Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tsunami people on the streets
"Demonstrations are escalating. From yesterday morning until today, homeless people in the East of the Island occupied the main road from Ampara all the way up to Batticaloa.
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Sweden
Sweden: Women march against violence
In a freezing and windy Stockholm, 1,500 people met up for this year’s demonstration on International Women’s Day, 8 March.
France
France: 160,000 school students in strikes and protests
Just two days after the half-term holidays ended for all school students the streets of France filled with school students striking and demonstrating against the education ‘reform’.
Pakistan
pakistan: deepening crisis in Baluchistan province
eyewitness report from the Pakisani province of Baluchistan
Ireland Republic
Ireland Republic: Socialist MP attacks Prime Minister over convicted ex-minister
The following is a transcript of their exchange:
USA
US: Organized Labor in Crisis
"More than 50 million [U.S.] workers don’t have a union but want one. Few workers are able to join unions and their strength is divided … into separate unions instead of building their strength in […]
Iraq
Iraq: Nothing resolved by Iraqi elections
Bush and Blair have been quick to hail the elections in Iraq as a "victory for democracy" and a vindication of their brutal occupation of Iraq, but this was largely for public consumption.
Pakistan
Pakistan: SMP organises solidarity demonstration with ZOO Papier
Lahore. More than 50 people came to the solidarity demonstration organised by the SMP, the CWI section in Pakistan. All the main trade unions had representatives at the demonstration.
Slovakia
Slovakia: Appeal for international solidarity
Dear collegues,
USA
US: Keep Wall Street out of Social Security
Why workers should oppose Bush’s privatization plan