No war on Iran   

The war on Iran threatens to open the gates of hell in the Middle East. The Israeli and US airstrikes are an unprovoked attack  that aims to reshape the Middle East in the interests of imperialism - and destroy the lives of millions. Starmer is loyally dragging Britain into the war, allowing US use of British airbases. 
 
The assault threatens much wider war in the region, and economic turmoil internationally. We have to grasp this as a big shift in world politics and respond accordingly. In the first instance that means being politically clear that we oppose the war, want to see the defeat of US and Israeli imperialism, and are against British involvement. We also recognise that bombing Iran will do nothing for the Iranians who have been resisting the authoritarian regime. For more on the politics see SW article here on five things to read on Iran. 

28 March: under a month to go!   

The Gorton and Denton by election result underlines the fracturing of mainstream politics. It was great to see Hannah Spencer, a local anti-racist, wipe the smirk from Matt Goodwin and stop far right Reform winning. But racist, misogynist and Islamophobe Matt Goodwin got 10,000 votes in a city seat with a 32% Muslim consituency. And Reform last week pledged to bring in a British ICE if they are elected. The danger of this direction of travel is underlined by fascist gangs rampaging in some areas of France, egged on the RN.
 
In this context a massive mobilisation on Sat 28 March for the Together demonstration can be a boost to every anti-racist and build a bigger anti-racist movement in Britain. The scale of the mobilisation can be huge - there are now over 300 supporting organisations, representing over 7 million people. Over 110 coaches (3 so far from Oxfordshire) have been booked (see here) and more than 750,000 leaflets printed. 
 
But we also have to fight for the politics going into the day and out of it. Our vision is a big, militant mobilisation that boosts the anti-racist movement and has the feel of Minneapolis revolt against Trump - not a demonstration that props up the political centre. Stand Up to Racism has to be at the heart of the mobilisation at every level, and fight for a bigger anti-racist movement coming out of it. That means fighting for the next steps to be mobilising for the counter demonstration against Tommy Robinson on 16 May and the campaign against Reform in the May elections.   

No war on Iran - Oxford demo  

Assemble 5:30PM Tuesday 3rd March  - Carfax Tower, central Oxford

NO WAR ON IRAN: Resisting imperialist war in the Middle East

7:15pm Wednesday 4th 

Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH

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All welcome

Join this meeting to discuss the role of women in opposing fascism in the past and what the vital lessons are for today in combatting a rising far right that is targeting women.

fascist Oxfordshire Patriots are  hijacking the suffering of a victim of a terrible crime to further their campaign of racialising sexual violence against women. 

Women Against The Far Right condemns all violence against women and girls.  We want real justice for the victims and believe that the far right racialising sexual violence will not deliver this justice.

We stand with the 100 women's rights groups who recently wrote to the prime minister calling for urgent action against the weaponisation of violence against women and girls by far-right groups and mainstream politicians to further a racist, anti-migrant agenda.

Women Against the Far Right (WAFR) have called a peaceful counter-protest to oppose the racist narrative peddled by fascists and demand justice for the all victims of sexual violence.  

This is a peaceful event to prevent the media reporting only the Oxfordshire patriots racist views without criticism.Assemble 10am Friday 6 March outside Oxford Crown Court, St Aldates. Please join us.  

HANDS OF IRAN

Stop Trump's wars

12 noon, Sat 7th March, central London

Breaking Our Chains: 

Women, Marxism, and the Path to Liberation

Public dayschool in London Sun 8 March. Book here.
 

An exciting book launch and public day school hosted by the SWP on International Women's Day. With multiple meetings on women's oppression.

We live in a world of deep crisis. War, inequality and oppression are features of everyday life. Despite making up over 52% of the population, women suffer globally at the hands of those in power. Sexism is part of the fabric of the society we live in.

Over the last year, the rise of the far right has made the world an even more dangerous place for women. Abortion rights are continuously under attack in the US and Trans women have faced attacks from the Labour government here. As Trump seeks to spread American Imperialism through threatening war, we know women will be left to pick up the pieces. We've also seen the rise of far right figures online who promote misogyny and violence against women. 

From Andrew Tate to Jordan Peterson, millions are watching their hateful content. The prolific nature of such content puts women's lives at risk, there are countless examples of women murdered in the name of 'incel' ideology.

However, whilst sexism feels like an age old thing, it hasn’t always existed and we can fight for a world where it doesn’t exist again. The launch of this new book and day school will locate the birth of women's oppression in class society and explains how it operates under Capitalism. We will be exploring new topics such as Imperialist feminism and the Manosphere. 

Join us for an afternoon of several meetings discussing the contents of the book; where sexism comes from, a Marxist analysis of the family, the rise of figures like Tate and Tradwives, why they’re ideas are popular amongst young people and how we can fight against a system that has sexism at its heart. All welcome!  

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY EVENT

GLOBALISING RESISTANCE TO A SEXIST SYSTEM

We live in a deeply sexist society.

The Epstein files show how corruption and sexism are so pervasive and entrenched. Women’s oppression and capitalism are intertwined.

In recent years we’ve even seen the rolling back of previous gains, such as Roe vs. Wade.

We’ve also seen the frightening rise of Incel culture and figures like Andrew Tate.

The genocide in Gaza has exposed the brutality of war and the  unique effects it has on women, particularly pregnant and menstruating people.

We still have a long way to go to win a world free of women’s oppression. 

International Women’s Day has been celebrated for over 100 years. Many companies use it to sell us gimmicks rather than address the issues women face.

But IWD has radical roots, it is a day to remember those who have fought for liberation.From strikes to revolutions, join us for this special meeting to discuss how we can win real change. All welcome!

A night of, ska and more organised by Oxford Love Music Hate Racism.  Join the #beautiful resistance to party with a purpose.  Music unites us.  We aim to bring the great vibes from our music on to the streets on March 28th on the Together against the far right march.  Help us to spread the word and raise awareness and funds.   For tickets and details of artists visit here

The launch of the TOGETHER against the far right initiative can transform the feeling around anti-racism and anti-fascism in Britain. The TOGETHER alliance brings together over 250 organisations and is supported by an impressive list of music artists and national figures. It should give a lift to every anti-racist. See full list and add your name here. 
 
There is potential for the national demonstration on 28 March to be huge, and to tip the feeling of momentum towards our side against the far right. It can give a feeling that new forces are joining the movement. The run up to 28 March should see a timetable of mass activity that electrifies everyone who wants to hit back against Farage and Tommy Robinson. If got right, every area should come out of 28 March with bigger anti-racist and anti-fascist networks.  

Together we can stop the far right.