Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
The ecological chaos is now hitting the most developed countries and not only the poorest ones, at a time when social protections, rights and the standard of living of populations are being brutally attacked. This is the basis of a common struggle, from North to South, from West to East, against the perpetrators of ecological, health, social and democratic crises. This community of struggle does not mean that solidarity with the most severely affected populations would no longer be necessary: they still need our political and financial support.
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ESSF is an association for international solidarity. Its website informs on peoples struggles as well as on in-depth debates. It wishes to be a tool for all those fighting for a world of solidarity.
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Should I kill spiders in my home? An entomologist explains why not to I know it may be hard to convince you, but let me try: Don’t kill the next spider you see in your home.
He comes in peace. Matt Bertone, CC BY-ND
I know it may be hard to convince you, but let me try: Don’t kill the next spider you see in your home.
Why? Because (...)For Indonesia’s transgender community, faith can be a source of discrimination – but also tolerance and solace “In 2008, Indonesia passed the Pornography Law, which interprets being transgender as obscene. Since 2016, the hard line against gender and sexual diversity has become tougher. Many in Indonesia want to see harsher penalties not only around same-sex sexuality but any form of sexual activity (...)
Bangladesh: Civil society press conference to protest the killing of landless leader Bakul Begum in Bhola and the police not accepting the case ALRD, TIB, Law and Arbitration Center, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, Bela, Blast, Human Rights Culture Foundation, Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Parishad, Bangladesh Krishok Federation organized the press conference protesting the brutal killing of landless women in Sikdar’s Char in Charfashan (...)
United States – Democrats Vote to Stop Railway Workers from Striking; The Squad Fails the Test President Joe Biden, who had promised to be the most labor friendly president in history, worked with the U.S. Congress to outlaw a railroad union strike and to impose a new contract on the industry covering approximately 135,000 workers. Under the Railway Labor Act, Congress passed and the (...)
UK: Nadhim Zahawi is playing into Putin’s hands, not striking nurses Even Ukrainian workers are fighting for their own rights – that’s the point of union solidarity.
Britain’s current wave of strikes, according to Nadhim Zahawi, chairman of the Tory party, is “exactly what Putin wants to see”. He accused nurses of playing into the Russian dictator’s hands by taking (...)Ukraine: Solidarity vital to expel Russia As millions of Ukrainians suffer power cuts, Alena Ivanova reports on a recent visit to Kyiv where, despite an imbalance between military and workers’ rights, the need for financial and moral support remains vital
The war in Ukraine continues to dominate headlines, with Ukraine’s (...)Colombo Declaration – Our fight against illegitimate debt We, the participants of the 9th CADTM South Asia meeting from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, as well as from Morocco, Belgium, Spain and France, assembled in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from December 2–4, 2022, reaffirm reaffirm our fight against illegitimate debt.
1. We stand in (...)The Israeli elections and their aftermath The troubling results of the recent elections to the Knesset (the Israeli parliament), held on November 1st, generated interest around the world for their possible repercussions on the situation in the Middle East and the danger they pose to the cause of Palestinian freedom. Benjamin Netanyau, (...)
Russia: A propaganda combo Social advertising in Russia has reached a new low. A banner on the fence of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Novosibirsk simultaneously agitates against abortion and for war. A similar image had already appeared on billboards in 2017, but now it has been accompanied by an actual Z-wastika and a (...)
The crisis in Sri Lanka: Human rights in peril The State’s response to people’s outcry was unsurprising, given Sri Lanka’s history of a powerful executive, a constitution that failed to strengthen democracy and decades of investment in laws and policies of repression, including militarisation
In 2022, a youth-led citizens’ movement succeeded (...)Unveiling the Violence of Britain’s Imperialist War in Malaya: Chin Peng’s “My Side of History” We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe. – Frantz Fanon
Chin Peng’s My Side of History lays bare the violence of British imperialism in Malaya – violence that robbed the colonised of their humanity and sought to erase their collective memory. The book also affirms (...)Ukraine: Lviv feminist group Bilkis harassed by fascists For several days, the Lviv feminist group has been campaigning against the liquor brand Drunk Cherry, which displays a nude woman on its bottle labels. They have received threats from Katarsis, a neo-Nazi group with a strong street presence that also ’exposes’ left wing activists by publishing (...)
Ukraine Solidarity: A debate between Jean Vogel and Gilbert Achcar On December 2, 2022, we published Jean Vogel’s text entitled “The strange change of position of Gilbert Achcar”. We received a text from Gilbert Achcar: “A brief response about my puported ’change of position’,” and from Jean Vogel: “A sober response to Gilbert Achcar”. We are republishing this page (...)
Taiwan: Solidarity rally for China’s “A4 revolution” held in liberty plaza A SOLIDARITY RALLY for China’s “A4 Revolution” was held in Liberty Plaza in Taipei this afternoon. This took place on the heels of a week that saw at least four solidarity rallies for protests in China in Taipei, two of which were framed as vigils for the victims of the fire in Urumqi that sparked (...)
Soviet nostalgia in Azerbaijan: was it better before? Nostalgia for the Soviet era is out of fashion in Azerbaijan, just as it is in the rest of the post-Soviet countries. Looking back at the old days with sympathy is rarely encouraged, if not shunned upon, yet there are still those that do. The authors of this article tried to find out what makes (...)
The last first Israeli anti-Zionist Sixty years after co-founding the radical leftist group Matzpen, Moshé Machover reflects on the organization’s enduring legacy, the internal splits that led to its demise, and its lessons for today’s anti-Zionist left.
Moshé Machover is anxious to set the record straight. “There’s been a lot of (...)Election results in maintenance of pan-blue status quo in Taiwanese local politics THE RESULTS OF nine-in-one elections today resulted in the KMT regaining control of traditional territories in Taoyuan, Keelung, and Taipei, while edging out the DPP competition. On the other hand, the DPP held onto its own traditional territories in southern Taiwan in Tainan and Kaohsiung. (...)
Montreal COP15 on biodiversity facing the sixth great extinction After China withdrew last summer due to covid, COP15 on biodiversity was transferred to Montreal, where its permanent secretariat is located. It will be held from December 7 to 19. This COP is much less publicized than the one on climate, although the current catastrophe it is supposed to (...)
Statement (Myanmar); International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we, Women’s Peace Network, remember the victims and survivors of this heinous crime and urge the international community to pursue comprehensive and concrete actions to provide them justice.
We are devastated by the (...)Yevgenia Bosch: A Bolshevik at the heart of the Ukrainian tragedy! Sometimes, Ukrainian wanderings bring unexpected results. As when, trying to locate on the map the bases of the - ongoing - Ukrainian ’naval guerrilla’ at the mouth of the Dnieper, we came across the small town of Ochakov. Which, according to Wikipedia, has seen only one celebrity born on its (...)
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