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[lemondropsonice]

Carry On Anniversary 2024

N°11 After the barn there was a bridge - SN: The end of the road

[eggcolomba]

Around the world, workers and youth have been mobilising in solidarity with the Palestinian masses, who are facing a brutal onslaught from the Israeli military. Comrades of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT) have joined these demonstrations, advancing communist slogans in support of the struggle of the oppressed people of Palestine.

[omanatascha]

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[cupcakechemistsblog]

"On June 8, the New Brunswick government rolled back protections for trans students in public schools.

The announcement of the review of Policy 713 drew hundreds into the streets in defence of the policy. Days after the announcement of the review, more than 350 protesters rallied in front of the New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton in support of the policy.

The New Brunswick Union has already stepped up to condemn the revisions to the policy, and back its members who do choose not to implement the revisions. […] If all teachers and school staff refuse to apply the change, then the revision of Policy 713 will remain a dead letter. This would be a tremendous example of workers’ solidarity in the fight against oppression for all others to follow."

[chadgamer]

the "socialist organization" i was involved in public beef with in 2022 over its protection of sex pests and horrific treatment of victims recently 1. ousted its founder for having been, you guessed it, a sex pest and 2. rebranded itself to a suspiciously generic name while remaining the exact same org led by the same group of sex pests hand picked by the original sex pest who i guess they finally all got sick of so i guess instead of "watch out for socialist fightback" i'm going to have to be telling people to "watch out for 'communist revolution'" lol. it's still all under the IMT/international marxist tendency banner i believe, and still led by their international head honcho old welsh sex pest who recently published an article on their website that opens with a rant against fat acceptance. crazy world

[add-dee]

Tomorrow would have been our five year anniversary. I think of you most days but I can never go back to you

I hate this feeling

I don’t want you anymore but the thought of never having you again makes me gag

[waltdisneyanimatorlover]

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[arthropooda]

From 17-19 March, hundreds of comrades from Socialist Appeal (British section of the International Marxist Tendency) met for this year’s national conference. The mood was one of optimism, enthusiasm, and dedication, with a laser focus on the task ahead: to build the forces of Marxism in Britain and beyond.

Last weekend, around 400 revolutionary activists from across the country gathered in London for the Socialist Appeal 2023 national congress.

The atmosphere at the event was electric from beginning to end. With the crisis deepening by the day globally, and the class struggle in Britain heating up, there was no shortage of material for the discussions.

Comrades also attended in person from Austria, Canada, France, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, and the USA, demonstrating the tremendous breadth of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT), which is growing across the world.

[mxscreambitch]

I really really want to rant about how terrible capitalism is but I'm drunk so I'll just make this post.

Do you hate Capitalism? There is an alternative! Come and join the international marxist tendency!

[quilavastudy]

Pall care thoughts

I knew I’d enjoy my palliative care rotation but I didn’t expect it to actually start making me want to do palliative care! Friendly, relaxed environment, long chats with patients, most of the medicine involved is common sense, getting to know patients over a (usually) long period of time... it has a lot of my favourite things!

I’m not sure it can top haem for me (and haem does have a lot of palliative care tbf) but I’m really loving this rotation!

[iwasateenagebordigist]

[lemondropsonice]

Carry On Anniversary 2024 N°14 After the barn there was a bridge - SN: The end of the road

[eggcolomba]

What is Communism? Communism is our future

WATCH NOW https://youtu.be/mO4U45oopvM?si=exfin-vgelzb8h0B

How can this turn into a force for revolution? How can communism win? Socialist Revolution editor Antonio Balmer explains the foundations of communism and why we need to study marxist theory to achieve a successful socialist revolution in our lifetime.

This talk was part of the NYC Marxist School, which gathered some 200 communists from across the Northeast and Canada on October 7-8 for a weekend of discussions on Marxist theory and revolutionary strategy.

[recursive360]

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The Rules are the Rules.

[cupcakechemistsblog]

"In addition to fomenting prejudices and pitting working-class people against each other along lines of identity and “culture,” both ruling-class parties regard the transphobic fever as a key factor in their short-term electoral calculations.

Through one reactionary crusade after another, the GOP has courted this base, finding new ways to get prejudiced voters to the ballot box, while trampling on the basic rights of one oppressed group after another.

For Democrats, the useful specter of the “greater evil” is a welcome foil for their campaigns. Their calculations simply run in reverse, betting that their pro-LGBTQ lip service will help their chances in 2024, while doing absolutely nothing in practice to defend trans rights or living conditions. 

Symbolic gestures from “progressive” politicians promising “respect” and “visibility” won’t provide stable housing, healthcare, or reliable jobs with decent wages and workplace protections.

One of the more optimistic figures […]68% of trans workers said their coworkers were supportive […] Mutual respect between workers of all backgrounds and identities can grow organically out of the daily experience of working side by side. 

Though oppression is experienced in different ways by individuals, the key to ending it is collective struggle, as a class."

[chadgamer]

realized i should probably post about this on here: don't join the international marxist tendency (socialist fightback in canada, socialist appeal in the UK, socialist revolution in the US). they're currently engaging in a mass campaign of harassment and slander against my partner for speaking out about the abuse that them, myself, and others all experienced within the org. you can read about what happened to us in their statement (cw for sexual assault & harassment, domestic violence, transphobia)

since speaking out we've been reached out to by at least a dozen more people who experienced abuse within the org. there are known sexual abusers in the org who are in leadership positions and who are being protected by the rest of leadership. it is not safe for women and trans people.