ManiFiesta 2024: A celebration of solidarity and internationalism
One of the central themes of this year’s ManiFiesta is the movement for Palestine, which has grown exponentially amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
How Belgian students forced their university to cut ties with Israel
Mingtje Wang of COMAC speaks about student-worker solidarity, the keys to their first victory and sustained momentum, and the future of the movement for a free Palestine in Belgium.
Thousands march in Brussels to declare “planet and people before profit”
The demonstration was organized in the backdrop of the ongoing 12-day-long, COP28 Summit underway in UAE, which kicked off on November 30.
Progressives in Belgium protest lenient verdict to fraternity members accused of ragging student to death
Sanda Dia, a Belgo-Mauritanian student, died during a violent hazing (ragging) incident in 2018 which involved forced alcohol consumption, torture, and harassment. Those convicted of the murder have been asked to do community service and pay fines
Progressives in Belgium mark International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Anti-racism groups demanded an end to racial discrimination and police violence and asked that refugees be treated with dignity
Sander Claessens: ‘We defend a socialist society where people and the planet come first’
The president of the Comac student movement in Belgium spoke to Peoples Dispatch about organizing students and youth to fight against oppression and injustice
Massive demonstration by educators in Belgium for better working conditions in schools
Insensitivity of the authorities towards the pressing needs of educators amid the ongoing cost of living crisis has worsened working conditions in schools across Belgium
Pride for people, not for profit
Working class sections and youth groups in Europe have resolved to fight both LGBTQ+phobia and rainbow capitalism in order to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ people worldwide
Students protest increase in sexual violence and aggression in Belgian universities
Numerous cases of sexual harassment have recently been reported from universities in Belgium but the perpetrators remain unpunished in majority of such cases
COP26: At Glasgow, people’s movements call for systemic change
While the world’s leaders traded in vague promises, people’s movements hit the streets of Glasgow to demand systemic and structural solutions to mitigate the impact of climate change
“A true social climate revolution” is needed to save the planet
Marc Botenga of the Workers’ Party of Belgium spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the official discussions at the COP26 and the need for a social element in the green transition
Belgian youth demand system change to mitigate climate change
The Belgian youth group Comac has launched a campaign #GoToGlasgow to bring as many young people to Glasgow to mobilize in front of the COP26 Summit, demanding concrete policies to tackle climate change.
- Children in Gaza charred to death as Israel strikes displaced people’s tents in designated “safe zone”
- Farmers in Pakistan mobilize to demand fair prices and agrarian reform
- Moroccan dockworkers call for boycott of Maersk’s arms shipment to Israel
- Trump’s immigration authorities arrest US citizen
- Health systems in Europe are running on overtime
