Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) Release Dr. Dipo Fashina, Abiodun Aremu, Hassan Taiwo Soweto and 2 others now! The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Nigeria condemns in absolute terms the barbaric and irresponsible action of the Lagos State government and the Lagos State Police Command over the arrest and repression of activists who are campaigning and
AAUA DSM Week: Celebrating the ideas of socialism By Chinedu Agbebire AAUA DSM Week: Celebrating the ideas of socialism: a cross section of audience, photo DSM On 22 and 23 November 2012, the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) branch at the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo state, organised “DSM WEEK” – an annual programme to celebrate the ideas of socialism
Lagos: In Defiance of Unfavourable Court Judgement, Okada Riders Resolve to Continue Protest Mobilization for Mass Action on Wednesday 19 December A Grim Battle for Survival Opening up in Lagos By HT Soweto Mobilisation Meeting of okada riders in Agege Lagos on Monday Dec. 17, photo DSM Over a hundred angry okada riders were at a mass meeting on Sunday
SCHOOL OF HYGIENE, IBADAN: A CITADEL OF ATTACK ON DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS! The need to organise to fight for Respect of Democratic Rights of Workers and Students Now!! By Abbey Trotsky Secretary, DSM Oyo State Chapter On the 5th of December 2012, members of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in the School of Hygiene, Eleyele, Ibadan, were denied their democratic right of
Lagos OKADA RIDERS PROTEST BAN AND VICTIMISATION HEAVY ARMED POLICE DISRUPT THE PROTEST MARCH TWO PROTESTERS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE By Chinedu Bosah OKADA RIDERS PROTEST BAN AND VICTIMISATION – placard, photo DSM About 3,000 protesters including the operators of commercial motorcycle, popularly called okada riders and members of left organizations affiliated to the Joint Action Front (JAF) marched in
NANS: Can It Be Reclaimed And How? For years now, successive leaderships of NANS have been completely rightwing, anti-struggle and pro-state. In January during the widely-supported general strike and mass protest against fuel subsidy removal, NANS stood out shamefully on the side of Jonathan’s anti-poor government. With the unrelenting capitalist neo-liberal attack on the right to education and years of
No to INEC’s deregistration of parties For uncensored right to form parties and contest elections Kola Ibrahim Pro-tem Secretary, Osun State chapter Socialist Party of Nigeria The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns in absolute terms the latest action of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in deregistering some 28 political parties under the guise of their non-performance at the
NLC’S MISSION TO RE-CLAIM LABOUR PARTY Nigeria’s incurable socio-political crisis requires an urgent working class socio-political alternative Segun Sango General Secretary Democratic Socialist Movement It is debatable whether currently there is any other country in the whole world afflicted with a greater socio-political crisis more than Nigeria. Potentially, Nigeria should be a success story. With a huge population of about
Education Rights Campaign (ERC), OAU branch, Ile-Ife ON RESTORATION OF OUR UNION: WE ARE ALMOST THERE Transition Committee must answer to Students’ Congress For setting up of electoral Commission/petition now Elections must be conducted based on Union constitution We in the ERC believe it is important to salute the resilience and determination of Great Ife students. The bold activity of
OAU: Students Boycott Lectures To Demand Restoration of Banned Students’ Union By DSM reporters in Ile-Ife OAU student boycott, photo DSM On Wednesday 5 December 2012, students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) boycotted lectures to demand restoration of banned Students’ Union. As early as 8am and for about 6 hours, over 1,000 students marched round the campus to picket
EDUCATION RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (ERC) IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THE OAU PUBLIC MANAGEMENT-SPONSORED ATTACK ON SPEAKERS INVITED TO ERC SYMPOSIUM Saturday 1st December 2012 Students at the Education Rights Campaign Obafemi Awolowo University symposium, photo DSM We write to condemn the attack sponsored tonight by the management against speakers invited to address a symposium organised by the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) on
OAU: Authorities’ Attack Provoke Movement For Restoration of Banned Students’ Union A new Situation of Mass Struggle Developing Students at the Education Rights Campaign Obafemi Awolowo University symposium, photo DSM The situation at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is sharpening towards a mass students’ revolt against the University authorities over a number of issues chief of which are the continuous
Congo: War over mining wealth More human catastrophes impend, as tens of thousands flee Goma Per-Ĺke Westerlund (Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna, CWI in Sweden) The military fighting in Congo-Kinshasa is at root about control of mining areas and huge profits. The war is conducted far above the interests of the population. Over 60,000 people have recently been displaced. On Tuesday, 20 November,
Egypt President Mursi’s ‘Constitutional Decree’ sparks angry protests Working class needs its own independent party David Johnson, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales) In November 2010 former president Hosni Mubarak’s parliamentary elections were so rigged they laughably saw his party winning 81% of the seats. Eight weeks later the mass uprising began leading to his overthrow. In November 2011 revolutionary
Lagos MARKING THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1917 SOCIALIST REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA: Lively Debate on Building a Working People Political Alternative By HT Soweto Dagga Tolar led the discussion marking the 95th anniversary of the 1917 socialist revolution in Russia, held in Lagos, photo DSM November 7, 2012 was the 95th anniversary of the 1917 socialist revolution in Russia, often called
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST MOVEMENT (DSM) What We Stand For The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), the Nigerian affiliate of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI), has over two decades history of struggle. Formed by labour and student socialist activists, we had our founding conference in 1986. Because of the era of military dictatorship in which it was born, our organization was
US: Voters reject right-wing agenda Now Prepare to Fight the Bipartisan Policies of the 1% Bryan Koulouris and Ty Moore, Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US) Tens of millions breathed an enormous sigh of relief upon hearing that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan wouldn’t be entering the White House. Union members, women, African-Americans, Latinos and the LGBT community correctly
OYO: Over 2,000 March For Adequately Public Funded Education And Against Anti-poor Policies By Iseru Ebike The Oyo State chapter of the Joint Action Front (JAF) and the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) jointly staged a protest march on October 1, Independence Day, against the government’s neo-liberal policies of full deregulation of oil sector, privatization of public-owned companies like the Power
ON-GOING CAMPAIGN AGAINST FEE HIKE AND EDUCATION UNDER-FUNDING Potential Exists For Further Actions For an Immediate Congress of the NANS Zone D Next Step Should Be Mobilization for a One-day Lecture Boycott and Mass Protest By H.T. Soweto, National Coordinator, Education Rights Campaign (ERC) October 1st saw movement by students against fee hike and education underfunding across 3 states. The
MASS SACK OF OYO STATE PUBLIC WORKERS: Height Of The Anti-workers Disposition Of The Ajimobi-led ACN
MASS SACK OF OYO STATE PUBLIC WORKERS: Height Of The Anti-workers Disposition Of The Ajimobi-led ACN Administration For the immediate recall of all sacked workers and an independent panel to verify allegations (By Abbey Trotsky) Like every other government across the country, Abiola Ajimobi/Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)-led government in Oyo State has not for a moment concealed its crass