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
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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/
Skepticism About the Efficacy of the Protests Against the Israeli Genocide Against the Palestinians
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), wrote the following recently: It's fantastic to see vast Palestine solidarity actions in the major cities but pay close attention to the numbers taking to the streets in smaller centres. This is a powerful indication of the depth and potential of the movement … Continue reading Skepticism About the Efficacy of the Protests Against the Israeli Genocide Against the Palestinians
Inadequate Characterization of Union Resistance to the Genocide Occurring in the West Bank and Gaza
mHerman Rosenfeld, self-defined Marxist here in Toronto, recently wrote an article in the social-democratic journal Canadian Dimension (see https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/canadian-labour-palestine-and-gaza ) titled "How is the Canadian labour movement responding to Israel’s attacks on Gaza? Unions have largely lined up in support of Palestinians." The article has some good points, such as pointing out that the Canadian Union of … Continue reading Inadequate Characterization of Union Resistance to the Genocide Occurring in the West Bank and Gaza
Expressing Solidarity with the Palestinian People Is Hardly Sufficient to Stop the Bloodbath
Julius Arscott, executive member of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), posted the following recently on Facebook: Union strong at the National March for Palestine in DC! UAW, Newsguild, CWA, IATSE, NWU, and UFT members marched alongside 300,000 people to demand a ceasefire and an end to taxpayer-funded genocide in Gaza. I made the … Continue reading Expressing Solidarity with the Palestinian People Is Hardly Sufficient to Stop the Bloodbath
Swift International Coordination of the Working-Class Might Have Prevented the Genocide in Gaza and the West Bank
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), posted the following recently on Facebook: Mining workers in Colombia call for the government to “suspend the shipment of Colombian coal, or any other metal or mineral to Israel.” Such efforts, if they had been coordinated, could perhaps have stopped Israeli's genocidal efforts … Continue reading Swift International Coordination of the Working-Class Might Have Prevented the Genocide in Gaza and the West Bank
The Need for Protests Against the Genocide in Palestine to Be Connected to the Labour Movement
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted on Facebook the following: John Clarke I see voices raised to the effect that massive rallies aren't enough to force Western leaders to stay the hand of the Israeli killing machine. In my view, this is a consideration that must … Continue reading The Need for Protests Against the Genocide in Palestine to Be Connected to the Labour Movement
The Overestimation of Immediate Outbursts of Anger Against the Israel Mass Killing of Palestinians and the Need for a Longer-Term Radical Approach to Opposing Those in Power
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently wrote the following on Facebook: Witnessing Joe Biden deliberately lie so as to conceal the scale of the genocide unfoling in Gaza fills you with a sense of rage. The facts that entirely refute his assertions are actually part of the public record … Continue reading The Overestimation of Immediate Outbursts of Anger Against the Israel Mass Killing of Palestinians and the Need for a Longer-Term Radical Approach to Opposing Those in Power
Olivia Chow, Toronto Mayor, Hides Her Class Biases Behind Humanitarian Rhetoric
I have already pointed out, in a previous post (see Will the Social-Democratic Left Criticize Their Elected Social-Democratic Idols: The Case of the Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow), that Olivia Chow's class harmony approach is bound to lead her to be co-opted into the status quo: My prediction for Chow's election is now even more pessimistic: … Continue reading Olivia Chow, Toronto Mayor, Hides Her Class Biases Behind Humanitarian Rhetoric
Another Post by a Union that Idealizes both International Law and Human Rights: The Case of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
I received the following email from the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the largest union in Canada: A message from Fred Hahn, CUPE National General Vice-President / Un message de Fred Hahn, Vice-président général national du SCFP (Le français suit) On October 7th, Hamas committed a horrific terrorist attack on civilians in Israel. On … Continue reading Another Post by a Union that Idealizes both International Law and Human Rights: The Case of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
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