It's that time again. Communist Students comrades will be hitting freshers' fairs in the coming weeks, taking our message to campus. That message is simple: Capitalism is past its sell by date - we need a revolution to replace it with socialism. Doing so requires the greatest level of democracy possible - in the organisations of the left, ...
Claire Fisher and Maciej Zurowski report on the English Defence League demonstration in east London and the response of anti-fascists As readers will know, home secretary Theresa May responded to the English Defence League’s intention to hold an anti-Muslim demonstration in Tower Hamlets and the proposed counter-demonstration of the left by banning all marches in five ...
Last week's riots revealed anger but also the weakness of our class. We must inspire disaffected youth with a vision of a different society, says Callum Williamson Urban riots, such as those we witnessed over four nights last week, rarely result in a positive outcome for our class and at worst can lead to tragedy. The ...
Hopefully it will be a rather hot autumn, writes Ben Lewis (first published in the Weekly Worker) The June 30 London demonstration, which made its way from Lincoln’s Inn Fields, through Parliament Square and down to Westminster Abbey, was a lot bigger than I expected. An estimated 30,000 striking workers hit the streets. In terms of ...
Sinead Rylance reports on the occupation of the Edmond J Safra Building at Kings College London Around midday on the second national day of action against tuition fees (December 30th) the ‘we support our teachers’ group and some of its supporters occupied the Edmond J Safra building, which has a capacity of ...
James Turley discusses the critical problem of organisation in the student movement When I wrote for the Weekly Worker on the subject of the November 10 Millbank occupation, I warned that we might not have it so easy on the next round of anti-fees protests ('After Millbank: the way forward', November 18). One ...
Well, what a day. I think all of us are still processing exactly what went on at last Wednesday’s London protest at Whitehall. There were the highs of seeing so many young people rush into Whitehall still wearing their school uniforms, there were the lows of being treated like animals by the state apparatus of ...
Frances Grahl's report of Wednesday's demo in London. Originally posted at http://shareorshelve.blogspot.com/ 12.30: Left work at Tottenham Court Road. Phone L. She was leaving Trafalgar Square ‘with the march’ to walk down Whitehall. Had expected ‘carnival’ in Trafalgar Square to last longer so hurry down Charing Cross Road. 12.45: Can see end of march ...
The sign on the door of the Women’s Library said it all. The private view of the exhibition “Striking Women” had been cancelled – due to strike action! Stuart King reports on the ongoing struggle at the London Met against cuts and redundancies. The pickets were out again on Thursday and Friday last week in the ...
RALLY OUTIDE THE ISRAELI EMBASSY - No to oppressive arrests! - No to prisoners of conscience! - No to occupation! Israeli occupation forces detained Mohammad Othman on the 22nd of September, 2009. Mohammad was detained while trying to return to the West Bank over the border from Jordan. Mohammad has spent the summer touring Europe, and was returning ...
Tali Janner-Klausner is a founding member of London School Students Union - she spoke to Ben Lewis about the organisation’s plans and aspirations Could you give us a brief history of the organization, the issues you organize on and what you plan to achieve? LSSU was formed earlier this year, by several school and FE students who ...
Defend Trade Unionists in Iran - Down with Sanctions and Imperialist threats Friday 26 June, 12.30 -1.30pm, Iranian embassy, 16 Prince’s Gate, London SW7 1PT This demonstration has been called in support of trade unionists, such Mansoor Osanloo, and social activists who are now languishing in Iran's jails. The demonstration is to show support for our comrades in ...
Thursday April 2, London : peace and social justice demo at the G20 meeting. Called by Stop the War and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament