Counterfire | Counterfire
WEBCounterfire actively works to build the movements of resistance – on the streets, in workplaces and communities. Find your nearest branch, upcoming events and resources and join the fight. Counterfire's monthly freesheet Counterfire produces the left's first free newspaper every month with the key arguments of the moment.
Pushing out the urban poor: the power of the developers
WEB1 day ago · The pushing out of the hard-pressed urban poor in the countries of the Global South to serve the needs of investors based in the imperialist countries and local elite interests is an expression of the greed and irrationality of global capitalism. It is also a recipe for explosive resistance, as communities unite and fight back against the ...
What is Counterfire? | Counterfire
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to change from below. We believe socialists’ first job is to harness the anger of millions against the government and its attacks on working people. We support every protest, every strike and every picket. We try to build the biggest possible movements against austerity, the spiralling cost of ...
NHS workers strike against outsourcing | Counterfire
WEB10 hours ago · Soft-facilities workers at the ESNEFT Hospital Trust continued their long-running action against threats to pay and conditions, and patient safety, with huge public support, reports Lucy Nichols This Friday, 20 September, marked the thirteenth day of strike action by Unison members at the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust.
Who we are - Counterfire
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Who we are. Counterfire is a revolutionary socialist organisation committed to transforming our society from one based on the profit motive to one built on the needs of working people. Real change can only be achieved by working class people organising themselves to challenge their bosses and the government that stands behind the bosses. It ...
The unprecedented environmental cost of Israel’s genocide in Gaza
WEB4 days ago · Israel’s genocide in Gaza is once again exposing the lethal, planet-warming emissions of wars writes Sweta Choudhury One of the most graphic depictions of the environmental costs of war was when 700 of Kuwait’s oil fields were set ablaze during the first Gulf War leaking an astounding 11 million barrels of crude oil into the Persian Gulf and creating a smoke plume stretching 800 kilometres.
Climate change and war: The whole social structure needs to be ...
WEBMar 6, 2022 · The latest IPCC report points to the structural change needed to avert disaster. Our leaders driving war at this time is further proof that they don’t have the solutions, writes Feyzi Ismail
Long-range missiles won’t win Ukraine war, but risk significant ...
WEB3 days ago · So, there seems to be little military gain to allowing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles on military targets inside Russia. The risk of escalation, however, is significant. Russia has, of course, warned that it would see the use of Western long-range missiles on targets on its territory as Nato directly going to war with Russia.
10 years of Counterfire | Counterfire
WEBMar 7, 2020 · Marking ten years since the launch of Counterfire, Alex Snowdon reflects on why the organisation was set up and some of what we have achieved in the last decade. Counterfire will be 10 years old on 8 March. Both the website and the organisation were publicly launched on International Women’s Day 2010. A radical manifesto for women’s ...
News - Counterfire
WEBAug 25, 2024 · Anti fascists have taken to the streets to oppose racism and scapegoating of Muslims and migrants. Ross Maidment, Robert Anderson, Sam Colclough. News. Anti-fascist poster in South London, Aug 2023. Source: Steve Eason. 08 Aug 2024.
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