To defend Puerto Rico’s right to peace is to defend Venezuela’s right to exist, argues MICHELLE ELLNER
Cath Cunningham: An appreciation
23.11.60 to 10.05.24
HUMOUR AND HUMANITY: Cath Cunningham with Mick McGahey (facing away from camera) in a photo originally published in the Star
Despite the apocalyptic destruction RAMZY BAROUD points to Gaza’s triumph of spirit against the architecture of genocide
We are demanding action from our politicians to deliver justice, fairness and decency throughout our communities – join us, says ROZ FOYER
After NGOs and the EU, UN condemns Germany’s crackdown on Palestine Solidarity, writes LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
It’s not just the Starmer regime: the workers of Britain have always faced legal affronts on their right to assemble and dissent, and the Labour Party especially has meddled with our freedoms from its earliest days, writes KEITH FLETT
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH
THE passing of Cath Cunningham in May this year has left a significant gap in the left in Fife and one that will be hard to fill. The community, education and voluntary sectors in Fife, where Cath was a key figure for over four decades, will also be feeling the loss.
A Fifer born and bred, Cath was born into a loving working-class family that shaped her values for life. It was here that she developed her sense of the importance of community and an appreciation of solidarity across neighbouring communities.
This, coupled with an emerging rebellious streak, saw Cath join the Young Communist League in her teenage years. Cath was to remain a communist all her life and was proud to call herself a socialist, a communist and an internationalist.
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