After the establishment of their local trade union branch on 29 May 1916, the transport workers from Dordrecht, Holland, had to save money for quite a while to purchase their trade union banner. They take it along during festive processions and unfurl it during jubilees.
Seit einiger Zeit debattiert die Osteuropageschichte und zunehmend auch die NS-Forschung die räumliche Wendung in der historischen Genozidforschung und ihr bisher prominentestes Ergebnis, Timothy Snyders Bloodlands (München 2011). In der Süddeutschen Zeitung Online (23.5.12) diskutiert der Berliner Historiker Michael Wildt nun unter dem Titel “Ist der […]
Hist.Net, die Uni Innsbruck und der Oldenbourg Verlag haben einen Call for Papers (blogs) veröffentlicht, der einlädt, Beiträge über das Bloggen in der Geschichtswissenschaft zu verfassen. Die Texte sollen sowohl online als auch als Buch veröffentlicht werden. Gespannt sein darf man, wie sich die BetreiberInnen des Blogs historyblogosphere.org und der Verlag […]
Traduction de la présentation de l’éditeur: A-t-on besoin de l’argent? Les auteurs de Life Without Money soutiennent que non et que nous devrions nous libérer des valeurs et rapports monétaires avant de pouvoir réaliser des rapports démocratiques et authentiques entre nous et une dynamique durable avec la nature. Selon eux, l’argent constit […]
Les membres du Syndicat Industriel des Travailleuses et des Travailleurs (SITT-IWW) de l’ensemble du Canada appuient solidairement toutes les étudiantes et les étudiants ainsi que les travailleuses et les travailleurs du Québec qui s’opposent courageusement à la hausse des frais de scolarité, cette offensive capitaliste contre la classe laborieuse soutenue p […]
Shahin Najafi, rapeur iranien exilé en Allemagne, a été accusé d’avoir “offensé l’islam” dans une de ses chansons, Naghi. Une prime de 100.000 dollars américains a été offert comme récompense pour son assassinat, sur le site Web ultra conservateur Shia online, qui est directement affilié au régime et à la dictature de la “république islamique” [...] […]
Le vendredi 5 mai 2012, Table Rase a organisé une réunion publique avec Shiva Mahbobi, responsable de la Campagne pour la Libération des Prisonniers Politiques en Iran. Après une présentation de Table Rase et les remerciements à Shiva, notre camarade a pris la parole et présenté un petit film sur les prisonniers politiques en Iran [...]
Afrik.com du 28 mai 2012 : Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont manifesté dimanche dans les rues de Casablanca à l’appel des syndicats pour réclamer de meilleures conditions de vies. Il s’agit de la manifestation la plus importante contre … Lire la suite →
Depuis lundi soir, les ouvriers de la Société de produits alimentaires de (SPAC), filiale de Nestlé qui produit les pizzas Buitoni, sont en grève. Selon la CGT, 90 % des 142 ouvriers qu’emploie l’entreprise suivent le mouvement. La SPAC compte … Lire la suite →
Cordially inviting you to be a part of the resistance on the 22nd of June, as like every year even this year we are coming in unison to symbolise it as a black day in protest against the black MoU signed between the Odisha Government and POSCO in the year 2005. We the people have been [...]
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article3466586.ece Team Anna member Akhil Gogoi called off his 10-day fast on Monday following an appeal by social activist Anna Hazare. Mr. Gogoi agreed to break his fast after another Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal met him at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and conveyed Mr. Hazare’s a […]
Vijay Prashad's new book, Arab Spring, Libyan Winter (AK Press, 2012) captures the complexity of the Arab revolts – by bringing out the history and historical forces behind them. The book exposes the West's imperial anxieties and their fear of the organic – the mass character of these uprisings. It demonstrates the resoluteness of the “rebels from […]
La révolution syrienne a entamé son quinzième mois avec la plus grande mobilisation jamais connue. Vendredi 18 mai 2012, 850 manifestations dans 647 points différents du pays ont eu lieu. Des dizaines de milliers de personnes ont défilé encore une fois défiant la machine de mort que la mission des Nations Unis n'a pas réussi à contenir. Selon les comité […]
unemployment-jobcentre-006.jpg The Beecroft Report, commissioned by Cameron from one of his venture-capitalist pals and recommending the implementation of “compensated no-fault dismissal” has been released, and has caused more embarrassment than anything else for the government. But it's part of a bigger picture, with vast implications for workers. The […]
gorillai.jpg "Revolution is made everyday despite, and in opposition to, the specialists of revolution" - Raoul Vaneigem Reading Kate Harris' post on the state of the student far-left in Scotland and England sparked a discussion about the problems of 'student activism' and led me to think a bit about a number of issues I've been […]
by Ayanda Kota, Pambazuka The Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) was formed in August 2009 to respond to the crisis of unemployment and the commoditization of essential services in a society dominated by corruption and greed. As Steve Biko said, we blacks are tired of standing at the touchlines to witness a game that we should [...]
18 July 2011 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement The Victory in the Kennedy 12 Trial is a Victory for all the Poor in South Africa The Kennedy 12 have been acquitted of all the charges bought against them after the attack on our movement in September 2009. It is a great day for the 12, their [...]
Cette interview a été réalisée pour le prochain numéro de la revue marxiste américaine « Insurgent Notes » (site : http://insurgentnotes.com/) avant le premier tour des élections présidentielles françaises. Une dernière question et une dernière réponse ont été ajoutées le 28 mai 2012. Insurgent notes : Que penses-tu de ce phénomène Melenchon ? Aujourd'h […]
Demonstration on Saturday, 2nd June 2012 at 13pm (Hauptbahnhof Frankfurt am main) We Look Forward to your Participation! We protest against the German Police Murder of a Nigerian woman in the Frankfurt Job Center - Why was Christy Schwundeck Killed? We still Demand : Investigations and Justice! read more
CO2 emissions rose 3.2% in 2011. The failure of climate negotiations in Bonn means global temperatures will rise at least 3.5 degrees Celsius, creating conditions not seen for 30 to 60 million years.
Profits before people ... while 320 million of its people go hungry every night, India has become the world's largest rice exporter, and is considering exporting 'excess' wheat as well.
Seit zwei Jahren kämpft das griechische Volk gegen die Sparpolitik, die ihm von der „Troika“ (dem Internationalen Währungsfonds, der Europäischen Kommission und der Europäischen Zentralbank) aufgezwungen wird. Nach siebzehn Tagen Generalstreiks, nach den massiven Demonstrationen und den Platzbesetzungen der aganaktismeni (Empörten), nach den Betriebsbesetzu […]
Dies ist die neue Website/Blog der Sozialistischen Initiative Berlin (SIB). Was mit dem „Na endlich!“-Papier einer kleinen Gruppe Berliner Genossinnen und Genossen im März 2011 begann, hat sich zu einer umfänglichen Debatte über Chancen und Risiken einer neuen revolutionären, antikapitalistischen Organisation entwickelt. Aus der Initiative wurde die SIB. Uns […]
Josefina Chávez En la sesión extraordinaria el sábado 24 de marzo el Consejo General del Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE), se presentó un informe, sobre el incumplimiento por parte de varios partidos de la cuota de género. Esta información desató diversas reacciones tanto de dirigentes de los partidos, como de las mujeres cuyos derechos fueron atropellados. […]
Ximena Peredo Hace tres semanas, exhorté en este espacio a la ciudadanía a participar también como candidatos a puestos de elección popular. “Necesitamos entrar para hacer un contrapeso inmediato al saqueo de lo público”, escribí. Porque advierto la ruina y la pérdida de calidad de vida que provocan impostores y negligentes en el poder, levanté los brazos pa […]
Some 300 women are to protest to the Turkish government Tuesday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked fury among women’s rights advocates by likening abortion to murder.
A Yemeni millionaire, tipped to be the next president of Yemen, has come under fire for insulting Yemeni women protestors in an interview with the New York Times.
Popular anger, mass protests and leadership from Trayvon Martin's parents, the African-American community and its organizations have exposed the racial divisions that run throughout U.S. society. - IV448 - May 2012 / USA
João Machado was a leader of DS throughout the period in question. This text draws on parts of a written contribution to the Seminar dedicated to Daniel Bensaid, held at the IIRE in January 2012. However, Bensaid's role in DS's discussions was not singled out just for that reason – he really played a crucial part, especially in the later period. - […]
hat tip to Syndikalismus.tk, auf der Webseite des Centre de documentació antiautoritari i llibertari:
* Solidaridad Obrera (1907-1911, 1913-1919, 1923-1925, eine der traditionsreichsten anarcho-syndikalistischen Zeitungen, welche auch heutenoch erscheint)
“Once the Palace of Westminster was taken, the new revolutionary council issued a proclamation announcing the nationalisation of the commanding heights of the economy, and the establishment of a workers’ state based on new organs of class power. Seventeen copies of the Weekly Smirker were sold, and four people filled out cards indicating they would like to join the SRG.”
ältere Archiv-Updates und Hinweise zu weiteren linken Archivalien unter “Sozialistika” und im Download-Archiv, Lesehinweise zur sozialistischen Studierendenbewegung in den USA in den 1930ern bei Poumista und auf der Webseite des IISG eine virtuelle Ausstellung niederländischer Anti-AKW-Plakate:
* resistance starts at home – Izzy Parrott writes on the fight for housing provision in Hackney
* ‘we want to inspire other people to take a stand’ – interview with a Leeds City College student involved in the protests around education cuts and in the new Really Open Student Union
“The time has come to rid the left of male misogynists who view women as appendages,” says former SSP MSP Rosie Kane. “Sheridan vilified the women in the party who refused to bow to him. Our lives have been devastated by his actions.”
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“I wouldn’t go so far as to say he was predatory but things were more in his favour than the women. There were concerns about his behaviour when he was in Militant [prior to setting up the SSP] and complaints were made, but the leadership in London chose not to act on it. I suppose they didn’t want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg.”
1.) G.M. Tamás in der taz zum neuen ungarischen Pressegesetz:
“Die Kritik des Mainstreams am System der nationalen Kooperation ist ineffektiv, denn sie wird als Unterstützung der vorherigen Regierung wahrgenommen – im Einzelnen der neokonservativen sozialen und ökonomischen Politik, die ganz tief und zu Recht unpopulär ist, verbunden mit einer liberalen Fassade, einem künstlichen Pluralismus und einer Toleranz, die von vielen als unwichtige und perverse Spiele der abgehobenen, städtischen Eliten erlebt wurde. Es gibt keine Trauer um die Demokratie, da fast niemand geglaubt hat, dass wir in einer Demokratie lebten. Justiz und Polizei haben nicht erst heute angefangen, unfair, ungerecht, brutal und ineffektiv zu sein.”
2.) Allan Armstrong auf The Commune zum Fall Tommy Sheridan:
“The Left in Scotland is now clearly divided. It included those who promote populist celebrity politics. The majority of populist celebrity supporters are to be found in Solidarity, the Scottish Socialist Movement, which constitutes the Tommy Sheridan Fan club. Indeed that is about the only thing that unites this unprincipled political ‘marriage of convenience’. Sheridan also enjoys the support of a number of jaundiced journalists, sometimes former Left supporters, who are now bitterly hostile to organised socialist politics, but are quite happy with individual colourful celebrity politicians, who provide good press copy.
How much longer, he will enjoy this support is another question. Sheridan’s adulatory celebrity soulmate, George Galloway, is now rapidly back peddling, probably having calculated that the Sheridan connection will not help him win support amongst Glasgow’s Muslim community in the forthcoming Holyrood election. He is probably also positioning himself for a return to the Labour Party, if he can show he still has some electoral weight, a la Livingstone.
Opposing such populist celebrity politics are those, primarily in the SSP, who have learned from their earlier mistake of tolerating Tommy Sheridan as he transformed himself into an increasingly self-promotional celebrity figure, no longer reigned in by platform discipline, with the collapse of the International Socialist Movement, he was a member of, along with the majority amongst the SSP leadership.”
Aus gegebenem Anlass nachfolgend dokumentiert ein Bericht von der Webseite von Workers’ Liberty zum Aufmarschversuch der “Scottish Defence League” (SDL) am 20. Februar in Edinburgh:
The Scottish Defence League (SDL) suffered another humiliation on Saturday 20 February when its promised demonstration in Edinburgh ended up as five hours in a pub, surrounded by anti-fascists and protected by several hundred police.
“Scotland United” – a variant of Unite Against Fascism (UAF), but even worse – suffered a humiliation as well, albeit of a different type.
In many ways, what happened in Edinburgh in the run-up to last Saturday, and on the day as well, was a re-run of what had happened in Glasgow last November, when the SDL had attempted to stage a demonstration in the city.
In Glasgow an ad hoc Glasgow Anti-Fascist Alliance (GAFA) was launched in order to confront the SDL and prevent them from taking to the streets. It involved members of some, but not all, socialist groups and a variety of non-aligned activists.
“Scotland United” was also set up. This was the ‘official’ anti-SDL initiative, backed by the Scottish TUC, individual unions, elected representatives (including Tories) from across the political spectrum, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), UAF, the Scottish-Islamic Foundation, and various religious and voluntary sector organisations.
“Scotland United” deliberately called a rally and march at a time and place which ruled out any possibility of confronting the SDL. The GAFA, on the other hand, managed to track down the SDL to the pub were they were skulking and stage a protest there, albeit only briefly, before the SDLers were bussed out of the city.
In the run-up to last Saturday’s events in Edinburgh an ad hoc Edinburgh Anti-Fascist Alliance (EAFA) was set up to mobilise people to confront the SDL. Like the GAFA, it was a mixture of non-aligned activists and members of some socialist organisations.
“Scotland United” was also resurrected for the day.
It issued the same bland anti-SDL statement that had been used in Glasgow last November, the only difference being that “Edinburgh” was substituted for “Glasgow”. Signatories to the statement included Tories, Liberal-Democrats, the SWP, the SSP, Tommy Sheridan, UAF, Alex Salmond, the STUC, and those well-known opponents of bigotry – the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
