Dilemmas of Humanity

The Palestinian People Are Already Free

October 20, 2023 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Educate! Dilemmas of Humanity, Israel, Palestine, Wars and Militarism

This week, from 14–18 October, the Dilemmas of Humanity conference brought together political leaders, activists, and organic intellectuals from around the world to discuss the central problems facing humanity today and strengthen proposals to address them. Gathered in Johannesburg (South Africa), participants watched in horror as Israel escalated its genocidal war against the Palestinian people. On 17 October, the eleventh consecutive day of its bombardment, Israel stunned the world by bombing the al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City, where thousands of civilians were receiving medical treatment and seeking shelter from the attacks.

Dilemmas Of Humanity Conference Concludes In Johannesburg

October 20, 2023 Luis De Jesus Reyes and Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch. Strategize! Dilemmas of Humanity, Palestine, Socialism, South Africa, US Imperialism

For almost two weeks now, an incessant rain of bombs has been falling on the Palestinian lands and people, who for 75 years have struggled against the Zionist settler-colonial project, under the indifferent gaze of the so-called “Western powers” and their governments. For more than 60 years, the Cuban people have been suffering from an economic, financial, and commercial blockade that has deprived them of achieving their full development, before the impotent gaze of a large part of the world that cannot – or does not dare – to challenge those responsible for that policy. Both realities are hard to digest, but they have similar origins: imperialism and the capitalist system.

Socialism Is Not Just A Possibility, It Is The Only Possibility

October 16, 2023 Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch. Organize! Dilemmas of Humanity, Johannesburg, Social Movements, Socialism, South Africa

What does socialism and building socialism mean to the leaders of mass movements and left political parties from across the world? This question is at the center of the debates for the next several days at the III International Dilemmas of Humanity Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Around 500 movement leaders, trade unionists, and members of left parties from more than 70 countries are partaking in the conference which will culminate on October 18, 2023. The conference is organized by the International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA) and hosted by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Abahlali base Mjondolo, and the Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party of South Africa.

As A Working Class-Led Global Movement Rises, Elites Are Panicking

September 11, 2023 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. Podcast - Clearing The FOG Atlanta, Dilemmas of Humanity, Socialism, Working Class

Around the world, a major organizing effort is underway, led by civil society and unions with the International People's Assembly, to build a working class movement for alternative systems that address the many crises we face. A series of regional conferences called the Dilemmas of Humanity are taking place in preparation for an international conference in South Africa in mid October. Clearing the FOG speaks with Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News about the recent meeting in Atlanta, which is part of this process. Puryear speaks about the significance of the Stop Cop City movement and the necessity of leadership coming from frontline communities in the South. He also talks about the threat of nuclear war and the growing state repression of activists and journalists who dare to challenge the wealthy class.

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