Category: Socialist Strategy

Further Details of the Blockade Against Zim Ships, Melbourne, Australia, Part One

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), provided further details about the Melbourne Zim blockade: "Currently, the port is completely blocked from loading and unloading ships and this was possible because of workers' unions support. It is intended to pressure the government to take action and stop the genocide in … Continue reading Further Details of the Blockade Against Zim Ships, Melbourne, Australia, Part One →

Some Questions about a Webinar On the Palestinian Genocide, or: Why Not Try to Connect Up Particular Events with the Class Issue?

Introduction On January 13, 2024 (after some technical difficulty in entering into the webinar--I reregistered in order to do so), I attended a webinar sponsored by Labour for Palestine Canada, titled "Worker to Worker Solidarity : The role of unions in fighting Israeli apartheid." The video is available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHAgqCrJPA). The Nature and Content … Continue reading Some Questions about a Webinar On the Palestinian Genocide, or: Why Not Try to Connect Up Particular Events with the Class Issue? →

Pointing Out the Superexploitation of Workers Still Requires Connections to the Regular and Unacknowledged Exploitation of Workers

I was surprised to see the following recent Facebook post by John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), without any comments: The brand name companies profit from exploitation and brutality but contract out the messy details to local enforcers. From The Guardian. Leading fashion brands including Barbour and PVH, which … Continue reading Pointing Out the Superexploitation of Workers Still Requires Connections to the Regular and Unacknowledged Exploitation of Workers →

The International Rule of Law and Legitimacy of the Class Power of Employers

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: It has long been clear that the 'international rule of law' is a farce and that the existing world order operates on the basis of a hierarchy of human life. There has always been some effort, however, … Continue reading The International Rule of Law and Legitimacy of the Class Power of Employers →

Another Example of the Limits of the Law, or Legal Reasoning

Introduction It is amazing how the so-called radical left refer to international law without qualification when they try to defend Palestine against Israel (see for example The Limitations of a Union Position–and Much of the Left– with Respect to the Israel-Palestine Conflict: The Idealization of International Law). Legal Opposition to a Particular Infringement of Civil … Continue reading Another Example of the Limits of the Law, or Legal Reasoning →

Canadian Peace Activists and Workers Coordinate to Disrupt the Shipment of Arms to Israel by Zim, a Capitalist Employer

The following was posted on the Socialist Project website: Coordinated Actions by Peace Activists Across Canada Disrupt Israeli Cargo Shipping Company Zim By World BEYOND War,  December 14, 2023On Monday December 11, Zim, Israel’s largest cargo shipping company, was disrupted across the country of Canada. Zim offices in Montreal and Toronto were taken over by … Continue reading Canadian Peace Activists and Workers Coordinate to Disrupt the Shipment of Arms to Israel by Zim, a Capitalist Employer →

Leftist Radicals Who Refer to Human Rights Abuses and the Abuse of International Law: Should Such References Be Criticized?

References to human rights and international law seem to be in vogue by the radical left these days. Thus, John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted the following recently on Facebook: Imagine if a regime Washington was hostile to had carried out 1% of the human rights abuses and violations … Continue reading Leftist Radicals Who Refer to Human Rights Abuses and the Abuse of International Law: Should Such References Be Criticized? →

Some Glasgow Workers Picket the Israeli Arms Supplier BAE Systems

The following (https://socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed-video/workers-for-palestine-blockading-bae/)    was posted on the Socialist Project's website, which shows members of Workers for a Free Palestine, in conjunction with a local group, blockading the entrance to the BAE Systems factory in Glasgow. BAE Systems military supplies and technology used by the Israeli military to attack Palestinian civilains, among others.  Only if … Continue reading Some Glasgow Workers Picket the Israeli Arms Supplier BAE Systems →

Some Toronto Workers Picket the Israeli Arms Supplier Pratt & Whitney

The following was posted on the Socialist Project's website, which shows some workers and social organizations picketing Pratt and Whitney, which supplies engines for some of the aircraft used to bomb Gaza. Only if such efforts occurred internationally and were coordinated could the current genocide have been stopped: Toronto Picketers at Pratt and Whitney WAR/PEACE  •  December … Continue reading Some Toronto Workers Picket the Israeli Arms Supplier Pratt & Whitney →