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No new coal mine in West Cumbria: join XR’s Northern Rebellion!
Allan Todd writes: Things are certainly ‘hotting up’ in Cumbria – and that’s not just down to the current heatwave! In the lead-up to XR’s ‘September Rebellion’, local XR groups have been encouraged to undertake their own ‘warming-up’ actions throughout August. Read more »
Why was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago today. It remains an act of barbarism unparalleled in the history of war – and its use was never a necessity. Read more »
Diary of a pandemic shop steward
Joseph Healy writes: After the death of my colleague and friend, I became the main trade union representative Read more »
Urgent solidarity for Beirut needed
The European Left Party has shared this appeal from the Communist Party of Lebanon Read more »
For a red-green united front!
The next (online) meeting of West Midlands Left Unity will be on Saturday 15th August, at 12 noon. There will be two key areas for discussion. Read more »
A tribute to John Hume
The death of the Nobel Peace winner and veteran campaigner for peace and justice is a seminal moment in Irish history. Read more »
EL launches Platform on Covid-19 crisis
Covid-19 shows us we need a complete transformation of the economy: sustainable, just and in the hands of the people. Read more »
Meet Evo Morales in discussion with the European Left
You are invited to join a Webinar organized by the European Left: “The EL meets Evo Morales: democracy, self-determination, and people’s inclusion”. Read more »
European Left Vice-President backs new anti-cold war campaign
Faced with the threat of a new cold war, due to increasingly aggressive statements and actions being taken by the US government, Read more »
Venezuela between pirates, COVID and sanctions
Marco Consolo writes: If it weren’t serious, we’d laugh at the cynical hypocrisy of the empire. For almost 20 years Washington and London (and the European Union) have been behaving with Maduro’s Venezuela like old corsairs. Read more »
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Saturday 21st June: End the Genocide – national march for Palestine
Join us to tell the government to end the genocide; stop arming Israel; and stop starving Gaza!
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Summer University, 11-13 July, in Paris
Peace, planet, people: our common struggle
The EL’s annual summer university is taking place in Paris.
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