WORKERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

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Archives for January 2021

Roger Silverman speaks at LLA Conference

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This is a transcript of Roger Silverman's talk to the LLA Conference, 30th January 2021 Welcome to what could well prove a landmark conference. Hearty thanks for your support for the candidates of the LLA, and for my candidacy, in the recent elections for Labour’s National Executive Committee. In these elections we were opposed not just by the right wing, but also by the official left, which … [Read more...]

An Appeal from Belarus for International Solidarity

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The statement below, is reproduced from the website: https://en.praca-by.info/news/statement-of-the-rep-trade-union-we-call-on-the-international-trade-union-community-to-show-the-workers-solidarity-and-help-to-stop-the-lawlessness-in-belarus/ Statement of the Presidium TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION COMMUNITY of the Belarusian Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Workers (REP Trade … [Read more...]

People on the streets: Bolsonaro out, Covid out!

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An article by Silvana Harte Suddenly Brazil explodes with people on the streets of the cities and demands for the Health Minister to go. The crisis of Bolonsaro’s regime runs deep as suddenly the astronomic Covid figures of infection and death rise and register a political impact from the towns to the countryside. There’s a long history to the collapsing health system; the hospitals were … [Read more...]

WIN’s Tasks Today

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I am posting here an edited version of the contribution I made to yesterday’s session of the Workers’ International Network conference. All comments are welcome! Roger Silverman * * * * This discussion today is of vital importance. At our previous sessions we have drawn attention to what is rapidly looking like a worldwide uprising taking place across all the continents. Every day we see … [Read more...]

WIN Conference: Session 2

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The second session of WIN’s conference was held on 16th January, with participants logged on from countries encompassing the globe from the USA to the Philippines and from Sweden to South Africa (twenty countries in total). The conference continued the discussion from the previous session on the document 2020 VISION: World Perspectives and on a new Perspectives Supplement on the Pandemic. The … [Read more...]

Session 1 Opening

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“This is a more truly universal outbreak of mass protest than any before in history… This worldwide turbulence reflects the unprecedented internationalization of the proletariat, now straddling every continent, encompassing men and women alike, and now for the first time ever a majority of the world population.” This video of the conference of the Workers’ International Network got off to a flying … [Read more...]

Pre-Conference Discussions / Brazil

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Comrades in the WIN Brazilian group had an excellent pre-conference discussion: Raquel Negrao presented on the origins of the Amazon and the environmental crisis, Nara Filippon on recent developments in politics after the local government elections and Silvana Harte on the subjugation of women in Brazil. Live Link: https://youtu.be/-8CiNJtCEho … [Read more...]