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PI Briefing | No. 3 | In the House of the Liberator
As new colonial schemes are laid in Davos and Washington, movements, ministers, and militants gather in Bogotá to defend sovereignty, solidarity, and the right of peoples to decide their own future.
International Call to Action: Türkiye, Stop Fuelling Genocide!
Activists call for global protests on 27 January to pressure Türkiye to stop oil shipments to Israel, which fuel military operations in Gaza.
Brazil’s Massive Landless Workers’ Movement Leads the Way
After 40 years of struggle, Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement, the world’s largest social movement, has rebranded its fight for agrarian reform around organic food production.
The Caracas Resolution
Popular movements, parties, and progressive organizations from over 20 countries issue a pledge to stand with Venezuela and all peoples and nations struggling against imperial aggression.
Kurdistan Communities Union: The Spirit of Resistance of Kobanê Must Rise!
Statement from the KCK Executive Council
Education
Building the Frantz Fanon School: An interview with Mqapheli Bonono
Mqapheli Bonono traces how Abahlali baseMjondolo built its urban commune and the Frantz Fanon School.
Statements
Claudia Sheinbaum: Cooperation Yes, Intervention No
Mexico sets out a vision for sovereign equality in the hemisphere.
Statements
“A criminal act of imperial aggression.”
Statement from the Cabinet on the US invasion of Venezuela.
Labor
India's Gig Workers Strike for Dignity and Protection
Nationwide flash strike by 40,000 app-based delivery workers demands an end to exploitative algorithms and calls for a national policy to ensure fair wages, safety, and social security.
Politics
Govan Mbeki Was a Brilliant Pioneer of African Marxism
Govan Mbeki was an activist–intellectual whose lifelong commitment to African nationalism and Marxism shaped South Africa’s liberation struggle.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 47 | Venezuela Under Siege
The United States’ war on Venezuela escalates.
Politics
Geopolitics, Resistance and the Battle for Venezuela: A Conversation with Atilio Borón
Political theorist Borón provides a comprehensive analysis of Washington’s new military activity in the Caribbean and how to resist it.
Incarceration
Bodies as Barricades
As the Prisoners for Palestine hunger strike enters its 48th day, the eight political prisoners in British jails are now at risk of death.
Labor
In Belgium, Labor and the Government Face a Showdown
Belgian unions are escalating to a historic three-day general strike in a final showdown with the right-wing government, aiming to stop the most significant rollback of the country's strong welfare state and workers' rights since the post-war era.
Labor
What do the Labour Codes Mean for the Indian Worker?
India's four sweeping Labour Codes significantly dilute workers’ rights since Independence.
Regions
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