Welsh Parliament recognises Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainian people
The Welsh Parliament – Senedd – supported a resolution on 25 October recognising the man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine of 1932-1933 as a genocide of Ukrainian people A statue of a small girl holding wheat spikelets stands near the Holodomor Museum in Kyiv. The Welsh Parliament saw a discussion and vote on a statement which … Continue reading Welsh Parliament recognises Holodomor as genocide of Ukrainian people
Ukraine solidarity voices at Liverpool Labour Party conference
Mike Davis Mick Antoniw Welsh counsel general, Mark Catterall, Calder Valley CLP delegate and Martin Timson UNISON Steward in Merseytravel & LCR CA Branch Solidarity with Ukraine featured prominently on the fringe and in the main conference venue at Labour’s recent Party conference in Liverpool. Open Labour organised a well attended event featuring not one, … Continue reading Ukraine solidarity voices at Liverpool Labour Party conference
Side with progressive forces in Israel and Palestine for a lasting peace
By Oleksandr Bulin activist of SD Platform - Ukraine's social democratic organisation: sdplatform.org.ua On October 7, a new round of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation began with rocket fire by Hamas. The whole world turned its attention with horror to the atrocities of terrorists against peaceful citizens of Israel and other countries. However, for now, while everyone … Continue reading Side with progressive forces in Israel and Palestine for a lasting peace
Communists Opposed to National Liberation
Ukraine’s Bolsheviks (1917-1923) by Stephen Velychenko 'Long Live the Central Ukrainian Rada' Ukrainian soldiers in 1917 Background. At least 5.7 million of tsarist Ukraine’s population in 1917 were classfied as urban. Declared Russians were approximately 10% of the total population, 33% of the urban population, 43% of the population in the eight largest cities, and … Continue reading Communists Opposed to National Liberation
The anti-social ferocity of Ukrainian neo-liberals
Olena Slobodyan The recent statements of Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych about "destroying everything social" and "taking Ukrainians out of their comfort zone" have caused significant public outcry and a wave of criticism. Yet this is not the first time that officials directly involved in social policy have publicly taken anti-social stances. What does … Continue reading The anti-social ferocity of Ukrainian neo-liberals
A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part I
John-Paul Himka A Soviet-era postcard of the Lviv bus terminal. I spent the first half of 1983 in Soviet Ukraine, in Lviv mainly but also in Kyiv. I had just married Chrystia Chomiak two months previously, and off we went to Ukraine on a research trip organized by the International Research and Exchanges Board. For … Continue reading A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part I
DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKE AT VEOLIA
CALLS FOR END TO BUSINESS IN RUSSIA UKRAINE SOLIDARITY AT A PICKET LINE IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE On 29 September protests were held in London, Kyiv and in Nottinghamshire in solidarity with workers on strike at Veolia and in protest at the ongoing business operations by this company in Russia. The day before the protest at the … Continue reading DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH STRIKE AT VEOLIA
СОЛІДАРНІСТЬ З ПРАЦІВНИКАМИ, ЯКІ СТРАЙКУЮТЬ НА ВЕОЛІЯ
Веолія: Покінчимо з низькими зарплатами у Великій Британії - припинимо бізнес-операції в Росії Профспілка GMB розпочала кампанію страйку в Ноттінгемширі через низьку заробітну плату в суперечці з транснаціональною компанією Veolia, яка досі працює в Росії. Веолія Велика Британія отримує прибутки від послуг з переробки та утилізації відходів за державними контрактами з багатьма місцевими органами влади, … Continue reading СОЛІДАРНІСТЬ З ПРАЦІВНИКАМИ, ЯКІ СТРАЙКУЮТЬ НА ВЕОЛІЯ
stand with ukraine: tuc backs their right to resist russian aggression
The TUC, writes fred leplat, has voted overwhelmingly to back Ukraine's right to self-defence against Russia's invasion. This stance aligns the British labour movement with the Ukrainian people's struggle for freedom. The TUC congress on 12 September adopted overwhelmingly a motion in solidarity with the people Ukraine in their war of liberation from Putin’s invasion of their country. … Continue reading stand with ukraine: tuc backs their right to resist russian aggression
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 