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Posted on 8 June 2020 at 11:32 GMT
Birmingham Socialist Party: George Floyd's Life Mattered - Mass anti-racist movement erupts
Monday 8th June 2020, 7.30pm
Taking place online
Speakers:
- Jai Chavis - an activist from the US Independent Socialist Group on the mass anti-racist protests and workers' action across the United States
- Deji Olay - of Birmingham Socialist Party on the relevance of what's taking place in the US to the struggle against racism in Britain and the fight for socialism
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The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.
The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.
The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.
- The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
- When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.