Worrying news from Pokrovsk: Russian troops may be close to seizing this key logistics hub near the front. Ukraine fights bravely but is outgunned & outnumbered. Write to your MP to demand more support for Ukraine. Join USC: https://ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/join#StandWithUkraine
Impact of the War in Ukraine on Education and Neoliberal Reforms
We are the members of social organization “Sotsialnuy Rukh”: Snizhana Oleksun and Maryna Mykhalova. We are honored to speak with you today. I am the acting Head of "Socialny Rukh," a Ukrainian democratic eco-socialist, feminist, and anti-capitalist organization. I come from Kryvyi Rih, a city that has long been the industrial heart of Ukraine, known … Continue reading Impact of the War in Ukraine on Education and Neoliberal Reforms
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign meets Defence Committee Chair Tan Dhesi MP
CALLS FOR URGENT SURGE IN UK AID TO UKRAINE Last week, the team from Ukraine Solidarity Campaign had a successful meeting with Labour’s Tan Dhesi MP, the chair of Parliament’s Defence Committee, in order to discuss how the government can keep strong with its commitment to stand in solidarity with Ukraine’s fight for freedom and … Continue reading Ukraine Solidarity Campaign meets Defence Committee Chair Tan Dhesi MP
Ukraine and Syria Unite Against Russian Aggression
Solidarity with the Syrian Revolution Demonstration at Russian Embassy London Supporters of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign and Campaign for Ukraine joined with our friends of the Syria Solidarity Campaign on 7 December 2024 to protest Russian Bombing of Syria and show solidarity with the rapidly advancing Syrian Revolution which today toppled the tyrant, former president … Continue reading Ukraine and Syria Unite Against Russian Aggression
Do a majority of Ukrainians want Ukraine to stop fighting?
By Sacha Ismail. Reposted from southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com The Stop the War Coalition and its periphery on the UK left are crowing about polling that underlines war-weariness in Ukraine. But closer analysis reinforces what anyone seriously engaged with Ukrainians already knows, that weariness is not the same as willingness to surrender. To state what should be obvious … Continue reading Do a majority of Ukrainians want Ukraine to stop fighting?
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Humanitarian mission to the frontline regions
Four volunteers of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign have driven over 1,900 miles to the frontline Donbas region of Ukraine with two buses packed with aid for the 10th Paramilitary Mining Rescue Squad in Donetsk Oblast. The vehicles were converted for us in rescue operations. Our volunteers also delivered aid to the Free Trade Union of … Continue reading Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Humanitarian mission to the frontline regions
On the 1,000th Day of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine.
KVPU - Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine Statement Dear Sisters and Brothers, The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU), an affiliate of the ITUC, addresses you today, November 19, on the 1,000th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and on the 3,925th day of the genocidal war started by Russia. … Continue reading On the 1,000th Day of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s cultural genocide in Kharkiv
By Sian Norris On 28 October, at around 9pm, a Russian bomb hit the UNESCO-listed Derzhprom building in the centre of Kharkiv. The futurist skyscraper, completed in 1928, was ripped open by a powerful FAB-500 bomb. An attack on the region earlier that day killed four people. According to reports in the Guardian, the bomb “hit … Continue reading Russia’s cultural genocide in Kharkiv
The Way to Victory and the Tasks of the Ukrainian Left – Conference of Social Movement of Ukraine
Earlier this month, Kyiv’s Social Movement conference adopted a new resolution focused on the routes to victory against Russia’s full-scale invasion, and the task facing the Ukrainian left. The five points of the resolution covered everything from how to honestly respond to the challenges of war, to forging international solidarity, the implications of ecocide, and … Continue reading The Way to Victory and the Tasks of the Ukrainian Left – Conference of Social Movement of Ukraine
What US Election Results Mean for Ukraine: Attend the Forum
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is holding an emergency forum with the Ukraine Solidarity collective VSESVIT Register free to attend here: us-election-tickets
Russian state targets Ukraine solidarity campaign
A Russian authority — the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (ROSKOMNADZOR) have issued a demand to Internet website hosting company WordPress to remove the website of UK-based Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (USC). Campaign organisers have been notified by WordPress legal department that they … Continue reading Russian state targets Ukraine solidarity campaign
“Being left means being on the side of the oppressed”
Interview with European MP Carola Rackete, taken from the German-language site emanzipation.org. We apologise for any translation issues. "Being left-wing means being on the side of the oppressed, whether in Palestine, Kurdistan or Ukraine: That is why the EU must continue to supply weapons to Kyiv and allow attacks on Russian territory." This is how … Continue reading “Being left means being on the side of the oppressed”
Anti-Fascists or Conspiracy Theorists? The Truth Behind UK Protests
Nearly three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and a decade after the war began, a small band of so-called anti-fascists took to the streets of London and Glasgow to demand “no more British arms to Ukraine.” We say “so-called”, because the "International Ukraine Anti-Fascist Solidarity" demo shared more in common with far-right disinformation … Continue reading Anti-Fascists or Conspiracy Theorists? The Truth Behind UK Protests
Alex Callinicos, anti-imperialism and Ukraine
The Socialist Workers' Party (SWP) is among the most energetic "left" opponents of support for Ukraine in the UK. We republish an article by USC committee member Sacha Ismail taking apart the arguments of one of its leading theorists, Alex Callinicos, written in 2022 shortly after the start of the fullscale invasion. Socialist Workers’ Party … Continue reading Alex Callinicos, anti-imperialism and Ukraine
The global labour movement must hold Russia accountable for war crimes against Ukrainian workers
Vasco Pedrina Vice-President of BWI (Building and Wood Workers’ International) and representative of the Swiss Trade Union Confederation on the EFTA (European Free Trade Association) Consultative Committee. The Russian Federation’s ongoing war crimes against the people of Ukraine have reached a new level of escalation. Transgressions include the deliberate bombing of hospitals, factories, supermarkets, and … Continue reading The global labour movement must hold Russia accountable for war crimes against Ukrainian workers
[Ended] Vital Equipment Needed for Ukraine Rescue Squads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRXGFxpnb9A We urgently need your help to hit our £11,000 fundraising target to purchase and deliver life-saving equipment to our friends in the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NGPU), as they risk their safety every day to save lives in the frontline Donetsk Oblast, in Eastern Ukraine. There are three ways you can … Continue reading [Ended] Vital Equipment Needed for Ukraine Rescue Squads
UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE DECLARATION
The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign held it's AGM/Conference in London on Saturday 7 September. The conference adopted a decleration of solidrity which we publish below. The confernce was opened by chair John McDonnell MP with reports on the current situation by Yuliya Yurchenko, of the Social Movement, Maria Exall, Vice President of Trade Union Congress, Hanna … Continue reading UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE DECLARATION
Russian Terror Targets Workers, Energy, and Freedom: Ukraine under Massive attack again
Appeal from Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) once again appeals to you because today, on August 26, Ukraine has once again become the target of a massive attack by Russia. Russian forces used at least 127 missiles and 109 drones … Continue reading Russian Terror Targets Workers, Energy, and Freedom: Ukraine under Massive attack again
Join USC for AGM on 7 September | Register Now!
The UK Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is holding its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 7 September in central London. We will hear from speakers, discuss, vote on motions and a new constitution, and elect a new committee for the coming year. The conference is open to all USC members. If you're not yet a member and … Continue reading Join USC for AGM on 7 September | Register Now!
Russia Destroys Mining Cities in Donbas, Targeting Workers
Russia is systematically attacking mineworkers, their industry and communities accross the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine. Published below is a report from the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine on the situation - the mineworkers need urgent solidarity. Contact us to help the rescue workers in the region. 7 of August 2024, As a … Continue reading Russia Destroys Mining Cities in Donbas, Targeting Workers
Crucial Aid Delivery to Ukraine’s Pavlohrad and Kharkiv by Welsh Labour Movement
A solidarity convoy of aid has been delivered to Ukraine from the Welsh Labour Movement, organisers including Mick Antoniw Welsh Assembly member, Carwyn Donovan, of the Broadcast and Entertainments Union and members of the National Union of Mineworkers. Vehicles and aid were delivered to Pavlohrad in Southern Ukraine and the city of Kharkiv. Providing crucial … Continue reading Crucial Aid Delivery to Ukraine’s Pavlohrad and Kharkiv by Welsh Labour Movement
UNISON conference vote: The UK’s biggest union stands with Ukraine
By UNISON Ukraine Solidarity network On Thursday 20 June the National Delegate Conference of UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, voted overwhelmingly for a motion in solidarity with Ukraine and its labour movement. The motion, put forward by the union’s South Lanarkshire and London Fire Brigade branches, was the first time UNISON conference had discussed … Continue reading UNISON conference vote: The UK’s biggest union stands with Ukraine
MODEL MOTION: Solidarity with Ukraine and its labour movement
Please move this motion or a version of it in your union branch or other organisation. Note that the Ukraine rescue workers appeal has now been extended until the start of October 2024. Get in touch to let us know / for help: info@ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE AND ITS LABOUR MOVEMENT This branch notes:1. That … Continue reading MODEL MOTION: Solidarity with Ukraine and its labour movement
Georgian Trade Unionist Lika Mebagishvili Visits UK | London Event
Lika Mebagishvili, chair of the Dental Workers’ Union of Georgia, is visiting the UK in July. On Tuesday 9 July come to our meeting and hear her speak about Georgia's ongoing mass struggle for democracy and independence from Russian imperialism. Co-organised by Ukraine Solidarity Campaign and Vsesvit Ukraine solidarity collective Lika Mebagishvili, chair of the Dental Workers’ Union of … Continue reading Georgian Trade Unionist Lika Mebagishvili Visits UK | London Event
Forum: Elections in Europe and USA – dangers and opportunities for Ukraine
Online Forum on the electoral struggles in Europe and USA, and what this means for resisting the new authoritarianism Electoral struggles are taking place in Europe and the USA with major consequences for Ukraine, and with it the fate of this key battle for democracy with the new authoritarianism. *Registration for event is free but please … Continue reading Forum: Elections in Europe and USA – dangers and opportunities for Ukraine
UCU Congress 2024: Debate on Ukraine Solidarity and Affiliation to USC
Report on Notes on Debate on Ukraine at UCU Congress 2024 This all took place on Wednesday 29th May. In the morning there was a challenge to the CBC report to reinstate on the agenda the amendment from City and Islington College UCU. This was carried with 159 votes for, 76 against and 33 abstentions. … Continue reading UCU Congress 2024: Debate on Ukraine Solidarity and Affiliation to USC
General Election 2024 #HelpUkraineWin
Time for Change to Help Ukraine Win, on 4 July start making it a reality The General election on 4th July takes places at time of growing pressure on Ukraine with mounting Russian offensives and increased attacks on civilians, the situation has been made worse by the months of delays and obstruction of much needed … Continue reading General Election 2024 #HelpUkraineWin
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: JUSTICE FOR UKRAINIAN WORKERS!
APPEAL FROM TRADE UNION ACTIVISTS IN KRYVYI RIH TO CANDIDATES TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT On the eve of the European Parliament elections, trade union activists in Kryvyi Rih appeal to candidates and remind politicians that it is wage earners who bear the brunt of the war against the aggressor. They are the ones who lack … Continue reading EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: JUSTICE FOR UKRAINIAN WORKERS!
UNISON MUST STAND WITH UKRAINE
UNISON Ukraine Solidarity Meeting - 2024 National Delegate Conference Register for zoom linke here: UNISON must stand with Ukraine LINK
No to the Russian law!” – Georgia in revolt
Join us for a discussion of the youth-led revolt against state authoritarianism and Russian domination in Georgia. Georgia is being rocked by huge, youth-led protests against its pro-Russian government’s attempts to crack down on non-government organisations and civil society, through a “foreign influence” law modelled on the one passed in Russia in 2012. The protesters … Continue reading No to the Russian law!” – Georgia in revolt
KHARKIV WILL NEVER FALL UNDER RUSSIAN OCCUPATION
Exclusive interview by Christopher Ford of Ukraine Solidarity Campaign with Maksym Romanenko, a doctor and editor of the Ukrainian democratic socialist organization Social Movement. Fires in Kharkiv following a Russian attack An interview with Maksym Romanenko, a native of Kharkiv, a doctor, Ukrainian socialist, and editor of the Ukrainian democratic socialist organization Social Movement. The city … Continue reading KHARKIV WILL NEVER FALL UNDER RUSSIAN OCCUPATION
Urgent Appeal by Ukrainian Trade Unions to the European Trade Union Movement
Today, Ukrainian workers, trade unionists and the entire population of Ukraine resist the Russian aggressor and fight for the liberation of the occupied territories, where terror reigns and human rights are not guaranteed. To: Esther Lynch, ETUC General Secretary European Trade Union Congress affiliated organisations Dear Esther Lynch, dear brothers and sisters! The Confederation of … Continue reading Urgent Appeal by Ukrainian Trade Unions to the European Trade Union Movement
Support Firefighting and Rescue in Ukraine: Donate Now
Support this appeal from the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NGPU) to aid the 10th Mining Rescue Squad in the Donetsk region, engaged in firefighting and rescue of victims of Russian bombing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVZfxQACtJI We are seeking to raise at least £10,000 , with an initial target of £2,000. Please donate and also ask … Continue reading Support Firefighting and Rescue in Ukraine: Donate Now
Internationalism or Russification
New edition of Ivan Dzyuba's classic analysis Soviet Nationalities Problem Internationalism or Russification? was written in 1965 while there was a wave of political repression in Ukraine. In the book, Dzyuba analyses from a Marxist position the national and cultural policy of the Soviet Union in Ukraine. The book was first sent to the Secretary of the Central Committee … Continue reading Internationalism or Russification
UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS
Protests in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk over new reforms. The student community is being rocked by a new anti-social reform: after the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Health has begun to promote an equally scandalous innovation. On 11 March, a draft of a new reform was published, which provides for changes in the distribution and … Continue reading UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS
A PROXY WAR AGAINST RUSSIA?
The authors Andreas Bieler and Adam David Morton have published an essay in in Socialist Register 2024 in which they argue that Ukrainian resistance ‘is not a war of self-determination’, but a ‘proxy war between the US and its allies against Russia, fought with Ukrainian personnel on Ukrainian soil’, attacking Ukrainian political economist and member of Sotsialny … Continue reading A PROXY WAR AGAINST RUSSIA?
Russia Launches Massive Attacks to Destroy Homes, Workplaces, Energy, and Economy of Ukraine
The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, an affiliated organization of the ITUC, calls upon the international trade union community and the governments of democratic countries to strengthen support for Ukraine at a time when Russia is causing large-scale destruction of residential buildings, civil and energy infrastructure, and purposefully destroying the economy and workplaces. … Continue reading Russia Launches Massive Attacks to Destroy Homes, Workplaces, Energy, and Economy of Ukraine
DEMAND THE WEAPONS TO WIN
PUT UKRAINIAN FREEDOM BEFORE PROFITS FOR ARMS SALES At the start of this year the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, issued an appeal for solidarity to the international trade union movement to call on governments to take decisive measures to protect Ukraine and speed up the provision of military aid. In response to this appeal with … Continue reading DEMAND THE WEAPONS TO WIN
Ukraine medical workers appeal – help get to £15k!
Five weeks early we've passed our £10k target to support the appeal from the Free Trade Union of Medical Workers in a mining region of Ukraine. So we've launched a new target, £15,000 by 31 March. A branch of the Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine in a mining region of western Ukraine … Continue reading Ukraine medical workers appeal – help get to £15k!
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Solidarity Can Help Ukraine Win
Videos and Pictures of Second Anniversary of the All-Out Russian Invasion Rally in Trafalgar Square on 24 February Supporters of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, United Action and solidrity collective Vsevit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvde7eKx_Bg Speeches at the Rally in Trafalgar Square - including Mick Antoniw, Member of Welsh Parliament, John McDonnell MP, John Moloney Asst General Secretary of … Continue reading Solidarity Can Help Ukraine Win
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
by Mikael Hertoft (Denmark) and Andrii Ishchenko (Ukraine) Two years have passed since Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since then, Russia has continued its offensive, using all its military power, usually called the «second strongest army of the world», and today, according to the Ukrainian side, it controls about … Continue reading SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
John-Paul Himka In the mid-1980s everything began to change dramatically in the Soviet Union as a whole and, with some delay, also in the Ukrainian republic. The Brezhnev era, soon to be labelled “the period of stagnation,” came to an end when Leonid Brezhnev, who had served as general secretary of the Soviet Communist party … Continue reading General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
LAUNCH MEETING OF COMMONS ENGLISH EDITION
The Russian Invasion and the Ukrainian Left. The Struggle for a Social Ukraine. Thursday 29 February, 8pm, online Chair: John McDonnell MP Speakers: Anastasia Ryabchuk and Denys Pilash (Commons) Fred Leplat (Resistance Books) Commons is a left-wing Ukrainian media about economy, politics, history and culture, established in 2009. The editorial board shares egalitarian and anti-capitalist views, … Continue reading LAUNCH MEETING OF COMMONS ENGLISH EDITION
VEHICLES AND SUPPLIES DELIVERED FROM LABOUR MOVEMENT IN WALES
Mick Antoniw, Welsh Labour Member of the Welsh Government, along with Wayne Thomas Vice-President of the NUM in Wales and Carwyn Donovan Negotiations Officer, BECTU Sector Prospect, with a delegation from the labour movement in Wales have delivered vehicles and aid to the Ukrainian trade union movement to assist workers at resisting invasion at the … Continue reading VEHICLES AND SUPPLIES DELIVERED FROM LABOUR MOVEMENT IN WALES
TWO YEARS OF RESISTANCE
MARCH FOR UKRAINE ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALL-OUT INVASION The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is calling for a mass show of solidarity with Ukraine on the anniversary of the all-out Russian Invasion on 24 February. We are supporting a demonstration called by Support Ukraine/London EuroMaidan, and which is also supported by the Confederation of Free … Continue reading TWO YEARS OF RESISTANCE
Ukraine: Justice for War Crimes
Prof Bill Bowring, Birkbeck College, Barrister An apartment building explodes after a Russian army tank fires in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Russia has been committing a wide variety of heinous war crimes since its all-out invasion of Ukraine, starting on 24 February 2022. These have been documented by many human … Continue reading Ukraine: Justice for War Crimes
Support Life-Saving Equipment for Ukraine Mining Rescue Teams
Support the Ukraine Mining Rescue Squads Since its launch in June 2024, our appeal for the Ukraine Mining Rescue Squads has raised over £17,000, plus valuable direct donations of equipment and PPE. However, the cost of the specialized equipment they urgently need is extremely high, and we’re aiming to reach at least £22,000 by November … Continue reading Support Life-Saving Equipment for Ukraine Mining Rescue Teams
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 