By Martin Khor The United Nations’ Cancun climate conference, which adopted a text early on 11 December had a strange outcome. It was acclaimed by many for reviving the spirit of multilateralism in the climate change system, because another collapse after the disastrous failure of the Copenhagen talks a year ago would have knocked another [...]
Category Archives: International
Support a Peaceful Solution to the Korean Peninsula Dispute
January 1 11
Statement by the Central Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada, Dec. 3, 2010 The Communist Party of Canada condemns the Canadian government’s role in helping to fan the flames of war in the Korean peninsula, and urges instead a policy of supporting broad international efforts to seek peaceful, negotiated resolutions to the historic disputes in [...]
General Strike in Portugal Against Austerity Measures
January 1 11
By Emile Schepers, People’s World A massive one‑day general strike paralysed Portugal on November 24, as major labour federations united to denounce austerity measures being imposed by the Socialist Party (social democrat) Prime Minister, Jose Socrates. The unions claim the strike was 80 percent effective. Media reported complete shutdowns in many areas of airlines, public [...]
Is There a “Global Strike Wave”?
January 1 11
Data compiled by independent labour researchers indicates that there may be a significant increase in the numbers of workers involved in mass strikes across the globe. One interesting list was circulated recently by Peter Hall-Jones of the New Unionism Network. Hall-Jones points out that a huge strike wave involving up to 100,000,000 workers across India [...]
Youth Festival Delegates Welcomed With Fireworks
January 1 11
By Johan Boyden DEC. 13 – The opening ceremonies of the World Festival of Youth and Students wrapped up with a bang, as fireworks exploded over a large sports stadium in a township outside Pretoria. Delegates had just heard President Zuma welcome them to South Africa, and the leader of the African National Congress Youth [...]
Tshwane Declaration: Capitalism’s Trajectory Threatens Human Civilization
January 1 11
The 12th International Meeting of Communist and Workers` Parties took place in Tshwane, South Africa from Dec. 3-5, on the theme “The deepening systemic crisis of capitalism. The tasks of Communists in defence of sovereignty, deepening social alliances, strengthening the anti‑imperialist front in the struggle for peace, progress and Socialism”. 102 delegates representing 51 participating [...]
International Communist Meeting in South Africa
January 1 11
Special to PV Over 100 delegates representing 51 parties from around the world came together in early December in the municipality of Tshwane (which includes the city of Pretoria), South Africa for the 12th annual International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP). This meeting chose as its theme the deepening systemic crisis of capitalism [...]
Remember the Prisoners
January 1 11
People’s Voice Editorial As we prepare to celebrate New Year 2011, it’s appropriate to remember the victims of reactionary regimes who remain imprisoned. There are countless such prisoners around the globe; here are just a few of the sisters and brothers whose freedom must be a high priority for the people’s movements. * The Five [...]
Arundhati Roy’s Embedded Essay
December 1 10
The violent armed campaign by India’s Maoists against the Left Front government of West Bengal has killed hundreds of members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and other Left Front supporters. The Maoists have won the admiration of many “left” anti-communists, including writer Arundhati Roy. This response is by Sudhanva Deshpande, an actor and [...]
Major Gains by Greek Communists in Civic Elections
December 1 10
The Greek Communist Party (KKE) was the only party to score major advances in the first round of regional and municipal elections held on Nov. 7. Nationwide, the KKE-backed list took 10.85% of the votes, up from 7.54% in the 2009 parliamentary elections. The Communist votes rose by 75,000, to 589,000, despite a lower voter [...]
Update on World Festival of Youth and Students
December 1 10
PV Youth Bureau Over 118 countries will be represented at the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students, with 76 preparatory committees already confirming participation in the largest gathering of anti‑imperialist youth in the world, organizers said in November. As People’s Voice has reported, the Festival will be held in South Africa, making it the [...]