Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Belfast Visteon occupation
One week on and still rock solid
Month: April 2009
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,800 workers strike at Burgylai oil wells
Solidarity action at 10 oil fields – Messages of support needed!
Egypt
Egypt: First anniversary of ‘6 April’ mass protests
Solidarity with Egyptian workers and youth – Support fight for democratic and union rights!
India
India: Massive meeting in Chennai of campaign to stop Tamil slaughter in Sri Lanka
Author Arundathi Roy’s statement gets national and international coverage
Europe
CWI Comment and Analysis: The world economic crisis and political perspectives for Europe
Statement by European Bureau meeting of the Committee for a Workers’ International
Britain
Britain: Youth march for jobs in London
Video of march on the G20
Scotland
Scotland: 20th anniversary of introduction of Poll Tax
Mass rebellion that killed tax and toppled Tory Prime Minister
Germany
Germany: 55,000 say “We won’t pay for your crisis”
On Saturday March 28, 30,000 people marched through Berlin, the capital of Germany, and another 25,000 people protested in Frankfurt, Germany’s financial centre.
Britain
N Ireland/Britain: Support Visteon workers!
Basildon, Belfast and Enfield plants occupied after put into administration
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: Workers occupy Visteon Belfast car plant
Workers in Enfield and Basildon plants follow suit