phil Butland

Phil Butland

Phil Butland is a socialist from Bradford, Northern England. He founded the Berlin LINKE Internationals and is now active with The Left Berlin and Sozialismus von Unten (SvU). Alongside his political activities, Phil is the curator of the CinePhil Berliner Film Blog

Written by Phil ButlandThe Left Berlin
Germany

“Living in this country, there is no nuance when it comes to the idea of Palestinian Liberation”

by Phil Butland on 27/07/2024
Damineh Vaezpour and Phil Butland interview Palestinian journalist Hebh Jamal
long read

“I cannot believe that this global awakening will not lead somewhere”

by Phil Butland on 03/07/2024
A wide-ranging interview with Jordanian activist Dania Gharaibeh on the war against Palestine.
Berlin

“The existing system does not adequately support people from minority backgrounds”

by Phil Butland on 28/06/2024
Interview with Kumar Muniandy about his new play Second Class Queer
Culture & Sport

“We have to make things uncomfortable for there to be change”

by Phil Butland on 21/06/2024
Interview with Irish artists Clare Gallagher and Mark Curran about refusing to exhibit in Germany
Articles

Far Right Gains in the European Elections

by Phil Butland on 18/06/2024
Why fascist parties were successful and how we can stop them
Anti-imperialism

“Representation is Key” : An Interview with Dr. Fazila Bhimji

by Phil Butland on 01/06/2024
Interview with Fazila Bhimji about Art and Colonialism and her coming workshop “Namibia in Films”
Berlin

How we made Palivision

by Phil Butland on 24/05/2024
We organised a successful concert and fund raiser for Gaza. You can do this too
Berlin

Why Berliners should join tomorrow’s Nakba Day Demo

by Phil Butland on 17/05/2024
The current level of repression makes it even more important that we show our strength
Demonstrations & Direct Action

“Direct action is empowering in the sense that it counters the discourse that people cannot do anything”

by Phil Butland on 08/05/2024
Interview with Zohar Chamberlain Regev, one of the organisers of the Freedom Flotilla
Culture & Sport

“I think we’re at a very dangerous tipping point”

by Phil Butland on 14/04/2024
Interview with Zoë Claire Miller from the Visual Artists' Union Berlin
Berlin

FMP1’s new room booking policy bans Palestine-solidarity

by Phil Butland on 05/04/2024
As the "Neues Deutschland Building" forces groups to sign a contract about Israel to use its space, the list of rooms for discussing Palestine in Berlin shrink even further
2025 German Elections Dossier

Whatever happened to Die Linke?

by Phil Butland on 02/04/2024
The party was born at the height of the anti-capitalist movement. Since then, elections have become more important than social movements
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