Today's Topics:
1. France, Alternative Libertaire AL #279 - unionism, Building:
You can try to break us, we will not be silent (fr, it, pt)
[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. awsm.nz: Solidarity with Fijian aviation workers - this
Friday 12th, Wellington (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. wsm.ie: Dundalk Stabbings Not Terrorism Despite Right-Wing
Fear-Mongering (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Britain Libertarian Socialist Federation LSF - : Iran - The
Working Class Raises Its Head (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
In France, one death per day on construction sites. Those who denounce this are repressed,
harassed, threatened with prison. An exemplary case, with the case Philippe Christmann.
---- Jets of confetti, slogans tagged with water paint: it was April 24, 2014 in the
premises of the French Federation of Building (FFB) in Paris, invaded by fifty activists
and CGT activists. The objective: to challenge this employers' organization on the dead on
the construction site (1 per day worked in France !) And on taking into account the
arduousness in the construction trades. ---- In response, the FFB complains. Until now
everything is fine. We still considered ourselves in a democratic republic. Our naivety is
going to cost dear Philippe Christmann, administrator of the CGT
Construction-Bois-Ameublement federation and the only one pursued for " degradation of
private goods in organized gang ".
On 4 November 2016, at first instance, the criminal court sentenced Philippe to pay 17,000
euros. In session, the prosecutor " explodes " and protests against this sentence too
light ! The prison is, according to his remarks, the only possible alternative. Philippe
then suffers the blocking of his bank account and is threatened with the seizure of his
property. Apart from any kind of thought process ... After the activist, his family
becomes the target !
The No. 2 FFB, then landed at the headquarters of the CGT to propose to stop the procedure
in exchange for 30,000 euros. Yet only the prosecutor can decide whether to stop a
procedure. Does FFB No. 2 imagine having relations within the public prosecutor's office
to obtain this ? Anyway, he went away empty-handed.
The appeal hearing is scheduled for January 15 at the Paris court. We will be there !
Numerous and numerous, determined and not excluding any form of action, considering that
the " republican pact " is broken. They are the ones who wear costumes that dribble with
our blood, but it's us that we embellish !
Support demonstration on Monday, January 15th, 2018
rally at 11:30 am at 33 avenue Kléber, headquarters of the French Building Federation,
Paris 16 (Étoile metro station).
demonstration in the direction of the Place du Châtelet, near the Criminal Court which
will try Philippe Christmann on appeal.
At a time when all the Parisian salons boast of the decline in fatal accidents on
construction sites, the reality is quite different. Only employees of the general scheme
are counted, and again, without the temporary workers. The butcher shop for detached
employees is invisible ... The self-employed workers and craftsmen are not enumerated ...
As for the poor, undocumented and undeclared mice, the bodies are hardly found ... In
short, the carnage becomes the rule and the French Republic authorizes death at work, in
the name of employment, social dialogue and growth !
The case Philippe Christmann is also one of many. Since January 2016, 800 comrades have
been penalized for union offenses or " public order disorder ". A volume that had not
been known since 1968. In a bilateral meeting, the president of the FFB, Jacques Chanut,
had not hesitated to declare us in front: " As soon as I see a CGT, I do as with crows in
a field. I nail it to a pole ! It keeps others away ! "
For the CGT Construction-Wood-Furnishing federation,
Frédéric Mau, Federal Secretary
Construction workers in action, May 27, 2016.
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Batiment-Vous-pouvez-essayer-de-nous-briser-nous-ne-nous-tairons-pas
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Message: 2
Call out for solidarity with Fijian aviation workers - locked out since 16 December ----
Wellington protest - Friday 12 January, 12 noon ---- International support is mobilising
for 250 Fijian aviation ground handling workers who have been locked out since 16 December
by Fiji Government-owned Air Terminal Services. ---- The workers - baggage handlers,
check-in staff, engineers and caterers - are 49% owners of the company through an
Employees' Trust, and attended a meeting over mismanagement and appalling conditions at
the company, including sexual harassment and staff driven into poverty because of an
11-year pay freeze. ---- After the workers returned from the shareholders' meeting on 16th
December they were locked out. ---- International support is mounting for the workers and
their union, the Federated Airline Staff Association (FASA), and their national
representatives the Fiji Trade Union Congress, including support from the International
Transport Workers Federation, the TWU Australia, LabourStart, and E tu New Zealand.
Join a protest outside the Fiji High Commission in Wellington this Friday, ahead of a
march in Nadi on Saturday, to add your support for the workers. More actions will follow.
Where: Fiji High Commission, 31 Pipitea Street, Thorndon (cnr Pipitea & Mulgrave streets)
When: 12 noon, Friday 12 January 2018
What: Deliver letter of support for Fiji aviation workers to Fiji High Commissioner
requesting this is urgently communicated to Fiji government
Contact: CTU Secretary Sam Huggard on 021 462 148
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1962585927339890/
More detail about the dispute is here
http://www.ftuc.org.fj/2017/12/30/emergency-national-council-meeting-on-ats-lockout/
For ongoing updates visit the FTUC facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FTUC1/
http://www.awsm.nz/2018/01/09/solidarity-with-fijian-aviation-workers-this-friday-12th-wellington/
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Message: 3
The murder of one and stabbings of two other people in Dundalk recently was a horrible
incident which was terrifying for those caught up in it and has left one family grieving
for a loved one. Carried out by someone who was clearly disturbed - why or what caused
that remains to be seen. ---- Some have reacted by letting anger or fear take over and
jumping to unproven conclusions about Islamist terrorism, even after the gardaà have
announced that they have investigated that possibility and found no link whatsoever.
Fascist and far-right elements are drooling at the opportunity to smear all refugees, all
Muslims, all people from the Middle East, and to a large extent all migrants. Social
media, and Twitter in particular, has been buzzing with anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim
hysteria for the past 24 hours. ---- It is not surprising but it really is terrible that
so many people with a right-wing agenda have jumped on this and attempted to use a very
human tragedy to stir up hatred and differences.
Here is an example of this poison, as poured underneath a Solidarity Times article on the
stabbings:
‘Look at Paris ,or any major German city, that's where we're headed here, you are asleep,
I am sure you're a humanitarian but you're brainwashed and fast asleep to the coming
horror, inform yourself as to the reality of what's happening across Europe, but be aware,
you won't find anything on mainstream media, which I expect is your source of your liberal
views.'
We have to squash those attempts and build a society that respects and celebrates
difference and looks to build solidarity across all races, peoples and religions if we are
to create a world where terrorism does not exist.
This Article is a False Flag Operation
Meanwhile, others have stated that this is a 'false flag operation' which will be used to
justify PESCO, the EU military agreement which was recently passed to much justified
popular opprobrium. This is a different narrative to the right-wing xenophobic one which
says that the foreign hordes are rattling at the gates of Western civilisation.
A ‘false flag' is an elaborate hoax executed by the powerful in order to induce panic and
anger in the service of some hidden agenda. False flag operations have, in fact, occurred
throughout history. Operation Northwood - the U.S. plan to justify war with Cuba - and the
Gleiwitz Incident - the fake Nazi justification for invading Poland - are real and
oft-cited examples.
The WSM doesn't harbour any illusions that our rulers, state or corporate, have our best
interests in mind, and we are well aware of their atrocities and chicanery throughout
history. Usually that harm is caused by the banal going through the motions of
institutions whose incentives are misaligned with human needs. However, those who are
absorbed in the political frame of conspiracy theories are apt to call just about any
event a ‘false flag', even though they are actually rare events, particularly if it
controverts their understanding of the world. The most potent example is right-wing
conspiracy charlatan Alex Jones.
Few are conscious charlatans like Jones, a multi-millionaire who will routinely declare
uncomfortable facts to be ‘false flags', for instance mass shootings which discredit his
proclamations about guns. But regardless, the mindset is infectious. Ironically, it panics
people in another direction, loosening our grip on reality, warning of shadowy malevolent
forces manipulating our reality behind the veil, something we are expected to accept based
on faith rather than fact, helped down the gullet with a spoonful of sensationalism.
It is a very apocalyptic and religious mindset, indeed the description above is could well
be a Christian depiction of how Satan distorts our world. Unsurprisingly, some sections of
the conspiracy theorist internet literally speak of Satanists plotting against us and
infiltrating the corridors of power. But we know well by now how religion can be used to
control people, or how we can end up diverted into passivity. Certainly the far-right, who
also tend to speak in the language of conspiracy theories, more easily gain people's
confidence.
One way or the other, the onus is on the person claiming that the Dundalk stabbings, or
anything else, is a false flag operation to provide evidence. More bluntly, the person
asserting that surreptitious state functionaries and other powerful forces, presumably
Europe-wide, have worked in concert to plant an 18-year-old and attack three passersby
with a knife, somehow to build an atmosphere to pass PESCO, must actually prove that
somehow. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
As one reader commented under a Solidarity Times article:
‘Take just this point: imagine tomorrow, you and your multi-billionaire buddies want to
"destroy the West". With all that money in your hands will you seriously just send a
crazy[sic]dude with a knife or some home-made bomb? Don't you think there would be an
utterly well-trained army, spy agencies and weapons firepower?'
The people who think in this 'conspiracy theory' style are not stupid - indeed this author
would have to be stupid, having formerly been very invested in that viewpoint. It is a
seemingly plausible way of understanding the world, and on occasion it works. But it is
best not to jump to conclusions, even if they seem to scream out to us that they confirm
our narrative.
Shared Humanity or Descent into Barbarism?
It would be good to remember where this kind of blanket hatred towards 'outsiders' can get us.
In 2016 the WSM reported on a racist attack where 3 Muslims youths in Rathfarnham, Dublin,
including a 13-year-old, were attacked with metal bars and sent to hospital while the
assailants shouted 'fucking Muslims ... go back to your own country!'. A solidarity
demonstration was quickly organised and local residents as well as other concerned people
made it clear that the cowards didn't represent the majority view.
'There's no ambiguity about the racism of the attack (cf. Irish Times: 'apparent racist
attack' and ''racist' attack') and it was of the utmost severity. Among other things, the
attackers barked 'Why are you here? Go back to your country'. They told their victims they
knew where they lived: 'I know you live in[estate]. You all live in[estate]'. And they
made a direct threat on their lives: 'We'll see you again. Go back to your own country.
This is a warning, next time we'll kill you.[Fucking Muslims]'.
Witnesses shouted at the thugs to stop, and took photos of them and their car (a blue
Peugeot). After the attackers fled , witnesses came to the Ahmadzais to check if they were
OK. An ambulance was called and all 3 of them were taken to hospital. The two uncles -
having been beaten unconscious, including with iron bars - were transferred to the
emergency department.'
There was another racist attack in June 2014 in Rathfarnham, where someone had attempted
to set on fire the house of a black migrant from Germany. The attack, understandably, made
him want to leave the country. A successful solidarity demonstration was also quickly
organised in response.
The truth is that the fascists and far-right are only a tiny minority in this country, but
their plan is to replicate themselves by making the majority as paranoid and spiteful as
they are. They often brigade internet comment sections and present themselves as the
'silent majority', but we can still nip their poison ivy in the bud.
We have a choice over what direction we go down as a society. We can give in to fear and
disgust, and our sense of being the 'in-crowd', blaming our problems on foreign looking
scapegoats and venting our frustration at them. Or we can take a deep breath, and prize
rationality and our shared humanity, resisting those who would pit us against each other,
dissolving society into a sea of vitriol where baying mobs mutilate others with words and
fists.
Everything leads somewhere. Option 1 left unchecked will likely lead to fascist rule. Part
of the reason historically is that it is deeply convenient to the mega millionaires and
billionaires who use the distraction to get on with their agenda of keeping us divided and
staying in power and in kingly luxury. Option 2 is the only basis for a free society.
Today we must ask ourselves ‘what kind of a society do I want to live in?'.
No Cause for Panic
Here are some facts to put the Dundalk stabbings into context. This is important because
there are far-right elements who want to bypass your reason and appeal only to fear,
disgust, and selfishness. They're not interested in facts, but rather ‘facts' which
support their narrative of scapegoating. This reaction can be summarised by a quote from a
fascist group in Ireland: ‘There's that name again 'Mohammad'!'
They keep hitting you with this narrative that the Muslims are coming for you, the Muslims
are coming for you, they're savages, they're going to destroy your culture and rape you
and murder you and if you don't do something now, if you don't stop the Muslims right now,
everything you know and love will be drenched in blood in the name of Islam. As Trump said
about Mexicans ‘They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists.'
Unfortunately this narrative is boosted by the press, and not just the tabloid press, in
their Faustian bargain to get as many page hits and paper sales as possible. As an example
of mainstream media stirring the pot of fear, the front page headline of the Irish Times
(Jan 4th, the day after the stabbings) read 'Garda look for terror link to Dundalk
attacks'. There are two things to note there: 1) the front page treatment of the story,
and 2) even though there was no evidence of a terrorist link, they decided to run that
headline.
On the day of the stabbings, garda chief superintendent Christy Mangan stated at a press
conference ‘we haven't established a motive for the murder, or for two subsequent attacks'.
Did the Irish Times, and other major news outlets such The Journal, The Sun, and The
Independent who similarly framed the story, pick that headline because it best summarised
what we knew? Or did they pick it because it would shock people and make them want to buy
their newspaper, to gossip with other people and to become obsessed with the story? What
is the legitimate purpose of journalism, the first or the second? How about some rational
thinking and a sense of proportion?
A Bit of Perspective
Let's introduce some rational thinking and a sense of proportion. To be very clear, none
of the following is meant to trivialise the tragedy of the Dundalk attacks, not least the
murder of a young man for no reason, who, we shall note here, was also an immigrant.
Road Deaths: In 2017 there were 158 deaths on roads in the south of Ireland.[1]
Gun Violence: Ireland's murder rate is similar to other EU countries, but almost 40% of
that is gun-violence - due to poverty and the criminalisation of drugs, and perhaps the
legacy of the armed struggle against British colonialism here.[2]
Health Crisis: On the 3rd of January 2018 there were 677 people waiting for hospital beds.[3]
Climate: Three people died because of Storm Ophelia.
Homelessness: Almost 9,000 people in Ireland are homeless (not to mention the ‘hidden
homeless', which is much higher)[4]and 40-50 homeless people die each year on the streets,
with at least 4 dying in one week, and with an average lifespan of 42.[5]
Suicide: The number of people killing themselves in Ireland has been 300-500 over the last
15 years.[6]
None of these problems are due to Muslims, Egyptians, migrants/refugees, foreigners, or
brown-skinned people. The same far-right elements actually do blame the aforementioned for
deprivation in healthcare and for homelessness. The numbers don't bear this out at all,
but rather than pointing to the greed inherent to this economic system they pick on
marginalised groups.
The point is that they would blame road deaths and the weather on Muslims and migrants if
they could get away with it. No doubt some far-right conspiracy theory has already done
this. This will all too please the rich and privileged, enjoying the fact that our
attention has been diverted from them and their role in reducing our quality of life.
In 2016, in Cavan, a man killed his wife and 4 children with a knife. The man was a white
Irish Catholic who was well-to-do so it wasn't called terrorism, not that it would have
been correct to do so. Let's keep our heads screwed on. We are all too intelligent to let
ourselves get carried away by factually inaccurate stories designed to make us panic.
A Time to Reflect
Fingal County Cllr. Keith Redmond, who is far from left-wing, quite the opposite,
yesterday tweeted:
‘Muslim girl I know was abused by a drunk on the Dart from Connolly to Malahide last
night. Followed her carriage to carriage. No one said or did anything which is shameful.
Men sat looking out the window. Poor reflection on us folks.'
Tragically, in a revenge attack in reaction to the Dundalk stabbings, some people attacked
4 nearby Syrian refugees, with one being hospitalised. There are real consequences to
these stories, to this fear-mongering. The choice is ours which story we will believe and
which we will spread. The WSM chooses common humanity, reason, and sticking it to those
who really call the shots.
References
[1]http://www.rsa.ie/en/RSA/Road-Safety/Our-Research/Deaths-injuries-on-Irish-roads/
[2]https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/latest-statistics-show-increase-in-gun-crime-1.2369732
[3]https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/trolley-crisis-record-numbers-awaiting-hospital-bed-1.3344315
[4]https://www.focusireland.ie/resource-hub/about-homelessness/
[5]http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/homeless-people-have-an-average-lifespan-of-just-42-422638.html
[6]http://www.nsrf.ie/statistics/suicide/
https://www.wsm.ie/c/dundalk-stabbings-not-terrorist-far-right
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Message: 4
An analysis of the situation in Iran from an anarchist communist perspective. ---- After
the "moderate" cleric Hassan Rouhani was re-elected in the Iranian presidential elections
of 2017 his regime which had been pushing neo-liberal ideas continued on the same course.
The public health service has been slashed so much it hardly exists, and job and workplace
security have gone. Many jobs are now precarious (short-term contracts etc.) whilst the
professionals-doctors, technicians, etc. have seen their living standards pushed down
drastically. Whilst the capital Teheran has been allowed to grow, many regional cities and
towns have seen conditions deteriorate, and the same goes for provision to the various
ethnic groups within Iran. ---- Many people have been forced to cut back drastically on
foodstuffs they had previously considered as essential (dairy and meat products).
Unemployment is rampant. There is a whole swathe of young people born in the 1980s, many
of whom are college and university graduates who have not been able to get jobs, or if
they have are earning very low wages. Unemployment runs at 40% or more among young people.
The past year has seen a number of low-key and little reported demonstrations, rallies and
sit-ins. These include bus drivers supporting their independent organisations, pensioners
protesting against increasing attacks on their allowances, teachers and nurses protesting
against their conditions, and students opposing the privatisation of education.
Rouhani pushed a new plan for unpaid internships which was strongly opposed by students. A
leading activist among the bus drivers was imprisoned and treated appallingly.
This situation was aggravated by the earthquake of November 12th. Those who survived were
treated contemptuously by officials which brought a wave of widespread disgust amongst the
Iranian population. This was further aggravated by the annual budget announcement of the
Rouhani regime. Damage from the earthquakes ran at $600 million but the government failed
to provide a reconstruction programme, leaving this up to donations from individuals! On
the other hand various propaganda bodies of the regime received a budget of $15. Fuel
prices were increased by 50%. No funds were provided for state construction programmes.
In addition to this there was a growing awareness of widespread corruption and
embezzlement among officials of the regime.
Matters came to a head with the first protest in Iran's second city Mashdad on December
28th. This city is a stronghold of the mullahs and has been a tax haven for the regime's
functionaries. At the same time has seen a huge growth of slum areas.
It seems that the initial Mashdad protest was set off by fundamentalists of the political
establishment opposed to Rouhani's "reformist" line- that is in opposition to his opening
up Iran to foreign investment and a comparatively softer line to the West. However the
protests quickly spread from Mashdad to other towns and cities and took on a different
character. Heavily involved in the protests were many young people, those between the ages
of fifteen and thirty, with no jobs and no job prospects or in precarious work situations.
The protests centred on economic conditions, the corruption of the elite and the budget.
Initial slogans of "Down with high prices!" were soon supplemented by "Down with the
dictator" and "Death to Khamenei"- Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. In addition
many were concerned about the regime's involvement in armed intervention in Syria and
Iraq. This attempt by the regime to increase its influence in the region has resulted in
growing anger about not just lives expended in these ventures but vast amounts spent on
wars whilst poverty and unemployment increase dramatically at home. This resulted in
another slogan chanted on the streets:" Forget about Syria- think about us!"
Another factor at play has been the threat of climate change with drought severely
affecting crops. Two summers ago, the oil town of Bandar-e Mahshahr experienced a
temperature of 163 degrees Fahrenheit. It is predicted that if worldwide emissions are not
reduced drastically then by 2070 the Persian Gulf could experience temperatures
impossible or humans to survive.
But the protests have been riddled with contradictions with politicians pushing bourgeois
democracy attempting to hijack the protests, as well as supporters of the overthrown Shah
and various reactionary religious currents. This was countered by many among the youth
taking part in the protests. Reactionary slogans that appeared like "Neither Gaza nor
Lebanon, I will die only for Iran" and "We are Aryans, we don't worship Arabs" were
countered with "From Gaza to Iran, down with the exploiters". Other slogans referred to
the setting up of people's councils and against the false division between reformist and
fundamentalist tendencies of the regime.
Tens of thousands have taken part in protests and at least twenty one have been killed by
the brutal security forces, and many arrested. The regime claimed victory, with General
Mohammad Ali Jafari, leader of the Revolutionary Guards, a paramilitary force that has
kept the regime in power for decades, saying "Today we announce the end of the sedition".
However, since then protests have continued to break out.
The regime has attempted to blame the protests are being managed by the USA and its
regional allies Israel and Saudi Arabia. Indeed Trump has tweeted his "support" for the
protestors. The emergence of the Iranian working class in these protests contradicts all
of this. Trump has overseen the rich in the United States being rewarded with huge tax
cuts. To pay for this means huge attacks on health care, social security and other welfare
benefits. And of course there are the many allegations of corruption against the Trump
regime. How different is the situation for American workers from that of Iranian workers?
Similarly Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the protestors. Again, how
different is the situation of workers within the Israeli state when thousands have
protested there against the corruption of the Netanyahu administration at the same time as
the protests in Iran?
We also have "anti-imperialist" leftists chiming in, especially in the USA, implying the
protests are manipulated by the CIA and tacitly supporting the theocratic regime in Iran.
For ourselves, as anarchist communists, we support the developing protests of the working
class in Iran. Repression may temporarily stop this movement but it is a sign of the
working class re-asserting itself as crises continue in all the political institutions
around the world, including within the left parties. The 2008 financial crisis resulted in
massive attacks on the working class around the world, attacks on pensions and social
benefits, the slashing of public services, increasing divisions between rich and poor and
a constant threat of war. Now these pressures are resulting in re-emerging revolts.
Finally, the 1979 revolution in Iran which overthrew the Shah saw huge demonstrations, the
occupation of factories and the development of workers' councils. It was thought
impossible that such a heavily armed regime as that of the Shah could be overthrown, yet
it happened. This was betrayed by the Stalinist Tudeh party, which had great influence
among the working class. Tudeh's decision to ally with the Shia cleric the Ayatollah
Khomeini because he was seen as a progressive leader of a democratic revolution, enabled
him to come to power. As a result Tudeh was silenced as were all left and progressive
groups. The strong secular traditions in Iran were smothered. Khomeini recuperated some of
the demands of the 1979 Revolution with pseudo-socialist rhetoric whilst at the same time
calling for national unity and creating illusions in the common interests of the rich and
poor.
Ayatollah Khomeini was a misogynist of the first order. The Family Protection Law enacted
under the Shah's regime was suspended and women once more were at the mercy of men within
the family. The Islamic dress code was imposed on women including girls from the first
grade in school. At first pushing for population growth, the regime later reversed this
policy and brought in a highly successful family planning programme, which resulted in
Iran having the lowest population growth in the region. The regime reversed this again
when it cut off funding to the programme in 2012.
The marriage age for girls was reduced to puberty, the age of nine under Islamic law.
Punishments of flogging, stoning and payment of blood money were introduced in 1981 for
crimes like adultery and violation of the Islamic dress code.
Government funded day centres were closed down, making it difficult to stay in work.
Women had played an important role in the 1979 Revolution. Khomeini used cooption to tame
this development. Women's right to vote was retained as was right to run in elections and
women served in government positions at a national and local level. However they were
often demoted or dismissed or given early retirement from these positions.
During the first ten years of the theocratic regime, women in work fell from 13% of the
population to 8.6%. The Iran -Iraq war meant that women came forward as nurses, doctors
and in other support roles. Rafsanjani, one of the founders of the regime was able to
mobilise women's votes and portrayed himself as a comparative liberal as regards women's
rights. It was he who installed the family planning programme. These policies were
continued under the next president Mohammad Khatami. With the coming to power of
Ahmadinejad these trends were reversed. The family planning programme was closed down.
Under Rouhani a loosening of attitudes as regards dress code was allowed, but this was
against the move by security forces to clamp down on any development of feminism. But now
women are involving themselves in the protests. One brave woman removed her hijab during a
recent protest and waved it around on a stick to protest the dress code. We hope this is a
sign of things to come. A successful revolution in Iran depends utterly on the role of
women within it. The liberation of women must be a major motif of that revolution.
The rule by mullahs has lasted almost four decades. It rests primarily on the subjection
of women and of the working class. Next time the working class moves into action in Iran
it has to sweep away the mullahs, be they "fundamentalist" or "reformist".
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