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Solidarity needed - Hong Kong
Long Hair arrested

11/03/2010: Six pro-democracy activists charged for “unlawful assembly” as China’s crackdown extends to Hong Kong

Education in Europe
10 years of the ‘Bologna Process’

11/03/2010: No reason to celebrate!
See also the leaflet of the SLP, CWI in Austria, in German and English

Greece / Ireland
Socialist MEP Joe Higgins brings solidarity to striking Greek workers

11/03/2010: “Full support for Greek and Irish workers resisting crimes of the speculators”

Belgium
Attacks on jobs and wages threaten women’s gains

10/03/2010: Thousands marched through Brussels on 6 March to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Portugal
public-sector strike paralyses the country

10/03/2010: Workers demonstrate their desire to resist, but what to do next?

Iceland
93% say ‘No’ to bail-out for investors

09/03/2010: The IMF is the problem: They are trying to dictate the policy of the country

Solidarity needed - Kazakhstan
Three members of Socialist Resistance (CWI) beaten and arrested

09/03/2010: Urgent protests needed!

Europe
Building action across the continent

09/03/2010: Attempts by the bosses and governments across Europe to make workers pay for the economic crisis are being met by a wave of anger and protest.

Women’s day 2010
The situation facing women in Britain

09/03/2010: Women in education, trade unions, public sector and as parents

Migrants in Hong Kong
“This is modern slavery!”

09/03/2010: Interview with Sringatin of the Indonesian Migrant Workers’ Union (IMWU) in Hong Kong

Asia
Women migrants face the brunt of capitalism’s crisis

08/03/2010: 8 March should be start of massive campaign for an inclusive legal minimum wage

Netherlands
Local elections see big losses for governing Coalition parties and opposition Socialist Party

08/03/2010: Geert Wilders’ anti-immigrant, right wing ‘Freedom Party’ makes gains

Women’s day 2010
Still fighting for equality

08/03/2010: 100 years of International Women’s Day

Women’s day 2010
The history of International Women’s Day

07/03/2010: In 1910 Clara Zetkin, a German Marxist, proposed that the second Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen organise an International Working Women’s Day.

International Solidarity
Grant asylum to refugees held in Indonesia

06/03/2010: Protest against Australian/Indonesian government.

Britain
Death of former Labour leader Michael Foot - The end of an era of ‘Old Labour’

06/03/2010: Workers today need new party to stop bosses’ onslaught

Bolivia
Support Left MAS Candidates with Roots in the Social Movements

06/03/2010: Build the Struggle for Grass Roots Democracy and Independence in the Social Movements! No Support for Right-Wing MAS Candidates!

CWI Announcement
Re-launch of socialistworld.net

05/03/2010: 8 March 2010: New improved CWI site - For new period of global struggles of workers and youth

Greece
‘Reasons for workers’ rebellion!’

05/03/2010: Public and sector workers hold 5 March strike following 4.8bn euros more cuts

Scotland
SNP government present plans for referendum on Scotland’s future

04/03/2010: Call for new powers - but to be used in whose class interests?

Scotland
Put the ‘News of the World’ on trial!

03/03/2010: Bring the media monsters into public ownership

Women and socialism
A century of struggle

03/03/2010: Hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day

Women and socialism
China - Women’s struggle then and now

03/03/2010: There are important lessons from women’s struggle in Chinese history that should be studied again.

Chile
Earthquake in Chile

03/03/2010: The catastrophe reveals the precariousness of the Chilean state and the capitalist model presented as ‘very successful’.

Building a Workers’ International
Open letter to the members and former members of the IMT

02/03/2010: The International Marxist Tendency, IMT, faces its biggest crisis since its inception. The CWI would welcome an open and honest debate amongst socialist and Marxist activists about the issues raised by these developments.

CWI, Theory

Ireland
Joe Higgins MEP interviewed at protest in solidarity with Green Isle workers

02/03/2010: Joe Higgins, Member of the European Parliament, was interviewed at a demonstration called in solidarity with striking workers at Green Isle foods in Naas, Co. Kildare. Two of the strikers are currently on hunger strike. (27-02-10)

Ireland Republic, Solidarity, Video

Costa Rica
Government launches assault against port workers’ union

02/03/2010: Workers fighting privatisation - solidarity messages needed!

Costa Rica, Solidarity

Turkey
Court ruling gives hope to Tekel workers

02/03/2010: Now link up all workers’ struggles - for a general strike!

Turkey

Chile
Huge earthquake kills hundreds and many missing

01/03/2010: Police action proceeds against victims, instead of helping

Chile

Iraq
All eyes on the oil prize

01/03/2010: It Is nearly seven years after the US-led invasion of Iraq. US imperialism had hoped for a quick war, the Iraqi oil industry under the control of US companies and a compliant, stable regime. However, the situation today is very different to what George Bush and Tony Blair envisaged.