Since May 31, Turkey has been the scene of a popular uprising. As of June 5, numerous protests have spread across 77 of the 81 major provincial cities. More than a million people protested in the streets of Istanbul, hundreds of thousands in…
Toronto Socialist Action presents a public forum: Turkey in Revolt Special guest speaker, live from Istanbul, Turkey (via skype): Yasin Kaya a Turkish immigrant and leading member of Socialist Action-Canada, Youth for Socialist Action, a member of CUPE Local 3903,…
The guest speakers Gianni Converso, the director of Open Pit and Hans Modlich lead the discussion on the murderous impacts of the gold mining industry in Peru.
Stop the Drone War ! An eyewitness report by U.S. anti-war leader Joe Lombardo on the recent American anti-drone war delegation to Pakistan You are invited to attend 3 upcoming meetings in the Toronto area: Thursday, November 29 7 p.m. Central Library…
by Barry Weisleder Why does the Left pick on Israel? Why do socialists target Israel for so much criticism given the abundance of reactionary and undemocratic regimes in the Middle East and around the world? Isn't Israel a reliable barrier…
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Yasin Kaya - Can Social Democracy Be Reformed? Click here to watch the video Barry Weisleder - Origins of Zionism, and Why Israel is a Major Obstacle to Social Justice Click here to watch the video Jeff Mackler - The Rise…
Ottawa's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran is a desperate political move to try to sustain a reactionary and unpopular policy. Nothing to do with any Iranian threat to global peace and security, it is designed to counter the…
(This article is drawn from information at www.taxjustice.net, compiled and edited by Barry Weisleder.) The world's richest people are hiding $21 Trillion in offshore tax havens worldwide. Actually, it may be as much as $32 trillion. While governments…
The general council of the United Church of Canada, the country's largest Protestant denomination, voted in mid-August to support a boycott of goods produced in Israeli settlements on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem. The 350…
SA/LAS solidarity message to rally at South African Consulate in Toronto following the police massacre of striking mine workers at Marikina Platinum Mine: On Saturday afternoon, August 25, over one hundred people, including many representatives of labour, socialist, Latin American…
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by Barry Weisleder Greece has perhaps the most politicized population in Europe. 11 million people. Half of them live in Athens/Piraeus. Greece is 80% mountains, 20% agricultural. It won its independence in 1830 after 400 years of occupation by the…
Socialist Action Public Forum Eyewitness report on Greece - Election, Workers' movement, EU Crisis Speaker: Barry Weisleder, co-chair, NDP Socialist Caucus, Canada editor of Socialist Action newspaper with supplementary remarks by Elizabeth Byce and Judy Koch An open Q &…
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Two years after the event, the flak continues to fly, but justice remains elusive. With no open, unlimited public enquiry, and after several 'reviews' and reports, only a couple of dozen cops have been accused of misdeeds under administrative police…
Read More Charge, Try, Jail Criminal Cops of the Toronto G20 Summit
Socialist Action Speech to 26th annual Socialist Celebration of International Workers' Day May Day is our day. Like workers around the world, we take the measure of our forces, consider our challenges, and re-dedicate the movement to socialism. 2011 was…
