Month: May 2012

Sign the e-petition now!

The Yes Scotland pro-independence campaign was launched mainly by the Scottish National Party, backed by big business, on Friday 25th May in Edinburgh.

Annual conference of Northern Ireland’s largest trade union at the end of May: A fighting strategy is needed on all fronts

End this farcical trial of the human rights’ lawyer and drop all charges!

A ‘Yes’ result in the 31 May referendum on Europe’s austerity treaty would be used as an alibi for future cuts and tax increases

Stop big business wrecking the environment

Tales of corruption and collusion

This is a bankers’ and bondholders’ treaty

Eurozone convulsed by turbulent economic forces and political upheavals

Hundreds of thousands of students take to streets, inviting workers to participate

The capitalist classes of Europe are now cranking up the pressure on the Greek working class, trying to blackmail it

“We were convinced by Militant members to launch a paper”

Activists for democracy and justice gather to discuss burning social issues

International protests bring pressure on Moscow police authorities

For nation-wide union-led mass actions and a 48-hr general strike

"Growth will not be achieved simply by stamping the word onto an austerity treaty, because austerity kills growth"

When authoritarianism faces resistance

Mass demonstration against EU’s austerity policies

Por un Gobierno de Izquierda! Por políticas socialistas, en favor de los trabajadores, contra la austeridad!

Third anniversary of slaughter of Tamil people by Sri Lankan army marked by protests all around the world

Revolution and counter-revolution

Marzouki, presidente de la república, teme una “nueva revolución”

Anger from below, manoeuvres from the top

Workers’ organisations must ensure real change

Police target socialists at protest camp – urgent protests needed!

Build fighting, democratic trade unions!

Thousands attempt to occupy squares and blockade the ECB in Frankfurt, Germany. Protests are banned.

Leader of the “Leave Peoples’ Homes Alone” campaign and member of the SMK, Larissa Boyar, and others have been released from prison

For a Left government! For anti-austerity, pro-worker, socialist policies!

Republic’s president, Marzouki, afraid of ‘new revolution’

"Despite this ferocious oppression, the opposition and discontent of the working class cannot be silenced"

Protesters respond by setting up ‘Occupy-Abai’

Unamos las fuerzas del pueblo a escala internacional

Unamos las fuerzas del pueblo a escala internacional

"During an election dominated by career politicians who are loyal to big business, I am running as a Socialist Alternative candidate to make sure there is at least one independent left-wing, pro-worker candidate in Washington […]

Step up the Struggle for Equality

Urgency of a working class alternative proven again

Lively and political CWI contingent attracts variety of activists

Meeting discusses involvement in Afghanistan

Campaign Kazakhstan reports that newspapers in Kazakhstan said a strike by miners at KazakhMys ended on 7 May with a complete victory for the workers.

May Day should have offered opportunity for workers to pose their demands and agitation before the government

El partido de izquierda amplia Syriza se convierte en la segunda fuerza en el parlamento

Austerity rejected in Eurozone’s second biggest economy

Left presented with big opportunities

Socialist organisations march to joint rally

The Con-Dem government suffered a crushing defeat in last Thursday’s elections for local authorities and in the mayoral contests apart from London.

As economic crisis worsens and class struggles continue in Spain, Greece, Portugal and elsewhere in Europe, the need for working class fight-back and to build the influence of Marxism grows.

Socialist Action (CWI) campaigning against the capitalist 1% and against racism