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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
Fascism

Stop the growth of Fascism in Germany

by Phil Butland on 24/06/2026
Why you should join the blockades of the AfD Conference on July 4th
Climate

“Air pollution is the result of the neoliberal transformation of the city”

by Phil Butland on 23/06/2026
Interview with Bermet Borubaeva, socialist and climate activist from Kyrgyzstan
Culture

“Being Jewish is not going to protect me in this country”

by Phil Butland on 20/06/2026
Artist Liad Hussein Kantorowicz on leaving Germany and the attempted cancellation of her final show
History

18 June 1984: The Battle of Orgreave

by Phil Butland on 16/06/2026
This week in working class history
Culture

“The festival shifts the focus from state violence ‘from above’ to radical organizing ‘from below’.”

by Phil Butland on 16/06/2026
Interview with the organisers of the Aus der Nachts heraus 8 film festival
Germany

Why anti-Zionist Jews are not welcome in Germany

by Phil Butland on 12/06/2026
Review: Germany’s Jewish Problem by Wieland Hoban
History

13 June 1956: Britain leaves Suez

by Phil Butland on 10/06/2026
This week in working class history
Palestine

Anera

by Phil Butland on 13/05/2026
Helping refugees and families in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan since 1968
Palestine

“There needs to be hope”

by Phil Butland on 05/05/2026
Interview with singer-songwriter David Rovics
Demonstrations & Direct Action

“We have to shut down their business”

by Phil Butland on 05/05/2026
Interview with Nikodem Kaddoura from the Bridges of Resistance camp in Hamburg
Dima is seated with arms resting on a table. She is looking right at the camera but her face is tilted slightly to the left. Her mouth curves into a slight smile. She wears a kuffiyeh around her neck.
Palestine

“I want to show my university that there are huge differences between activism in Spain and Germany”

by Phil Butland on 02/05/2026
Social work student seeks German Palestine activist interviews for her thesis
Movie poster for Palestine 36. A man surrounded by fighting stands, adjusting the white cloth around his head and stares straight ahead.
Palestine

“There’s nothing in the film that feels far away or not relatable”

by Phil Butland on 25/04/2026
Interview with Annemarie Jacir, director of 'Palestine 36'
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