Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century
 
Revolutionary
Socialism in the
21st Century

rs21 members

Working class unity means anti-racist unity: no compromise with racist state power

rs21 members make the case for an anti-racist politics that combats all forms of oppression and exploitation

Report | Workers in Palestine day school

rs21 members report on a successful day school for Palestine solidarity activists

A large banner hangs from the side of a university staircase. It is written in Greek. A red flare is lit against the night sky.

Comrades face deportation after Palestine camp in Athens

Greece pursues deportations processes against 9 EU citizens for participation in a Palestine encampment.

Activists holding a large banner that reads ‘sponsored by BP’ form a blockade outside the front gates of the British Museum.

Interview with Energy Embargo for Palestine

rs21 interviews the activist group Energy Embargo for Palestine

Solidarity actions for Palestine grow and spread

Solidarity with Palestine proliferates: actions in Newcastle, Manchester, Somerset, Bolton, Glasgow.

Palestine solidarity protesters face down police repression in London

rs21 members refute claims of “clashes” between police and protesters on Saturday’s Free Palestine Coalition march.

Oily Money Out – a leap forward for British environmentalism

The international climate movement bamboozled London’s fossil fuel conference. rs21 members report.

Protests for Palestine

Protests in solidarity with Palestine swept Britain yesterday. rs21 members report.

Ende Gelände ‘System Change Camp’ report

The recent environmental justice movement camp held in Germany demonstrates the importance of building international networks in the climate movement.

climate activists march toward the refinery

Climate Camp Scotland 2023

INEOS got the climate camp treatment. rs21 climate activists report.

Image is a close-up of a crowd holding a variety of union flags including PCS and RMT, with placards saying "Protect our right to strike" and "Defend the Right to Strike". The people in the shot apear diverse in age, gender and race. In the centre of the shot, a person in a yellow shirt with the word 'RESIST' on it raises their left fist.

‘Lack and longing’: an interview with Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever

Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever answer questions about race, nation, working class struggle and the breakdown of Britain’s democratic settlement.

A World to Win: rs21 All Member Assembly report

rs21 organised A World to Win as part of our All Member Assembly. We discussed the new right, climate breakdown and the strike wave.

The IS History Project

A new oral history project aims to record the memories of socialist activists from the 1960s and early 1970s. Project members Sue Sparks and Hazel Croft explain its aims and its relevance for activists today in an interview with rs21 members.

South Korea and inter-imperialist rivalries

Interview with a South Korean revolutionary socialist about the international situation in east Asia and the growing tensions between China and the USA.

a colourful March with blue NEU banners going through streets in London

15 March rallies roundup

Half a million workers strike across Britain. rs21 members report on the massive day.

Norfolk NEU UCU PCS RMT ASLEF strike protest march in Norwich. Signs call for more funding for teachers, held by women, smiling, at a march.

#IWD2023: women fight across the globe

On International Women’s Day, rs21 members share 13 inspiring examples of women fighting for liberation and against capitalism and state repression.

Seoul, South Korea

South Korea: updates from recent struggles

A South Korean socialist talks about union struggles, parliamentary politics and Me Too

Counter demo at the Honor Oak pub, London.

Mobilising against the convergence of the far right and transphobia

Across Britain last weekend, far-right elements and transphobes of various stripes were threatening to organise in large numbers. Several rs21 members took part in activity against them and report back on some of the actions.  South London stands up in numbers Turning Point UK, the embarrassing moribund cousin of the US far-right Turning Point, had […]

January 2023’s week of resistance

Photographs celebrating the wave of protests and industrial action that swept Britain last week.

Protest outside RWE office

Climate protest: London stands with Lützerath

A corporate polluter is demolishing a village to expand a coal mine

collage of images detailed in piece: Granny Made Me an Anarchist, Squid Game, Ballad of a White Cow and Francis Bacon.

2022 cultural highlights

rs21 members round up some of the cultural highlights from 2022.

Image shows a group of protesters holding signs including 'Life is where you live', 'Hold ladnlords accountable' and 'Freeze rents not renters'.

Tenants’ unions fight back against rocketing rents

rs21 members report on December’s tenants’ union protests against some of the largest estate agents in England.

March on Waterloo bridge

Thousands march for climate justice

Marches took place on Saturday in cities including Edinburgh, Blackpool and London.

Image shows a high green fence lined with protesters banging metal items against it.

End immigration detention! Ways to take action

Want to get involved in campaigns against immigration detention? We highlight the work of some key campaigns.

Outlines of Britain with a photo of a TUC rally in the background and triangles dotted around locations of major strikes and protests on October 1 2022. Logos on the side: CWU, ASLEF, RMT, Unite, Just Stop Oil, Enough is Enough, Don't Pay energy bills, and People's Assembly Against Austerity

What is happening this Saturday?

rs21 members have compiled a quick roundup of the strikes, protests and actions taking place on 1 October. 

Picket line at Euston station with RMT, ASLEF and UNISON members

Diary: dozens of strikes and protests from Tuesday

Pay, NHS and climate actions restart – baptism of fire for Truss

Union protest at Kings Cross, London

Queen dies: it’s wrong to stop strikes and protests

‘National unity’ is one-sided. Keep fighting, and fight for a republic.

‘Keep warm this winter – make trouble!’

As Liz Truss becomes prime minister , we look at some of the battles she will face and how best to resist the Tories.

Stopping the EDL in Walthamstow – ten years on

Opposing the EDL in Walthamstow ten years ago.

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Climate Camp Scotland unites climate, migrant and workers’ struggles

Climate Camp Scotland saw hundreds of climate and community activists gather to discuss the practice and theory of fighting for climate justice.