Derby SWP: Weekly Update #50

Sunday 11 January 2015

Weekly Update #50

Hello everyone,
This is our first weekly update of 2015 - if you're against racism, sexism, homophobia, austerity, inequality, exploitation and the capitalist system which produces them, we need you, and you need us. Join us!

Branch Meetings

In the aftermath of the killings in Paris the right are attempting to whip up Islamophobia. How should socialists respond? The SWP Central Committee has produced a statement, which you can read here:
http://socialistworker.co.uk/art/39705/Socialist+Workers+Party+statement+on+Paris+killings

Our meeting this week has been changed from the one advertised in Socialist Worker to reflect last week's events.

The following week we will be talking about a related issue which anyone who lives in Britain will be aware of: how immigration is used by powerful groups to divide workers and provide scapegoats for problems caused by the rich.

All meetings are at the West End Community Centre, Mackworth Road, Derby. All welcome - see you there! (map below)

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Stand Up To UKIP - Inaugural Meeting in Derby

The Derby Stand Up To UKIP campaign is being launched on Monday night.

Anyone who is opposed to UKIP and its agenda will be welcome.

7pm Monday 12^th January
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Welfare Centre, Upper Dale Road, Derby, DE23 8BS

Please see our last blog post for more information:
http://derbyswp.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/iaugural-derby-stand-up-to-ukip-meeting.html

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We are the Derby branch of the Socialist Workers' Party. The SWP is the largest revolutionary party on the left in the UK today.

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For socialism
The present system cannot be patched up - it has to be completely transformed. The structures of the parliament, army, police and judiciary cannot be taken over and used by the working people. Elections can be used to agitate for real improvements in people's lives and to expose the system we live under, but only the mass action of workers themselves can change the system.Workers create all the wealth under capitalism. A new society can only be constructed when they collectively seize control of that wealth and plan its production and distribution according to need.

For internationalism
We live in a world economy dominated by huge corporations. Only by fighting together across national boundaries can we challenge the rich and powerful who dominate the globe. The struggle for socialism can only be successful if it is a worldwide struggle.This was demonstrated by the experience of Russia where an isolated socialist revolution was crushed by the power of the world market - a market it could only contend with by becoming state capitalist. In Eastern Europe and China similar states were later established.

Against racism, imperialism and oppression
We oppose everything which turns workers from one country against those from another. We oppose all immigration controls and campaign for solidarity with workers in other countries. We support the right of black people and other oppressed groups to organise their own defence and we support all genuine national liberation movements. We campaign for real social, political and economic equality for woman and for an end to all forms of discrimination against lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender people.

Revolutionary party
Those who rule our society are powerful because they are organised - they control the wealth, media, courts and the military. They use their power to limit and contain opposition. To combat that power, working people have to be organised as well. The Socialist Workers Party aims to bring together activists from the movement and working class. A revolutionary party is necessary to strengthen the movement, organise people within it and aid them in developing the ideas and strategies that can overthrow capitalism entirely.We are committed to fight for peace, equality, justice and socialism. Join us.

To find out more go to our website:
http://swp.org.uk/

Sunday 11 January 2015

Weekly Update #50

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