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Month: August 2005

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ARCHIVE | ChinaWorker.info was the CWI section in China, Honk Kong and Taiwan until 2019

Taiwan: The national question in Taiwan and other countries

August 31, 2005 Socialistworld.net

Recently, Peter Taaffe and Laurence Coates from the CWI wrote replies to Mikawasima Tookjo, who’s recent article, "Is Taiwan a nation?" raised a number of key issues on the cause of nationality and the approach […]

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Análisis

CIT Escuela Europea: Las ideas socialistas de vuelta en la agenda.

August 29, 2005 Tanja Niemeier, cit

Más de 350 miembros y amigos del CIT de todo el mundo se reunieron en Gent, Bélgica para discutir las situación mundial actual y las tareas del CIT en la construcción de un fuerte partido […]

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América

EE.UU.: Enfrentando al Gigante.

August 29, 2005 Tony Wilsdon, Socialist Alternative, EE.UU, 12 de agosto 2005

¿Cómo podemos sindicalizar Wal Mart?

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Philippines

Philippines: President Arroyo’s corruption leaves Philippines in crisis

August 29, 2005 Greg Bradshaw, Socialist Party, Australia

The ‘liberal-democratic’ political system of the Philippines is in freefall.

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Pakistan

Pakistan: A state at the crossroads

August 29, 2005 Khalid Bhatti, SMP Lahore

Nothing has changed under Musharraf

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Oppose the hike in fuel prices

August 29, 2005 Segun Sango, Chairman, Lagos NCP

Press statement of Lagos NCP

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Britain

Britain: Gate Gourmet – solidarity action is vital

August 29, 2005 Editorial from The Socialist

The Battle for the re-instatement of the 800 sacked Gate Gourmet workers is proving to be a defining moment in the class struggle in Britain.

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Trade Union Rights Campaign seminar in Karachi

August 25, 2005 Zubair Rehman, Organiser SMP, Karachi

125 trade unionists and political activists pay rich tribute to the historic struggle of PTCL Workers.

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Israel / Palestine

Israel/Palestine: Gaza withdrawal – will Sharon’s pull-out bring ‘peace’?

August 24, 2005 Jenny Brooks, Socialist Party, England and Wales

The Israeli government has now demolished all the Jewish settlements in the Gaza strip, with four more in the West Bank to follow. This is the first time that Israel has removed settlements in Palestinian […]

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Britain

Britain’s 9/11: Bombings have left a huge imprint

August 23, 2005 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party, England and Wales

After an earthquake comes an aftershock

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Facing a ‘Political Tsunami’

August 23, 2005 Siritunga Jayasuriya, 18 August 2005

Sri Lanka is going through an unprecedented crisis, not only because of the murder of Foreign Minister Kadirgarmar last week, but also the failure of the capitalist government to meet the present challenges.

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Collapse of Stalinism

Poland: Solidarnosc’s rise and fall

August 23, 2005 Alistair Tice, Socialist Party England and Wales

Poland after 1945

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Kashmir

Kashmir: Trade Union Rights Campaign organises first ever trade union conference in Kashmir

August 23, 2005 Malik Shakoor

More than 100 Trade Union and Political Leaders attend trade union rights conference

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Britain

Britain: Britain’s 9/11

August 23, 2005 Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party, England and Wales

Bombings have left a huge imprint

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Venezuela

Venezuela: Venezuelan Diary

August 22, 2005 Sonja Grusch, Socialist Left Party, Austria

Successful cwi intervention at the world youth festival

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Scotland

Scotland: SSP MSPs & staff victimised by Scottish parliament

August 18, 2005 socialistworld.net

Voters denied the right to representation

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Netherlands

Netherlands: Repercussions of the “NO” vote against the European constitution

August 18, 2005 Elisabeth Bakker, Offensief, Netherlands

The clear class “NO” vote expressed increasing anger with one of the most unpopular governments in the whole of Europe. It is likely that new struggles will unfold in the autumn

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Malaysia

Malaysia: The haze – capitalism’s gift to mankind

August 18, 2005 R Mohanarani, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

Last week a heavy cloud of pollution engulfed parts of Malaysia.

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Our activity

cwi: European school – Socialist ideas back on the agenda

August 16, 2005 Tanja Niemeier, cwi

Over 350 members and friends of the cwi from all over the world gathered in Gent/Belgium to discuss the current world situation and the tasks of the cwi in building a strong world party for […]

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Britain

Britain: Gate Gourmet, Heathrow – 800 workers sacked at a few minutes notice

August 16, 2005 Ken Smith, Socialist Party

Gate Gourmet, a catering company supplying British Airways, sacked up to 800 predominantly Asian workers at a few minutes notice at one of their sites at Heathrow on Wednesday 10 August.

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Nigeria

Nigeria: $18 billion debt pardon – second slavery in disguise

August 12, 2005 Segun Sango, General Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI in Nigeria)

A socialist alternative is the only way out

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South Africa

South Africa: Workers demand their share of economic boom in biggest strike wave since 1996

August 11, 2005 Weizmann Hamilton, Johannesburg, Democratic Socialist Movement

Strike action shows workers are not prepared to see wealth polarization continue

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History & Anniversaries

History: Hiroshima – 60 years

August 10, 2005 Lynn Walsh, Socialist Party

Hiroshima, 6 August 1945, 8:00 am. The ‘all clear’ sounded, signalling the end of an air raid by US bombers. Workers and school children left their homes, putting out fires, clearing damage and going to […]

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: Congress bails out United Airlines’ owners

August 8, 2005 Patrick Ayers, Socialist Alternative, US

Leaving workers to crash

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Northern Ireland until 2019

Northern Ireland: After Ardoyne….

August 8, 2005 Ciaran Mulholland, Socialist Party, Ireland

Can the parades issue be resolved?

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Corrib gas – Fianna Fail’s rotten deal with Shell

August 5, 2005 Orla Drohan, Socialist Party, Ireland

Not one cent for the people!

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019

US: Taking on the Giant

August 4, 2005 Tony Wilsdon, Socialist Alternative, US

How Can We Unionize Wal-Mart?

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Philippines

Philippines: Mass movement against Arroyo

August 3, 2005 Stephen Jolly, Socialist Party Australia

Medium-sized rallies are being organised on an almost daily basis in the Philippines with the aim of driving the pro-US President Arroyo from power.

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019

Ireland: Free the ‘Rossport Five’

August 2, 2005 Joe Higgins, Socialist Party TD (member of Irish Parliament)

Campaigners against multinational’s exploitation of natural gas jailed

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Reject the deadly deal, insist on debt cancellation

August 1, 2005 Movement against debt enslavement (MADE), Nigeria

An open memorandum to the national assembly concerning the June 30, 2005 Paris Club Deal

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