Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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Five demands from the Peace & Justice Project
Let’s build an alternative to the misery faced by millions, says JEREMY CORBYN
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES: Jeremy Corbyn at a pro-Palestine march in central London calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, February 17 2024
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
A QUARTER of a million are homeless. 4.2 million children live in poverty. Our planet is deteriorating.
Unprecedented crises require transformative solutions — and our five demands go beyond the broken status quo. Across the country, millions of people are crying out for transformative change — and political leaders should listen.
No one person can have all the answers and nobody should spend their lives bossing other people about. When we listen to each other and come together, we are an incredibly powerful force for change. That’s how history is made — and how we will make it again.
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