Sunday 8 March marked International Working Women’s Day.
This day was created by Socialists and Communists to highlight the role of working women under capitalism and in overthrowing it. Communists have always been at the forefront of the struggle against women’s oppression.
But what is it that we actually say on this topic? How can women’s oppression be overthrown?
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2025, Manon Powrie, leading RCP member, spoke on this topic.
Chartism was the first time ever that British workers fixed their eyes on the seizure of political power: in 1839, 1842 and again in 1848. In this struggle, they conducted a class war that at different times involved general strikes, battles with the state, mass demonstrations and even armed insurrection.
There is no doubt that the Chinese Revolution, led by Mao, is one of the greatest events in human history. It freed China from the shackles of imperialism after a heroic, decades-long struggle. In this episode, Daniel Morley discusses Mao’s life, legacy, and limits.
The Easter Rising of 1916 is one of the most inspiring events in Irish revolutionary history. In this talk, Orla Thomas sets the record straight on this event and its lessons, and explains the importance of the Irish national question for communists in Britain today.