These policies were adopted by Hopi’s AGM on November 28 2009 For reports of the meeting, see Weekly Worker and The Commune For a Middle East Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMDs Sanctions are a form of war Day of solidarity with Iranian workers No to state murders Click here to read the policies… Continue reading Policies adopted at Hopi AGM 2009
Category: Statements / Positions
Motions for Hopi AGM
Please email any amendments by Wednesday, November 25, midnight to office@hopoi.info Motion 1 For a Middle East Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMDs Moshe Machover, London The US imperialists, flanked by their hatchet man, Israel, and by their European camp followers — masquerading as ‘the international community’ – are accusing Iran of planning to… Continue reading Motions for Hopi AGM
Leaflet: No new sanctions
Iran: Oppose all sanctions Support working class self-liberation from below! Click here to download leaflet in PDF format The October 1 nuclear talks between Iran and the UN security council are unlikely to resolve the stand-off between imperialism and the theocratic regime. For a start, both sides actually thrive on the “nuclear threat”. With the… Continue reading Leaflet: No new sanctions
No to Zionism’s barbaric war!
January 2009 Click here to download the leaflet in PDF format Hands Off the People of Iran unreservedly condemns the massacre of Palestinians by Israeli military forces. Air raids on Gaza have killed over a thousand people and a land invasion with tanks and heavy weaponry has created hell for the inhabitants of Gaza. No… Continue reading No to Zionism’s barbaric war!
Hopi condemns Ahmadinejad’s “Alternative Christmas Message”
December 25 2008 Every year, the British television broadcaster Channel 4 produces an alternative to to the Queen’s Christmas speech. In previous years it has been delivered by a fully veiled Muslim woman and Genelle Guzman, a 9/11 survivor. This year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke for seven minutes. He used the speech to condemn… Continue reading Hopi condemns Ahmadinejad’s “Alternative Christmas Message”
The political situation, war and imperialism
Position paper adopted HOPI conference December 13 2008 1. Conference notes: 1:1 That despite the election promises of the new administration in the USA and various pronouncements by its allies, the threat of yet another US-led war in the Middle East has not gone away. On the surface, it seems that a direct military attack… Continue reading The political situation, war and imperialism
Barack Obama: has the threat of war gone away?
November 4 2008 Barack Obama’s victory has enthused millions of people across the globe. But anti-war activists should be careful not to cheer him too loudly. Much was made of his claim to want to meet Iran’s president Ahmadinejad “without preconditions” to sort out the ‘disagreements’. And, after all, both have quite a lot in… Continue reading Barack Obama: has the threat of war gone away?
Has the threat of war subsided?
October 16 2008 Does the current economic crisis and the collapse of banks and financial institutions mean the threat of war against Iran has subsided? We believe that the opposite is true. In the past, capitalism in decline has often turned to external war to solve its problems at home. There are reports that influential… Continue reading Has the threat of war subsided?
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