[Audio] The Crisis - Make the bosses pay! The International Marxist Tendency has produced a Manifesto which outlines the causes of the capitalist crisis and puts forward a programme of action for the international labour movement. At the end of November Alan Woods spoke to the ULU Marxist Society in London, where he presented the document.
[Videos] Speeches from British Hands Off Venezuela Conference If you missed the national conference of British HOV this year, you get another chance to experience it here. See the speeches made by Jeremy Dear, NUJ General Secretary, Samuel Moncada, Venezuelan ambassador, John McDonnell, MP, Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary and Jesus Pino, Revolutionary Front of Steel Workers.
[Video] XIV congress of the Spanish students' union The Spanish students' union, Sindicato de Estudiantes, held its conference between the 21st and 23rd of November. They made this video as a summary of their conference.
[Video] Interview with Jesus Pino, Entrevista con Jesus Pino Jesus Pino, a representative of the Revolutionary Front of Steel Workers at SIDOR in Venezuela, visited Britain at the end of November 2008, invited by the Hands Off Venezuela campaign to attend its National Conference in London. The interview is in Spanish with English subtitles.
[Video] Mexico: CLEP, 40 years of struggle - 40 años de lucha On December 4th, 2008, as part of the 40th anniversary of the 1968 students' movement and of the formation of the ESIME Struggle Committee (CLESIME), students and former students from different generations of fighters who belonged to the CLESIME, and members of the CLEP-CEDEP, unveiled a commemoration plaque in lecture hall 4 of the ESIME, which was also renamed as "Hector Jaramillo" Lecture Hall after one of the founders of CLESIME who disappeared after being kidnapped by the Army in 1969.
[Audio] US elections - Obama for change? The U.S. has elected a new president, Barack Hussein Obama. Along with the dramatic turn in the economic situation, this marks a definite turning point in the history of the country and of the world. Big illusions have been created that Obama will provide “change”. What American workers have voted for is an end to policies that benefit the rich - but does Obama represent real change?
[Videos] Rally of the JKNSF in Pakistan Here we publish some videos of the rally of the Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation (JKNSF) which took place on Saturday, November 29. Thousands of students from Kashmir and across Pakistan participated in the rally. The participants held banners with the statements like "No to privatization, yes to nationalization under workers' control", "Struggle continues till socialist victory!" and others in favour of socialism and against increasing unemployment in the present financial crisis.
[Video] John Peterson Speaks on the Venezuelan Revolution John Peterson, National Secretary of the U.S. Hands Off Venezuela campaign spoke at the Resource Center of the Americas in Minneapolis, MN on the history of the Venezuelan revolution and perspectives for the November 23 regional elections in Venezuela. Recorded on November 8th, 2008.
[Videos] Student general strike in Spain, November 13 We publish here some videos of the student general strike involving school and university students which was called by the Spanish Student Union, Sindicato de Estudiantes, on November 13.
[Audio] Lenin, Trotsky and the October Revolution Today is the 91st anniversary of the October Revolution, quite possibly the greatest moment in human history. For the first time the working class took control of both the state machinery and the means of production. In one bold move the old feudalistic mode of production was swept aside and the bourgeoisie, too weak to take control or play a productive role, were defeated also.
[Video] John Peterson Speaking on the Economic Crisis John Peterson, National Secretary of the Workers International League, speaks at the Walker Library in Minneapolis, MN on the causes of the current economic crisis on Wall Street and the socialist solution. Recorded on October 30th, 2008.
[Audio] World Economic Crisis Alan Woods speaks to a meeting of Socialist Appeal supporters, on the financial crisis that is spreading across the globe like an epidemic.
[Audio] Marxism and the modern world - is it still relevant? As a result of the economic and social convulsions, many people are beginning to question the nature of the capitalist system. But does Marxism offer an alternative in todays world? Is there still a class struggle? Or are we all middle class now? Many people are disgusted by the huge salaries of big business, but does this mean they are in favour of socialism? Yesterday Alan Woods answered these questions at a ULU Marxist Society meeting in London with an audience of 25.
[Audio] Launch of Reformism or Revolution in London On Wednesday, (October 1st, 2008) around one hundred people gathered in Bolívar Hall in London to attend the launching of the English language edition of Alan Woods' latest book, Reformism or Revolution - A Reply to Heinz Dieterich. The event was organised by Hands Off Venezuela and Wellred, the Marxist Publishing House. Listen to the audio file of Alan's speech at the meeting.
[Video] Socialist Appeal Interview with Rosa Clemente Socialist Appeal recently interviewed Rosa Clemente, Vice Presidential candidate for the Power to the People Campaign and the Green Party. In it, she talks about the trade unions, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, immigration, the need to break with the Democrats, universal health care and education, and socialism.
