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Month: May 2007

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

Ireland: Joe Higgins speaks on Irish TV about general election result

May 31, 2007 socialistworld.net

Clip from Youtube (new window)

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Bolivia

Bolivia: Protest against the violent intimidation of social activists

May 31, 2007 CWI, London

The prefecture of Manfred Reyes Villa organises thugs to intimidate opposition

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

China: Slaughter in China’s burgeoning coal industry

May 31, 2007 Vincent Kolo, Beijing

Official report reveals "Dereliction of duty and abuse of power" on a grand scale

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Comment & Analysis

G8 Rostock: End global poverty, global warming and wars!

May 30, 2007 CWI

Hundreds of thousands of G8 protesters will be in Germany demanding "poverty is made history", wars and occupations are ended, and that ‘climate change’ is reversed.

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

ireland: smaller parties, including Socialist Party, squeezed in General Election

May 29, 2007 Kevin McLoughlin, Socialist Party, Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday 29 May 2007

The need for struggle and socialist policies is clear

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Election farce brews new Nigerian storms

May 28, 2007 Robert Bechert, cwi

Internationally, a veil of silence has fallen over the blatant rigging of April’s elections in Nigeria, whose 140 million people are a quarter of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population.

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Lebanon

Lebanon: US military “aid” sent to Lebanon army

May 26, 2007 Aysha Zaki, CWI, Beirut

Conflict in refugee camp threatens to spread

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Bolivia

Bolivia: Violent attack on social activists by fascist thugs in Cochabamba

May 25, 2007 cwi, London

The prefecture of Manfred Reyes Villa organises thugs to occupy squares and intimidate opposition

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Unions and community groups call two day mass protest against election fraud

May 25, 2007 Democratic Socialist Movement mobilisation leaflet

Build Action Committees in workplaces and communities. Fight for real democracy, oust the looters

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France

France: has France moved to the right

May 24, 2007 Karl Debbaut, CWI, London, Thursday 24 May 2007.

 

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

China: “McScandal” shows the need for real trade unions

May 24, 2007 Vincent Kolo, Beijing

’Part-time’ workers on 13 hour shifts. State-run trade unions win ’victory’, but for whom?

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Comment & Analysis

G8 Rostock: Bosses’ representatives head for June summit

May 23, 2007 Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

100,000s will protest their policies!

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Scotland

Scotland: SNP in power – populism and cuts

May 22, 2007 Phillip Stott, International Socialists, (CWI, Scotland), Dundee

Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond has been elected as the new First Minister of the Scottish parliament.

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Violence erupts in Karachi as political polarisation increases

May 21, 2007 Khalid Bhatti, Socialist Movement Pakistan, Lahore

Fifty killed and more than 150 injured

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

Ireland: “More than just an average Joe”

May 19, 2007 Roisin Ingle, The Irish Times

Irish Times feature on Socialist Party parliamentary election candidate

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World Economy

World economy: Forever blowing bubbles? What is happening to the world economy?

May 18, 2007 Lynn Walsh, Editor, Socialism Today

Financial bubbles and the overaccumulation of capital

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Ireland North

Ireland North: Sinn Fein and Ian Paisley’s DUP form power sharing Executive

May 17, 2007 Peter Hadden, Socialist Party (CWI), Belfast

Can the agreement last?

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Britain

Britain: Conference for a working class alternative

May 16, 2007 Judy Beishon, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales), London

Delegates condemn New Labour’s pro-big business policies

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Britain

Britain: Blair’s departure. Curtain falls on disastrous reign

May 15, 2007 Editorial, The Socialist newspaper, Socialist Party (England and Wales), London

Curtain falls on disastrous reign

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Workers’ movement must lead mass resistance after rigged general election

May 15, 2007 Segun Sango, General Secretary, Democratic Socialist Movement

Open Letter to trade union and labour leaders

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Netherlands

Netherlands: Populist right stokes up ‘debate’ on ‘dual nationality’

May 14, 2007 Bas De Ruiter, Offensief, cwi Netherlands

How should socialists reply?

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

Ireland Republic: Socialist Party unveils manifesto

May 12, 2007 Elaine Edwards

The current coalition partners are driving a "race to the bottom" in workers’ pay and conditions, Socialist Party leader and TD Joe Higgins said today.

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History & Anniversaries

History: Northern Ireland – 1907 Dockers and Carters’ strike

May 11, 2007 Peter Hadden, Socialist Party, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast workers in revolt

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: Striking miners get quick results

May 10, 2007 Arne Johansson, Ulrika Waaranperä and Jonas Brännberg, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden), Kiruna, Sweden

Company promises new negotiations

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

sweden: 1,800 mineworkers walk out on strike

May 9, 2007 Arne Johansson, Ulrika Waaranperä and Jonas Brännberg of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (RS, CWI Sweden) in Kiruna, northern Sweden

"We demand our share of record profits"

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Turkey

Turkey: Presidential elections provoke millions-strong protests

May 9, 2007 Niall Mulholland, CWI

Military threatens pro-Islamic government

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Israel / Palestine

Israel: The ‘red revolution’ for free education

May 8, 2007 Eyal Atzei-Pri, Maavak Sotzialisti & member of Seminar Ha’Kibbutzim College’s strike committee

Tens of thousands of student clash with police to protest at government attempts to raise tuition fees

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France

France: Sarkozy wins the French Presidential elections

May 7, 2007 Declaration of Gauche révolutionnaire, cwi France, Monday 7 May 2007.

Construct an opposition of workers and youth against Sarkozy: Sarko your policies will not pass.

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Scotland

Scotland: Labour rocked as Scottish Nationalist Party win

May 6, 2007 Phillip Stott, International Socialists (CWI Scotland), Dundee, Scotland

Necessity to build socialist alternative to big business parties is more urgent than ever

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Britain

Britain: 2007 election analysis – Time for a new workers’ party

May 6, 2007 Hannah Sell, Socialist Party, England and Wales

Distastrous result for New Labour

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France

France: Sarkozy is at the service of the rich and the bosses, Royal presidency will also mean new cuts

May 5, 2007 English translation of special election supplement produced by Gauche révolutionnaire (CWI France)

Workers must get organised to resist new attacks!

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

US: May day 2007 – Hundreds of thousands march against immigration raids

May 4, 2007 Hank Gonzalez, Socialist Alternative, US

Hundreds of thousands march against immigration raids

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ARCHIVE | Socialismo Revolucionario was the CWI section in Portugal until 2019

Portugal: May day 2007 – Seventy thousand demonstrators in Lisbon

May 4, 2007 Jonas Van Vossole, Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday 2 of May 2007

Demonstrators wanted "work, social justice and dignity"

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Malaysia

Malaysia: May day 2007 – May Day event in Johor Bharu

May 4, 2007 Report from Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM), Kuala Lumpur

Party’s leaders called in for questioning

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Kashmir

Kashmir: May day 2007 – Employees Alliance Action committee organises Mayday rally in Rawalakot

May 4, 2007 Shakoor Azeem, CWI Kashmir, Kotli

Public sector workers threaten to strike from 7 May if agreement with government not honoured

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

US: Seattle students hold walkout against Iraq War

May 3, 2007 Philip Locker and Ramy Khalil, Youth Against War and Racism

School board under pressure to restrict military recruiters

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ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019

Sweden: May day 2007 – Anti-government mood on May Day march

May 3, 2007 Per-Ake Westerlund, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (RS, CWI Sweden), Stockholm

CWI Sweden launches new national petition

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: May day 2007 – Best ever May Day for United Socialist Party

May 3, 2007 CWI

Campaign against war and oppression gets a boost

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ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in Russia and the CIS until 2019

Russia: May day 2007 – Putin’s allies dominate official May Day rallies

May 3, 2007 Rob Jones, Socialist Alternative (CWI), Moscow

But socialist opposition makes impact

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Pakistan

Pakistan: May day 2007 – Workers want fightback by union leaders against neo-liberal policies of the military

May 3, 2007 Khalid Bhatti, International secretary, TURCP

Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan (TURCP) organised and participated in activities across Pakistan in more than 40 towns and cities.

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Nigeria

Nigeria: May day 2007 – Free arrested activists now!

May 3, 2007 Victor Osakwe, Secretary

Dagga Tolar and other Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria) members detained by State security service

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Lebanon

Lebanon: May day 2007 – Workers’ Unity – Only Way to end War & Poverty!

May 3, 2007 CWI

The following CWI leaflet was distributed in Arabic in Beirut on Mayday

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ARCHIVE | Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução was the CWI section in Brazil until 2019

Brazil: Mayday 2007 – Uniting the left against neoliberal attacks in São Paulo

May 3, 2007 Marcus Kollbrunner, Socialismo Revolucionário (CWI Brazil), São Paulo

Five thousand march to link all the struggles of the oppressed

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ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019

Belgium: Mayday 2007 – Committee for Alternative Politics (CAP) starts its election campaign!

May 3, 2007 Els Deschoemacker, LSP/MAS, Brussels

Social democratic leaders forced to pose as more left wing as a result

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ARCHIVE | Socialismo Revolucionario was the CWI section in Portugal until 2019

Portugal: Liberty-day leads to police repression against anti-fascists

May 2, 2007 Jonas Van Vossole, Alternativa Socialista, CWI Portugal, Lisbon

Portuguese government protects the extreme right

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Nigeria

Nigeria: Free arrested activists now

May 2, 2007 Socialistworld.net

Dagga Tolar and other Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI Nigeria) members detained by State security service

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India

India: Brutal face of India’s boom

May 2, 2007 Peter Taaffe, General Secretary, Socialist Party

This is an introduction to an Indian edition of the book Marxism in Today’s World

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Scotland

Scotland: Packed rally for Solidarity in run up to election

May 1, 2007 Tom Penman, International Socialists (CWI Scotland )

Response shows clear socialist ideas can win support

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Pakistan

Pakistan: Musharraf hangs on while poverty and oppression multiplies

May 1, 2007 Tony Saunois, CWI Secretary, London

Ruling elite divided with no immediate alternative

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

Ireland: Socialist Party takes on political establishment

May 1, 2007 Stephen Boyd, Socialist Party, Dublin

General election called for 24 May

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