[Marxism] What's new at Links: Solidarity with the people of Gaza, Raul Castro on Cuba @ 50, Malaysia, El Salvador, Arabic, environment, LGBT rights in Cuba, Nepal

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What's new at Links: Solidarity with the people of Gaza, Raul Castro on 
Cuba @ 50, Malaysia, El Salvador, Arabic, environment, LGBT rights in 
Cuba, Nepal

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    Hundreds of thousands across Europe, US, South Africa protest
    against apartheid Israel's slaughter in Gaz
    <http://links.org.au/node/847>

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/847>


    Hamas: What is really behind Israel's assault on the people of Gaza
    <http://links.org.au/node/842>

By *Mousa Abu Marzook*January 6, 2009 -- Damascus -- While Americans may 
believe that the current violence in Gaza began December 27, in fact 
Palestinians have been dying from bombardments for many weeks. On 
November 4, when the Israeli-Palestinian truce was still in effect but 
global attention was turned to the US elections, Israel launched a 
"preemptive" airstrike on Gaza, alleging intelligence about an imminent 
operation to capture Israeli soldiers; more assaults took place 
throughout the month.

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/842>


    50 years of people's resistance and strength -- Interview with
    Cuba's President Raúl Castro <http://links.org.au/node/841>

December 31, 2008 -- Interview with *Raúl Castro*, president of the 
Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, conducted by *Talía González 
Pérez* for Cuban Television's News System. From /Granma Internacional/.

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/841>


    `We are all Gazans!' -- Palestinian trade unionists appeal for
    solidarity <http://links.org.au/node/838>

*Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions *

Sisters and brothers:
The PGFTU has been working at all levels in Palestine and in its 
international relations to mobilise international support for peace in 
the region. This is the ultimate goal for our working families in 
Palestine, who laboured in every way possible to bring about an end to 
the Israeli occupation of all Palestinian territories. This occupation 
is the longest and worst in the modern history.
Over the years and even at this moment, these efforts have been met only 
with terrorism against our people by the Israeli army of occupation, 
which has indiscriminately destroyed homes and worksites, slaughtered 
our people, confiscated our land, established and expanded illegal 
settlements, and limited the movement of workers who are only trying to 
feed their families. These measures have affected every member of the 
Palestinian society.
The recent construction of the Apartheid Wall stands as a symbol of the 
extent of Israel's brutal aggression against the Palestinian people and 
denial of their legitimate rights, dignity and human needs.
We call upon all peace-loving people in the world to:

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/838>


    `We are all Palestinians!' -- International left solidarity with the
    oppressed people of Palestine (updated Jan. 12)
    <http://links.org.au/node/836>

/Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal/ publishes a range of 
statements from left parties and groups around the world.

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/836>


    Malaysian police detain anti-war protesters
    <http://links.org.au/node/848>

/Malaysiakini/ -- January 10, 2009 -- The police have arrested 21 
people, including member of parliament for Klang MP Charles Santiago and 
several top leaders of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (Parti Sosialis 
Malaysia -- PSM, at an anti-war vigil at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. 
The vigil was organised by Anti-War Coalition to show support to the 
victims of war and aggression in Palestine and Sri Lanka.

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/848>


    Critical elections in El Salvador <http://links.org.au/node/846>

/Latin Radical/ -- *Burke Stansbury* from the Washington office of the 
US-based *Committee with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) *talks with 
community radio about the first round of the El Salvadoran elections -- 
legislative and municipal -- to be held on January 17, 2009. Burke 
reports that the chances of an FMLN victory (supported by a 10 to 15 
point lead in the polls over the last year) are good, with the voting 
population shrugging off the scare tactics of the ARENA party's media blitz.

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/846>


    Australian unionists back `boycott apartheid Israel' call
    <http://links.org.au/node/845>

/Geelong Advertiser/ -- January 9, 2009 -- Geelong Trades Hall secretary 
Tim Gooden has backed calls for the Rudd Government to cut ties with 
Israel over the current crisis in the Gaza Strip. In a letter headed 
Trade Unionists for Palestine, Mr Gooden and other prominent unionists 
have called on the Rudd Government to denounce ``the latest Israeli 
aggression against Gaza''. The signatories include the state president 
of the Tertiary Education Union, Dr James Doughney, AMWU state secretary 
Steve Dargeval, the assistant secretary of the Communications, 
Electrical and Plumbing Union Burt Blackburne.

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/845>


    The Flame, January 2009 -- Green Left Weekly's Arabic-language
    supplement <http://links.org.au/node/844>

January 8, 2009 -- With the help of Socialist Alliance members in the 
growing Sudanese community in Australia, /Green Left Weekly/ -- 
Australia's leading socialist newspaper -- is publishing a regular 
Arabic language supplement. The /Flame/ covers news from the 
Arabic-speaking world as well as news and issues from within Australia. 
Below is the edition of the /Flame/ published on January 8, 2009.

    * The Flame <http://links.org.au/taxonomy/term/319>
    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/844>


    Production-side environmentalism -- Decreasing production while
    increasing consumption? <http://links.org.au/node/843>

By *Don Fitz*
Corporate "environmentalism" is consumer-side environmentalism. "Make 
your dollars work for the Earth." "Buy green!" "Purchase this green 
gewgaw instead of that ungreen gadget." "Feel guilty about driving your 
car." Consumer-side environmentalism is loath to discuss production. 
Consumer-side environmentalism does not challenge the manufacture of 
cars. Rather, it assumes that producing more and more cars is a sacred 
right never to be questioned.
Production-side environmentalism places blame on the criminal rather 
than the victim. It looks at the profits oil companies reap from urban 
sprawl rather than demeaning people who have no way to get to work other 
than driving a car. Production-side environmentalism looks at an 
agro-food industry which profits from transporting highly processed, 
over-packaged, nutrient-depleted junk thousands of miles rather than the 
parent giving in to a child bombarded with Saturday morning 
pop-tart-porn TV.

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/843>


    Cuba: Rebuilding after the hurricanes, sustainably
    <http://links.org.au/node/840> 

Professor *Fernando Martirena* is from the Centre of Investigation into 
Structures and Materials (CIDEM) research institute at the University of 
Santa Clara, Cuba. He visited Australia in November 2008 to speak at a 
number of meetings organised by the Australian Green Development Forum. 
In 2007, Martirena's team won the World Habitat Award from the Building 
and Social Housing Foundation, an independent research organisation that 
promotes sustainable development and innovation in housing. *Trent 
Hawkins* caught up with Martirena, to find out how the CIDEM is helping 
to build houses in Cuba using sustainable building materials.

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/840>


    The future of socialism and LGBT rights in Cuba -- Interview (video)
    with Mariela Castro Espín <http://links.org.au/node/839>

    * Read and watch more <http://links.org.au/node/839>


    Ferment in Nepal: A dynamic vortex of revolutionary change
    <http://links.org.au/node/837>

By *Bill Templer*
January 3, 2009 -- One remarkable laboratory that discussion in much of 
the world's progressive press tends to neglect is the dynamic vortex of 
revolutionary change in Nepal. Since spring, Nepal has something that 
may be making genuine history: a Maoist people's movement, that, led by 
the CPN (Maoist), and the struggle of the People's Liberation Army over 
a decade, has come to state power through the ballot box. As Tufts 
University historian Gary Leupp wrote last April: "It ought to be the 
ballot heard 'round the world. It ought to be front page news. [...] 
This moment may in the not distant future be seen as another 1917, 
another 1949."

    * Read more <http://links.org.au/node/837>

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