The “Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism” conference in South Africa is set to conclude on Friday after three days of intense deliberations on the crisis of capitalism and the concrete alternatives that socialism offers.
Over three days, delegates discussed a variety of themes, including food sovereignty, gender justice, housing, and labor organizing. Here are some glimpses from the second and third days of the conference.
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Over three days, delegates discussed a variety of themes, including food sovereignty, gender justice, housing, and labor organizing. Here are some glimpses from the second and third days of the conference.
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In 2023, different climatic anomalies have been recorded that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level.
An article by Jose Seoane, produced by Globetrotter.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/23/the-eco-collapse-we-were-warned-about-has-begun/
An article by Jose Seoane, produced by Globetrotter.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/23/the-eco-collapse-we-were-warned-about-has-begun/
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The eco collapse we were warned about has begun
2023 has already seen a number of climatic anomalies that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level. These have led to droughts, fires, and water scarcity
#PeoplesHistory | Happy birthday to one of the great Latin American liberators, Simón Bolívar.
Bolivar was a Venezuelan politician and intellectual who, along with José de San Martín & others, helped lead independence movements across South America, working towards a united, liberated Patria Grande.
Bolivar was a Venezuelan politician and intellectual who, along with José de San Martín & others, helped lead independence movements across South America, working towards a united, liberated Patria Grande.
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🇸🇿 "They brutally tortured him that night at the Mbabane police station. They suffocated him, knowing that he suffers from asthma,” Simphiwe Dlamini, international secretary of the CPS, told Peoples Dispatch.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/25/communist-party-of-swaziland-members-face-repeated-arrests-torture-and-persecution/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/25/communist-party-of-swaziland-members-face-repeated-arrests-torture-and-persecution/
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Communist Party of Swaziland members face repeated arrests, torture, and persecution : Peoples Dispatch
“The monarchy is trying to hunt us all down—our comrades are being followed, abducted and tortured. None of us are safe as long as this regime exists,” said Simphiwe Dlamini, international secretary of the Communist Party of Swaziland, regarding the rule…
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After mobilizing a 340,000-strong workforce to present a credible strike threat amid contract negotiations with UPS, UPS Teamsters have won a historic agreement with the company that will “[raise] the bar for all workers,” according to Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today is the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks, which is considered to be the foundational event of the Cuban revolution.
Here Fidel Castro, one of the leaders of the operation, explains the importance of the attack that may not have met its objectives but went on to set the tone for the overthrowing of the US-backed Batista dictatorship.
Here Fidel Castro, one of the leaders of the operation, explains the importance of the attack that may not have met its objectives but went on to set the tone for the overthrowing of the US-backed Batista dictatorship.
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#PeoplesHistory | Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Asalto al Cuartel Moncada (Attack on the Moncada Barracks). The attack sparked the revolutionary flame in Cuba and consolidated the movement that would overthrow the US-backed Batista dictatorship.
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🇹🇳 June 25 marked two years since Tunisian President Kais Saied virtually took over the country in what has come to be called a ‘Presidential coup.’
In a statement released on the anniversary of the Saied’s takeover, the Workers’ Party of Tunisia said that two years later, “the country is on the verge of bankruptcy and is suffering from increasing dependence: very heavy indebtedness, an unprecedented trade deficit, double or close to double-digit inflation, continuous disintegration of production systems etc.” The party noted that this had led to general unemployment, extreme poverty, irregular migration, tens of thousands of people leaving the country, and the scarcity of basic materials, including bread.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/26/on-second-anniversary-of-presidential-coup-tunisians-resolve-to-continue-resistance/
In a statement released on the anniversary of the Saied’s takeover, the Workers’ Party of Tunisia said that two years later, “the country is on the verge of bankruptcy and is suffering from increasing dependence: very heavy indebtedness, an unprecedented trade deficit, double or close to double-digit inflation, continuous disintegration of production systems etc.” The party noted that this had led to general unemployment, extreme poverty, irregular migration, tens of thousands of people leaving the country, and the scarcity of basic materials, including bread.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/26/on-second-anniversary-of-presidential-coup-tunisians-resolve-to-continue-resistance/
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On second anniversary of 'Presidential coup,' Tunisians resolve to continue resistance : Peoples Dispatch
President Kais Saied, despite enjoying absolute power for the last two years, has done little to improve the economic and social situation as the people struggle with high inflation, poverty, unemployment, and acute shortages of basic food items. Meanwhile…
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🇵🇸 On Wednesday, July 26, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors without Borders, termed as a war crime the continued attempts of the Israeli occupation to forcefully displace hundreds of Palestinian residents from Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank. It asked the international community to intervene to prevent this.
Israeli occupation forces, who want to build a firing range for military training in the area, have been using various oppressive measures to displace the 1,100 Palestinians living in over a dozen villages in the area for decades now.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/27/doctors-without-borders-call-israels-forceful-eviction-of-palestinians-from-masafer-yatta-a-war-crime/
Israeli occupation forces, who want to build a firing range for military training in the area, have been using various oppressive measures to displace the 1,100 Palestinians living in over a dozen villages in the area for decades now.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/27/doctors-without-borders-call-israels-forceful-eviction-of-palestinians-from-masafer-yatta-a-war-crime/
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Doctors without Borders call Israel’s forceful eviction of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta a war crime : Peoples Dispatch
Hundreds of Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta for generations are being constantly harassed by the Israeli occupation in order to force them to leave the area and allow Israel to build a firing range for military training there
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