Category: International Solidarity

International, International Solidarity

Leeds protest in solidarity with mass resistance to military coup in Sudan

To the chanting of ‘Down, down, Al-Burhan’, over 100 people from Leeds’ Sudanese community rallied on Saturday 13th November in support of the mass protests taking place the same day in Sudan. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party The protest condemned the military coup led by Al-Burhan, right hand man of the former dictator, Al-Bashir, whose thirty year rule was overthrown in 2018 by mass struggles. … Continue reading Leeds protest in solidarity with mass resistance to military coup in Sudan

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International, International Solidarity

Leeds Sudanese community rally against coup in Sudan

“We don’t want the military in government any more” this was the message that rang clear at the Leeds rally against the coup in Sudan earlier this week. Leeds Socialist Party member Over 100 people rallied in City Square, predominantly from Leeds’ Sudanese community, although a banner bringing solidarity from Leeds TUC was also present. We ran out of copies of the Socialist Party’s leaflet … Continue reading Leeds Sudanese community rally against coup in Sudan

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International, International Solidarity, Youth & Students

Socially distanced G7 protest threatened by police and security staff

A socially distanced protest calling for global justice, aimed at the G7 meeting in Cornwall took an unexpected turn on Friday 11th June. Kevin Pattison, Vice President, Leeds Trades Council & Leeds Socialist Party As we gathered on the Parkinson Steps, the usual place for demonstrations at Leeds University, we were met by police and security staff. They claimed that a recent risk assessment deemed it … Continue reading Socially distanced G7 protest threatened by police and security staff

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International, International Solidarity

#BuhariMustGo say protesters in Leeds

For the second weekend in a row, protesters gathered in Leeds in solidarity with the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Organised by the Nigerian Student Society at Leeds University and Black Lives Matter Leeds, at least 80 attended despite the poor weather. Leeds Socialist Party members The Socialist Party’s leaflets, reproducing the leaflet given out by the Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) in Nigeria, were snapped up … Continue reading #BuhariMustGo say protesters in Leeds

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International, International Solidarity, Youth & Students

Leeds protest demands #EndSARS and #BuhariMustGo

“We’ve started this, and there’s no going back” were the remarks of one speaker at the #endsars protest on October 24th in Millennium Square, Leeds. Around 50-60 joined the protest organised by the Nigerian Student Society at Leeds University. As well as slogans against police violence and demands to dismantle the SARS and SWAT police units, slogans against Nigeria’s president Mohammadu Buhari were also widely … Continue reading Leeds protest demands #EndSARS and #BuhariMustGo

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International, International Solidarity

Leeds shows solidarity with Sudanese Revolution

Around 200 people, mainly from a Sudanese background, gathered in City Square, Leeds, to echoes their opposition to the brutal repression of the state-backed Rapid Support Forces including the killing of over a hundred people a few weeks ago. Leeds Socialist Party members The brutality that those fighting for an end to military rule are facing was expressed by a number of speakers, with revolutionary … Continue reading Leeds shows solidarity with Sudanese Revolution

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International Solidarity, Youth & Students

Leeds Socialist Students marks International Safe Abortion Day

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Socialist Students members mark International Safe Abortion Day with a protest on Parkinson Steps – photo Iain Dalton On Thursday 28th September, Leeds Socialist Students and affiliated groups came together to mark International Safe Abortion Day. As Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have not yet afforded their female citizens the right to legal abortion, Leeds Socialist Students… Continue reading Leeds Socialist Students marks International Safe Abortion Day

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History, International Solidarity, Uncategorized

Leeds Convention, June 1917: when workers in Britain first tried to form soviets

When people think of the year 1917 and the ‘soviets’ – democratic councils of workers and soldiers – they are inevitably drawn towards the magnificent events of the Russian revolution. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Less known is that the labour movement in Britain also gathered that year attempting to establish its own ‘councils of workers’ and soldiers’ deputies’. On 3 June 1917, 1,150 delegates … Continue reading Leeds Convention, June 1917: when workers in Britain first tried to form soviets

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International, International Solidarity, LGBTQ Socialists

Hundreds rally in Leeds in solidarity with LGBT people in Chechnya

Around 400 people gathered in Leeds on Saturday 22nd April to rally in solidarity with LGBT people facing violence and imprisonment in Chechnya. Michael Johnson, Leeds Socialist Party Over the last month reports have circulated of imprisonment, torture and killing of gay men along with other groups of people deemed as threats by the Chechen government inspiring mass outcry all over the world. In Leeds … Continue reading Hundreds rally in Leeds in solidarity with LGBT people in Chechnya

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International Solidarity, Youth & Students

Leeds Students Organise Against Trump

On the 15 th of February, Leeds Socialist Students members organized a meeting to discuss a possible walkout action across schools and universities if Donald Trump was to be granted a state visit to the UK. Jack Niddrie, Leeds Beckett Socialist Students The meeting met a good response with some new students from Leeds University […] via Organising to Walkout Against the Trump Agenda — Leeds … Continue reading Leeds Students Organise Against Trump

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