Intellectuals and personalities worldwide call for defence of Venezuelan democracy, as Washington-inspired opposition boycott of December 4 National Assembly elections leads to pro-Chavez walkover.
Defend Iranian Workers
1 December 2005The courts of the government of Iran have sentenced a number of prominent labour movement activists to several years in prison, to be followed for some of them with exile. Their only “crime” is the attempt to hold a celebration event on May Day 2004.
Mandel Symposium success
22 November 2005Around 250 people attended a colloquium in Brussels on 19 November to discuss the life and ideas of Ernest Mandel, who died ten years ago this year.
State of emergency: the choice of repression
14 November 2005, byThe state of emergency is the armed wing of liberalism...It would be unthinkable for part of the Left to persist in its accommodation with the government and not vote against the prorogation of the state of emergency.
Curfew cannot stop revolt
14 November 2005In spite of the emergency powers that came into force at midnight on 9 November, the movement of revolt that is sweeping the poor neighbourhoods and estates on the edges of France’s major cities is continuing.
Stand against privatisation
14 November 2005On 8 November a thousand people gathered in Paris for a united front meeting to oppose the privatisation of EDF and to prepare for the national demonstration in defence of public services planned for 19 November.
Support needed for sacked union leader
11 November 2005Per Johansson, leader of the metro drivers union in Stockholm was sacked, on the 29th of September, by the multinational company, Connex. This has now turned in to a very important struggle, not only to reinstate Per Johansson, but a fight against attacks on union rights in Sweden.
Demonstrate to halt climate change
11 November 2005An International conference on Climate change is taking place in Montreal from November 29 - December 9th. The Assembly of the Movements at the World Social Forum in January 2005 endorsed the call for international demonstrations to take place during that conference, and December 3 has been chosen as the international day of action.
Ernest Mandel Symposium
7 November 2005Ten years after Ernest Mandel’s death, a symposium is being organised in his native country, Belgium, to pay tribute to his intellectual and militant contribution and ensure that his work continues to be as widely known as it merits.
Labour Relief latest report
3 November 2005, byThe Labour Party Pakistan has started building one hundred shelter homes for victims of the earthquake in the area of Paniola, district Rawalakot.
