The Sound of Solidarity

Some say it is the influence of the Zionist lobby in the US that explains America's unwavering support for Israel.

But David Glanz argues that the real reason is that the US sees Israel as an indispensable ally in a region of huge strategic importance.

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Julie Monteiro explains how the Democrats paved the way for Trump and how building mass resistance is the key to turning the tide on reaction.

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Thirty years ago, in September 1994, students at the Australian National University in Canberra occupied the chancellery building for eight days. 

Tom Orsag was working in Canberra at the time and was an active supporter of the occupation. Here he tells the story of the struggle.

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Paddy Gibson looks at the potential for revolt against Israel's genocide and also against the Arab leaders who are helping make it possible.

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This talk was given at Solidarity's Resist and Rebel conference in Sydney on 24 August 2024.

On 11 September 2000 (known as S11), 10,000 people surrounded the World Economic Forum in Melbourne and shut it down.

In the wake of the recent action against Land Forces, David Glanz discusses the lessons of S11 for organising effective direct action today.

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In this episode, Graham Willett and Geraldine Fela share stories about how the union movement has stood up against homophobia.

Graham Willett is a recovering academic, a socialist and an historian. He has been involved in groups as diverse as the Gay Community News collective, ACTUP and the Australian Queer Archives.

Geraldine Fela is a labour movement historian and author of Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia's AIDS crisis. She is also a member of Solidarity.

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This talk was recorded at a forum hosted by the Melbourne branch of Solidarity on 26 September.

Julie Monteiro discusses how oppression can bring people into the struggle for liberation but why organising primarily on the basis of identity can be a dead end.

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This talk was given at the Resist and Rebel conference in Melbourne on 24 August.

Far right and fascist parties are on the rise across Europe, from the National Rally in France to Austria’s Freedom Party and the German AfD, while in the US Donald Trump still has a chance of taking back the Presidency.

Adam Adelpour explains the difference between fascist parties and other forms of far right politics -- and why it matters for how we resist them.

This talk was given at Solidarity's Sydney branch on 5 September.

Labor is pushing a rightwing agenda -- attacking the CFMEU, leaving refugees to rot, spending billions on nuclear submarines and the military, and more. Maeve Larkins unpacks why the ALP is putting Australian capitalism first.

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David Glanz looks at the dangers posed by the rise of the far right and argues that the left has to avoid the trap of "lesser evilism" and instead build a united front of revolutionaries and reformists to stop our common enemies.

This talk was delivered at Solidarity's Resist and Rebel conference in Melbourne on 24 August.

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