Hundreds of unions, NGOs in Spain call for general strike in solidarity with Palestine

The following was posted on the Socialist Project's website ( https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/hundreds-of-unions-ngos-in-spain-call-for-general-strike-in-solidarity-with-palestine/3343327): Nationwide protests demand action against Israel’s actions in Gaza Senhan Bolelli  |27.09.2024 - Update : 30.09.2024 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stage a demonstration at Plaza Mayor in Madrid, where they filed their fourth complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel, condemning the killing … Continue reading Hundreds of unions, NGOs in Spain call for general strike in solidarity with Palestine

A Radical’s Exaggeration of the Crisis of Legitimacy of the World Social Order

Activists tend to exaggerate the extent to which there is a crisis of legitimacy of the class power of employers and the associated economic, political and social structures. Thus, John Clarke, a former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), wrote the following on August 21, 2024: John Clarke   ·    There is … Continue reading A Radical’s Exaggeration of the Crisis of Legitimacy of the World Social Order

Colombian Union Social-Movement Solidarity Led to Colombia Banning Coal Exports to Israel

The following was posted on the Socialist Project website (https://socialistproject.ca/2024/07/colombia-coal-embargo-israel-model-to-follow/): Colombia’s Coal Embargo on Israel Is a Model to Follow International Relations  •  July 31, 2024  •  Rula Jamal On June 8, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel until the genocide stops. Colombian coal accounted for more than 60 percent … Continue reading Colombian Union Social-Movement Solidarity Led to Colombia Banning Coal Exports to Israel

The Real World of Law and Union Rhetoric: The Case of the Court Order for the People’s Circle to Abandon its Encampment at the University of Toronto

Introduction Below is an article written by Harry Glasbeek (a former Marxist law professor at Osgood Law School of York University in Toronto) on the court order imposed by ; it is posted on the Socialist Project website (https://socialistproject.ca/2024/07/whose-side-is-law-always-on/). Before providing a copy of the article, I will make a couple of comments about union … Continue reading The Real World of Law and Union Rhetoric: The Case of the Court Order for the People’s Circle to Abandon its Encampment at the University of Toronto

An Aspect of the Real World of Canadian Democracy and the Rule of Law: The Influence of a Secret Government Committee to Persecute Opposition to Genocide in Palestine

The following was recently (June 27, 2024) published from The Breach. Socialists should consider how this reflects on the nature of Canadian democracy and the rule of law: Secretive committee in Ontario ministry pushed crackdown on pro-Palestine activism A group marked by pro-Israel bias within the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General pushed for more severe charges … Continue reading An Aspect of the Real World of Canadian Democracy and the Rule of Law: The Influence of a Secret Government Committee to Persecute Opposition to Genocide in Palestine

Analysis of the Importance of Israel to U.S. Interests and the Strategy of Israel and the U.S. in the Area

The following was posted on the Socialist Project's website ( https://socialistproject.ca/2024/06/framing-palestine/). I have already had occasion to refer to the author of the post (Adam Hanieh) in two earlier posts (see The Rate of Exploitation of Palestinian Workers at PADICO Holding, a Palestinian Capitalist Company and The Rate of Exploitation of Bank of Palestine Workers, … Continue reading Analysis of the Importance of Israel to U.S. Interests and the Strategy of Israel and the U.S. in the Area

The Political Bias of the Police: The Cases of a Knife-Wielding Supporter of Israel Versus a Crowd Engaging in an Act of Hiding Its Painting a Symbolic Red Line

fff John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke   ·  A short while ago, a supporter of Israel, who was holding a knife, pulled down banners at the University of Toronto Palestine solidarity encampment. The police quietly escorted her away, with no charges … Continue reading The Political Bias of the Police: The Cases of a Knife-Wielding Supporter of Israel Versus a Crowd Engaging in an Act of Hiding Its Painting a Symbolic Red Line

Further Oppression of Protesting University Students by University Administration and the Police: The Case of York University in Toronto

The following was posted on the Socialist Project website:  `Statement on Morning Encampment Raid at York University ANTI-RACISM, PUBLIC GOODS, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS  •  June 6, 2024  •  York Federation of Students [Content Warning: The following statement references police violence and racism, colonialism, imperialism, and anti-Indigenous racism. — YFS] On June 5, 2024, York University students launched the York Popular University … Continue reading Further Oppression of Protesting University Students by University Administration and the Police: The Case of York University in Toronto

A Series of Strikes by California University Workers in Solidarity with Student Protesters of the Genocide in Gaza and the West Bank and in Opposition to Their Oppression by University Authorities and the Capitalist State

The following was posted on the Socialist Project website (https://socialistproject.ca/2024/06/next-front-in-palestine-solidarity-worker-strikes/): Although such efforts should be supported, it is still unlikely that there will be a wave of real support from organized labour; it is one thing to pay lipservice to such support and another to actually showing practical support in various ways:  The Next Front … Continue reading A Series of Strikes by California University Workers in Solidarity with Student Protesters of the Genocide in Gaza and the West Bank and in Opposition to Their Oppression by University Authorities and the Capitalist State

Further to The Protest at People’s Circle for Palestine / King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, St. George Campus

The Ontario Public Service Employees' Union (OPSEU) and the United Steel Workers (USW) have responded to the University of Toronto's attempt to have the court impose an injunction against students camped out to protest, among other things, non-disclosure of the University of Toronto's investments in companies that aid Israel's genocidal actions:  Unions seek intervenor status … Continue reading Further to The Protest at People’s Circle for Palestine / King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, St. George Campus