Global Left Midweek – August 7, 2024
- The Great Paradox of Climate Action
- Venezuela Election Dispute
- Racists Confronted on UK Streets
- Video: Protests Oust Bangladesh PM
- Repression in Nigeria as Street Fights Continue
- 27th Sao Paulo Forum
- Baloch Women Pursue Rights in Pakistan
- Win for #MeToo in China
- Greek Unions: No Work in Record Heat
- The Legacy of Nguyễn Phú Trọng
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The Great Paradox of Climate Action
Gaia Martino / Minds of the Movement (Washington DC)
Three characteristics of Extinction Rebellion can help environmental movements meet the need for local, short-term campaigns. These aspects are: operating via self-organization and dispersion for improved relevance and effectiveness; embracing creative nonviolent action for more inclusivity; and prioritizing a care culture for stronger resilience and coherence.
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Venezuela Election Dispute
- Left Response in Latin America Jordana Timerman / The Guardian (London)
- Rushed Victory Proclamation Ociel Alí López / NACLA Report (New York)
- Election Process Scrutinized Luigino Bracci Roa / Venezuelanalysis (Caracas)
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Racists Confronted on UK Streets
- Antiracists Support Migrants Across the Land Salma Ouaguira and Alexander Butler / The Independent (London)
- Unity Statement from Stand Up to Racism (London)
- Liverpool Muslims Push for Peace Rosie Birchard / Deutsche Welle (Berlin)
- History of Antifascist Resistance Neha Gohil / The Guardian
- Spreading the Word Ben Green / The Tab (London
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Video: Protests Oust Bangladesh PM
Tanvir Chowdhury / Al Jazeera (Doha)
Bangladeshi military has taken control of the country after its long-term prime minister resigned and fled to neighbouring India. Demonstrators poured on to the streets around the nation to celebrate Sheikh Hasina's departure. Students began protesting last month, when a controversial job quota system that favoured children of war veterans, was reinstated by the high court.
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Repression in Nigeria as Street Fights Continue
Dominic Wabwireh / Africanews (Lyon)
The demonstrations are a reflection of the frustration caused by the severe cost-of-living crisis and allegations of mismanagement and corruption in Africa's most populous nation, a top oil producer where the large incomes of government officials sharply contrast with the high levels of poverty and hunger.
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27th São Paulo Forum Finał Declaration
Foro de São Paulo
[For English, click on EN on the upper right of the page]
We must unite in our diversity. Only the unity of left-wing, revolutionary and democratic political forces, with social and popular movements and progressive intellectuals, will allow us to articulate initiatives to build a just and equitable international order.
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Baloch Women Pursue Rights in Pakistan
Veengas / The Wire (New Delhi)
Since stopping activists from holding a ‘National Gathering’ on July 28 against human rights abuses and enforced disappearances in Balochistan, Pakistani authorities have imposed severe restrictions in the region. Despite the Baloch Yakjehti Committee offering to hold talks with the government, there has been no response from the authorities. The stalemate continues.
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Win for #MeToo in China
Amy Hawkins / The Guardian
On 21 July, a woman accused her PhD supervisor at Renmin University, of physically and verbally abusing her for more than two years. The professor, a former Chinese Communist party representative at the university, threatened to block her graduation prospects, she said. The university said that the allegations were proven to be true. He was fired from the university and expelled from the CCP.
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Greek Unions: No Work in Record Heat
Moira Lavelle / Jacobin (Brooklyn)
Greece’s latest heat wave in July highlighted the danger of 100°F-plus temperatures for workers toiling in the sun. Trade unions are proposing a sensible solution: mandatory, paid stoppages on outdoor work when temperatures reach dangerous levels.
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The Legacy of Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Mai Truong / The Diplomat (Arlington VA)
On July 25 and 26, Vietnam held a national funeral for the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Nguyễn Phú Trọng, who had died on July 19 at the age of 80. Thousands of people traveled to Hanoi, even from remote provinces, to mourn his passing. Social media was flooded with images of ordinary people weeping and showing profound sorrow in the streets.