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The International Day of Older Persons, celebrated annually on October 1, was established by a special resolution at the 45th session of the UN General Assembly in 1990. Unfortunately, life has not gotten any better for the vast majority of older people. A clear example of a well-coordinated global attack on the rights of older […]
WFTU International Day of Older Persons – Pensioners Statement Read More »
Reposted from United Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order from October 4, 2024 Today is Rosh Hashanah– it’s a new year. As we reflect on the events on October 7th and its horrific aftermath, we re-dedicate ourselves to struggle for a lasting peace in the Middle East with the immediate creation of a democratic state of Palestine
Shana Tova – UJPFO Rosh Hashanah Statement – Year 5785 Read More »
The World Federation of Trade Unions on the 3rd of October every year celebrates the historic anniversary of its founding as it deserves, with international mobilization through its declaration as an International Action Day. On this extraordinary occasion of its 79th anniversary that marks the entry of our Federation into its 80th year of existence
WFTU 79th Anniversary – International Day of Action Read More »
Originally published by the World Peace Council – https://www.wpc-in.org/ The World Peace Council (WPC) denounces and condemns vehemently the recent attacks by the Israeli military against Lebanon with the destruction of civilian residences and infrastructure and the assassination of political leaders of the Lebanese people. The indiscriminate attack with heavy weapons against the Lebanese capital
WPC Statement Against Aggression of Netanyahu Government Read More »
The seventh session for 2024 of the Harry Bridges School of Labor was on the Great San Francisco General Strike. We will be going over the working conditions that led to the strike, the strike itself, as well as its aftermath. We will also watch some of an old ILWU documentary on the strike. The
The Great San Francisco General Strike Read More »
Paul Robeson addressed the banquet sponsored by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, in New York, on November 10, 1949, on the occasion of the celebration of the 32nd anniversary of the Soviet Union: I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to join more than half the people of the world
African Americans and the Soviet Union Read More »
Originally published by the International Federation of Resistance Fighters – https://fir.at/en/ There is no doubt that the United Nations must be strengthened as an international institution. For this reason, the UN General Assembly held a “Summit of the Future” this year on September 22/23 under the motto “Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow”. Germany and
UN: “Summit of the Future” Read More »
The US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and August 8th 1945 were the first and only time nuclear weapons were used in on a civilian population. The nuclear bombings have long been pushed as “necessary evils” by the US bourgeois state. Tonight the Peoples School along with the Asian-American Friendship Congress (aafc.us.org)
The Truth of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – PSMLS Class Read More »
In the eyes of the average American, the Communist attitude toward religion is summed up in the epithet “atheistic Communism” (or “Godless Communism”). If he knows anything more about the subject, it is probably that Marx once said: “Religion is the opium of the people.” In short, Communists have been reputed to look upon religion
Catholics and Communists Excerpt – Gus Hall Read More »
In the interwar era, cities across the Americas became hubs in transnational networks that linked radicals and revolutionaries of all kinds: anarchists, Wobblies, Socialists, Communists, Garveyites, political exiles and vanguard intellectuals. While there were a number of these urban hubs — New York, Tampa, New Orleans and Havana all played a role — the largest
Mexico City: Emporium of Latin American Exiles and Revolutionaries in the 1920s Read More »
