In the aftermath of the Maoist-called ´indefinite´ strike which ended up lasting for the entirety of six days, many contentious issues with regards to the roots of the party´s supports were raised. While the party leadership, namely the Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal claimed that the urban population of Kathmandu was branding the supporters a variety [...]
Durga Sob was just 10 when she realized she was from the Dalit, or ‘untouchable’, class of Nepal: ‘I drank from a water pot that other people used, and by sharing this water, I’d made it ‘unclean’. I was screamed at and chased away. I told my mother and she said: “God made us Dalit, [...]
Check out an interview with Shannon Rivers, Akimel O’Odham on migration and immigration from the perspective of the Nations and Pueblos of Indigenous Peoples of the O’Odham Nations Territories. Referencing the Catholic Church scandals, Beyond White Guilt writes about “What does Solidarity look like for White Allies?” The Zapatista movement is engaged in several land [...]
Interview on Al Jazeera’s Faultlines, the author and activist Arundhati Roy speaks on international politics. [youtube gnTS9gHCZoI]
[youtube CsA2CqS5twQ] On May Day, international workers’ day, a huge demonstration of between 500,000-1 million people took place in Kathmandu. Called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), people came from all over Nepal to make their voices heard. It was the largest demonstration since the fall of the centuries-old monarchy and was the [...]
Saying No to the Gang Injunction is a new California-based video blog about the impacts of a proposed gang injunction on people of color in the community. Originally spotted at the Ella Baker blog. Racialicious presents an important investigation of racism and ‘new journalism’ online. Keep It Trill speaks up against fascist campaigns against those of [...]
Representatives of the CARC Party [Party of the Committees to Support Resistance - for Communism (CARC)– Italy] met Comrade Basanta of the Central Committee of the Unified Nepali Communist Party (Maoist). Nepal is in the midst of a massive revolutionary struggle, and its mix of democratic principles, anti-imperialism and flexible tactics have been of interest [...]
RT @pocorganize: Fall From Grace: The Euro-Amerikan Struggle Against the Federal Government http://t.co/v1tePeppG9 #racism #connecttheleft #uniteblue
Fall From Grace: The Euro-Amerikan Struggle Against the Federal Government http://t.co/v1tePeppG9 #racism #connecttheleft #uniteblue
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