Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
The year 2021 has been, for our association, one of the most intense both in terms of political commitments to solidarity and donation drive. It was exceptional in both respects.
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ESSF is an association for international solidarity. Its website informs on peoples struggles as well as on in-depth debates. It wishes to be a tool for all those fighting for a world of solidarity.
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About the war in Ukraine In recent days, we read that the morale of Russian soldiers is challenged, that 300 of them sat down on the job, and perhaps some of them ran over their own commander. Perhaps in the coming days, as more people are killed and more Ukrainians leave their homes and their country, we will also see (...)
Federal election: Australia turns centre‑left – with feminist characteristics Hal Greenland asseses the dramatic shift to the centre left in Australia after the weekend federal elections.
On Saturday, the Australian federal elections resulted in a dramatic shift to the centre-left in a poll that saw the emergence of a batch of insurgent feminist politicians. The (...)Federal election (Australia): Good riddance to Morrison, time to fight Labor After nine years of ruling for the rich, the Coalition government’s primary vote dropped by more than 6 percent and it lost a slew of seats—and government—in yesterday’s federal election. This was a public judgement of its agenda of tax cuts for the well-off, wage cuts for workers, inaction on (...)
Philippines: Politicians, their spouses, siblings and children pack the party-list race The party-list elections have become a back door for politicians to perpetuate themselves in power, said Danilo Arao, a journalism professor and convenor of the election watchdog group Kontra Daya.
At least 70 of 177 party-list groups accredited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the (...)Sri Lanka: Activists to agitate against Singaporean multinational in sugar plantation venture Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Politburo Member Samantha Vidyaratna warned yesterday (22) that the sugar plantation venture led by the Singaporean multinational corporation, Singapore Gazelle Ventures (Pvt.) Ltd. will lead to traditional owners of lands becoming “slaves” and said that a large (...)
Philippines: Corruption, economic crisis under Marcos rule On Feb. 22-25, the nation again commemorates those four days – 36 years ago – when Filipinos rose up in determined yet peaceful protest, converged on Edsa and with their own bodies stopped the military tanks and troops dispatched to disperse them. That popular uprising, replicated in other parts (...)
From Taiwan to Ukraine Geopolitical realignment and anticolonial solidarity in a time of war
WAR: A FAMILIAR COLONIAL NARRATIVE
While Ukraine and the geopolitics of Eastern Europe were far away from Taiwanese consciousness prior to Russia’s invasion, the war has since galvanized a vibrant discussion on imperial (...)Don’t write off radical feminism – it’s always been ahead of its time The revolutionary social justice movement of the 1970s still has answers today
Feminism is often portrayed as a dinosaur rudely dying right in the way of progressive change. Younger people today are much more fluent in their understandings of sex, gender and sexuality. There are more terms (...)War in Ukraine: solidarity with Ukrainian resistance, against all imperialisms This new FI declaration on Ukraine has been adopted by the Executive Bureau of the Fourth International on Monday 23 May 2022. 1. State of the war
. Today, three months have passed since the invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s troops. The Russian army has occupied parts of the territory, (...)Sri Lanka: The art and literature of protest and liberation Poets, academics, novelists, performance artists, painters, and activists expound on SL’s burgeoning art and literary scene anchored in expressing dissent
Resistance literature has taken a new foothold in Sri Lanka as the “Go Home Gota” struggle continues, centred around the demand for the (...)What socialists are doing in Ukraine Denys Pilash is tired. He travelled 600 miles from Ukraine’s capital to Lviv to host the European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine delegation, then after sleeping on a floor he translated between English and Ukrainian for a conference that overran several hours. With no break he moved from (...)
Right to weapons - How can leftists support Ukraine? impossible without armed resistance. Russia’s invasion in Ukraine is currently the most brazen and cynical imperialist attack in the world. Behind the criticism of arms supplies to Ukraine is the ill-concealed desire to defeat the Ukrainian people, inspired by Kremlin propaganda.
The left and (...)Sri Lanka: A Cabinet sans credibility Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Cabinet of Ministers is coming into shape and it inspires very little confidence or credibility. Nine Parliamentarians who represented the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers (...)
Putin’s conquest of southeast Ukraine: Vexed questions of ‘negotiations’, gotcha moments and real imperial interests As Ukraine continues to resist Russia’s horrific aggression and attempt to conquer and annex the south and east of the country, the quantity of arms being supplied to Ukraine by the United States and other western countries has steadily increased. As the country and people suffering from this (...)
Sri Lanka: Fuel crisis: Short-term relief in sight Petrol stocks only sufficient for a few days Diesel stocks on order, continuous supply promised Stop panic buying, Energy Ministry urges Industry and agriculture sector significantly affected Self-employed face severe hardships
A telephone call at 3.40 a.m. had rudely awoken 29-year-old Saman (...)Isolate Russia, Solidarity with Ukraine! The war waged by Russia in Ukraine is striking in its massive casualties and atrocities that Europe did not know in the 21st century. It questions the possibility of social progress around the world. In its statement, the Social Movement describes the steps the international community and (...)
Millions of Ukrainians are arriving to a battle over abortion rights in Poland Ukraine has very liberal abortion laws. In Poland, it is almost entirely illegal. Millions of Ukrainians discovered this when they fled the war in their home country and crossed the Polish border.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
Imagine stepping across a border and discovering that reproductive rights you (...)Kerosene shortage: Heavy blow for low-income families Around 20% of estate families not connected to national power grid: Selvaraja Says looking after workers essential to keep tea industry sustainable LP gas shortage and price hike push many households to use kerosene No shortage, kerosene being misused for buses and trucks: Minister
Meenachchi, (...)Sri Lanka: Police Apathy at Galle Face Green The indifference and reluctance of the police to act decisively against groups of political supporters which committed violent acts outside Temple Trees and on Galle Face green on May 9. 2022, caused a vicious backlash in many parts of the country. These omissions also contributed to a serious (...)
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s endless queues spur desperate but creative entrepreneurship Sri Lanka’s shortage of essentials like fuel, cooking gas, medicines and food has opened up a new business venture of queuing up for others at a fee.
Sri Lanka’s fuel queues started in mid-February and are currently so long that people spend days waiting to fill their tanks; that, too, on a (...)
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