CWI members are preparing to attend the WTO meeting in Hong Kong later this month (including a representative from Australia). A report back will form part of SP’s Socialism 2006 Summer School at Melbourne’s Trades Hall on February 4th/5th, 2006. Here is fascinating interview with a socialist in Hong Kong.

Interview by Ron Groves, a Socialist Party member (England and Wales) recently on a visit there
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The massive toxic chemical spill, which left the city of Harbin without running water for a week, has drawn global attention to the downside of China?s boom.
By Laurence Coates, CWI (more…)

The Songhua River is severely polluted after an explosion, on 1 November, at the Jilin Chemical Industrial Co., a unit of ?PetroChina Co?, China?s biggest oil company. Five workers were killed in the explosion.

By Erik Dalén, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden) (more…)

?Why bother to vote? They?re all the same?, is heard more and more in every election. As Australian workers face an assault on their workplace rights, the question of the lack of political representation for working people is becoming increasingly pressing. While lapping up financial support from the union movement, the ALP repeatedly demonstrates its credentials as the second bosses? party.

Editorial Comment from the December issue of ‘The Socialist’. Monthly newspaper of the Socialist Party (Australia) (more…)

RAPID CLIMATE change, caused by pumping ‘greenhouse gases’ into the atmosphere resulting in global warming, is one of the greatest threats to our environment.

Article taken from ‘The Socialist’ weekly paper of the Socialist Party, (CWI England and Wales) (more…)

The Socialist party has received the following letter from the Joint Leadership of SUPROFARD union. We urge all of our supporters to send urgent letters of protest to the Race company and Ministry of Labour. Details below (more…)

Dear Councillors,

SP Councillor Stephen Jolly met with party colleagues last night and discussed various Yarra Council issues. It was agreed that the following questions be put to potential candidates for Mayor to help illuminate the decision around next year’s Mayor.

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The UNITE campaign for casual workers rights, in Australia, would like to send solidarity greetings and congratulations to the Unite members at Starbucks in New Zealand. These workers staged the first ever strike at Starbucks world wide yesterday and are fighting for a $12 minimum wage and secure hours. See the Unite (NZ) media release below. Also click on the links to the supersizemypay website and video footage of the strike.

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In solidarity with the Southern Adelaide Workers Defence Committee the Socialist Party calls on workers and young people to attend this important rally.Meet at 8.15am Thursday 24 November 2005 at the South Adelaide Footy Club, Loveloch Drive, Noarlunga Downs (behind shopping centre). Kevin Andrews will be giving a presentation on IR Reform come along and bring placards and banners.If you require any more information please contact Kayti on 0414 326 613.

Brilliant 1932 article by Leon Trotsky, the leader of the socialist opposition to the Stalinists. Written in opposition to the ultraleft idea of the Stalinists at the time who categorised all those outside their party as fascists, with social democracy called ’social fascists’. Useful to read today as the word ‘fascist’ is grossly over-used on the Left and the concept of ‘bonapartism’ is relatively unknown. Click here to read (more…)