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Municipal Socialist Alliance Press Conference — Shadow Council Announcement

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Socialist Action Canada The Municipal Socialist Alliance is a coalition of socialists, labour unionists, community organizations, and social justice activists, who are presenting a team of candidates to fight for the interests of workers, tenants, women, LGBTQIA2S+ folks, racialized people, seniors, and all who seek a city and world without exploitation and oppression. The fledgling Municipal Socialist Alliance exceeded most expectations by garnering 14,870 votes across Ontario, despite getting almost zero coverage in the commercial mass media, amid a very low voter turnout to boot (about 29 percent in Toronto).…

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 HAWAI’IAN SUGAR WORKERS

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◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇ From the time the US came to dominate Hawai’i, the sugar industry dominated the islands’ economy. By 1900, the economy was controlled by the “Big Five” sugar companies: Castle & Cooke, Alexander & Baldwin, C. Brown & Co., American Factors (now Amfac), and Theo J. Davies & Co. There had been prior efforts to unionize. In 1889, Japanese union organizers were lynched. Workers went on strike in 1909 and again in 1920, winning some gains, but leaving the fundamental structure intact. In 1946, sugar workers began to organize through…

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Unchecked impunity for crimes against media workers in South Asia:

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From: the IFJ’s monthly media bulletin for South Asia’s Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) In FocusUnchecked impunity for crimes against media workers in South Asia: Despite promises of reform, protection and justice, journalists and media workers in South Asia face increasing violence, harassment, legal threats and killings. The majority of cases do not reach South Asia’s legal systems, and even cases with a strong political will can languish behind systemic inadequacy, scapegoating or a failure to materialise rhetoric. In 2022, the IFJ documented the killings of eleven South Asian journalists for their work. Not…

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Call on the GoSL to stop repression against peaceful protesters and unconditionally Release IUSF student leaders held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act

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15th November, 2022 Dear Ambassadors/High Commissioners, Re: Call on the GoSL to stop repression against peaceful protesters and unconditionally Release IUSF student leaders held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act We, the undersigned civil society organisations, trade unions and human rights activists from Sri Lanka, unequivocally condemn the violent repression of dissent by the Sri Lankan State, and the blatant denial of the people’s freedoms of expression and association.  Sri Lankan authorities have responded to peaceful protests and legitimate demands for a responsible and accountable government, through violence and legal…

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33 years ‘Since’ the killing of Wijeweera and other JVP leaders!

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BY Raju Prabath Lankaloka On November 13, 1989, Rohana Wijeweera, the inaugural leader of the Janata Vimukti Peramuna (JVP), who was arrested the previous night by the state armed forces, was brutally murdered. The day after that, Upatissa Gamanayake, the party’s Secretary General at that time, who was considered the deputy leader of JVP at that time, was also arrested and killed. Simultaneously, several others, who were in the leadership of the JVP at that time were also arrested and murdered. Although we have nothing to do with JVP politics,…

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The fall of the Berlin Wall has passed into history as a synonym for the collapse of “Communism”.

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By Raju Prabath Lankaloka The fall of the Berlin Wall has passed into history as a synonym for the collapse of “Communism”. In the following decades since those momentous events, we have witnessed an unprecedented ideological offensive against the ideas of Marxism on a world scale. This event was held up as decisive proof of the death of Communism, Socialism and Marxism. Not long ago, it was even presented as the end of history. But since then, the wheel of history has turned several times. The argument that henceforth the…

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Pakistan – Death Anniversary of Comrade Moinuddin Khan Badal

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Report by Nawaz Arain. Pakistan.. Death Anniversary:: Omrade Moinuddin Khan Badal, M.P Bangladesh and First Secretary General of BBPPF’s Tri-National Committee, who is respected and beloved by all of us, left us forever on 7th November 2019.On behalf of all the members, my humble respect, heartfelt love and respectful obeisance to his departed soul.The Committee of BBPPF is observing this day with respect.  We miss you. A lot of Praying from  . Heart.  ((( Ameen)))                                 Nawaz…

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India – ‘Save the law, save the constitution’. 

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Fröm sevvilam parithi in Tamilnadu The law has been in favor of the hawkers through many struggles.  Conspiracies are being hatched by various quarters to eradicate it through the courts.  A case has been filed in the Delhi-Mumbai-Hyderabad High Court challenging the Hawker Act and seeking cancellation of the judgment.  Hawkers are also being evicted with this case in mind.  A massive fight is needed to stop this conspiracy.  Therefore, on November 24, the hawkers would hold procession rallies in every state with the slogan‘Save the law,save the constitution’. Shaktiman Ghosh…

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