by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)This year for the first time in the history of the Anti-imperialist Summer Camp, delegations from Afghanistan attended the meeting. Among them is the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), an independent revolutionary women´s organisation.In the forum that RAWA held, the dramatic situation of women in the Taliban-ruled country was reported. Through the help of a video, the participants could witness the unbelievable cruelty of the reactionaries in power. Images of public executions in Afghan sport stadiums were shown, where thousands of people are forced to watch these brutal slaughters every week. Social Centres for WomenBecause films and photographs are forbidden in Afghanistan, the members of … [read more]

Yesterday, July 28th, the Anti-imperialist camp was inaugurated paying tribute to our comrade Carlo assassinated by imperialism in the mobilisation against the G8 summit in Genoa. About 150 people welcomed 30 delegations and more than 100 organisations support this meeting of the anti-imperialist forces from all around the world are making it a counter summit to G8. For the first time in the eleven year´s of history of this meeting a strong delegation from Africa (Nigeria, Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad) is present, the continent most devastated by capitalist globalisation. Special greetings were transmitted to the Palestinian delegation granting the full support to the new and heroic Intifada. Representatives from the struggle from the most diverse countries from Turkey to … [read more]

Message of the communist Party of Greece (ML)Hereby, the P.C.G. (m-l) wishes to Camp Anti-imperialism success with the international meeting that will take place at Assisi in Italy.After the events of Genoa, the existing situation of the movement will change in order to claim from any revolutionary force to stand up for the situations.From one side, the dangers of a deviation through the "militarism" of political action and also from the other side, the dangers of the retire of the movement towards to more legalistic and reformist illusions are distinctive. Against all these dangers, the only reply is an ideological and political clarification and an organizing upgrade of the movement.Especially for us that we live in the area of the Balkans, we have the belief that the war, which keeps … [read more]

Dear Friends,We support varmely the Antiimperialist camp`s effort to defend oppressed peoples right to self- determination, namely Palestinan People`s rightto constitute his independent and sovereign state. Unfortunately we cannot participate at the meeting of the international solidarity coalition for Palestine in Assisi,July 28 to Augusti 5, 2001. We wish plenty of succes for the meeting.Sincerly Yours.Ebrahim- Ranjbaran Party of IranB0x 1047162 12 Vällingby- … [read more]

The Experience of Filipino Migrants in EuropeThe propagandists and implementors of imperialist globalization have promised the world a paradise. But, it is a short-term paradise and is only for the handful monopoly capitalists and their political representatives.For the rest of humanity, imperialist globalization has meant hell -- the loss of jobs, homes, communities, livelihood, poverty, starvation and crises.What we see now is the more rapacious, greedier, more exploitative and oppressive political, economic and social world order that has brought forth violent social tensions, conflicts and wars, since the end of the last capitalist world war.This imperialist scheme has attacked the rights and conditions of the working class, and peoples all over the world, manifested in massive … [read more]

Letter by RPK to the Anti-imperialist Camp Following we publish a letter to the Anti-imperialist Camp by the Revolutionary Party of Communists, Russia on the situation of Russian political prisoners. We call upon all democratic and anti-imperialist forces to join the solidarity actions in support of the Russian political prisoners stated below.To the International Chairman of the Anti-Imperialist CampRespected comrade!For more than a year there have been kept in FSB (the Federal Service of Security) custody members of the Youth Communist League (Komsomol): Nadezhda Raks (arrested on the 23rd of February 2000), Tatiana Sokolova (arrested on the 3rd of March 2000), Larisa Romanova (arrested on the 6th of March 2000), Andrey Sokolov (arrested on the 20th of June 2000). Yet before non-party … [read more]

Assisi, July 28 - August 5The Anti-imperialist Camp is taking place on the camping site Camping Fontemaggio (via Eremo delle Carceri n°8). Assisi can be reached by both car and train: 1 – by train from Rome from Florence from AnconaOnce arrived at the train station in Assisi (located in the village Santa Maria degli Angeli) one can reach the very town Assisi (located on a hill) by one of the freqent public buses. The last stop, where one has to get off, is Piazza Matteotti. To reach the Camping site the indications saying "Monte Subasio" have to be followed. The Camping site is located immediately outside medieval Assisi, ca. 400 metres from the bus stop. 2 – by car:Follow the indications on the map; in Assisi (take the main road which goes up the hill) follow the indications to … [read more]

By Arab Cause Solidarity Committee, Madrid, 14 July 2001 The draft produced by Emma Nicholson, Vice-president of the Committee, is plagued with falsehoods and distortions concerning the situation in Iraq A preliminary report by the Committee of Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Parliament backs the most interventionist and aggressive positions of the new Bush Administration against Iraq On 25 June 2001 the preliminary draft (document 2000/2329, INI) of a report commissioned by the British Baroness, Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne, Vice-president of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Parliament (EP), and member of the Liberal Democratic Party, entitled "On the situation in Iraq … [read more]

by Tayad, TurkeyThe balance sheet of the Resistance: 60 Martyrs, including 5 Tayad members. 60 Living Dead. Hundreds of lives on the brink of death. Sevgi ERDOGAN from the DHKP-C has lost her life today at 15:00 on the 267th day of her Death Fast action. She is a decades long revolutionary and she has proven once again that our beliefs and willpower can never be submitted, she did this by challenging death for 267 days and by becoming immortal. Sevgi Erdogan was born in 1956 in Erzurum, North-East Turkey, and graduated from Istanbul University, department of economy. In 1974 she was married to Ibrahim ERDOGAN. Their daughter Sirvan was born in 1979. She was arrested in 1981 together with her husband and sent to Istanbul Metris prison. Her husband Ibrahim Erdogan was massacred on July 12, … [read more]

Assisi, July 28 - Agust 5Saturday, July 28Arrival 21.00: Concert and official inauguration of Camp 2001The following workshop will be held during the whole duration of the Camp: IT-workshop, focussing on a more appropriate usage of the InternetSunday, July 299.30Meetings with the international delegations15.30: Plenary SessionAfter Genoa: The global challenge. The antagonistic forces and the perspectives of the anti-globalisation movement21.00: ForumsForum 1: Political Prisonersa) Methodology of oppression and punishmentb) The cold war´s lootc) Statistics of political prisoners Speakers: Senideak, Bask Country; DHKC and Öztudak, Turkey; Addameer, Palestine; Vera Smith, ex-political prisoner, IDP-national commission for human rights, MexicoForum 2: Exodus and migrantsa) Freedom of … [read more]

by B.C. Committee for Human Rights of the PhilippinesGrassroots women and overseas Filipinos in Canada call for the release of Memik Horoz of Turkey!As progressive and democratic organizations in Vancouver, Canada, we stand with the Turkish people and other democratic organizations worldwide in calling for the immediate release of Memik Horoz. We as members and supporters of the newly-founded International League of Peoples` Struggles (ILPS) are enraged by the suspicious arrest, detention, and insidious handling of the ILPS` newly-elected Deputy Chairperson Memik Horoz by the Turkish state.Mr. Horoz is a journalist who has been active in bringing out the just demands of the Turkish workers and people. On 18 June 2001 in Istanbul, Turkey state security forces arrested Mr. Horoz and his … [read more]

by The Coalition for Palestinian political prisonersPress release - 6/7/01 About 50 activists gathered in front of Tel Mond Prison today to express solidarity with some 70 Palestinian minors who are in a hunger strike in the prison since July 1. The Palestinian minors are often held together with adult criminal prisoners. Bringing prisoners from the occupied territories to a prison inside Israel is in contravention to international law.The activists held a peaceful vigil in front of the prison, holding slogans in English, Arabic and Hebrew saying "bring the children home" and "no peace without prisoner release". At one point, Itamar Markovitch, a traffic policeman came and began to harass them and make extremely racist anti-Arab statements. One of the activists wrote down his name, and … [read more]

Report investigates reasons behind December deaths of leftist inmatesATHENS / by Gerd HoehlergA forensic medical report published in Turkey has shed new light on the events which took place when authorities stormed 20 prison facilities on December 19, 2000.The government intended its "Operation Back To Life" to put an end to the hunger strikes being waged by a number of left-wing prisoners.When police and military units finally moved in and stormed the prisons, 26 inmates were killed and a further 103 injured. According to the account provided by Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk, the majority of the deaths resulted from self-immolation.However, a forensic report published in the centre-left Istanbul newspaper Radikal concluded that at least six inmates at Istanbul`s Bayrampasa prison … [read more]

by Dr Vicramabahu KarunarathnaThe PA (Peoples Alliance) government is struggling under two pressures. On the one hand the pressure of the IMF to carry out the structural reforms promised. It has declared to reduce consumption through higher taxes and limiting wage increases. A drastic drop in the real incomes means lower living standard for the majority of the populaces. However this cannot be achieved except through a massive confrontation with the Trade Unions. On the other hand the pressure of peace makers for a negotiated to carry the burden of the war. Not only the massive expenditure but also the difficulty of improving man power, have be come unbearable LTTE has shown it could continue to fight.Chandrika (President of Sri Lanka) has offered to form a national government with Ranil … [read more]

By Ziad elJishiIt is clear here that the attempt at relegating Marx`s, Lenin`s, and Trotsky`s positions on the Jewish Question to "relativism" with regards to Jewish nationalism/Zionism is an attempt to throw mud in the water and create confusion. The reason being is that taking the quotes at an early stage or late stage means little when one understands the fundamental Marxist scientific notions that deal with the question of chauvinist nationalism especially as evident in communist positions firm and resolved against Nazism and Zionism alike two ideologies intertwined in fascism and racial segregation.It is a mute point to argue when this was said or that was said the important point is this:In the ultimate communist stage NO RELIGIOUS or NATIONALIST affiliations exist to separate … [read more]

Meeting on the occasion of Kwame Ture`s 60th birthdayTo All African (Black, African American, New Afrikan, Continental, Caribbean, Latino, etc.) Student Organizations and Leaders/Organizers.PLEASE FORWARD THIS E-MAIL!29 June marks the 60th birthday of Kwame Ture, formerly known as Stokley Carmichael. You perhaps have heard of him and his work with the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG) at Howard University, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), the Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO), the Black Panther Party (BPP), the Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG), the All-African People`s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP), and a host of other movements and organizations in Africa, the African Diaspora and the world.For four decades, Kwame … [read more]

by Amirul Haque AminGARMENTS INDUSTRIES IN BANGLADESH:The garments sector became the biggest industrial sector in Bangladesh. Its earns highest foreign currency (about 76% of the total export ) for Bangladesh. There are 3200 garment factories in Bangladesh and 1.6 million workers are working in this sector.80% are women. USA, Canada and European countries are the main importer of Bangladeshi garments products.CONDITIONS OF GARMENTS WORKERS:The working condition of garments are worst and inhuman. Factories do not have sufficient sanitation system and water supply. Working place is crowd and noisy. Owners are habituated not to give the workers appointment letter/contact letter. They do not maintain service book. Workers do not have Job security. There are Labour laws but owners do not … [read more]

by African ViewpointAs the crisis of Capitalism deepens Internationally and the anticapitalist anti-imperialist Movement broadens, discussions about the building of an anti-imperialist African body in Sweden have also began.Africans in Sweden have been unable to respond effectively to virulent attacks against the community not just because of lack of leadership but also due to an acute shortage of clear ideological direction. In the process, opportunists have continued to recycle exhausted methods of struggle that have mainly been geared towards opportunistic economic pursuits. The end result is that many Africans have been demoralised on the question of getting organised to fight racism, unemployment, discrimination, harassment and other attacks against the community. It is against this … [read more]

Preparatory Meeting, June 17, 2001In order to organize an independent and unitarian anti-imperialist mobilsation against the G8-summit scheduled for July 20-22 in Genoa, Italy, we call for a preparatory meeting to be held onJune 17, 2001, 10:00 a.m. in Bologna, Italy, Sala Benjamin, via del PratelloThis international anti-imperialist protest meeting is scheduled for July 20, 2001 from 2:00 p.m. until the evening, in Piazza della Vittoria, Genoa. Representatives of anti-imperialist liberation struggles, of workers parties from both the South and the North of the world, of countries subjugated to embargos are going to deliver their speeches reporting about their conditions of life under imperialist and neo-liberalist siege, as well as about their resistance and liberation struggle. All … [read more]

by Blagovesta DonchevaPARVANOV TAKES (is given?) POWER. SO WHAT?First our cast of characters (alas, mostly villains):The Union of Democratic (Demonic?) Forces or UDF. The UDF was formed by the Bulgarian Communist Party Political Bureau, headed by Lukanov. In 1989 the Communists had more than a million members. The leadership was in a hurry to turn themselves into good capitalists and needed an `opposition`, that is a controlled opposition, to frighten their members into submitting to the new (capitalist) line.At first the UDF was composed of officers of the Secret Police, sons and daughters of powerful members of the BSP and a host of Communist officials at various levels. It was not an authentic grassroots organization.It was created in December, 1989, after which the manipulated … [read more]