Progressives from across the continent are coming together for two days of discussion, reflection and planning a strategy to transform Europe. Join Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalatos, Momentum’s Laura Parker, Ash Sarkar, Zoe Williams and many more. We will meet at a time of great urgency for the future... Continue Reading →
Thousands protest in Russia against plans to hike pension age Vladimir Putin has called the reform a financial necessity as Communist party leader brands move ‘cannibalistic’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/02/thousands-protest-in-russia-against-plans-to-hike-retirement-age
Written by Liz Fekete from the Institute of Race Relations website... On 27/28 August, in scenes reminiscent of the 1991 pogroms in Rostock and Hoyerswerda, police in the east German state of Saxony all but lost control of the streets to the far Right in the former industrial city of Chemnitz, once a Communist stronghold.... Continue Reading →
Unseat Stephen Crabb event. Photo: Twitter/Dinah Mulholland these articles originally appeared at http://www.counterfire.org/articles/opinion part 1 The Tories' ‘scatter-shot’ strategy has finally backfired on them and will eventually send them running for the hills argues Jim Scott Re-wind to 2013, The Tories are nigh-on invincible! Cameron and Osborne are riding high on a wave of their own... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Stand up for democracy & social progress - stand with Lula by No Coup in Brazil Two years on from Dilma Rousseff's removal as President of Brazil, come together for democracy and social progress, in defence of Lula and for the resistance against Temer's coup-government! With films plus speakers including: Richard Burgon MP, Julia... Continue Reading →
Share this incredible breaking news right now: Share this incredible breaking news right now: Bill McKibben - 350.org <350@350.org> Unsubscribe 4:51 PM (47 minutes ago) to me Dear Friends, I’m writing this with a Guinness clutched in one hand, because today the government of Ireland gave us big reason to celebrate: it became the first... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/158zUJSFRI4 http://greenleftblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/saying-no-to-trump-is-not-enough-we.html Saying 'No' to Trump is not enough - we need alternatives: Shaka Lish of Brent Green Party and Greens of Colour, spoke ON 7/7/2018 at Brent Stands Up to Trump! a meeting called to publicise the demonstrations on July 13th and 14th. The meeting was supported by Brent Central Labour Party, Brent Stand... Continue Reading →
The crowdfunding site is now open for a new film - THE PLAN that came from the bottom up - about the inspiring 1970s Lucas Aerospace workers Alternative Plan to shift from arms manufacture to socially useful and environmentally sustainable production. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-plan-community/x/11054043#/ You can watch the trailer there, see what we need the funds for and also info about... Continue Reading →
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