John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on his Facebook page: John Clarke · The extreme heat that is now gripping Toronto brings with it major health risks and considerable hardship for those who can't escape it. It is also another manifestation of the intensifying climate … Continue reading Attributing All Weather Extremes to Human Climate Change is Irresponsible, and Socialists Need to Challenge Such Irresponsibility
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A Poem by A Palestinian Poet Removed from a Display at the Toronto Public Library Due to A Complaint by B’Nai Brith
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke This is the poem that the Toronto Public Library removed at the urging of Zionist organization B'nai Brith. The accusers draw on the standard racist notion that Palestinian resistance is the product of a barbaric … Continue reading A Poem by A Palestinian Poet Removed from a Display at the Toronto Public Library Due to A Complaint by B’Nai Brith
Exaggeration of the Socialist Tendencies of Resitance Against Exploitation and Oppression
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: When we think of the class struggle, we usually focus on major strikes, social upsurges or big attacks from employers or the state. However, it's important to note that the cut and thrust of the struggle is … Continue reading Exaggeration of the Socialist Tendencies of Resitance Against Exploitation and Oppression
The Police Arrest a Union Leader
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coaliton Against Poverty (OCAP), posted the following on Facebook recently without comment despite the evident reformist rhetoric of union leaders: “The Ottawa Police Service are using intimidation tactics, plain and simple. And that’s meant to demoralize and discourage striking workers.” From Press Progress. The arrest of a … Continue reading The Police Arrest a Union Leader
Socialists Need to Be Realists and Not Underestimate the Tasks Required–or Overestimate Their Own Efficacy
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: As the old three score and ten mark approaches rapidly, I find I get lots of people wanting me to offer appraisals and advice that are based on my experiences in the class struggle. I always warn … Continue reading Socialists Need to Be Realists and Not Underestimate the Tasks Required–or Overestimate Their Own Efficacy
Radical Efforts Are Indeed Required to Create a Society without the Class Power of Employers–But We Need to Be More Definite About How to Do So
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: When Macron weathered massive protests and strikes to proceed with an attack on the French pension system, it was clear that mass action that would have forced a retreat by those in power was coming up against … Continue reading Radical Efforts Are Indeed Required to Create a Society without the Class Power of Employers–But We Need to Be More Definite About How to Do So
Exaggeration of the Extent of Conscious Opposition to International Law Does Workers, Citizens, Immigrants and Workers No Good
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted on Facebook the following: The international rule of law is a cynical lie but having the whole world know it's a lie is a big problem for the people who spout it [my emphasis]. The issue of legitimacy of the genocide taking … Continue reading Exaggeration of the Extent of Conscious Opposition to International Law Does Workers, Citizens, Immigrants and Workers No Good
Police Engagement In Ideological Rhetoric Points to the Importance of the Ideological Struggle for Socialism
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted the following on Facebook a few days ago: I just saw a Toronto Police Association ad pressing for even more funding to be diverted from community needs into the already swollen police budget. It shows someone lying hurt on the ground after … Continue reading Police Engagement In Ideological Rhetoric Points to the Importance of the Ideological Struggle for Socialism
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
Another Example of the Exaggeration of the Radical Nature of the Canadian Labour Movement
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: Encouraging indications of increasing working class resistance and some vital particular struggles are included in this but the flames of discontent still need to be vigorously fanned. From CBC. In 2023, employees across Canada walked off the job … Continue reading Another Example of the Exaggeration of the Radical Nature of the Canadian Labour Movement
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