Rally will call for international movement against the right after Brazilian election result

London rally to call for international movement against the right after Brazilian election result

A Socialist Party press release
On Saturday 10 November 1,000 socialists from around the country plus international guests will gather in London for a ‘Fight the Right’ rally.
The event will have added impetus following the election of the far-right Bolsonaro in Brazil. The Socialist Party’s Brazilian sister party will send a solidarity video to be played at the rally.
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Tony Saunois (secretary of the international organisation – the CWI – that the Socialist Party is part of) will speak at a workshop on Sunday 11 November discussing current events in Latin America in particular.

Tony said:

“Bolsonaro’s election shows the danger of reactionary forces gaining a foothold in Latin America at the moment. But that’s only one side of the story. In every country there is a resistance by working class and poor people. Where the right currently has the upper hand it is largely because of a failure of left parties to show a lead to win the confidence of the masses or, when they have been in power, to break with capitalism. That has important lessons for socialists and activists around the world.”