After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
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From prostitution, to grooming, to the Palestine question, women confront the power of patriarchy
LYNNE WALSH reports from the international feminist FiLiA conference, which took place in Salford last weekend
Nawal Slemiah, from Palestine, speaks at FiLiA
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While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Opinion polls point to electoral collapse, parliamentary rebellion and a looming leadership challenge as Starmer’s Labour haemorrhages working-class support and the far right exploits the vacuum left by a hollowed-out party, says NICK WRIGHT
The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
FROM a programme packed with speakers, survivors and sisterhood, there’s one short sentence that stays with me.
A young woman told the audience of years of neglect, abuse and grooming. In the session “Failed by the State,” Zoe (not her real name) said: “I was groomed in the womb.”
“As soon as you know the sex of a baby,” she went on, “all the gender stereotypes start applying.”
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