Hopi’s two day school reflects its resonance in the working class. Chris Strafford reports Over the weekend of June 14-15 Hands Off the People of Iran held a successful school, with around 70 people attending some or all of the sessions. All the openings were recorded and will soon be available on the Hopi website.… Continue reading Principled approach to anti-war work
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UK unions take principled stand against war on Iran
June 6, for immediate release AS IMPERIALIST THREATS AGAINST IRAN GROW, SECOND UK UNION AFFILIATES TO HOPI Delegates to the June 2-6 Nottingham conference of the train drivers’ union, Aslef, voted unaminously to make their union the second to affiliate to Hands Off the People of Iran in just 2 weeks. They joined the PCS,… Continue reading UK unions take principled stand against war on Iran
MAJOR UK UNION TAKES STAND AGAINST WAR ON IRAN
Delegates to the May 21-23 conference of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) voted overwhelmingly to affiliate to Hands Off the People of Iran. The PCS is the first national union to support Hopi, which fights: Against imperialist war on Iran For the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of US/UK troops from Iraq and all… Continue reading MAJOR UK UNION TAKES STAND AGAINST WAR ON IRAN
Iran and imperialism- Yassamine Mather
Yassamine Mather from HOPI speaks on Iran and Imperialism at Communist University North on May 3 2008.
Iran and the threat of war- Torab Saleth
Part one Torab Saleth looks at the nature of the Iranian regime and its relationship with the United States. He describes the history of the conflict and goes behind the current media speculation to explain what is really going on in the Middle East.
Why we cannot politically support the day of action on March 6 2008
What sort of solidarity do workers in Iran need? Click here to download the leaflet that we will be distributing on March 6 Supporters of Hands Off the People of Iran will be taking part in the day of action on March 6 to highlight the plight of Iranian trade unionists currently languishing in the… Continue reading Why we cannot politically support the day of action on March 6 2008
Yassamine Mather debates pro-war columnist Nick Cohen
This debate took place at the Soho Theatre, London, on January 29th 2008. There are four videos, or an MP3 of the meeting can be downloaded. 1. Yassamine Mather opens the debate 2. Yassamine Mather continued 3. Nick Cohen responds 4. Nick Cohen continued
Videos from launch conference
Hopi launch conference – videos Yassamine Mather welcomes participants to the conference Torab Saleth (Workers Left Unity Iran) leads a commemoration for the Iranian victims of imperialism and the theocratic regime Mark Fischer (Communist Party of Great Britain) explains why democrats and socialists must fight on two fronts Does Iran have the right to have… Continue reading Videos from launch conference
Talking with Tatchell
For his programme on 18 Doughty Street, Peter Tatchell interviewed Mark Fischer of Hands Off the People of Iran and the CPGB and Yassamine Mather of Workers Left Unity Iran, 21 September 2007