Counterfire | Counterfire
WEBCounterfire actively works to build the movements of resistance – on the streets, in workplaces and communities. Find your nearest branch, upcoming events and resources and join the fight. Counterfire's monthly freesheet Counterfire produces the left's first free newspaper every month with the key arguments of the moment.
What is Counterfire? | Counterfire
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · Counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to change from below. We believe socialists’ first job is to harness the anger of millions against the government and its attacks on working people. We support every protest, every strike and every picket. We try to build the biggest possible movements against austerity, the spiralling cost of ...
Articles - Counterfire
WEBThe unprecedented environmental cost of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Sweta Choudhury. Analysis. Sir Keir Starmer being questioned at Downing Street, September 2024. Photo: Flickr/ Simon Dawson. 15 Sep 2024.
Who we are - Counterfire
WEBJun 30, 2020 · Who we are. Counterfire is a revolutionary socialist organisation committed to transforming our society from one based on the profit motive to one built on the needs of working people. Real change can only be achieved by working class people organising themselves to challenge their bosses and the government that stands behind the bosses. It ...
10 years of Counterfire | Counterfire
WEBMar 7, 2020 · Marking ten years since the launch of Counterfire, Alex Snowdon reflects on why the organisation was set up and some of what we have achieved in the last decade. Counterfire will be 10 years old on 8 March. Both the website and the organisation were publicly launched on International Women’s Day 2010. A radical manifesto for women’s ...
Middle East on fire: How can Palestine be free? | Counterfire
WEBOct 18, 2023 · Middle East on fire: How can Palestine be free? Counterfire has organised a crucial meeting in London on the eve of the national demonstration for Palestine to discuss the roots of the crisis and the response of the left. In the wake of Israel’s horrific attack on Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, it is crucial that we continue to mobilise in the UK ...
Pushing out the urban poor: the power of the developers
WEB4 days ago · The pushing out of the hard-pressed urban poor in the countries of the Global South to serve the needs of investors based in the imperialist countries and local elite interests is an expression of the greed and irrationality of global capitalism. It is also a recipe for explosive resistance, as communities unite and fight back against the ...
Weekly briefing - Counterfire
WEBJul 29, 2024 · A bad start for Starmer: sexism, racism, and denial of democracy – weekly briefing ...
Palestine - Counterfire
WEB13 Sep 2024. Breakthrough in Brighton: The TUC backs the Palestine movement. Zahid Rahman and Chris Nineham. Opinion. A shot of the October 28 pro-Palestinian march that attracted 500,000 people in London. Source: Azurevanilla ash – Wikicommmoms / cropped from original / CC0 1.0. 06 Sep 2024.
News - Counterfire
WEBAug 25, 2024 · Anti fascists have taken to the streets to oppose racism and scapegoating of Muslims and migrants. Ross Maidment, Robert Anderson, Sam Colclough. News. Anti-fascist poster in South London, Aug 2023. Source: Steve Eason. 08 Aug 2024.