Iran and imperialism Yassamine Mather from Hands Off The People Of Iran speaks on Iran and imperialism at Communist University North on May 3 2008. What is the Marxist programme? A debate between Mike Macnair of the Communist Party of Great Britain and Mark Hoskisson of Permanent Revolution. Mike opens the discussion and is then followed by Mark. ...
This video is from the recent Hands Off the People of Iran (HOPI) weekend school which took place in London over June 14 - 15. As well as being a member of the HOPI steering committee, Moshé Machover is an Israeli socialist, a founding member (1962) of the Socialist Organization in Israel (Matzpen). In the 1970s ...
Chris Strafford reports a Hopi success in Manchester: Hands Off the People of Iran held a successful meeting in Manchester on June 24, titled ‘Can imperialism liberate women?’ The meeting discussed how imperialism cynically claims to support the rights of women and others to legitimate its own actions, including its military adventures. The meeting was opened by ...
Hopi's two day school reflects its resonance in the working class. CS member Chris Strafford reports Over the weekend of June 14-15 Hands Off the People of Iran held a successful school, with around 70 people attending some or all of the sessions. All the openings were recorded and will soon be available on the Hopi ...
Imperialist threats against Iran have been stepped up once again, writes Communist Students member James Turley: Last July, during a Youtube debate, Barack Obama (now de facto official Democrat presidential candidate) promised he would talk to the leaders of what are perceived as anti-American states - Venezuela, Cuba and Iran among them. This rather mild pledge, in ...
The Manchester branch of Hands Off the People of Iran has organised the following meeting: Can Imperialism Liberate Women? Hands Off The People Of Iran Public Meeting. Discussion on Imperialism, the threat of war and the women's movement in Iran. During the meeting we are asking for organisations and trade union branches to read out messages of solidarity which ...
Here is the timetable for the Hands Off the People of Iran weekend school, which take place on Saturday-Sunday, June 14-15, 11am, University of London Union, Malet Street. Saturday 14th June 2008 11.00-11.10 Introduction: The Threat of War Mark Fisher 11.10-12.20 The 1979 revolution and its aftermath Torab Saleth 12:20-12:35 Message from Iranian students in Tehran 12.35-13.30 Lunch Break 13:30 - 15:30 The working class movements and their ...
Press release from Hands Off the People of Iran PO Box 54631, London N16 8YE, T: 07950 416 922 (Mark Fischer) W: http://www.hopoi.org/, E: office@hopoi.info Immediate release Parsa Kermanian and Alireza Heydari imprisoned for 12 months for "making propaganda against the Islamic system" On Tuesday May 20, Parsa Kermanian (Kermanjian) and Alireza Heydari - students at the Islamic Azad ...
Compilation video of the Iranian workers taking to the streets in their fight against theocracy.
Following on from the recent successful launch meeting of the Hands Off the People of Iran campaign in Leeds, Andy Yorke (who was there) and Luke Cooper, both of Workers Power, wrote the article 'Hands off the people of Iran: campaign for action or propaganda bloc?' Here we publish a response written by James Turley, ...
Mike Bessler tells us: We have received word from Hooman Kazemian of the site "Nothing Can Stop Us!" (http://freeirstudent.blogspot.com) that Peyman Piran was released on bail on May 1. Again, this is some relatively good news. However, we should remember that Ali Kantouri remains in jail and many DAB members await trial on very serious charges. We ...
Check out this video made by some of our comrades in Iran chronicling the recent struggles there. Slogans in the song include, "in the fight for freedom and equality we have nothing to loose but our chains." The placards hold slogans such as "socialism or barbarism" and others in support of workers and women's movement ...
Vicky Thompson of Hands Off the People of Iran and Chris Strafford of Communist Students report.. 'Socialists' and the lies they tell They never fail to surprise. Every time you think the ‘Socialist’ Workers Party cannot sink any lower into the depths of blatant hypocrisy and opportunism, they somehow manage to dive a little deeper. Last week, we ...