Oppression Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

Gender violence in the spotlight

By Keishia Taylor In one June week in the south of Ireland, the stories of three victims of male violence appeared in the headlines. Jean Eagers was stabbed to death by a man long known to here in Dublin 15. Sonya Lee,

Jul 8, 2020

2020s- New decade of explosions and struggles awaits

By Cillian Gillespie The opening days of 2020 saw news reports dominated by the horrific images and footage of bushfires in Australia and the potential for a new war against Iran. This new year and decade we have entered promises a continuation

Jan 12, 2020

Mental health services at breaking point

By Mary Cahillane Mental health services in Ireland are at breaking point. Decades of cutbacks and austerity, with no additional funding, have stretched services to their limits, and many areas have no services at all. The whirr of the search and rescue

Sep 1, 2019

LGBTQ

50 years since Stonewall — PRIDE in LGBTQ Struggle & Solidarity!

Below is the text of the Socialist Party leaflet given out at Pride 2019 in Dublin. Fifty years ago this month, members of the LGBTQ+ community in New York City took a defiant and courageous stand against oppression and discrimination in the

Jun 29, 2019

News & Analysis

International Women’s Day 2019: The case for socialist feminism

By Keishia Taylor International Women’s Day was established by socialist women as a day of struggle against oppression and exploitation meted out by the capitalist system. A hundred years later, we have won the vote and equal rights by law, but women

Mar 5, 2019

Oppression

Gender violence in the spotlight

2020s- New decade of explosions and struggles awaits

Mental health services at breaking point

50 years since Stonewall — PRIDE in LGBTQ Struggle & Solidarity!

International Women’s Day 2019: The case for socialist feminism

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden