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Month: June 2011

Israel / Palestine

Palestine: Irish Ship to Gaza Sabotaged

June 30, 2011 Paul Murphy MEP, Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland), participant in flotilla

Terrorist-style attack on harboured boat potentially life threatening

Scotland

Scotland: Whose downfall?

June 29, 2011 Book review by Philip Stott, from July/August 2011 issue of <a href="http://www.socialismtoday.org/">Socialism Today</a> (journal of the Socialist Party – CWI in England and Wales)

‘Downfall – The Tommy Sheridan Story’ by Alan McCombes

Syria

Syria: Regime steps up repression…

June 28, 2011 Judy Beishon, from The Socialist, weekly newspaper of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales)

But opposition continues to grow

Oriente Medio

Palestina: Paul Murphy, del CIT, diputado al Parlamento Europeo se une a “Flotilla de la Libertad II ?

June 27, 2011 "Objetivo de la Flotilla es romper del asedio y el impacto del bloqueo sobre la población de Gaza"

Entrevista con Paul Murphy por Socialistworld.net Paul Murphy, diputado al Parlamento Europeo de Dublín por el Partido Socialista – Comité por una Internacional de Trabajadores (CIT), navegará a Gaza en breve como parte de la […]

India

India: “It’s war out there!”

June 27, 2011 Appeal to CWI sections, trade unions and trade unionists

State forces moved in to crush anti-POSCO struggle

Italy

Italy: Brutal dawn attack on peaceful protest camp

June 27, 2011 CWI

2,000 police mobilised in Val di Susa

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: Time to get rid of them!

June 27, 2011 <a href="http://www.xekinima.org/">Xekinima</a> (CWI in Greece)

They write memorandums – we write history!

Britain

What Alternative: ‘Does it have to be like this?’

June 26, 2011 Peter Taaffe, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a> general secretary

As the cuts bite, millions ask this question

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

China: Regime releases Ai Weiwei

June 25, 2011 Chinaworker.info

“I can’t say anything,” says outspoken artist; protests against state repression must continue

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

Ireland: National Forum of the United Left Alliance on 25 June

June 25, 2011 <a href="http://www.joehiggins.eu">Joe Higgins</a>, TD (member of the Irish Parliament), <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>

The historic tasks of the United Left Alliance (ULA)

América

Chile: Hacia la Huelga General de la Educación!

June 24, 2011 Boletín de Socialismo Revolucionario (CIT en Chile)

Luchar para Ganar

América

Chile: La lucha estudiantil está en pleno ascenso.

June 24, 2011 Celso Calfullan, Socialismo Revolucionario (CIT en Chile)

¡Educación Pública y Gratuita para Todos!

Israel / Palestine

Palestine: Paul Murphy Socialist Party MEP joins ‘Freedom Flotilla II’

June 24, 2011 Interview with Paul Murphy by Socialistworld.net

“Aim of Flotilla to break siege and highlight blockade impact on Gaza population”

Chile

Chile: Mass student protests erupt

June 23, 2011 CWI

Largest protest movement for more than 20 years

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

International Youth Camp: Uniting the European struggles against cutbacks, racism and capitalism!

June 23, 2011 International Socialist Resistance (ISR) reporters

18th annual Youth Against Racism in Europe (YRE) Greek camp

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: London embassy protest

June 22, 2011 Socialist Party reporters (CWI England and Wales), London

Stop repression of striking oil and gas workers!

Britain

Britain: Public sector pension attack

June 22, 2011 John McInally, National Vice-President Public and Commercial Services Union (personal capacity), from The Socialist newspaper

Public sector and education unions call 24 hour strike on 30 June

Greece

Greece: Debt crisis threatens worldwide banking system

June 22, 2011 Niall Mulholland, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Workers resist Pasok’s savage cuts and privatisation programme

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Life of workers’ leader, Esenbek Ukteshbayev, in danger

June 21, 2011 CWI reporters, Kazakhstan

Strikes of oil and gas workers continue; other workers follow lead

Spain

Spain: New explosion of 15-M movement on 19 June

June 21, 2011 Danny Byrne, CWI

Step up the fight for a general strike!

India

India: Assembly elections in five states

June 21, 2011 Jagadish Chandra, New Socialist Alternative (CWI, India)

’Communists’ defeated in Kerala as well as West Bengal

Czech Republic

Czech Republic: Transport workers lead 24 hour strike

June 20, 2011 Toby Dite, Prague

Resistance to coalition government’s cuts

Europa

Estado Español: !Que no nos representan! 15-J Barcelona

June 18, 2011 Socialismo Revolucionario (CIT en el Estado Español) Barcelona

Diputados forzados a entrar al parlamento catalán en helicóptero.

Europa

Estado Español: Represión policial contra protestas en Valencia

June 18, 2011 Activistas de Socialismo Revolucionario

¡El movimiento no será aplastado por la fuerza!

Europa

Grecia: 250.000 personas protestan en Atenas durante la jornada de huelga general

June 18, 2011 Eleni Vetsika, testigo de los hechos, desde Atenas

Respuesta policial brutal y provocativa

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

Portugal: Legislative elections of 2011

June 18, 2011 Mauro Kato, Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Portugal)

What future for the left in Portugal?

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Austerity and anger in Greece

June 17, 2011 Apostolis Kasimeris

A few days before the tenth general strike in Greece, APOSTOLIS KASIMERIS, one of the leaders of the OASA bus workers’ union in Athens, spoke at the recent National Shop Stewards Network conference in London. […]

Canada

Canada: Postal and Air Canada workers take strike action

June 17, 2011 Clare Hudson, Socialist Alternative (CWI Canada), B.C

Disputes over pensions, pay and deregulation show underlying discontent

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: 250,000 protest in Athens during general strike

June 16, 2011 Eyewitness report from Eleni Vetsika, Athens

Brutal and provocative police response

Egypt

Egypt: After January 25th uprising…disappointment at speed of change

June 16, 2011 By a recent CWI visitor to Cairo

Mass party needed to unite workers, youth and poor around socialist policies

Spain

Spain: The movement is not dead!

June 16, 2011 Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Spain) reporters, Barcelona

MPs forced to enter Catalan parliament in helicopters

Europe

Europe: Left MEPs’ Open letter of solidarity and support for resistance to austerity

June 15, 2011 By Paul Murphy, Socialist Party MEP, and 11 other members of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) in the European Parliament

“Turn 21 June into a day of mass protests and strikes”

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Authorities take revenge against striker’s wives and female workers

June 15, 2011 CWI reporter, Kazakhstan

16th June – Day of Solidarity!

Italy

Italy: Referendum blow to Berlusconi

June 15, 2011 Christine Thomas, Controcorrente (CWI in Italy)

Second major defeat for beleaguered government

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ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019

Greece: New general strike set for Wednesday 15 June

June 14, 2011 CWI reporter, Athens

Militant mass action needed to stop next savage austerity package

Britain

Britain: National Shop Stewards Network conference

June 14, 2011 Linda Taaffe, NSSN secretary

Serious and inspiring preparation for the battles to come

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

Ireland: United Left Alliance must argue for socialist policies

June 13, 2011 Kevin McLoughlin, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>

"The ULA, the individual members and the groups involved, must prepare for an inevitable explosion of anger here which, when it comes, will be every bit as significant as the movements sweeping southern Europe."

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

US: Socialist Alternative vs. Democratic Party

June 13, 2011 <a href="http://www.socialistalternative.org/">Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US)</a>

Socialist Alternative (CWI in the US) debates WA State Senator Ed Murray (Democrats) about budget cuts, taxing the rich, and the role of the Democratic Party.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: War of nerves as authorities prepare to use force

June 12, 2011 CWI reporters, Kazakhstan

Strikes spread – solidarity action needs to be stepped up

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ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019

Australia: 2011 Socialist Party Conference a success

June 12, 2011 David Elliott, Socialist Party (CWI Australia), Melbourne

The weekend of May 6/7/8 saw members of the Socialist Party from all around Australia gather at Trades Hall in Melbourne for the annual National Conference.

Britain

Britain: Young, gifted and striking back

June 11, 2011 Ben Robinson, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

The significance of the student movement

Britain

Britain: Economic crisis in ‘them and us’ Britain

June 11, 2011 Editorial of the Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/12195/08-06-2011/economic-crisis-in-them-and-us-britain">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Wages fall: Office for National Statistics 2010 survey of hours and earnings

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

US: What Next for the Movement in Wisconsin?

June 11, 2011 George Martin Fell Brown, Madison, written for "Justice", the paper of <a href="http://www.socialistalternative.org/">Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US)</a>

Since the mass protests, much of the energy against Walker has been channeled into a series of recall campaigns.

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: Small but significant steps towards raising independent working class voice at local government elections May 2011

June 11, 2011 Liv Shange, Democratic Socialist Movement, South African affiliate of the CWI

ANC retains big majority but political authority weakened

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

Inner Mongolia: China’s rulers shaken by youthful protests in Inner Mongolia

June 11, 2011 Vincent Kolo, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Thousands of farmers and students join protest marches in at least six cities

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South Africa

South Africa – solidarity needed: 1,400 Rustenburg mine workers still sacked

June 10, 2011 By Liv Shange, Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), South African affiliate of the CWI

After striking for the right to elect their own shop stewards the workers are attacked by both – the mine- and trade union bosses!

Spain

Spain: Police repression against protestors in Valencia

June 10, 2011 Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in Spain) reporters

Movement will not be broken by brute force!

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Workers protest against pension bill

June 10, 2011 CWI reporters, Sri Lanka

Rajapakse regime shoots peaceful workers

América

Chile: La Corte Suprema, los mapuche y la injusticia en Chile.  

June 10, 2011 Celso Calfullan, Socialismo Revolucionario (CIT en Chile)

 No se puede confiar en los Tribunales de Justicia.

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

US: Elephants at the Circus – Weakness in the Republican Party

June 10, 2011 Katie Quarles, Milwaukee, Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US)

How Will Republicans Perform in 2012?

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