“All changed, changed utterly” – A New Era of Class Struggle & Capitalist Crisis
Statement by the International Secretariat of the CWI 8 June 2020 The words of W.B Yeats, from his poem ‘Easter 1916’, sum up the current world […]
EPWP BULLETIN #11 | Back to the Streets for Permanent Jobs
On Wednesday 17 June EPWP workers will protest outside the Gauteng Legislature in Joburg.
USA | Anti-racist Movement Reignited by Death of George Floyd
On 25 May, police in Minneapolis choked George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who subsequently died. A released video recorded by bystanders shows Floyd repeatedly pleading, “I can’t breathe”, as officer Derek Chauvin crushes his neck for nearly ten minutes.
USA | What’s next for the anti-racist movement?
The current anti-racist protest movement lacks organization, leadership, and democratic decision-making structures. Without these, it is vulnerable to fizzling out without achieving lasting change, as people succumb to protest fatigue.
COVID-19 Response
All the countries we are supporting are starting to impose restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. We have sent relief goods to over a thousand families to help them survive this pandemic…
Book for kids
For a lot of communities, access to books is a luxury. The past month, we held a “give a book for a child” project where we found overwhelmingly generous turnouts. We have sent over 10,000 books to children and communities….
They need us
Now more than ever, our fight to end poverty needs to be stronger. United Nations released the 2020 report on Sustainable Development Goals, which reflects a very sobering data…….
Education for kids
With school shutdowns around the world due to the pandemic, children and their families in poverty are impacted due to the lack of resources to attend classes online….
Art in Fundraising
Sharing art for a cause has allowed artists, art organizations and non-artists charities to approach art-based projects. Last year alone, we have hosted 20 art-fundraising events to help children and their families have access to….
Volunteer in time of isolation
The past couple of months have been a reality check on a number of things we have taken for granted, and also a reality check on how much communities and families need out help now more than ever…
