The French revolt continues to inspire and spread. Half a million marched on Saturday, this morning saw blockades and protests resume at schools and universities after the break, and Thursday is a general strike which will be huge. Plus last week saw strikes and protests in Italy, Greece, Spain and Turkey. 
 
Can the flames of France come to Britain? On 20 November a Youth Strike has been called which is now backed by Unison, NEU, UCU and others.   

Oxford SWSS members will be holding a stall this Thursday to talk to students about initiating a protest in Oxford as part of the day of action.  Contact admin@oxfordswssorg.uk for more details

The struggles in France and elsewhere are inspiring, but the far right threat across Europe is growing. Here in Britain, Reform UK continue to radicalise rightwards under pressure from Restore UK and the street movement around Tommy Robinson and Daniel Thomas. Breaking these forces is the crucial priority for the SWP this autumn. This struggle needs to be infused with the spirit and political lessons of France. 
 
In recent months Stand Up to Racism has mobilised thousands for counter demos, unity marches, film screening of Everybody to Kenmure St, Islamophobia Awareness Month events and more. But every area needs a strategy to construct and deepen Stand Up to Racism with militant anti-racism and anti-fascism at the heart of it.  

The protest against the Oxfordshire Patriots march and Cofnas speaking at the Oxford university (see below) are part of this movement.  Visit the Oxfordshire Stand Up To Racism website for more information about how to get involved.

This week:

4/11 - Public meeting - "Andrew Tate and the Manosphere: Why do the far right hate women?"

Coming events:

14/11 Protest against Oxfordshire Patriots racist hate march

17/11 Protest white supremacist Nathan Cofnas speaking at Oxford University

20/11 International Youth strike against war

28/11 Marxism in a day - Revolutionary ideas for a world in crisis

See below for more details.
 

Next Oxford and Thames Valley SWP meeting - all welcome

Andrew Tate and the manosphere

Why do the far right hate women?

with eye witness account from France

7PM Wednesday 4th November

New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford, OX1 1LQ

or join via zoom https://oxfordswp.org.uk/zoom

Online influencers, like Andrew Tate tell men that women are to blame for the problems they face.  The manosphere, popularised by figures like Tate, refers to groups including anti-feminist men’s rights activists, “looksmaxxing” influencers and “red pill” or incel communities.    

The Lancet medical journal said the "manosphere content had “normalised and amplified” misogyny, contributing to sexual violence and aggression against women and argued that individual boys and men were not the problem."  If this is true, and individual men are not the problem where does this misogyny come from, and how can we combat it?  
 
 

UNITE AGAINST RACIST DIVISION

OXFORD SAYS NO TO HATE  - FASCISTS NOT WELCOME

OPPOSE THE ‘STOP THE BOATS’ HATE MARCH

Assemble 1:30PM  Saturday 14th November, Carfax Tower

Oxfordshire Patriots have announced a “stop the boats” hate march in Oxford town centre.

They are part of a movement of ‘patriot’ groups who have been trying to whip up racist mobs on our streets.

Some of the recent ‘patriot’ protests have see violence against emergency workers, including the RNLI, that have lead to arrests (Oxfordshire patriots called, then cancelled, a protest at a local fundraiser for the RNLI!)

They support Britain’s #1 fascist, Tommy Robinson, and his hench-man Danny Tommo, leader of the balaclava wearing, paramilitary inspired, Patriot Platform.

Last year Oxfordshire Patriots held racist protests outside an Oxford hotel housing people awaiting outcomes of asylum applications.

Oxfordshire Patriots  want to re-launch their racist hate campaign on Oxford’s streets bouyed up by the surge in protests by other far right  ‘patriot’ groups.

Their recent actions have been small, but they want to normalise their racist presence on our streets, and we cannot allow this to become normal.

Join us to drown out the Oxfordshire Patriots’ message of hate on 14th Nov.  
 

FAR RIGHT OFF CAMPUS

WHITE SUPREMACIST 

NATHAN COFNAS

NOT WELCOME IN OXFORD

Assemble 5PM Oriel Square,  OX1 4EW  

Stop Nathan Cofnas speaking at Oxford

Over 16,000 people have signed a statement launched by Stand Up to Racism with BLMUK, penned by students and signed by Beverley Knight, Misan Harriman, Zawe Ashton, Afua Hirsch, Diane Abbott plus MPs, academics and campaigners.

The statement calls for a mass protest at Oriel College on 17 November. 

Colour flyers and posters promoting the protest against Cofnas are now available.  Email contact@oxfordstanduptoracism for supplies of materials or to get active in the campaign to stop Cofnas speaking.  
 

Contact admin@oxfordswss.uk for more information on local action

This autumn, we call on students and young people across Europe to rise up, strike and mobilise on November 20.

The world is on fire

The world we are growing up in is shaped by a system that ignores people’s needs. The exploitation of workers, climate breakdown and war are not failures of the system but the essence of capitalism. The rise of militarization, authoritarianism and the dismantling of the welfare state are not separate problems but all symptoms of a crisis of global capitalism.

Military spending is reaching historic highs while education, healthcare, housing and public services are sacrificed to finance rearmament. Programs such as ReArm Europe (which aims to invest 800 billion euros), the expansion of military alliances like NATO and growing calls for conscription are preparing our generation for war instead of guaranteeing our future. NATO does not defend peace; it has repeatedly advanced imperial interests through military intervention, escalation and the protection of geopolitical and economic power – and because of this should be dissolved.

Western imperialism, spearheaded by the Trump administration in the US, is imposing rearmament plans that are fanatically applauded by the European ruling class and supported by conservative and far-right governments in Europe and around the world.

But it is not just reactionary forces; this militaristic spiral has also found enthusiastic support among various social-democratic governments that have approved record military budgets.

From Palestine to Sudan, from Lebanon to Iran, from Venezuela to Cuba, peoples across the world continue to suffer imperial attacks – occupations, military interventions, sanctions, colonial domination and genocide carried out in the name of geopolitical and economic interests.