Democratic Socialist Movement

For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria

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What now after the elections?

What now after the elections? Lagos DSM members meeting Members of the Democratic Socialist Movement based in Lagos held an aggregate meeting on Saturday May 21, 2011 to review the economic and socio-political situation in the country after the 2011 general election. The meeting also discussed international relations and world economy, especially the mass movements in North Africa/Middle East and

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Paris commune 1871: When workers \”stormed heaven\”

Paris commune 1871: When workers “stormed heaven” Niall Mulholland, CWI, www.socialistworld.net, 09/05/2011, website of the committee for a workers’ international, CWI 140th anniversary – Heroic few weeks when working class took power The mass struggles against dictatorships and poverty sweeping North Africa and the Middle East encourage workers and young people in the region and internationally to seek to learn

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Osama Bin Laden – killed by US forces

US / Pakistan Osama Bin Laden – killed by US forces www.socialistworld.net, 02/05/2011 website of the committee for a workers’ international, CWI The US government has announced a successful military assault on a large mansion in Abbottabad, near Islamabad, which has resulted in the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Tony Saunois, CWI Significantly, the complex where the killings took place

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2011 May Day: Labour Demands Implementation of New National Minimum Wage without a Fighting Programm

2011 May Day: Labour Demands Implementation of New National Minimum Wage without a Fighting Programme By Peluola Adewale Segun Sango addressing the Lagos May Day, photo Socialist Democracy This year International Workers’ Day was, unfortunately, another usual jamboree for workers on May 1 in Nigeria. The essence of the event as the day to put forward the demands of workers

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THE LABOUR MOVEMENT AFTER NLC’s 10TH DELEGATE CONFERENCE

THE LABOUR MOVEMENT AFTER NLC’s 10TH DELEGATE CONFERENCE Labour Must Fight Consistently for: * Improved Living Standards for All Workers * Oppose Neo-liberal Policies of Privatization of Public Assets * Build a Fighting Working Class Party to Take Political Power By H.T Soweto The 10th Delegate Conference of Nigeria’s largest labour centre Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has come and gone

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MAY DAY: A Day Of Jamboree Or Agitation?

MAY DAY: A Day Of Jamboree Or Agitation? By Olatunji Olamide The 1st of May has been set aside worldwide as International Workers’ Day; the day is usually marked with rallies and political demonstration. In Nigeria, May Day has become a day when labour leaders rub shoulders with anti-poor political office holders. Both the government and private employers of labour

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LAUTECH CRISIS: Students Must Fight For Restoration of Banned Union

LAUTECH CRISIS: Students Must Fight For Restoration of Banned Union By H.T Soweto, National Coordinator, Education Rights Campaign (ERC) That Lautech is enmeshed in crisis is perhaps an understatement. For some years now, the University has entered a deadlock over the crisis of ownership between Osun and Oyo States. On top of this, students of the University are facing serious

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OAU RESUMES AFTER 2-MONTH CLOSURE: The Struggle against Fee Hike Must Continue

OAU RESUMES AFTER 2-MONTH CLOSURE: The Struggle against Fee Hike Must Continue Fight For the Immediate and Unconditional Restoration of the Union By Stephen Adewale, DSM Member, OAU The Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife have opened the University after a 2-month closure in response to students’ peaceful protests against the imposition of N20, 000 acceptance fees and

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MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: Revolutions In Danger

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: Revolutions In Danger Decisive Workers’ Action Necessary By Robert Bechert, CWI April’s dramatic events have again shown that, despite the masses’ yearning for real change and freedom and the heroic events of the past months, none of the revolutions in North Africa has so far secured a certain victory. In Egypt and Tunisia, the countries

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IVORY COAST: Not Yet Hurray

IVORY COAST: Not Yet Hurray Peluola Adewale No doubt, the capture of Laurent Gbagbo on April 11 2011 by the Alassane Ouattara forces with the huge help from the French army, has brought a huge relief for the vast majority of the Ivorians who have been subjected to harrowing experience of renewed civil war after the November 2010 run-off election.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2011: Why We Have To Organise And Fight Back

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2011: Why We Have To Organise And Fight Back (The statement of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) on this year celebration of Women’s Day) In recent months, millions of women worldwide have risen up to resist the devastating effect that the economic crisis is having on their lives. Hundreds of thousands of super-exploited textile and

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JONATHAN READING CAMPAIGN: Can He Bring Back The Book?

JONATHAN READING CAMPAIGN: Can He Bring Back The Book? Socialist Democracy chats with AJ. Dagga Tolar, the Chairman of the Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA), Lagos Chapter, on his comments on President Jonathan’s so-called national reading campaign tagged ‘Bring Back the Book’. Excerpt: Socialist Democracy: What is your take on the initiative of President Jonathan’ ‘Bring Back the Book’ and

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AJEGUNLE: Multiple Tax, Yet No Development

AJEGUNLE: Multiple Tax, Yet No Development By Aderemi Ismail The city of Rome was built with the blood and sweat of slaves. The same is true of capitalist civilization today which is built on the blood and sweat of working class and poor people. In Lagos State, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)-led government of the State wishes to build

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N18,000 MINIMUM WAGE PASSED INTO LAW

N18,000 MINIMUM WAGE PASSED INTO LAW Labour Must Fight For Its Implementation across the Federation By Chinedu Bosah Finally, after much delay, the national minimum wage was signed into law on March 25, 2011, just days before the elections started. It was very two years ago that Labour had first tabled the demand for an increase and since then organized

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The 2011 General Elections and the Working People

The 2011 General Elections and the Working People On three different dates, April 9, April 16 and April 26, Nigeria held the general elections to elect politicians that would control power at central and state levels for the next four years. For a country of about 150 million people in which over 70% of its citizens live on less than

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May Day 2011 Revolution in the Middle East and Mahgreb – workers’ struggle around the globe

May Day 2011 Revolution in the Middle East and Mahgreb – workers’ struggle around the globe www.socialistworld.net, 30/04/2011 website of the committee for a workers’ international, CWI Fighting to end capitalism and its crisis, the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends warm May Day greetings to workers, youth and the oppressed around the globe. CWI statement May Day, the