For Struggle, Solidarity and Socialism in Nigeria
Nigeria teachers demo in pictures ERC with its banner – photo DSM Teachers demo – setting out – photo DSM Teachers march storming the street- photo DSM Protesters on the march – photo DSM Teachers demo – Rally – photo DSM Teachers demo – Rally audience – photo DSM Soweto addressing the audience at Ojuelegba – photo DSM Soweto addressing
Teachers Strike Suspension: DSM commends the Steadfastness of Teachers So Far The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) commends the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the whole public school teachers in the country for their steadfastness and resolve during the period of the just suspended strike that lasted from 29th June to 29th of July 2008. We also commend Labour and
Segun Sango @ 50 Political Celebration: A Testimonial of Life Commitment to Working Class Struggles Segun Sango at 50 celebration – photo DSM It was indeed a testimonial of commitment to struggle for social change. The political celebration of the 50th birthday of Segun Sango, the General Secretary Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), on July 26 drew the crÄme de la
Teachers Strike: Teachers and pro-labour activists scale up protests Peluola Adewale, Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM, CWI Nigeria), Lagos Alogba, NUT chair, flanked by Segun Sango, DSM General Secretary, Denja, NLC, and Aremu, UAD, addressing the rally, photo DSM For the second time in two weeks, teachers, members of civil society organisations and labour activists took to streets in Lagos on
LASCO Leads Teachers to Streets About 2,000 protesters including mostly teachers, some labour leaders and members of civil society groups took to street on Thursday July 10 to drive home the demand for implementation of Teachers Salary Structure (TSS), an improved pay package for teachers. Education Rights Campaign banner on the 10 July protest The rally/protest march was organised by
Teachers Strike Victory for Teachers is Victory for all Workers and Poor Masses Workers, Youths and Poor Masses Should Join all Solidarity Actions Labour Must Break Strategic Partnership with Government and Build a Working Peoples Political Alternative The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) fully supports the Solidarity Action by Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) with striking teachers slated for Thursday
Teachers Strike, DSM leaflet GOVERNMENT’S REACTION TO ONGOING TEACHERS’ STRIKE IS INSENSITVE, ANTI-UNION AND TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) totally condemns the government’s latest reaction to the ongoing Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) strike for improved wages for teachers in secondary and primary schools. For us, the government’s overall reactions so far are utterly insensitive, diversionary and dangerous.
TEACHERS’ STRIKE Both Federal and State Governments Must Immediately Implement TSS NLC, TUC, LASCO Must Organise Solidarity Day of Mass Action in Support of NUT and also for a Living Wage for All Categories Of Workers The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) fully supports on the on-going strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and calls for the
Education Rights Campaign Press Statement: Pay Teachers Adequate Wages Now! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) hereby condemns in strong terms the failure of the Yar’Adua and state governments to hearken to the demands of Nigerian teachers who are requesting for improved remuneration as contained in the Teachers Salary Scale. Also, we declare our total support of the teachers for improved
EDUCATION RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (ERC) We publish below an ERC statement issued at a press conference, attended by 16 media organisations, held on June 17 2008 at Conference Room, Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), Soji Adepegba Close, off Allen Avenue, Lagos State. EDUCATION UNDERFUNDING AND INCREMENT OF FEES NIGERIAN STUDENTS SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH We Declare July 16, 2008 as a ‘National
Stop Demolition Exercise in Ajegunle Now! Ajeromi Ifelodun Community Movement (AICOM) is a community based movement that has been in defense of community right and collective aspirations of the people of Ajegunle, Lagos, community for some years years. Recently, AICOM observed that a substantial number of buildings used for different purposes such as houses, churches, mosques and shops along Olumokun,
DSM Press Statement Teachers Strike: Government should meet Teachers’ Demands NLC, TUC should mobilise a day of action in solidarity Labour Must Demand Living Wage for All Workers Now! The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) fully supports the 3-day warning strike by members of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and calls on the government to meet their demands in order to
South Africa Xenophobic pogroms reveals capitalism’s barbaric underbelly Violence a warning to working class Weizmann Hamilton, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI South Africa) The wave of xenophobic pogroms that have swept through the squatter camps adjoining black working townships across Gauteng, South Africa, over the past ten days, has, so far claimed, more than 30 lives and has left over 10,000
MASS RALLY AGAINST CORRUPTION: PROSECUTE INDICTED TREASURY LOOTERS BUT LABOUR MUST FIGHT FOR A NEW SOCIAL ORDER Segun Sango The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) fully supports the mass rallies/protests against treasury looting fixed for May 8, 2008 by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). These could be a launch pad for a real campaign to put
2008 May Day Reports: Labour Declares May 8, the Day of Nation-wide Rally Against Corruption Perhaps the only positive resolution out of this year May Day was the declaration of May 8, 2008 as a day of action against corruption nationally by the Nigeria Labour Congress at the central rally held in Abuja. The ongoing probes of the transactions and
DSM May Day Statement Insoluble Socio-economic Crises: Labour Should Fight For Socialist Alternative On May 1, 2007, the venues of rallies and activities to mark international workers day were heavily militarised, armour personnel carriers were stationed strategically at the entrances, workers were frisked to their underpants before going inside to attend their own events, pro-labour activists were whisked away and
PENSION REFORM AND THE FATE OF NIGERIAN WORKERS Labour Should Lead Fight for a Living Pension and Working People Political Alternative Demola Yaya, Lagos In 2004, General Olusegun Obasanjo regime enacted a law to decentralise and privatise pension administration in Nigeria through the Pension Reform Act 2004. By this Act, the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) was constituted as a regulatory
World Food Crisis: Total Failure of Capitalism Workers and Poor Masses Should Struggle for Socialist Alternative By Peluola Adewale, Lagos On March 31, about 2000 poor masses hit the streets in Cote D’Ivoire chanting “we are hungry”, “life is too expensive”, while protesting the rise in food prices and attendant high cost of living. The Ivorian protests were aptly expressing
World food crisis Price hikes produce poverty and rebellion Robert Bechert, CWI, London Around the world, strikes, demonstrations and protests have erupted as millions upon millions of workers, peasants and poor face the horror of rapidly rising food prices. Haiti, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia are just some of the countries that have seen angry mass protests. The price hikes are shocking,
GANI @ 70: CELEBRATING AN INIMITABLE FIGHTER FOR THE MASSES By Lanre Arogundade and Segun Sango This article was also published in four national Nigerian newspapers, the Guardian, Vanguard, Nation and Sun, on Sunday, April 20, 2008. As a consistent and courageous fighter for the masses whose activism span a vast terrain, there can be no shortage of deserved praises