Month: July 2023

You are not alone – the quest for solidarity
English, Featured, International

You are not alone – the quest for solidarity

By ROAPE - July 25, 2023 ROAPE contributor, Yusuf Serunkuma, reviews a new book on the loneliness of the left. Left Alone is a highly original collection of urgent stories, reflections and short essays from around the world on the lived experiences of left loneliness from a variety of genres and left political currents. Serunkuma praises a volume that capture struggles in the trenches of authoritarianism, and on the streets of the capitalist world. By Yusuf Serunkuma In all struggles—before mass consciousness and awakening—strugglers, fighters, resistors or peasant/organic intellectuals have tended to start and sustain the struggles either alone or with very few comrades in arms. A few comrades.  Because these moments tend to be long and winding, they come with corrosive spel...
වින්දිතයිනි!  පීඩිතයිනි!! නුඹලාට යුක්තිය, සාධාරණය හෙටත් නොලැබෙනු ඇත.!
Sinhala, Sri Lanka

වින්දිතයිනි!  පීඩිතයිනි!! නුඹලාට යුක්තිය, සාධාරණය හෙටත් නොලැබෙනු ඇත.!

ඥානසිරි කොත්තිගොඩ විසිනි ජනවාරි 08 දා සිට 2019 නොවැම්බර් 16 දක්වා කාලය තුළ "යහපාලන රජයේ" දේශපාලන පළිගැනීම්වලට ලක්වූවන් පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනය කරන්න ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ ජනාධිපති කොමිසමක් පත්කළා. පොලිසිය, ත්‍රිවිධ හමුදාව ඇතුළු රාජ්‍ය සේවකයන් වෙනුවෙන් තමයි මේ කොමිසම ඇති කළේ.කොමිසමේ සභාපති වුනේ හිටපු ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ විනිසුරුවරයෙක් වූ උපාලි අබේරත්න. බලය අනිසි ලෙස භාවිතා කිරීම ඔප්පු වී තිබෙනවා කියල 2015 - 2019 කාලයේ අගමැතිව සිටි රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහගේ ප්‍රජා අයිතිය අහෝසි කළයුතු යැයි කොමිසම නිර්දේශ කළා. නමුත් ගෝටා කළේ පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ අගමැති ලෙස ‍රනිල්ව නිර්දේශ කිරීම. රනිල් අන්තිමේ ගෝටාගේ 69 ලක්ෂයේ ජනාධිපතිත් වුනා. එම ජනාධිපති "සත්‍ය හා ප්‍රතිසංධාන කොමිසම"  ( TRC )  නමින් කොමිසමක් පිහිටවනවයි පසුගිය දවසක කිව්ව. ජනාධිපති ලේකම් සමන් ඒකනායක ප...
Hindi, India

ଚଳିତ ଶିକ୍ଷା ବର୍ଷରୁ ଛାତ୍ର ସଂସଦ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଦାବିରେ ରାଜଭବନ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଏଆଇଏସ୍ଏଫ୍ ର ବିକ୍ଷୋଭ ଓ ଦାବିପତ୍ର ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ।

By Jayntha Das ଭୁବନେଶ୍ଵର: ୧୫/୭: ଚଳିତ ଶିକ୍ଷାବର୍ଷ ଠାରୁ ସମସ୍ତ କଲେଜ, ଵିଶ୍ଵ ଵିଦ୍ଯାଳୟ ଓ ଶିକ୍ଷାନୁଷ୍ଠାନରେ ଛାତ୍ର ସଂସଦ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଦାବିରେ ଏଆଇଏସ୍ଏଫ୍ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ମହାମହିମ ରାଜ୍ୟପାଳଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ଯାଳୟ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ବିକ୍ଷୋଭ ସହ ଦାବିପତ୍ର ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ କରାଯାଇଛି। ଗତ ୨୦୧୮ମସିହା ଠାରୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଛାତ୍ର ସଂସଦ ନିର୍ଵାଚନ ବନ୍ଦ କରାଯାଇଛି, ୨୦୨୦ମସିହାରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଵିଶ୍ଵ ଵିଦ୍ଯାଳୟ ସଂଶୋଧନ ଆଇନ ପ୍ରଣୟନ କରି ସିନେଟ୍ ଓ ସିଣ୍ଡିକେଟ ରେ ଛାତ୍ର ପ୍ରତିନିଧି ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ବନ୍ଦ କରାଯାଇଛି। ସେହିଭଳି ୨୦୨୦ ଜାତୀୟ ଶିକ୍ଷାନୀତି ୨୦୨୦ରେ ଛାତ୍ର ସଂସଦ ଗଠନ ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ ହୋଇ ନାହିଁ। ଭାରତୀୟ ସଂସଦୀୟ ଗଣତନ୍ତ୍ର, ନେତୃତ୍ଵ ବିକାଶ, ସାମାଜିକ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱବୋଧ ଓ ଉତ୍ତରଦାୟିତ୍ଵର ମୂଳ ଭିତ୍ତି ଛାତ୍ର ସଂସଦ ନିର୍ଵାଚନକୁ ବନ୍ଦ କରି ଗଣତନ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ଦୁର୍ଵଳ କରିବାର ଷଡ଼ଯନ୍ତ୍ର କରାଯାଇଛି। ସମାଜର ନେତୃତ୍ଵ ବିକାଶର ଏନ୍ତୁଡ଼ିଶାଳ ଛାତ୍ର ସଂସଦ ନିର୍ବାଚନକୁ ବନ୍ଦ କରି ନେତୃତ୍ଵ ସୃଷ୍ଟିର ଭୃଣ ହତ୍ୟା କରା ଯାଇଛି। ଛାତ୍ର ସଂସଦ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ବନ୍ଦ କରି ରାଗିଙ୍ଗ୍ ଭଳି କୁତ୍...
කම්කරු අයිතීන් අහෝසි කිරීමේ නව නීති වලට එරෙහිව…
Sinhala, Sri Lanka

කම්කරු අයිතීන් අහෝසි කිරීමේ නව නීති වලට එරෙහිව…

නිදහස් වෙළද කලාපය ඇතුළු පුද්ගලික අංශයේ වෘත්තීය සමිති සහ ලංකා බැංකු සේවක සංගමයේද සහභාගිත්වයෙන් පසුගියදා නාරාහේන්පිට පිහිටි කම්කරු දෙපාර්තමේන්චතුව ඉදිරිපට පැවති කම්කරු උද්ඝෝෂණයේ අවස්ථාවන්: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0O64_m558w&t=87s
Sri Lanka – Muslim MPs betray MMDA Reforms
English, Sri Lanka, Statements

Sri Lanka – Muslim MPs betray MMDA Reforms

The recommendations submitted by the MPs take astoundingly regressive positions on reforms to the MMDA. Some of the most egregious recommendations include:1. The bride’s signature on the marriage register to have no value without a male guardian signing, denying women their autonomy.2. Muslim women continue to be excluded from holding public office under the MMDA, which will have only male registrars. Inclusion of women Quazis (judges) has not been specified.3. Maintain the Quazi system without any changes, including criteria and process for appointing Quazis.4. Exceptions to minimum age of marriage to allow under 18 year-olds to marry.5. Rejection of equal divorce procedures and retaining the current highly discriminatory divorce system and procedures. 6. Rejection of new provisions (intr...
Sri Lanka – Statement by Civil Society on Proposed Truth-Telling Mechanism!
English, Sri Lanka, Statements

Sri Lanka – Statement by Civil Society on Proposed Truth-Telling Mechanism!

"The victim community has no confidence in any local commission or tribunal created by the Sri Lankan Government state. These commissions have in fact revealed the intentions of successive governments to scuttle truth-seeking and the victims' quest for accountability. Leading functionaries and politicians have time and again declared publicly that the government will not betray the war heroes and patriotic forces."  DOC-20230712-WA0002Download
Shocks within the Imperialist System and the Tasks of Revolutionary Communists
English, Featured, International

Shocks within the Imperialist System and the Tasks of Revolutionary Communists

June 5, 2023 The transformations of the imperialist system since the collapse of the USSR and the emergence of China, the wars in the Balkans, then in Iraq, Libya, and Syria, the civil wars and sometimes genocidal wars as in Rwanda, the major world economic crises which occur almost every ten years, then the pandemic and its consequences, all reveal a profound reorganization of the economic structures of capitalism as well as a reconfiguration of social classes and inter-imperialist relations of power on an international scale. The reactions, uprisings, and sometimes insurrections have mobilized significant sectors of the proletariat, whole sections of the working classes, even if these protests, which have overthrown both civilian governments and military dictatorships, – including dur...
March 8 in the second year of war: experiences and visions of Ukrainian feminists
English, Ukraine

March 8 in the second year of war: experiences and visions of Ukrainian feminists

07.03.2023 Kateryna Turenko In the middle of February, a draft law was uploaded on the Parliament website, calling to cancel the celebrations of March 8, introducing instead the Day of a Ukrainian woman. Referencing economic losses from March 8 being a national holiday and the need “to part with Soviet legacy”, politicians gracefully ignore the political significance of the day that brings attention to the fight for women’s rights.  For many years Ukrainian feminists have fought for the political, economic, and personal rights and opportunities of women. They have turned the spotlight on gender-based violence, the gender pay gap, and the devaluation of reproductive labor. In no way have these problems disappeared amidst the war and crises: on the contrary, they increased and...