Socialist Students members joined a rally marking just over a week since students occupied the Parkinson building at Leeds University, in protest at university policies in relation to the ongoing war on Gaza. Socialist Party Yorkshire regional secretary Iain Dalton was involved in the hundreds-strong occupation at Leeds Uni in 2010. He spoke to point…
The support for Palestine in Dewsbury was strong this Saturday. 150 people turned out to express their solidarity and frustration. In Dewsbury, the speakers ranged from children reading poetry, prayers being led and political speeches. Many raised the inhumane response from both the Conservatives and Labour on this issue, and putting pressure on local councillors…
4/11/23 – Leeds – ‘we expect better’ Through the weekly demonstrations, the focus has moved to Labour and Keir Starmer. “We expect better”, a speaker said. And the political awareness of demonstrators is growing as the demos go on. People are realising that Labour does not represent the working class anymore. Mentions of socialism are…
For the third time in as many weeks, thousands of people marched through the streets of Leeds against the ongoing siege and bombardment of Gaza by the Israeli state. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Those joining the demonstration were motivated by a mix of anger at the devastation being wrought on the people of Gaza,…
To the chanting of ‘Down, down, Al-Burhan’, over 100 people from Leeds’ Sudanese community rallied on Saturday 13th November in support of the mass protests taking place the same day in Sudan. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party The protest condemned the military coup led by Al-Burhan, right hand man of the former dictator, Al-Bashir, whose…
“We don’t want the military in government any more” this was the message that rang clear at the Leeds rally against the coup in Sudan earlier this week. Leeds Socialist Party member Over 100 people rallied in City Square, predominantly from Leeds’ Sudanese community, although a banner bringing solidarity from Leeds TUC was also present….
A socially distanced protest calling for global justice, aimed at the G7 meeting in Cornwall took an unexpected turn on Friday 11th June. Kevin Pattison, Vice President, Leeds Trades Council & Leeds Socialist Party As we gathered on the Parkinson Steps, the usual place for demonstrations at Leeds University, we were met by police and security…
For the second weekend in a row, protesters gathered in Leeds in solidarity with the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Organised by the Nigerian Student Society at Leeds University and Black Lives Matter Leeds, at least 80 attended despite the poor weather. Leeds Socialist Party members The Socialist Party’s leaflets, reproducing the leaflet given out by…
“We’ve started this, and there’s no going back” were the remarks of one speaker at the #endsars protest on October 24th in Millennium Square, Leeds. Around 50-60 joined the protest organised by the Nigerian Student Society at Leeds University. As well as slogans against police violence and demands to dismantle the SARS and SWAT police…
