“The workers... battle-cry must be: 'The Permanent Revolution.'” — Marx and Engels, 1850
Tue 06, January 2009 @ 12:26
El año que terminó cierra con dos problemas, solo para mencionar a algunos, que reflejan en toda su dimensión la anarquía y salvajismo a que nos lleva el sistema capitalista. La crisis financiera internacional y el genocidio que en estos momentos se esta llevando a cabo en la Franja de Gaza....REVOLUCION PROLETARIA
Mon 05, January 2009 @ 22:17
Please view and circulate to the max this new 5 minute video
story of the ongoing struggle of the 5 Colombian cleaners sacked by
Amey PLC at the National Physical Laboratory for having distributed
a leaflet criticizing the company.
The full URL is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7W4-RBhKc
Mon 05, January 2009 @ 15:23
Sat 03, January 2009 @ 23:05
The national demonstration on Saturday 10 January is planned to march to the Israeli Embassy. Stop the War is asking all its local groups outside of London to book coaches or arrange other transport to help make this the biggest demonstration yet seen in this country in the cause of Palestinian freedom.
DAILY PROTESTS AT THE ISRAELI EMBASSY
There will be daily protests at the Israeli Embassy from Monday 5 January to Friday 9 January, at 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm.
Sat 03, January 2009 @ 21:03
Protest against the invasion of Gaza
Sunday 4 January 2pm outside the Israeli Embassy, Kensington High Street
(just along from High Street Kensington tube)
Sat 03, January 2009 @ 17:08
Around 3,000 to 4,000 Palestinian supporters braved a cold Manchester day to protest against the ongoing Israeli slaughter of Gaza. The crowd assembled at 12.00 but such was the size of the demo and the continuing influx of people that it did not leave All Saints Square until 1.00. It was a very diverse crowd, notable for the number of young Asian people and families, but including a broad range of people including various left groups and anti-war campaigners...
Post the report from your town here
Fri 02, January 2009 @ 21:59
On
24 October, 2008, four years of further arrests, raids, harassment,
and police union bullying later, Lex has been found guilty of
inciting a riot by an all white jury. Lex was given a seven year
prison sentence...writes PR Australia
Fri 02, January 2009 @ 19:00
New Year’s day can be a bit of a come down – unless, that is, your fortunate enough to see Steven Soderberg’s two-part, four and a half hour epic film “Che”. Stuart King joined a full house in one of the few London cinemas that showed both parts of Soderberg’s film on the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution.
Fri 02, January 2009 @ 15:08
David McNally is a Canadian academic Marxist from the Cliffite state capitalist tradition. His article “From Financial Crisis to World Slump: Accumulation, Financialization, and the Global Slowdown”, is an attempt to provide an overview of the trends in global capitalism since the 1980s, which have lead to the present financial crisis and world recession....writes Bill Jefferies...
Thu 01, January 2009 @ 16:50
Thu 01, January 2009 @ 16:45
Condemning Israel’s indiscriminate bombing of civilians, RMT added its voice to the growing world-wide demands for an immediate end to its illegal and inhuman military operations and urged support for emergency demonstrations.
Wed 31, December 2008 @ 09:55
Saturday 3 January
Hands off Gaza! Stop the bombing! Free Palestine!
Assemble 12.30pm by Embankment tube station, London WC2
Nearest tube Embankment or Charing Cross
(For local demo details see more)
Sun 28, December 2008 @ 16:49
As I
write this, Israeli jets are bombing the areas of Zeitoun and Rimal
in central Gaza City. The family I am staying with has moved into
the internal corridor of their home to shelter from the bombing.
The windows nearly blew out just five minutes ago as a massive
explosion rocked the house. Apache’s are hovering above us, whilst
F16s sear overhead. By Ewa Jasiewicz
Sat 27, December 2008 @ 18:34
Sunday 28 December 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm and Monday 29 December 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Both protests opposite Israeli Embassy - Kensington High Street
Tue 23, December 2008 @ 16:37
On 18 December, three police officers from Charing Cross Clubs and Vice Unit visited a flat in Romilly Street, Soho, London and issued a written notice against Ms Tracey Ramsey* who works as a receptionist there, that they intend charging her with “controlling prostitution for gain”.
Sun 21, December 2008 @ 22:00
Chris Harman’s response to Neil Davidson is the voice of the SWP bureaucracy faced with the current internal crisis around the fall out of the Respect debacle, the political destruction of erstwhile leader John Rees and the likely split in January....writes Bill Jefferies....
Sat 20, December 2008 @ 14:24
These are a number of links to financial indicators, which provide a guide to the depth of the credit crunch.
Thu 18, December 2008 @ 18:45
Despite the best efforts of a number of comrades and a sympathetic front page story in this week's edition of the "East London Advertiser", a member of the interim executive board at St Paul's Way School has dismissed maths teachers and NUT representative, Adrian Swain, earlier this evening for what was deemed 'gross misconduct'.
Thu 18, December 2008 @ 17:11
I am writing to you to express my opposition and that of members of Brighton UNISON LG and Brighton Unemployed Workers Centre to your threats to withdraw funding from the Ottawa Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG). I write both as a Jewish trade unionist and a supporter of the rights of the Palestinians.
Wed 17, December 2008 @ 00:40
Less than one day after Barack Obama was declared the winner of the US presidential elections, a new episode of South Park appeared which captured the mood perfectly. Randy Marsh stays out all night drinking in the streets to celebrate Obama’s victory and the upcoming “change”.
