Statement of World Federation of Democratic Youth on the Developments in Ukraine
Statement of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) on the developments in Ukraine 05/03/2013 These past months the international anti-imperialist movement has been watching closely the dangerous developments that are taking place in Ukraine and the power struggle among imperialism that has been leading the Ukrainian people down a dangerous path. In the past few days […]
The State of Women’s Liberation in 2014
As part of the build up to International Women’s Day celebrations on Saturday (08/03/2014) Emily Weir from YCL Edinburgh gives a sober reflection on the progress of the movement for women’s liberation and the importance of International Women’s Day in 2014. She puts paid to the idea that women have achieved equality in our era – or […]
Coordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain: International Women’s Day Celebration
The YCL strongly encourages comrades in London to attend this celebration. An evening of entertainment, culture and politics to celebrate International Women’s Day, convened by CPs with members domiciled in Britain and hosted annually by the Coordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain. 18.30 – 20.45 Saturday the 8th of March at the Marx Library, in […]
Ukraine: Alarm Bells Ring Out Across Europe as Fascism Rears it’s Ugly Head
The issues behind the protests that have brought Ukraine to the brink of civil war remain, writes John Foster CP International Secretary in the Morning Star. Alongside long-standing divisions in the country itself it has become a battleground for outside powers. “Ceding Ukraine to Moscow could turn into a broader undermining of Western credibility,” an […]
YCL North-West Remember the International Brigades
Sunday 09/02/2013 saw YCL North-West members attending, along with members of the Communist Party, the International Brigade Memorial Trust’s (IBMT) re-dedication of the plaque in Manchester Town Hall commemorating those who volunteered to fight Franco’s Fascism in Spain. Only a day after its reformation in the North-West, the YCL placed a wreath alongside that of […]
No2EU: Yes to workers’ rights Gears Up for May European Elections
The No2EU campaign, which the Communist Party is a member of and which the YCL supports, is gearing up for the EU elections this coming May. It has published a a useful short pamphlet summarising its arguments with an introduction by RMT general secretary Bob Crow He writes that 25 years after then European Commission president Jacques […]
Support the Women’s Assembly Against Austerity!
Anita Wright, Secretary of the National Assembly of Women and Communist Party Executive Committee, member calls for women to attend the Women’s Assembly Against Austerity in this article from the Morning Star. The YCL welcomes this initiative as ruling class austerity is hitting women, and even more especially young women, particularly hard. Cuts in legal […]
Voices for the Miami 5
The Young Communist League and the Communist Party are supporting a major new online campaign for the Miami Five and are asking comrades, supporters of Cuban socialism and all those who believe in justice to add your voice of support to it. This Campaign has been established to build and mobilise support for the Miami […]
Communist Party Of Ukraine: How to Save Ukraine from Civil War
The following statement is from the Press Office of the Communist Party of Ukraine. The YCL expresses our solidarity with the Communist Party of the Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. We oppose the meddling of the EU and the USA in the domestic affairs of a sovereign nation. Please see the original statement here. The […]
Prospects For Nuclear Disarmament In Britain
Alan Mackinnon, secretary of Scottish CND & Scottish Committee member of the Communist Party, argues that the campaign to reject Trident needs to keep up the pressure both north and south of the border in 2014. This article first appeared in the Morning Star 20/01/2014. Last month a report from the House of Commons defence select committee highlighted the stark […]
