International Socialist Alternative and Socialist Alternative Canada extends May Day greetings to all socialists, trade unionists and fighters against oppression and capitalism around the world. It was the Second Socialist International, which at its founding conference in 1889 decided to hold demonstrations the following year for an 8-hour working day. From the beginning, the demonstrations […]
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Last week, the WHO was forced to say what everyone already knew — the COVID-19 disease spread by the coronavirus — is a global epidemic. From day one, the spread of the virus has been a testimony to the inability of our current social system, capitalism, to cope with crises and the constant quest to […]
Continue ReadingThis Sunday’s demonstration in Kärrtorp, south Stockholm, was the largest anti-racist demonstration ever in Sweden. 20,000 gathered at the sports ground in response to a recent attack from armed Nazis. During November, a violent Nazi organization (Swedish Resistance Movement, SMR) increased their activity in the area. Swastikas were painted everywhere, several immigrants were assaulted and […]
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