Our activity

Underground strike, asylum seekers rights, campaign against violence against women, 2006 elections…

Political impasse, government attacks, unions and elections…

Workers’ struggles, work with immigrants, party education, preparing for elections…

Scottish Socialist Party, G8 protests, union work…

Building socialist forces worldwide

Internationalism has stood at the heart of genuine socialist ideas since their inception.

“If the world economy and world relations are dominated by the dramatic economic and social developments in China, then for Asia the pace and scale of these developments is even more significant”.

Rarely in the history of capitalism have perspectives for single countries and even continents been more affected, or even determined, by international events and processes.

Rarely in the history of capitalism have perspectives for single countries and even continents been more affected, or even determined, by international events and processes.

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 […]

For mass united working class action against imperialism and capitalism

The situation in France is dominated by the offensive of the bosses and the lack of a real workers’ party.

There is an ongoing impasse in the peace process.

After achieving our target of membership for 2003 we set a target for 2004 which we are well on the way to reaching.

Since the last IEC our main national campaign was around the European and regional elections that were held simultaneously in June.

Compared with the high tide of open class struggle in 2003, 2004 has seen more limited strike actions, protests or, at most, rallies.

Chile

Contradictory factors have determined the way in which the CWI in the CIS (ex-Soviet Union) has developed over the last year.

Report from the Socialist Alternative , the cwi in the USA, presented to the 2004  meeting of the International Executive Committee (IEC) of the cwi, held in Belgium 14 – 20 November.

The work of our Democratic Socialist Movement has taken place against the background of significant changes in political consciousness produced by a rapid class polarisation.

cwi international conference.

After the debacle of the last government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA), politics is centred on the antics of the ‘communist’ parties (CPs) which are supporting the central government […]

The Socialist Party is affiliated to the cwi which organises in 36 countries across the globe. Today, when just 500 giant multinationals dominate the globe – employing 46 million people and controlling 45% of world […]

Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa…the growing influence of Trotskyism

“The CWI Summer School was brilliant – there seems to be a real feeling of optimism in all the parties and organisations of the CWI”, “The school was excellent…The contributions made by the Pakistani comrades […]

STANDING 48 candidates in 34 council wards on 10 June, the Socialist Party (standing as ‘Socialist Alternative’) received 16,787 votes. In addition, 2,825 people voted for Socialist Party Councillor Ian Page in the London Assembly […]

Linkse Socialistiche Partij(LSP)/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste(MAS), the Belgian affiliate of the CWI, for the first time ever stood nationally in elections and won at least 19,841 votes.

"Anger and resistance into the council" – this slogan of the German affiliate of the CWI in the local election campaign in the East German town of Rostock will become a reality in the first […]

Victory for Socialist Party in local elections!

Socialist Party councillor Dave Nellist was re-elected with the highest poll in the St Michael’s ward with 1,586 votes, and Socialist Party councillor Karen Mackay came second with 1,449 votes – also being re-elected.

As counting proceeds, the Socialist Party in Ireland, a leading force in the anti-Bin Tax campaign last year, has already won four councillors in the local elections, doubling its representation in the process.

The 13th of June will not only see European elections but also council elections in some parts of Germany. Socialist Alternative (SAV, German affiliate to the CWI) is standing in Stuttgart and in the East […]

Protesters made it impossible for the racist party Sverigedemokraterna (Sweden Democrats) to conduct EU election street meetings in two northern Swedish towns.

Also, Joe on Questions and Answers, RTE.

"The pioneer spirit lives". Arne Johansson speaks about three decades of struggle for socialism.

Peter Taaffe, General Secretary of the Socialist Party, and one of the founding members of the cwi, spoke to Tanja Niemeier.

Index of articles

Building the cwi in 2003 in the US

Building the cwi in 2003 in Scotland, South Africa and Sweden

Building the cwi in 2003 in Nigeria and Poland

Building the cwi in 2003 in Netherlands and New Zealand/Aotearoa

Building the cwi in 2003 in India and Israel

cwi international conference.

cwi international conference.

Building the cwi in 2003 in England and Wales

Building the cwi in Canada and Chile in 2003

The New Year will see important changes to the Committee for a Workers’ International (cwi) website. During January, this site will undergo a major revamp and will have a new url name: socialistworld.net

Building the cwi in Brazil in 2003