Brazil: Bolsonaro attempts genocide of Indigenous peoples
Brazil’s far-right government has used Covid-19 as a weapon against Indigenous peoples
Cumbria: protests build before coal mine decision
ining developers are trying to force a new coal mine on Cumbria. Campaigners are fighting back
Video: Climate, coronavirus and capitalism
A video of a discussion on Andreas Malm’s forthcoming book ‘Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century’, introduced by Gareth Dale.
Review: On Fire by Naomi Klein
Katherine Hearst reviews On Fire, a wide-ranging examination of the climate crisis that argues for a comprehensive ‘Green New Deal’.
Report: Greta Thunberg at Bristol YouthStrike4Climate
Escee reports on Greta Thunberg’s visit to Bristol on Friday, 28 February.
Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en!
As Canada’s rail network is shut down by indigenous and allied land defenders, the struggle against a fracking pipeline project on Wet’suwet’en territory has received international attention.
Report: Youth Strike For Climate, 14 February 2020
Our members report on the Youth Strike for Climate on 14 February 2020.
Motion: climate strikes and COP26
rs21 members have produced a model motion to popularise the idea of a climate strike on International Workers’ Day, 1 May 2020 and mobilise for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November.
Toxic neoliberalism and charity – Australians demand sufficient response to the wildfires
Tens of thousands of Australians demonstrate to demand adequate response to the fires raging across the country.
2019 – A year in protest pictures
We look back at the year 2019 with protest pictures by Steve Eason.
What a way to make a living | An art worker in the climate movement
Katherine Hearst, art worker and climate activist reflects on the links between precarity and the climate crisis.
Climate, insurgency and Marxism at Endgames? Capitalism and the climate emergency
How is climate crisis re-shaping Marxism and insurgent movements across the world?
Building movements and solidarity at Endgames? Capitalism and the climate emergency
On 26 October, rs21 hosted a day of discussions in London about capitalism and the climate emergency. This session heard from various activists in climate justice groups.
Reaching for the emergency brake at Endgames? Capitalism and the climate emergency
On 26 October, rs21 hosted a day of discussions in London about capitalism and the climate emergency. In this roundtable discussion, participants examined currently existing left programmes for decarbonisation.
Converging crises at Endgames? Capitalism and the climate emergency
On 26 October, rs21 hosted a day of discussions in London about capitalism and the climate emergency. The first session of the day discussed how the climate crisis is related to imperialism and state control.
Motion: Support the YouthStrike4Climate on 29 November
On 29 November 2019, pupils and students are going on strike for the climate again. We encourage all workers to stand in solidarity with them. The following motion outlines some practical ways to support the youth strikes in workplaces and trade union branches.
Review: A Planet to Win – Why We Need a Green New Deal
Pete Cannell reviews an important contribution to the discussions around the Green New Deal.
Join us at ENDGAMES
On 26 October, rs21 is hosting Endgames? Capitalism and the Climate Emergency. Harry Holmes introduces the event, and explains why you should come.
Review: A Climate Emergency – Beyond a Capitalist Solution
Mike Downham reviews Ken Ferguson’s new pamphlet, A Climate Emergency – Beyond a Capitalist Solution.
Against ‘consumption’
What would a realistic leftist response to the climate crisis look like? Taisie Tsikas argues that we must shift our perspective from consumption to radically reorganising society.
Review: Facing the Apocalypse
With the insurgent activism around climate in the face of crisis, a Marxist book on climate is timely. John Walker reviews Alan Thornett’s book, Facing the Apocalypse: Arguments for Ecosocialism.
200 years after Peterloo, do we face a new wave of repression?
As we approach the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo massacre, Ian Allinson argues that the right are pressing Boris Johnson to introduce a new wave of repression.
Motion: Climate emergency (updated)
Bring this motion to your trade union branch to build support for the Youth Strike for Climate and organise towards the climate strike in September.
Brumadinho collapse: a crime, not an accident
Hundreds are dead or missing after a catastrophic dam collapse in Brazil. The culprits are a mining conglomerate with a record of murderous negligence
Greece and the politics of natural disasters
The government has persistently allowed private interests in construction, industry and tourism to be prioritised over serious ecological and safety concerns.
ANTARSYA: statement on the wildfires in Attica, Greece
ANTARSYA call for resources to be directed towards defence against fires and flooding, and away from debt repayments and military spending.
What does Trump’s presidency mean for global climate change?
Bettina Trabant argues that Trump’s disregard of climate change is yet another reason to oppose his presidency.
Critical Mess: Tories approve Hinkley Point C nuclear disaster
Brian Parkin unravels the web of stupidity, dogma, secrecy and privatisation failure that has resulted in Theresa May consenting to the Hinkley Point C nuclear station.
Unite Against Trident
Brian Parkin and Raymond M have written a new rs21 pamphlet taking on the arguments about Trident, the arms industry and diversification into socially useful production. The issue of Trident has proved to be massively divisive within the UK labour movement and beyond. Undoubtedly Trident was one of the issues around which the right of […]
Eyewitness: Carlisle floods mean learning what it is like to be on the front line of climate change
Joe Sabatini reports from Carlisle, where floods devastated the town. He discusses what it means to be on the front line of climate change. Climate change has just slapped into Cumbria. For the third time in 10 years the county has suffered from a major flood, leaving thousands devastated – many hit for the second time. […]