Manchester Public Meeting: War, Fascism and the Fight for Socialism

The IYSSE is holding a series of start-of-term meetings at campuses around the country under the title, ‘War, Fascism and the Fight for Socialism’.

As our statement explains:

“In the Middle East, the genocide in Gaza is intensifying, as Israel and its imperialist allies continue to provoke a broader war with Iran. In Europe, the proxy war by US and European imperialism against Russia in Ukraine has cost the lives of an estimated half a million Ukrainians and tens of thousands of Russians. The recent invasion of Russian territory by NATO-armed Ukrainian troops raises more directly than ever the prospect of a direct clash between NATO and Russia, which threatens a nuclear war.

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“Far-right riots this summer showed that the UK is not exempt from the rising threat of fascism across the world. In the US, Trump is threatening mass deportations of immigrants and the arrest of political opponents, emulating the rhetoric of fascist regimes. The National Rally in France and AfD in Germany have recorded their highest-every vote hauls in the last year.

“The way has been opened to these reactionary forces by the lurch to the right in “mainstream” politics and the bankrupt perspective of the left, from the New Popular Front in France and the Left Party in Germany to Corbyn in the UK.”

Our speakers will present a Marxist analysis of this situation and make the case for a socialist response aimed at mobilising the international working class in a fight against war and capitalism.

Come along to join the discussion and find out more about the IYSSE and the work it has planned on campus, nationally and internationally in the year ahead.

For more information about the IYSSE, visit: https://www.wsws.org/en/special/pages/iysse/about.html

Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

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