Help us support medical workers fighting to keep Ukraine's health system going during the war. A branch of the Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine in a mining region of western Ukraine is appealing for humanitarian aid for its hospital, to help it cope with the extensive consequences of the war it is … Continue reading Medical aid for Ukraine!
PCS Delegation Bringing solidarity to Ukraine
A delegation of the Public and Commercial Services union comprisng Assistant General Secretary John Moloney and Bev Laidlaw (NEC member), Chris Ford (Ukraine solidarity campaign), visited Ukraine. They attended the congress of the Confederation of Free Trade Union, met with numerous trade unions, democratic socialists, social democrats, volunteers and critical scholars. The delegation has delivered … Continue reading PCS Delegation Bringing solidarity to Ukraine
Aid delivered to Ukaine from Unions in Wales
Another humanitarian delivery of aid from trade unions of in Wales arrived at the address of the Dnipropetrovsk Territorial Organization of the miners trade union PRUP, affiliated to the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine.The latest vehicle and aid was delivered by Alun Davies MS for Blaenau Gwent, and ex miner and now Bectu official … Continue reading Aid delivered to Ukaine from Unions in Wales
Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people
Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is a campaign in support of Ukrainian resistance to the invasion and occupation of Ukraine. The USC does not have a collective view on Israel/Palestine and it’s supporters have a wide range of views. The campaign is publishing Ukrainian voices on Israel/Palestine, we have … Continue reading Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian people
A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part 2
John-Paul Himka House of Culture, Kalanchak, Kherson Oblast. © Yevgen Nikiforov Soviet Ukraine in 1983 was no place for a foodie, unless you had friends and relatives who invited you over for meals. My wife and I were lucky – we had many relatives and some close friends, so we would be treated to local … Continue reading A Memoir of Soviet Ukraine, 1983: Part 2
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
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 