Online global trade union campaigning – new lessons learned
What makes some online campaigns popular, while others are not?
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We need a trade union campaign against anti-Semitism
If the British National Party were tomorrow to issue a report saying that Israeli Jews were responsible for the “ritual slaughter” of a Christian priest – as part of an effort to ethnically cleanse Palestine…
Organise like an Egyptian
Interview with Kamal Abbas – by Eric Lee and Gary Kent. On the TUC website. And also on the Progress website. And on the AWL website.
Syria: The dog that didn’t bark
This article appeared in Solidarity on 25 May 2011. As I write these words, news has come in of the failure of Syria’s opposition to hold a general strike. One is reminded of Sherlock Holmes’…
Antisemitische Propaganda beim irischen Gewerkschaftsverband
Die Website des Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) heißt »Global Solidarity«, doch für Israel gilt diese Solidarität nicht. Seit Jahren gehört die ICTU zu den Gewerkschaftsverbänden, die einen Israel-Boykott propagieren. Sie konnte die britischen…
A neglected part of the story of the Arab Spring
This article has now been published on Progress Online. It is co-authored with Gary Kent. For most people the ‘Arab spring’ came out of a clear blue sky but it was in fact the result…
Israeli ‘apartheid’ and the ghost of Bayard Rustin
In early April, ads began appearing in college newspapers across the United States blasting the organizers of “Israel Apartheid Week” for what they called the “false and deeply offensive” characterization of Israel as an apartheid…
Don’t follow leaders: Bob Dylan in China and Vietnam
This article has been published in Solidarity. Bob Dylan recently performed in China and Vietnam for the very first time, prompting critics to denounce him for “selling out” – and not for the first time….
A political earthquake in Canada?
A political earthquake is taking place in North America – and it’s completely off the radar of the mainstream media in most countries. In another week, it is entirely possible that Jack Layton (pictured), a…
A Passover story
Every year, Cindy asks friends and family to say something at the Passover seder she hosts at her home – something about Passover, about what it means to them. This is what I said this…