Professor Harbhajan Singh Sohi, Central Committee member of Communist Party Reorganizing Centre of India (CPRCI)-ML is no more. He passed away on 15th June unnoticed without being getting even medical help at Bathinda. He was cremated on 16th June morning in the presence of family, friends and comrades. He had returned a day before after attending some party work outside Punjab. Sohi was born on 18th March, 1939. His ancestral village was Bhari in Sangrur district of Punjab. During his student days in Bathinda, he got involved in leftist movement. After doing his M.A. in English literature from Punjabi University Patiala, he taught for few months at Rajindra Government College Bathinda, which gave him the life long tag of ‘Professor’. He remained known as Prof. Harbhajan … [read more]

Seminar of the Austrian section of the Anti-imperialist Camp in CarinthiaUnder the title “Crisis: chance for an anti-systemic force?” the annual summer seminar of the Austrian section of the Anti-imperialist Camp took place in Carinthia from 9-12 July, 2009.The current crisis of the capitalist world economy was analysed as a very deep and structural one. As the credit bubble burst, so did the US demand which used to be the engine of growth for the rest of the world. There seems to exist no relief measure whatsoever which could at least partially substitute US consumption. So an enormous contraction of production is unavoidable.The impact first of all on European society will rock the entire political system as the capitalist promise of material prosperity for the broad middle … [read more]

The project presented hereunder is promoted jointly by two associations: ours, that is the Italian-based Sumud – Volontariato e Resistenza (Voluntary Work and Resistance), and the Lebanese-Palestinian Nashet – Activist.The name Sumud is an Arabic word for steadfastness, and recalls the meaning of resistance and attachment to one’s roots. The aim of the association is to propose an experience of voluntary work and international solidarity oriented towards a strong and consequent anti-colonialist outlook. This also means psychological liberation from Western missionarism, which, unfortunately, is often found together with even our most genuine fits of altruism. Indeed, one of our slogans is “we don’t have anything to teach them”. This means that, while … [read more]

Giovedì 25 Giugno 2009 Il seminario di Chianciano su crisi e guerra imperialistaSabato 20 e domenica 21 giugno si è svolto a Chianciano il seminario organizzato dalla sezione italiana del Campo Antimperialista su “Crisi del capitalismo, caos geopolitico, guerra imperialista”.I lavori si sono articolati in tre sessioni, con altrettante relazioni tenute da Moreno Pasquinelli, Ennio Bilancini ed Alberto Signorini, di cui pubblicheremo il testo integrale al più presto.Ci limitiamo qui a riassumere i punti principali di un’appassionata discussione che ha registrato ben 35 interventi.  Nella prima sessione, la relazione di Moreno Pasquinelli sul tema “Può la teoria marxista aiutarci a capire la crisi attuale del … [read more]