Join MENA Solidarity on 19 July at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum for a significant session titled “Workers Organising for Justice: Voices from Syria and Sudan”. Participate in discussions about independent union efforts in war-torn regions, addressing the need for global solidarity for workers’ rights amid oppression, economic crisis, and foreign intervention.
Piraeus, Greece — In a powerful act of international solidarity, five major unions representing port workers at Greece’s largest port have issued a joint statement condemning the Israeli assault on Gaza and pledging to take no part in the transport of military equipment destined for Israel.
We are excited to announce the launch of our new pamphlet, “Sudan’s Revolutionary and Popular Movements: A Research Report”, at the upcoming Marxism 2025 Festival. This essential publication, authored by Rania Obead, Khalid Sidahmed, and Muzan Alneel, delves into the critical lessons from Sudan’s ongoing revolutionary struggle.
MENA Solidarity is proud to partner with T A P E Collective to promote “Sudan, Remember Us”, an urgent new documentary directed by Hind Meddeb. The film opens on 27 June and will be screening in cinemas across the UK and around the world, with selected events featuring Q&As with the director.
Hundreds of delegates gathered in Derry for Equity’s annual conference, addressing significant issues facing artists globally. Key discussions focused on international solidarity, with insights about Sudan and Palestine. Speakers emphasised the need for concrete actions against oppression and war, culminating in a united call for solidarity and support for affected unions.
Despite the bloody war raging in Sudan between the country’s two major militias—the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces—bin workers in Sudan have sent a powerful message of solidarity to their counterparts in Birmingham, UK.
By Miriam Scharf (Newham NEU) At our annual NEU conference 2000 delegates representing 500,000 education workers in England and Wales make conference policy and discuss many international issues. This year MENA Solidarity held a fringe meeting, ‘Women at the Frontline of the Struggle’ with speakers from Iran, Syria and Sudan. We heard on zoom from…
Today marks two years since the start of the counter-revolutionary war on April 15, 2023, between Sudan’s two ruling militias – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti).
While the Sudanese people bear the devastating consequences of war—driven by the greed of the two major militias, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their global backers—the Sudanese embassy in London continues to promote and lobby for support for the army.
Newly-formed independent workers’ committees in Syria organised demonstrations and vigils across the country in protest at caretaker government’s decision to sack thousands of public sector employees, and in response to the spiralling cost of living which is pushing millions of Syrians deeper into poverty. Rallies took place on 15 February in Damascus, Aleppo, Suwayda, Latakia…
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