“We Will Fight! We Will Win!” - Report of Marxist Summer Youth School in Pakistan A marvellous Marxist Summer Youth School in Pakistan was held at Fort Minro (near D.G. Khan) on 29-31 August. Even under the difficult objective conditions when an economic onslaught against the working class is taking place in Pakistan, about fifty comrades participated from all over the country.
2008 World Congress of the International Marxist Tendency The World Congress of the International Marxist Tendency met in Barcelona at the end of July. The 350 delegates and visitors could feel that after decades of preparation, of defending the ideas of Marxism against the attacks of the bourgeois, the reformists and revisionists, these are now being vindicated by events. The affiliation of four new sections from Brazil, Iran, El Salvador and Switzerland added to this feeling.
President Chavez quotes Alan Woods' Book “Reformism or Revolution” on episode 315 Last Sunday, during his weekly TV programme "Alo Presidente", Hugo Chavez made some sharp criticisms of various government officials, calling on them to fight against bureaucracy and corruption. He then brought to the attention of the audience Alan Woods' latest book, "Reformism or Revolution".
Pakistan: Summer School of the Sindh Region: “When all else faded into the background, but Revolution” Over the weekend of July 11-12 a hundred comrades from the Sindh gathered on the edge of the beautiful Lake Keenjhar to attend a weekend Marxist School to discuss various aspects of Marxist Theory, as part of the task of forming cadres to intervene in the tumultuous events that lie ahead in Pakistan.
Venezuela: National leaders of the PSUV meet Alan Woods and CMR leadership On Sunday, July 7, a meeting was held between members of the national leadership of the PSUV and the Revolutionary Marxist Current (CMR) together with Alan Woods. The Marxists outlined their perspectives and explained the measures that need to be taken to complete the revolution and warned against the danger signals that emerge from the situation in the country.
Pakistan: Largest ever congress of Marxists in Kashmir On Sunday, July 6, a very successful Kashmir regional congress of "The Struggle" ‑ the International Marxist Tendency in Pakistan ‑ was held at Rawalakot, in the Poonch district of "Azad Kashmir". Over a thousand delegates, members and close contacts attended the congress.
Venezuela: More than 800 people attend meetings of Alan Woods in Barinas Delayed by Chavez's earlier invitation, Alan Woods visited the State of Barinas on Friday, where he spoke at several meetings with more than 800 people attending, among them the local leadership of the PSUV and many rank and file activists. In all the meetings there was huge interest in the ideas of revolutionary Marxism.
Alan Woods invited by president Chavez to a caravan with the revolutionary people in Nueva Esparta On July 2, Alan Woods appeared on Venezolana de Televisión, Venezuela's main state-owned TV channel, interviewed by Vanessa Davies on her well-known programme, "Contragolpe", where he explained his views on the FARC in Colombia. Yesterday he was invited by president Chavez to a caravan with the revolutionary people in Nueva Esparta.
Adán Chavez: “These are the ideas the Bolivarian revolution must be based upon” Alan Woods’ successful speaking tour to launch Reformism or Revolution arrived in Caracas. More than 100 people, workers, students and political leaders of the Bolivarian movement filled the Rouge convention hall of the Hotel Alba. We had the honour to have as a presenter Adán Chávez, candidate for the governorship of Barinas, who is the former minister of Education and former ambassador to Cuba.
“The PSUV is a mighty force and with the ideas and programme of Marxism it will be invincible” Around 400 people turned up at Alan Woods' meeting in Merida, among them a large number of activists and revolutionaries of the city. As one of them said at the end, "the reformists want to demoralize and confuse people. I have listened to others who criticize them but they are downbeat. Alan is different, he charges your batteries, encourages you to fight."
“Alan gives voice to what peasants and workers think” - enthusiastic meeting in Táchira (Venezuela) Alan Woods’ successful speaking tour to launch Reformism or Revolution arrived in San Cristobal, the capital of Táchira state, on Saturday, June 28. More than 250 youth, workers and peasants filled the Ali Primera Auditorium in Pueblo Nuevo (San Cristobal).
Terry Fields, Militant MP dies – the workers’ MP on a workers’ wage We have just received the sad news of the death of Terry Fields, a Militant supporter and Labour MP for Liverpool Broadgreen (1983 -92). He died over the weekend after a long struggle with cancer. Terry is remembered by all the comrades who knew him as a true class fighter and a man who stuck to his socialist principles throughout.
“Yes we can!” - great enthusiasm for the ideas of Marxism in Zulia (Venezuela) The Venezuelan speaking tour of Alan Woods has now moved to the West of the country, kicking off at PDVSA in Zulia. Around 200 workers and revolutionary activists from Cabimas, Maracaibo and Ciudad Ojeda turned up and gave Alan a very warm and enthusiastic welcome. And again, all books, pamphlets and books were sold out.
