Webinair: Wednesday – March 18th – 1PM

Labor Solidarity with Palestine

Lessons from Italy and Britain

On March 18th the National Labor Network for Ceasefire and In These Times magazine will host an international webinar featuring trade unionists from Italy and Britain engaged in direct action for justice for Palestinians. On October 3, 2025 the Confederazione Generale Italiana di Lavoratori (CGIL) participated in a national strike for Palestine. The action involved over two million workers and paralyzed transport and logistics throughout Italy. British workers have also engaged in dramatic actions, pressuring both their government and corporate targets, and have had to withstand attacks on their civil liberties in the process. Join the webinar to learn more from unions from both countries and how it might inform the actions of unions here in the United States.

The need for working class solidarity with Palestine did not end with the so-called “ceasefire” in Gaza. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed since the “ceasefire” went into effect, and the U.S. government recently sent $6.7 billion additional dollars worth of weapons to Israel, funds that are desperately needed to fund human needs in the U.S.

Header Panelists will include: 

Jo Grady, General Secretary, University and College Union (Britain)

Salvatore Marra, International Secretary,CGIL (Italy)

Puneet Maharaj, Executive Director, National Nurses United (U.S.)

Lara Kiswani, Executive Director, Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) (U.S.)

Maria Elena Delia, spokesperson, Global Sumud Flotilla – Italy

The webinar will take place on March 18th and will begin at:

1 PM Eastern Time (USA) and last until 2:30 PM EST

Here is a link to register for the webinar

https://bit.ly/palestine-labor-solidarity-webinar

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From Steve Early

Come meet the folks from Barn Raiser

Share a meal and ideas

March 25th

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Our friends Justin and Joel (former publisher of In These Times) are doing great work with a new on-line media outlet designed to counter MAGA influence in rural America by covering its politics, history, culture, religion, labor, environmental and agricultural issues from a progressive perspective. See-–https://barnraisingmedia.com/ 

On Wednesday, March 25, we hope you can join us for a dinner discussion of what’s going on in red states and rural areas of blue ones, like CA. They are particularly interested in meeting potential contributors—journalists, photographers, activists, and academics with an interest in this field. We’ll be passing the hat but no donation required

See details below, including how to RSVP. Please share this invite with anyone else who might be interested!

Steve and Suzanne

For further info, directions, and to RSVP, follow the QR code, email Lsupport@aol.com or contact 617-930-7327. Food and drink will be served!

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