Rosa Luxemburg was murdered one hundred years ago, murdered to stop her work as a socialist, writes Felicity Dowling. In paying tribute to Rosa, we are both celebrating her life and marking the centenary of the assassination of one of the greatest women of the socialist movement. This year thousands of people from many nationalities marched through Berlin this weekend, to lay red roses on her … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2019
ALGERIA ERUPTS: A New Arab Spring
2011: no participation in the Arab Spring movement On 17 December 2010, after the immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian population rose up against hellish poverty. Protests broke out across the whole of Tunisia, including a general strike and mass demonstrations. After four weeks, the people overthrew the dictator Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia on 14th January 2011 despite the … [Read more...]
Sudan Signals Revival of the African Revolution
Woman demonstrator: “This is my revolution and we are the future” The immovable has been removed: Omar al-Bashir who had ruled Sudan for 30 years has now been deposed by the military under huge pressure from below. Along with the removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algeria, this constitutes is a cause for celebration for the working class in Africa and internationally. When it … [Read more...]