October, 2013

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Wednesday, October 23, 2013 20:42 - 1 Comment

Special Report | DSEI 2013: Impeding the world’s biggest arms fair

London's arms fair, held last month, exposed the militarism and hypocrisy of the UK government's rhetoric on human rights, but it also faced new levels of disruption by campaigners, including daily direct action.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 18, 2013 20:27 - 5 Comments

An A to Z of Theory | Walter Benjamin: Culture and Revolution

As a critical theorist and revolutionary, Walter Benjamin sought the political transformation of the arts as a means to bring about social change. In the fifth of an eight-part series, Andrew Robinson discusses Benjamin's work on cultural politics, covering the topics of Surrealism, storytelling and cultural production.

Arts & Culture, Books, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, October 17, 2013 22:51 - 5 Comments

Book Review | Marxism and Social Movements

Amidst a dearth of politically judicious and penetrating analyses of contemporary popular mobilisations, a new book, 'Marxism and Social Movements', represents a timely and refreshing contribution to social movement studies. Puneet Dhaliwal reviews.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 11, 2013 17:50 - 8 Comments

Comment | Blacklisted for Being Muslim: On Quilliam, the EDL and the Islamophobia industry

As UK construction firms are due to pay compensation for their unlawful blacklisting of thousands of workers, it appears another neo-McCarthyite blacklisting drive is under way, this time against Muslims, writes Yvonne Ridley.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, October 10, 2013 17:24 - 0 Comments

Special Report | Egypt: ‘Write your Constitution’ campaign gathers momentum

Last month, the National Council for Women launched a campaign to survey tens of thousands of Egyptians on their preferences regarding the current constitutional review process. Alessandra Bajec reports from Cairo.

New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, October 8, 2013 10:57 - 2 Comments

Special Report | India: Notes from the Struggle in the Narmada Valley

The Jal Satyagraha protests and subsequent arrests in the Dewas, Hardwa and Khandwa districts of Madhya Pradesh in India are the latest round in perhaps the country's longest-running environmental and social movement since Independence. Matthew Birkinshaw reports.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, October 6, 2013 9:12 - 5 Comments

Comment | Idle No More: Native Canadians’ anti-colonial struggle must be waged in Britain too

On October 7, indigenous communities and supporters are taking to the streets across Canada and globally with a day of action to assert their indigenous sovereignty, and participation across the UK is called for as Britain’s colonial legacy continues.

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