Those who don’t stand in solidarity with the oppressed cannot call themselves leftists.
Against War and Climate Change – Scotland must break with ‘net zero’ and NATO
9 March 2022, by“[W]e need to seize on the connection the scientists have made between the threat of climate change and inequality.”
Statement from Russian Feminist Anti-War Movement
8 March 2022“Today we are fighting for peace for Ukrainian women and men, we are fighting for freedom for Russian political prisoners, among whom there are more and more women every year.”
Afghan Women: Always Resisting Empire
7 March 2022, by ,“[W]e show a rich Afghan women-led resistance, from direct combat against empire to calling out the government for failing to engage in direct democracy. We also show how Afghan women have critiqued benevolent governance as a premise for militarized humanitarianism, and the collusion of fundamentalist Islamists with U.S. imperial forces.”
The British Labour Party’s Quest for the Past
6 March 2022, byWithin a week of Tony Blair’s New Year’s Day induction into the Most Noble Order of the Knights of the Garter, the United Kingdom’s most prestigious order of chivalry, a million Britons had signed a petition demanding the knighthood be withdrawn.
NATO and imperial domination
5 March 2022, byA detailed analysis looks back at the formation of NATO and calls for it to be dismantled. Why? Well the evidence points to it only ever being a force to impose imperialist domination around the world.
Roe v. Wade: Blood in the Water
4 March 2022, by“There’s simply no room for retreat or even a simple hold-the-line program. Instead, it is time to assert the dignity in all reproductive decisions and society’s obligation to support those decisions. Anything less is a deadly injury to women and a menace of multiple injuries to all.”
Impacts of warming faster and more severe than expected says IPCC
3 March 2022, byThe report of the IPCC’s Working Group II (WG II) on Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change sends out a strident cry of alarm: the disaster is more serious than projected by the models, its effects are manifesting themselves more quickly and all the risks are increasing. The poor, indigenous peoples, women, children and the elderly are increasingly at risk, especially in countries of the Global South. The policies followed to limit the damage are inadequate, run counter to sustainability and deepen social inequalities. The authors call for an inclusive approach to transform society at all levels.
LeftEast Condemns Putin’s Imperial War Against Ukraine
2 March 2022, by“We demand immediate ceasefire, antiwar efforts that will affect the economic and political elite but not the workers and peoples of the affected countries, and negotiations that take stock of past mistakes in the peace process and social and economic policies that brought our region to war”
Russia’s Feminists Are in the Streets Protesting Putin’s War
1 March 2022, by“Today feminists are one of the few active political forces in Russia. For a long time, Russian authorities did not perceive us as a dangerous political movement, and therefore we were temporarily less affected by state repression than other political groups. […] We also call on feminists all over the world to join our resistance. ”