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- SOCIALIST YOUTH is the youth section of the Socialist Party. It is an organisation run for young people and run by young people.We have branches of Socialist Youth throughout the country, north and south, where members get involved in campaigns and activity and discuss political ideas and issues. Socialist Youth is open to all people who are sick of the fact that we are not represented anywhere.
We fight on a number of issues, such as: Anti-War, Racism, Low Pay, Sectarianism, Sexism, Student Fees and Envirnomental Destruction.
We oppose the domination of the world by the giant multi-national corporations and the capitalist system that maintains their rule. We are building a socialist alternative to the bankruptcy of capitalism, which can only offer a future of poverty and warThe aim of Socialist Youth is to organise young people in the fight to change society and build Socialism. If you agree with our ideas, if you agree that capitalism offers no future for young people, then join!
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- http://www.socialistyouth.wordpress.com .net/ http://www.anticapitalism.org.uk/ http://www.socialistparty.net / www.socialistpartyni.net www.socialistworld.net
- socialist.youth@btconnect.com
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No to slave labour youth schemes – For real, decent jobs NOW!
18,400 young people in Northern Ireland are languishing on the Job Seeker Allowance (JSA) of £50.95 a week. By the end of the year it is expected at least 1 in 7 young people will be on the dole.
There is no real assistance for young people looking for work. After six months of signing on, young people are forced onto the Steps to Work programme. This programme provides advice in CV writing, interview skills and filling in application forms. The problem for young people though is not how to fill in forms – there are hardly any jobs on offer! According to the Job Centre’s online database only 1,500 jobs are on offer for 46,000 people on JSA.
The British government’s response has been to create a slave labour scheme in the form of the Flexible New Deal and the Welfare Reform Bill. This means the 250,000 young people on the dole face being forced into working for benefits – the equivalent of working £1.73 an hour for a 35 week! No new jobs will be created. In reality it means supplying slave labour to bosses who won’t have to pay a penny in wages. The Northern Ireland Executive could now attempt to copy this move.
A similar programme was brought in by Maggie Thatcher in 1983 called the Youth Training Scheme. This resulted in young people being conscripted into benefit-paid work groups. People were pushed into pointless tasks such as digging holes and filling them in again or painting buildings that had only been painted a few weeks before!
These degrading schemes and the lack of real jobs resulted in a backlash with a school student strike of 200,000 young people in 1985. Youth Fight for Jobs is demanding no return to youth slave labour programmes. Instead we want a real job creation scheme of socially useful work that pays a minimum of £8 an hour.
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Shame on Subway - Sign the petition online
Subway sack young worker while she was 5 months pregnant.
Subway sacked Natalia Syzmanska under spurious health and safety grounds that didn't stand up under appeal. An online petition has been launched to put pressure on Subway.
http://www.petitiononline.com/subway...
The actions of Subway in sacking a worker who would have been looking for maternity leave is a disgrace that cannot be ignored.
A picket of Subway on Great Victoria St, Belfast this Friday (28th November) between 12.30-1pm.
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1968 - Youth in Revolt
Day of Discussion - Saturday 21st June
Socialist Youth Offices, 13 Lombard St, Belfast
France - workers and youth in revolt against capitalism
AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
Starts 1pm
Guest Speaker: Clare Doyle
Author of 'France 1968 - Month of Revolution' & a leading member of the Committee for a Workers' International who participated in the events of May 1968 in France.
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement
- Lessons for youth today
Starts 3.30pm
Socialist Youth Speaker
There will be a party on after the event, venue to be confirmed.
For more information or to book your place please contact Socialist Youth at 02890232962 or e-mail socialist.youth@btconnect.com
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hace 18 semanas
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Kev Coggehhace 20 semanasPaddy meehan for stormount
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Caroline Haugheyhace 46 semanasWhats the story now? Is there any information sessions happening/ fundraising?
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Caroline Haugheyhace 48 semanas
Would be surely, but in Oz at mo. Will be in touch when I get home.
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hace 49 semanas
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Bronislawhace 49 semanasHi im in favour ofurprotest buti cntactually join in, asim in thewrong part of ireland lol. But seriously when thefuk are ppl gunna open ther eyes toc wats happeming!!!!? "Better to die standin, than to live on ur knees" CheGuevara.
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Socialist Youth Belfasthace 49 semanasPROTEST
End the invasion of Gaza
4-4.30pm Friday 9th January, Outside Belfast City Hall
Socialist Youth have called a protest after Israeli forces ground invasion of Gaza on Saturday evening. After a week of bombings that have left over 400 killed the Israeli Defence Force has decided to escalate the slaughter by sending in ground forces. It's very important that people come get out and show their opposition to the invasion of Gaza. You can help out by:
1 PASS IT ON
Help mobilise for the protest by forwarding this e-mail on to everyone in your address book and encouraging them to come along to the protest.
2 GET YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALONG
Socialist Youth has produced leaflets and posters advertising the protest for Friday. The material is attached to this e-mail so you can print off and distribute to friends and family. If you would printed leaflets or posters please contact Socialist Youth at 07876146473.
MAKE SURE YOU COME ALONG TO THE PROTEST -
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaignhace 58 semanasDublin Nov 1st - IPSC National Rally & Public Meeting - Commemorating the Balfour Declaration & the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. 2pm, British Embassy, Ballsbridge D4 (followed by Public Meeting, 3.30pm, Mount Herbet Hotel, Sandymount, D4) See: http://www.ipsc.ie for full details
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Séamus Foxhace 62 semanasKnights Of The Round Table Arts Collective Presents:
Live Music and poetry @The Pavilion, Ormeau Rd, Belfast
Thursday 9th October, 8pm till late and numerous after parties!!
Featuring Phat Lip open Mic with Phatbob new and established
Poets are encouraged to read all styles and genres most welcome.
Music by: Ten Gallon Hat, Jackson Cage and we welcome Swanee River
Back to Belfast from their native Derry for the head line slot.
Spoken word poetry by: Phatbob and Seamus Fox among other acts to be confirmed.
£4 at the door, Art work from the Knights art group on display.
Challenge the accepted norm and be part of something unique...
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Rooster McDuffhace 62 semanasNo I'm not from Newry! But good luck to the comrades there.
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Caroline Haugheyhace 75 semanas
Hey there everyone! I need your help! I am sending two package...first one is to a really clever wee Palestinian girl call Nada. She lives on al'amari camp, Ramallah! She wants books, as many as she can get her hands on. She is 14 so if you have any you want to donate let me know. The second is for a comrade in Cuba. His name is Ariel and I am trying to get my hands on a copy of George Orwells '1984' in spanish. Gave him my English copy and he wants his mam (who doesn't speak English) to read it. Also a copy of 'Think and grow rich' by Napoleon Hill and an old mobile hand set. I would really appreciate any help! Also, does anyone know of any organisations who take over Palestinians to Ireland? Up the revolution!
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Rooster McDuffhace 75 semanas
Good luck northern comrades, let us move beyond repressive sectarian politics and look for genuine worker's democracy.
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Boixos-Noishace 80 semanasI agree on some of the points but Socialism seems to be a lot like Communism and that proved the system failed in the Ex-Soviet Union
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RuFushace 80 semanasTo be honest ive never been very in tune with politcs ...
...ive always wanted to be ....i don't usually listen to politics because it appears to be so biased one way or the other
......im liking the way this group is though...and i actually understand the stuff your talking about
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Prince Of Paranoiahace 80 semanasNo mention of the Raytheon Nine? I know the relationship between yourself and the SWP but surely it needs a mention!
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Caroline Haugheyhace 86 semanas
This is a great film, well worth a watch. Extremely brutal war.
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Socialist Youth Belfasthace 86 semanas
I think that as a socialist it is vitally important that we deal with both local issues that face all of the working class and try to campaign on these issues. Which the Socialist Party and Socialist Youth do try to do.
In the north at the moment SY and the SP are to the forefront in campaigning against water charges an anti-working class double tax and fighting low pay.
However international events and struggles are also of great importance - capitalism is a global system and therefore we need a global fight back. This is why SY and the SP are affilated to the Committee for a Workers' International with sections 35 different countries. We are one world party that campaigns across every continent.
If you would like more information please visit www.socialistpartyni.net or www.socialistworld.net
Protest against Bush
Socialist Youth Belfast 0 respuestas12.30pm City Hall
Monday 16th June
Protest against Bush at Stormont
From 2.30pm until Bush Leaves
Monday 16th June
Print off poster attached and display in your area
Attached is the poster for the protest against Bush on the 16th June. Please print off copies...
The May 08 edition includes articles on:
Socialist Youth Belfast 0 respuestasFight for young workers rights
The socialist solution to capitalist crisis
Book Review: France 1968 - Month of Revolution
To get your copy or request copies for distributing in yuor school, workplace or friends please contact Socialist Youth at so...
Film Showing
Socialist Youth Belfast 0 respuestasThe Battle of Algiers
A film by Gillo Pontecorvo
8pm Thursday 1st May
Venue: Socialist Party Offices
13 Lombard St
(around the corner from Fresh Garbage)
www.socialistpartyni.net
www.socialistyouth.wordpress.com