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‘Adult Human Female’ and the contradictions of left-wing transphobia
Filmmaker and rs21 member Úna O'Sullivan debunks a film that claims to provide a ‘materialist’ basis for gender essentialism.
Stop the exclusion of disabled people from public transport
Everyone should have access to reliable public transport.
Revolutionary Reflections | Sexual violence, feminism and socialist organising
Discussion: how should socialists organise to stop sexual violence in our organisations?
Strikes
Care workers clap back: strikes, unions and the exodus from care
A care worker activist explains the issues they face and calls for solidarity
France: standing up to Macron
Following recent strikes and demonstrations in France over pension reform, Clément Mouhot writes about the causes of the most recent wave of protest in France.
Half a million on strike – organise in your workplace to...
A brilliant day - now escalate the strikes, build our unions at the grassroots.
Fighting oppression
Stand together against attacks on trans people
Over forty local vigils for Brianna Ghey are planned. Stand together against the transphobes.
Elbit is losing – support the Palestine Action protesters facing trial
Palestine Action confronted Elbit's making weapons for Israel. Now we need to show solidarity with Palestince Action activists in court.
Cost of living
Make 1 February a day of rebellion
If you're in dispute, can you strike? If not, can you protest? Start planning now.
Trade unions in communities – how change can happen
A new project in Edinburgh is bringing community activists and rank-and-file trade unionists together.
Tenants’ unions fight back against rocketing rents
rs21 members report on December's tenants' union protests against some of the largest estate agents in England.
International and imperialism
The earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
Earlier this month southern Türkiye and northwest Syria were struck by two devastating earthquakes, a tragedy which is fundamentally political, affected by the fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism.
What future for Myanmar? Perspectives from the left
Students, workers, militants and Marxists offer tactics to resist the junta in Myanmar.
Understanding China after Mao
Charlie Hore reviews China after Mao, finding a work with large omissions which fails to explain why China has changed so much since the 1970s.
Climate
Climate scientists defend colleagues victimised for activism
Science is often linked to corporates and the state - but scientists are organising.
Climate protest: London stands with Lützerath
A corporate polluter is demolishing a village to expand a coal mine
Lützerath: solidarity with climate activists under attack
Climate activists fight to stop the destruction of a German village and the expansion of German coal.
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Reviews
Shake the City – Experiments in Space and Time, Music and...
Kate Bradley reviews Shake the City by Alexander Billet, a well-written and thought-provoking book on the role of music in making political change.
The scale of Britain’s housing crisis
Danny Schultz reviews a recent work exploring the scale of exploitative landlordism in Britain, finding an indictment of British capitalism and an urgent call for renter organising.
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Videos and audio
The Politics of Rural Life – a conversation with Vron Ware
Vron Ware, author of Return of a Native: learning from the land, gave a talk on the politics of rural life as part of rs21 Endgames, a series of monthly ecosocialist events.
Video | Interviews with Go North West bus strikers
The day after ending their successful 12-week strike against #FireAndRehire, Manchester bus strikers spoke to Ian Allinson about the dispute and what comes next.
Video: building the fightback against transphobia in Britain
Charlotte Powell and Jules Joanne Gleeson speak about what is needed to win trans liberation and defeat transphobia in Britain. These talks were recorded during the rs21 event Transphobia in Britain: Building the fightback. Both include captions.
Video: The state of transphobia in Britain
In December, rs21 organised a meeting 'Transphobia in Britain: Building the Fightback'. Here we present two of the speeches from that meeting, which give an overview of transphobia in Britain, its impact, and prospects for its defeat.