Socialist Solidarity
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Socialist Solidarity is a Trotskyist organisation in the Czech Republic
. It is part of the International Socialist Tendency
.
It seems to have developed from a circle around a punk rock
band which developed links with the Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
.
In 1998 a group split from the organisation to form the Socialist Organisation of Working People
.
At the end of the 1990s it was active mainly in anti-racist work, campaigning against the neofascist "Republican Party
".
The group has been also deeply involved in INPEG, the umbrella group organising the protests against the IMF
and the World Bank
in Prague in 2000. This anti-capitalist protest was very successful, forcing the bankers to leave Prague one day earlier than planned.
It was also at the centre of the protests against the war in Iraq in 2003.
Socialist Solidarity is now campaigning mainly against the planned U.S. military radar base in Brdy, Czech Republic, through the initiative Ne základnám ("No" to the bases).
Recently it joined big initiative called ProAlt against Czech right-wing government cuts, privatisation and other "reforms".
The group publishes a magazine called Solidarita, now issued monthly.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It is part of the International Socialist Tendency
International Socialist Tendency
The International Socialist Tendency is an international grouping of unorthodox Trotskyist organisations based around the ideas of Tony Cliff, founder of the Socialist Workers Party in Britain...
.
It seems to have developed from a circle around a punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band which developed links with the Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far left party in Britain founded by Tony Cliff. The SWP's student section has groups at a number of universities...
.
In 1998 a group split from the organisation to form the Socialist Organisation of Working People
Socialist Organisation of Working People
The Socialist Organisation of Working People is a Trotskyist political group in the Czech Republic established in 1998 after a split in the group affiliate to the International Socialist Tendency, Socialist Solidarity....
.
At the end of the 1990s it was active mainly in anti-racist work, campaigning against the neofascist "Republican Party
Republikáni Miroslava Sládka
The Republicans of Miroslav Sládek , abbreviated to Republikáni or RMS, is a tiny political party in the Czech Republic.The party was founded by Miroslav Sládek as a successor of Coalition for Republic - Republican Party of Czechoslovakia...
".
The group has been also deeply involved in INPEG, the umbrella group organising the protests against the IMF
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
and the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
in Prague in 2000. This anti-capitalist protest was very successful, forcing the bankers to leave Prague one day earlier than planned.
It was also at the centre of the protests against the war in Iraq in 2003.
Socialist Solidarity is now campaigning mainly against the planned U.S. military radar base in Brdy, Czech Republic, through the initiative Ne základnám ("No" to the bases).
Recently it joined big initiative called ProAlt against Czech right-wing government cuts, privatisation and other "reforms".
The group publishes a magazine called Solidarita, now issued monthly.