We are a political education platform committed to spreading anti-colonial and decolonial perspectives on history, social theory, and current affairs. Operating from the historical epicentre of colonialism in Britain, the Decolonial Centre (DcC) is global majority-led and a project of the Pluto Educational Trust. We raise awareness on how many of the systemic inequalities that are present in Britain and around the world are rooted in colonialism. Our vision is to help inspire a new intergenerational cohort of activists that pushes for systems change. To that end, we equip activists with the anti-colonial and decolonial education necessary for a just transition.

A huge reason for why we exist is because of the unprecedented assaults and attacks on communities of colonised descent in Britain and around the world. Under the guise of a “war on woke”, the digital terrain is not a neutral sphere of information—it is a battleground. A culture war has been declared against our communities, and ethnonationalist millionaires and billionaires are pouring resources into digital infrastructure that puts our friends and family at risk. When it comes to the digital aspect of our work, we believe it is important to build infrastructure by and for our communities that appeals to popular compassion and reason and signposts our audiences to decolonial campaigns they can join to support themselves, or friends and families. 

That’s why we strive to create spaces where critical-minded individuals, like yourself, can engage in meaningful dialogue, critically examine power structures, and explore pathways for decolonial liberation. This isn’t education for education’s sake. We ask you not only to use our resources to interpret the world, but to also change it. 

 We also work to infuse anti-colonial perspectives in social movements — and collaborate with a wide variety of partners in the feminist, climate justice, gender justice, racial justice, tax justice, reparatory justice, and migrant justice sectors. We give talks, provide workshops, and act as a political education arm for movements interested in anticolonial and decolonial thought and practice. We’ve already built partnerships with like-minded friends such as Migrants Rights Network, Global Justice Now, and the London Mining Network. 

We deliver our work across three interconnected areas:

• Current Affairs: Providing accessible, decolonial perspectives on global issues through digital media like our upcoming Newscast.
• Decolonial Knowledge: Building resources like the Decolonial Encyclopaedia to connect audiences with the historical and systemic roots of inequalities with colonial origin
• Activism and Community-Building: Hosting events and building a membership community to support the anti-colonial movement.

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Bringing Back the Spirit of Unity:
We’re inspired by older traditions of anti-colonial organising. In the 1940s, a global majority worker working precariously — maybe on the docks of London — had a very clear sighted view on how colonialism shapes everyday life. They were often politically active in progressive circles and engaged in anti-colonialism.  They may have lived in shared accommodation in areas like Brixton or Stepney, which were hubs for the African, Caribbean, and South Asian diaspora. Rent was high, and the conditions were cramped but they understood why this was related to colonialism. That’s because they would have gone to events by the League of Coloured Peoples regularly addressing current affairs like discrimination in Britain and the struggle for Caribbean independence, linking them to systemic racism and colonial oppression.

They would have read newspapers like the African Sentinel and International African Opinion connecting readers to current events (e.g., the Abyssinian Crisis) while framing them as part of broader anti-colonial struggles. They would have attended rallies and seen Amy Ashwood Garvey speak at Hyde Park denouncing both the treatment of African descendants in Britain, and in the colonies. Shaped by these environments, many like Kwame Nkrumah or Nehru, developed the political acumen to lead their countries to independence. In short they had ways of conceptualising current affairs and history through an anti-colonial lens, and would have been able to join communities of struggle for independence right here in the belly of the beast. We think this framing is missing today.

At the Decolonial Centre, we are inspired by that spirit of unity among colonised peoples’ and their friends. We invite all peoples’ to fight for a fully decolonised world. By fostering solidarity and collaboration, we aim to amplify the powerful movements at the forefront of challenging and dismantling the enduring legacies of colonialism today.