Tom Crean is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Orlando – massive wave of solidarity with LGBTQ community Working people have been horrified and deeply shocked by the mass killing of 49 people at a Latino gay nightclub on Saturday night in Orlando, Florida. Vigils, some attended by thousands, have been held around […]
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Emma Quinn is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland). Originally posted on Socialist Party, Ireland (CWI) website March, 2016 Young people internationally are being politicised by the oppression of women and LGBT people, opening up debates as to how this discrimination and inequality can be ended. EMMA QUINN looks at the experience […]
Continue ReadingHannah Sell is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales). Unpacking the backpack In the search for a way to fight against discrimination and oppression, many young people in particular embrace identity politics. It can be an important first step towards the development of socialist consciousness – if it leads on […]
Continue ReadingConor Payne is a member of the Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland). Growing opposition to conservative establishment The Yes vote to the Marriage Equality referendum represented a huge vote in support of equality for LGBTQ people and in support of progress and social change. The streets of Dublin and other cities were packed with people […]
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