Category: Socialist Strategy

Radical Leftists Often Take Back with One Hand What They Give with the Other

Introduction Naomi Klein, who is often taken to be a radical leftist, published an article which was a speech ...  at an event organized by Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition in defence of activists arrested by Toronto police for putting up posters at an Indigo bookstore. In the article, she outlines why Indigo was … Continue reading Radical Leftists Often Take Back with One Hand What They Give with the Other →

Intimidation Tactics by the Police and the Rich Should Reinforce Our Efforts, Not Diminish Them

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted on Facebook the following (for context, see the post Idealization of the Rule of Law Once Again: The Case of Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and Activists Against Israel’s Palestinian Genocide ): The accusation that a challenge to a billionaire who uses her … Continue reading Intimidation Tactics by the Police and the Rich Should Reinforce Our Efforts, Not Diminish Them →

Idealization of the Rule of Law Once Again: The Case of Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and Activists Against Israel’s Palestinian Genocide

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted the following without comment on Facebook recently. From Yves Engler (November 28, 2023) (  https://springmag.ca/toronto-police-should-target-heather-reisman-not-activists   ): Toronto police should target Heather Reisman, not activists Aggressive pre-dawn police raids on homes and charging individuals with hate crimes for posting social justice messages is … Continue reading Idealization of the Rule of Law Once Again: The Case of Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and Activists Against Israel’s Palestinian Genocide →

Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Twenty-Five: Enron and Corporate Governance by a Minority as Anti-Democratic Even If It is Government-Regulated

This is a continuation of a series of posts on summaries of articles, mainly on education. When I was a French teacher at Ashern Central School, in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada, I started to place critiques, mainly (although not entirely) of the current school system. At first, I merely printed off the articles, but then I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Twenty-Five: Enron and Corporate Governance by a Minority as Anti-Democratic Even If It is Government-Regulated →

Various Forms of Intimidation to Quash Opposition to the Genocide in Palestine

In Spring Magazine (https://springmag.ca/not-in-my-name-halifax-jews-and-allies-rally-for-a-ceasefire), part of what Judy Haiven writes reads: Before I start with the presentation for this wonderful rally, in front of Halifax’s historic Public Gardens today, I want to expose the campaign to shut down civil voices here in Halifax and beyond. The chief librarian at Halifax Public Libraries disallowed Dr. Rylan Higgins, a professor of … Continue reading Various Forms of Intimidation to Quash Opposition to the Genocide in Palestine →

Protesting Against Employers Who Provide Arms to Israel

The following is found on the Socialist Project's website ( https://socialistproject.ca/2023/11/workers-block-access-to-toronto-weapons-maker-l3harris/). I only include the beginning so that the reader can decide whether to continue reading it. If such efforts were linked systematically across a city, province/state/department, nation and world, what would be the impact on Israel's policies when compared to the perhaps millions of … Continue reading Protesting Against Employers Who Provide Arms to Israel →

The Idealization of International Law by the Social-Democratic or Social-Reformist Left: The Case of the Genocide of the Palestinians by the Israeli Government, Part One

Introduction Various organizations have referred to what is happening in Gaza and the West Bank as a breach of international law. This reference to international law without any further qualification assumes that, because it is the law, nations should comply with the law. Such compliance has as its counterpart the assumption in a society dominated … Continue reading The Idealization of International Law by the Social-Democratic or Social-Reformist Left: The Case of the Genocide of the Palestinians by the Israeli Government, Part One →

Workers’ Actions Against Israel Generally More Important Politically than Street Activism, but Street Activism that Disrupts Daily Life May Reinforce Workers’ Actions

Recently, Barcelona workers from Spain, in conjunction with coordination with some NGOs, refused to export military equipment destined to Israel: Barcelona dock workers refuse to deal with weapons ships heading to Israel "The Barcelona port's decision to refuse handling weaponry headed to Israel follows a similar move by Belgian transport unions last week." The Barcelona port stevedores' … Continue reading Workers’ Actions Against Israel Generally More Important Politically than Street Activism, but Street Activism that Disrupts Daily Life May Reinforce Workers’ Actions →

An Example of a Likely More Effective Way of Challenging the Genocidal Actions of Israel Against Palestinians

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook (for some reason the photo did not show. I am including a link to a related story): Challenging the shipping of weapons to Israel in Sydney, Australia. https://bnn.network/watch-now/sydney-protest-against-israeli-shipping-line-a-powerful-display-of-solidarity-with-palestine/