Workers International Network learned of the death of our much loved and respected comrade Madi Gray with great sadness. Madi was born in Cape Town in 1943. Her parents were immigrants who arrived during the inter-war period as refugees from Germany; they saw similarities between Hitler's Nationalist Socialist Party and the National Party in South Africa, which came to power in 1948. Her mother … [Read more...]
Lal Khan’s memory will be honoured
The untimely death of Lal Khan (Tanvir Gondal, as I knew him) has struck a bitter blow, not only to the ongoing struggle and future hopes of the working class in Pakistan and internationally, but also to me personally. Ever since we first met almost forty years ago, I counted him an ally and a comrade, and also a loyal friend. As often in Tanvir’s life, his personal circumstances were … [Read more...]
A tribute to Birgitte Jørgensen
11.11.1940 – 13.11.2019 Danish Social Democrat and Marxist with unwavering confidence in the working class Birgitte grew up in a working-class family and was a Marxist. She fought most of her life for a socialist transformation of society. In addition to fighting against the bourgeoisie, she also had to fight against the leadership of the Social Democracy and the Danish Young Socialist … [Read more...]