Vaccines are not a magic bullet – online meeting 6.30pm Wednesday 17 February
Vaccines are not a magic bullet – we still need a Zero Covid strategy
Online meeting
6.30pm Wednesday 17 February
Organised by the Zero Covid Alliance
Articles by shoreditchadmin2
Time to end the war on Yemen!
The Saudi and UAE war in Yemen, supplied and supported by the US, British, Canadian and French governments, is going to be wound down. The Saudi-led coalition’s intervention has failed due to the resistance mounted that has been led from within Yemeni society. Despite the US government taking steps to end the war, the British Tory government remains determined to assist the war’s prosecution to the bitterest of ends.
Millions of jobs cuts and huge loss of pay – how the main capitalist economies are using the pandemic
The rise in unemployment, the attack on pay and conditions represent a qualitative sharpening of the ruling class offensive that began in the 1980s. The latest policies are not an aberration, mysteriously afflicting all the major capitalist powers simultaneously. They are a deepening of previous attacks.
Britain’s shutting down of China Global Television Network is an attack on free speech
Britain’s claim to be a liberal, free society is seriously undermined by the decision to shut down CGTN — China’s English-language TV channel.
Polish government acts to ban abortion despite overwhelming public opposition and protests
Despite demonstrations of hundreds of thousands of people, Poland has now introduced an almost complete ban on abortion. The population is broadly pro-choice – 69% of Polish people support the Women’s Strike – an organisation that campaigns in defence of abortion rights. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party have been intent on banning even the limited abortion rights Poland previously had.
The Western imperialist countries menace the whole world through the pandemic
The motor of the crisis is located in the imperialist countries of Western Europe and North America, as well as other countries that are following their lead.
It is very important to campaign against these government policies and for Zero Covid.