On March 3rd the University of London
Union Marxists will play host to a very special meeting on the
revolutionary events unfolding in the Arab world. Speakers include:
Houzan Mahmoud, the representative of the Organisations of Women's
Freedom in Iraq and a member of the Worker-Communist Party of Iraq;
Serge Goulart, co-ordinator of the Occupied Factory movement in Brazil;
and Alan Woods, secretary of the International Marxist Tendency.
On March 3rd the University of London
Union Marxists will play host to a very special meeting on the
revolutionary events unfolding in the Arab world. Speakers include:
Houzan Mahmoud, the representative of the Organisations of Women’s
Freedom in Iraq and a member of the Worker-Communist Party of Iraq;
Serge Goulart, co-ordinator of the Occupied Factory movement in Brazil;
and Alan Woods, secretary of the International Marxist Tendency.
On March 3rd the University of London
Union Marxists will play host to a very special meeting on the
revolutionary events unfolding in the Arab world. Speakers include:
Houzan Mahmoud, the representative of the Organisations of Women’s
Freedom in Iraq and a member of the Worker-Communist Party of Iraq;
Serge Goulart, co-ordinator of the Occupied Factory movement in Brazil;
and Alan Woods, secretary of the International Marxist Tendency.
Speakers:
Houzan Mahmoud (Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq)
Alan Woods (International Marxist Tendency)
Serge Goulart (Co-ordinator of the Occupied Factory movement in Brazil)
Start: 6.30pm, ULU, Malet St, London
(Nearest tubes: Warren St, Goodge St)
Dramatic events are unfolding across the Middle East and the
Maghreb. Mass uprisings against high prices, unemployment and brutal
dictatorship which began in Tunisia have spread throughout the region
to the most distant parts of the Arab speaking world. Algeria, Morocco,
Libya, Sudan, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Kuwait, Djibouti — the
list is growing longer, not by the day but by the hour.
The dictatorial regimes in Tunisia and Egypt have already been
toppled by the movement and the same fate now threatens Gaddafi in
Libya who has shown his readiness to slaughter his own people in order
to cling to power. In Bahrain, which is next to both Iran and Saudi
Arabia, the desperate attempt of the monarchy to crush the mass
movement in blood has failed.In Iran also there are indications that
the mass movement is reviving. There are clear signs of splits in the
regime and in the state upon which it rests.Now, in Kurdish Iraq, mass
unrest has erupted, threatening the shaky edifice put in place by the
imperialists as they try to cut their losses while maintaining
influence over the country’s affairs and its oil. Everywhere in the
region people are on the streets!
The Revolution taking place in the Middle East knows no frontiers,
unifying the people of the region in struggle and inspiring people all
over the world. The Western Imperialist powers are terrified of the
great wave of change engulfing the Middle East and behind limp messages
of support for “pro-democracy” movements, they are already manoeuvring
to see the movement sold short in their interest. In the midst of
these world-changing events it is imperative that we come together in
support of the growing Revolution and discuss the nature of these
events, what we can do solidify and act on the mass of support in this
country, and what inspirations and lessons we can take for our own
movements. Anyone is welcome and encouraged to come and share their views!
The Mancunion has published a shameful defence of imperialism which parrots ruling-class propaganda, smearing student protest while whitewashing Britain’s bloody war machine. But students see through the lies – and will continue to fight.
While campaigning on campus for a communist programme to fight the university cuts, some people we spoke to branded our demands as “unrealistic”. But is this the case? Is it any more ‘realistic’ to expect crumbs from the bosses’ table if we ask nicely?
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