A look at 1968 through posters
Activist posters from 1968 movements around the world, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the uprisings.
Activist posters from 1968 movements around the world, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the uprisings.
70 years since the Nakba and the founding act of the state of Israel, Lynne Segal reflects on survival, resistance and memory.
“The legal recognition of the 1948 Nakbah as an act of ethnic cleansing would pave the way for some form of restitutive justice.”
To commemorate Nakba Day, we present an excerpt from Ilan Pappe’s book Ten Myths About Israel. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Occupation, the radical Israeli historian examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel, including the myth that the Palestinians voluntarily left their homeland in 1948.
In 1968, Suharto's authoritarian New Order regime obliterated the Indonesian Communist Party's efforts to rebuild after the 1965 massacre.
Turkey's 1968 generation presents an interesting case, not only because the country was undergoing a major transformation, but also because it was a devout NATO ally neighboring the Soviet Union during the Cold War era.
For more than a decade Gaza has been subject to a crippling economic siege. In this piece, Jamie Stern-Weiner writes about the ongoing catastrophe.
Emergency demonstrations in solidarity with the people of Gaza have been called in London (Downing Street, 5.30pm) and across the UK for today, 15 May.
"Tell me the name of your wound and I’ll tell you the road/where we’ll lose ourselves twice!"
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish was one of the greatest writers of the past half-century. In this extract from his long poem Mural, Darwish draws on themes of loss and longing for this beautiful meditation on exile.
The experiences of 1968 show us that it is possible to organize against racism as part of the structure of American capitalism — and to join together projects of street protest, popular education, workplace struggle, and political organization.
On the 50th anniversary of 1968, we present a collection of images from around the world captured during the global uprisings.
On the 50th anniversary of the global uprisings of 1968, we present a reading list to inspire the continued fight for freedom.
Interviews with workers and students currently occupying the New School cafeteria.
The US embassy move and Israel's ongoing slaughter of Palestinians is a strike against the heart of Palestinian resistance.