Thanks for the mention Rosemary. We actually have scores of articles on Redline, putting forward a materialist and marxist analysis of transactivism and why it has appeared now, historicising it and critically reviewing it, including the misogyny (...
In Britain, feminists are facing being purged from the Labour Party. Here, Nick Rogers, chair of Tottenham constituency LP in London writes about what is happening and the need to defend the feminists facing purging. https://rdln.wordpress.com/2020/03/10/...
Interview a few days ago with veteran British Palestine solidarity activist Tony Greenstein on the current situation in Israel/Palestine, the 'deal of the century', the Zionist campaign to get rid of Corbyn, and much more. . . https://rdln.wordpress.com/...
Moreover, the NZ journos went junketing in Israel in the midst of a new clampdown by the Israeli state on the secular Palestinian left. https://rdln.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/israel-state-was-cracking-down-on-palestinian-left-as-nz-junketeers-visited-israel...
As the Israeli state has been losing the battle for hearts and minds internationally, it has stepped up its propaganda efforts through activities like luring western journalists to Israel on junkets. These include NZ journalists. All very reminiscent of ...
Georgina Beyer is gender-critical and in favour of free speech and open discussion in relation to women's rights and trans rights: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019/11/10/georgina-beyer-we-need-to-be-able-to-talk-without-being-offended/
https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/iconic-feminists-to-speak-at-new-zealand-event/ Canadian feminist Meghan Murphy is coming to New Zealand and will be speaking at the Feminism2020 event in Wellington on November 13th along with Dr Holly Lawford-Smith, ...
Coverage on Redline: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019/08/04/ihumatao-reignites-the-power-of-land-protests/
Maire Leadbeater is an indefatigable campaigner in solidarity with the struggle for freedom by oppressed peoples in the Pacific. Her new book, 'See No Evil', is on the struggle in West Papua and really should be read by anyone/everyone in this country ...
As if child poverty and the growing working poor aren't bad enough, NZ Capitalism Ltd is now delivering growing pensioner poverty. Given the falling rates of home ownership pensioner poverty is like to expand over the coming generation. https://rdln....
Statement on Redline blog last night re the terrorist attack in Christchurch: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019/03/15/the-massacre-in-christchurch-individual-terrorism-was-nurtured-by-state-terrorism/
The ease with which censorship and no-platforming take place these days is disturbing: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019/02/13/more-censorship-with-speak-up-for-womens-posters-taken-down/
recently we have run a series of articles by (now retired) veteran shopfloor trade union activist Don Franks on unions past and present plus an article on the Resident Doctors strike. Peggy Stewart on the RDA strike actions: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019...
Junior doctors who are members of the Residents Doctors Association (RDA) have been striking this week in defence of their working conditions and for their Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (MECA). At the heart of this dispute sits bad faith negotiating ...
Two of the most progressive and interesting unions in Australian and NZ history were the NSW Builders Laborers Federation and the Waterside Workers Union in New Zealand under the leadership of Jock Barnes. We have a lot to learn from these if we are going ...
A concerned school teacher provides a critical take on the issue of transgender children and medical intervention: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/12/20/death-by-puberty/
There is an ongoing and extremely nasty campaign to silence women, especially gender-critical feminists. It is being waged by elements of the new trans movement and involves no-platforming feminists, a wide range of threats (including rape and death ...
Very good opinion piece Rachel. I see you weren't surprised by the kind of threats an abuse you received. Funny that the people here who are so concerned about the rights of biological males have said nothing about the disgusting misogynist abuse which has...
Best book on NZ and World War I: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/stevan-eldred-griggs-the-great-wrong-war-nz-society-and-ww1/
Nice little tribute to Aretha: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/08/21/aretha-franklin-1942-2018/
Don Franks on Jim Rose's attempt to justify a racist judicial and prison system: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/05/29/a-response-to-jim-rose-on-maori-prison-population/
Interview with veteran working class activist Cat Inglis on Ireland abortion referendum: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/05/22/irelands-abortion-referendum-interview-with-eirigi-activist-cat-inglis/
Although the Unionists in the north-east of Ireland like to bang on about being British they have never wanted certain British laws. Neither the abortion nor homosexual law reform legislation was extended to the six counties and no was gay marriage. Sinn ...
Actually, both the first minister (prime minister) and deputy first minister are women. The peace movement was a fraud and had no impact on longer-term politics. It fell apart in acrimonious bickering very quickly. The notiion that the conflict in the ...
The south of Ireland is actually one of the most porogressive places in the world and Dublin is one of the most politically advanced cities in the world. This was a stunning victory as the socially reactionary forces threw everything they had into defence ...
Excellent to see that the school workers' strikes are spreading across more states in the USA: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/us-teachers-strikes-spread-across-five-states/
Otago Socialist Society event on Marx's 'Wage Labour and Capital': https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/04/24/wage-labour-and-capital-otago-socialist-society-event-5-30pm-monday-april-30/
A reminder of what Gallipoli was about: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/gallipoli-invasion-a-dirty-and-bloody-business/
"In France the Macron Government has set in motion plans for the destruction of the terms and conditions of approximately 150,000 workers in the national rail network, the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer (SNCF). The level of workers’ anger has ...
Links to very interesting set of articles produced by the Health Sector Workers Network, a rank-and-file cross-union project: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/04/13/support-the-health-workers-struggle/
Articles about some other key events - from the Tet Offensive to the strike by women workers at the Ford car plant at Dagenham, which helped start the women's liberation movement in Britain - are linked to here: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/1968-...
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