Category: Social Movements
-
From the World Social Forum to the Arab Revolts
Tunisia, cradle of the revolts in the Arab world, hosts from today [26 March] and until Saturday the World Social Forum (WSF), the most important international meeting of social movements … Keep reading »
-
Land For Those Who Work It
The land is a source of wealth for a few, here and on the other side of the planet. In the Spanish State, the housing boom has left a legacy … Keep reading »
-
Amir Khadir: Quebec and Quebec Solidaire
Toronto — 18 March 2013. Linking Sovereignty, Equality and anti-Neoliberalism Amir Khadir – Member of the Quebec National Assembly (Mercier) and former co-leader of Québec Solidaire. The Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture … Watch video »
-
Greece, Syriza and the Struggle Against Austerity
An interview with Dimitra Maragoudaki and John Milios,members of the Central Committee of SYRIZA Ingo Schmidt (IS): The economic and political crises in Greece were headline news for a couple of … Keep reading »
-
Portugal: “I Prefer the Horses in My Lasagne to the Donkeys in the Government”
On Saturday, 2 March 2013, “Que Se Lixe a Troika” (Fuck the Troika) demonstrations represented a qualitative as well as quantitative shift for the anti-austerity movement in Portugal. In more … Keep reading »
-
Occupation at the University of Sussex
‘Silent Grinding, Bit by Bit’ An interview with Maia Pal The last two years have seen an explosion of student strikes from Chile to Italy to Quebec. These do not yet account … Keep reading »
-
A Ghost is Haunting Slovenia, the Ghost of Revolution!
At the moment that I am writing this text, the massive social uprising in Slovenia continues and enters, with even fiercer political determination, into a new stage of political maturity. … Keep reading »
-
Campus Fightbacks in the Age of Austerity
Learning from Quebec Students The 2012 Quebec student strikes delivered one of the few victories we have seen in anti-austerity struggles in the Canadian state. The mobilization, which at its high … Keep reading »
-
Is the World Social Forum of Use for Popular Struggles?
Are the Social Forum Formulas Adequate to that Effect? 1. The undeniable success of the World Social Forums (and of the national and regional forums), from their first edition (Porto Allegre … Keep reading »
-
Beyond Toronto’s Transit Crisis
Toronto — 20 January 2013. How can our campaign contribute to Toronto’s transit movement and help transform the city? How could our demand for free and accessible public transit promote … Watch video »
-
Aftermath of the Port Said Massacre: Ultras Strike Back
From Beyond The Margins. On February 1, 2012, 74 people were killed and over 1,000 more injured in a stadium riot following a football match between rival clubs Al-Masry and … Watch video »
-
Free Palestine: Reportback from the World Social Forum
In the aftermath of apartheid Israel’s most recent attack on the people of Gaza, over 3000 delegates travelled to Porto Alegre, Brazil to participate in the World Social Forum – … Watch video »