Grace Bodie and Abram Mardan On December 8, Taylor Swift’s 21-month world tour, Eras, ends in Vancouver. It included 149 shows and was the highest-grossing tour of all time, raising over US$1 billion. There is no doubt that Swift has talent and stamina, and has an exceptional support team to make it all happen – musicians, […]
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A wave of youth-led protests has been sweeping Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, ushering in a new era of political struggle. We’re seeing a new generation organize protests, many for the first time in their lives, and draw in people of all ages alongside them. Young people also led demonstrations earlier this year and last in […]
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“Interim” capitalist government prepares clamp down The mass struggle in Bangladesh is at a decisive point. A month after the mass movement forced Prime Minister Hasina to resign and go into exile, a confrontation is building up between a rising wave of workers’ strikes and the new government, representing the capitalist owners of multinational businesses. […]
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On Wednesday September 18, Socialist Alternative Youth is hosting a cross-Canada meeting. Join us from anywhere on Zoom, or in-person at Simon Fraser University, to discuss why we need socialism, and how you can get involved! Registration required for Zoom: register here.In-person at SFU Burnaby: room AQ 2120Time and date: Wednesday September 18, 4pm Pacific […]
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In less than two months, the Bangladeshi masses have thrown off the yoke of two decades of dictatorial rule. Millions of students and working people overthrew the autocratic Sheikh Hasina regime in a political revolution, proving that mass struggle can win. Now, the question is: what will follow next? The student-led movement that toppled the […]
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Socialist Alternative #30 This is a bumper 20-page issue! Contents include: Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine and […]
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The University of McGill in Montreal is in the midst of a wave of unionization and militancy not seen for over 50 years. Strikes and actions of unions and student groups have rapidly followed each other on campus over the past few months. The pro-Palestine encampment, which began on April 27, 2024, is the most […]
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… and more from Canada and abroad! Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine and build the forces we […]
Continue ReadingSocialist Alternative Youth invites young workers, students, and climate activists to come together and help rebuild the tradition of Earth Day in Vancouver. We all know that we need dramatic changes in our society to make the planet safe for us and for future generations. Today, a convergence of the climate movement with working-class struggles […]
Continue ReadingJoin us Sunday March 10 for a Socialist Feminist Perspective on International Working Women’s Day Today we are confronted with the devastating reality of climate change, war and imperialism as well as the harsh, everyday reality of women’s lives: precarious work, unequal pay, gender-based violence, threats to trans-women and LGBTQ rights. Women, Life, Freedom was […]
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