Rouken Glen Park Glasgow 08 May 6pm 

Zionist organisations are planning to celebrate the founding of the State of Israel throughout the UK. The main event in Scotland takes place in East Renfrewshire on Thursday, 8 May. Long-standing media reports link the Council officially with these celebrations. This at a time when the new UN investigator into Israeli conduct in the occupied territories, Jewish-American Professor Richard Falk, has compared Israeli actions in Gaza to those of the Nazis, and Israeli Deputy Defence Minister Vilnai has openly threatened a Holocaust on the people of Gaza if they continue to resist.

Bring your family and friends - banners and placards.

Saturday 10 May 2008 - National Demonstration for Palestine

FREE PALESTINE

END THE SIEGE ON GAZA – FOR THE RIGHT OF RETURN – END ISRAELI OCCUPATION

Assemble 1pm Temple Underground station/ Victoria Embankment, rally in Trafalgar Square.

Organised by: British Muslim Initiative, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Palestinian Forum in Britain.

www.scottishpsc.org.uk

Actor and political activist Ricky Tomlinson has added his support to the campaign to defend Tommy Sheridan and his comrades and family who have become victims of the Murdoch-inspired political witch-hunt.

Tomlinson could not attend the forthcoming campaign rally but sent a message of support to the campaign saying "Tommy's crime in their eyes is to successfully lead a great movement against the poll tax and go on to be elected in his prison cell as a workers' leader.  The Labour Movement and all those committed to uphold natural justice should unite in defence of workers' leaders who find themselves in this position."

Meanhwile the Scottish Regional Secretary of the FBU, Kenny Ross, has called on FBU members to give full support to the campaign.  In a message to all FBU officials in the UK he says, "In the true spirit of solidarity, it is incumbent on us to reciprocate the unconditional support that he has given us for so long."

The Public Rally to Defend the Sheridan 7 will be held in Langside Halls Glasgow on Saturday 7th June at 1pm 

Speakers include Bob Crow, Janice Godrich, Kenny Ross, Gerry Conlon & John McManus

To see a copy of the leaflet Click here

To read Ricky Tomlinson's full statement click 'read more' below.

"As long as the struggle of the workers against the bourgeoisie and the ruling class continues, as long as all demands are not met, May Day will be the yearly expression of these demands. And, when better days dawn, when the working class of the world has won its deliverance then too humanity will probably celebrate May Day in honor of the bitter struggles and the many sufferings of the past." Rosa Luxembourg 1894.

Solidarity, Scotland's Socialist Movement will join socialists and trades unionists across Scotland in rallies and events to celebrate International Workers Day.  On this day we send our comradely greetings and solidarity to all workers across the world who continue the struggle.

The contempt case against Aamer Anwar was heard at Edinburgh High Court on Tuesday 29 the verdict has been reserved.

Over 70 supporters of Aamer, many from Solidarity, picketed the court.

In an unprecedented action, a representative of Liberty the Civil Rights campaign, was permitted to make 3rd party representation on the Human Rights implications of the case and argue that a conviction would be illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights.

In an earlier statement, Solidarity said

"This is a vital battle, Solidarity believes that this action restricts the rights of lawyers to represent their clients.  This is a political action by the authorities against Scotland's foremost socialist lawyer and one of our most important campaigners for human rights and civil liberties.  We offer full support to Aamer Anwar, the Siddique family and the Defend Aamer Anwar Campaign." 

For full details of the campaign visit www.sacc.org.uk

On Thursday the 24th and Friday 25th of April, PCS workers will take part in the latest of a series of days of strike action in defence of pay and conditions.

PCS members in the DWP should be congratulated for their readiness to take further strike action in the face of one of the worst employers in the country – this Government. DWP workers were the first to take on the Governments pay restraint policy in their fantastically strong and united strike action on December 6th and 7th.

Solidarity today condemns the actions of the Egyptian government in its suppression of a wave of mass strikes by Egyptian workers. Hundreds of workers have been arrested and detained whilst the indiscriminate use of rubber bullets, tear gas and live ammunition has left 2 dead and countless others wounded.

Writing online, one Egyptian activist described the scene in the city of Mahalla;

“Try to imagine what the pictures you see of Palestinian towns under occupation… Mahalla is similar to that now. Soldiers, armored vehicles, firetrucks.. Since last night the clashes ended. But who knows, everything may change in a second.”

Internationalism has been and continues to be one of Solidarity’s key priorities. It is based on the understanding that an economic system predicated on profit regardless of the human, social or environmental cost is global in scope and reach.

This means that resistance and opposition to it must also take on a global aspect. Under globalization workers across the world have found themselves plunged into a race to the bottom with one another as they compete for the favours of global corporations.

It is for this reason that the wages and conditions of Scottish workers have diminished and will continue to diminish in real terms. As a socialist party which fights for a world in which cooperation and solidarity replaces competition and endless wars for markets and resources, we reject the idea that workers must compete for the crumbs from the table of global corporations whose profits rise year on year to levels that are beyond obscene.