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GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK – FEBRUARY 14, 2024  
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_ Left views on elections abroad, the one-state solution, and more _

, Amigos de Villa, Villa El Salvador, Peru

 

* Southern Border Migrant Caravans: It’s a Movement
* The One-State Solution
* Remembering María Elena Moyano
* Russian Protest: Bring the Troops Home Now
* Self-Determination Crisis in the Pacific
* Left Views on Elections Abroad  
* Uganda: Stop That Pipeline
* News From Myanmar
* Italy: Metal Workers Talking Strike
* Union Support for Palestine - Report From Croatia

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SOUTHERN BORDER MIGRANT CARAVANS: IT’S A MOVEMENT
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_Timor Landherr_ / Jacobin (Brooklyn)

Central American migrants taking part in caravans that cross
Mexico’s territory are often presented as pawns manipulated by NGOs
or smuggling gangs. In fact, they’re making an active choice to
challenge a violent border system that extends far beyond US soil.

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THE ONE-STATE SOLUTION
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_Samer Elchahabi_ / Arab Center Washington DC

A one-state solution will necessitate a radical restructuring of the
current political, social, and economic frameworks to accommodate the
needs and identities of two peoples with a long history of conflict.
It will require robust mechanisms for power sharing, protecting
minority rights, and ensuring social justice. 

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REMEMBERING MARÍA ELENA MOYANO

_Mery Jimenez_ / Infobae (Buenos Aires)

[_This article is excerpted and translated by xxxxxx. Read the
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DURING THE LAST CENTURY, Peru witnessed dramatic economic, political
and social events. In those days, wherever one looked, it was easy to
find uncertainty and hopelessness was the panorama for the future.

Despite the crisis, some had a desire to bravely make a difference, to
give a face to the terrorist violence that was one of the most painful
burdens in those years.

There are many examples, but every November the birth of one of the
most iconic women is remembered, María Elena Moyano, also known as
“Mother Courage” – and for a good reason. Her memory lives on,
and both her life and her tragic death inspired thousands to continue
the fight for a country free of violence.

Her interest in society emerged from a very early age and, along with
it, questions about class differences and poverty. María Elena would
meet with a group of young people in the communal premises of her
district to discuss various issues, and to support the communal board
in her home town of Villa El Salvador.

Her vision of the world was completed thanks to her sociology studies
at Garcilaso de la Vega University. María Elena was also involved in
the Maoist political training schools that began to appear in South
Lima. The speeches, in her opinion, were boring and did not connect
with the interests of young people. This led her to participate in the
seizure of public schools as part of the _Partido Unificado
Mariateguista_.

Returning to Villa El Salvador, she helped to set up a school for
young children. She was a leader of the Pachacutec School and directed
the  “Micaela Bastidas” mothers’ club. Subsequently, she was
undersecretary of organization of the Popular Federation of Women of
Villa El Salvador.

In the 1980s, the terrorist violence of Sendero Luminoso hit hard not
only in the interior of the country, where peasant patrols and
self-defense committees bravely faced it, but also in Lima, where they
had begun their “people’s war.”

Sendero Luminoso sought to take control of the popular movement in
areas such as Villa El Salvador. María Elena was already a visible
face of the district. She had become deputy mayor in the management of
Michel Azcueta, managing to promote the growth and organization of
citizenship. From being a near desert, the town now had racing tracks,
mothers’ clubs, and popular canteens.

As a participant in the reformist Socialist Affirmation Movement in
Cajamarca, she was marked by Sendero Luminoso. She accused Sendero of
attacks that occurred in the district. They considered her a class
enemy. She also participated in the “March for Peace,” which was a
direct response to an armed strike called by the subversive
organization. Moyano had already received threats on more than one
occasion.

On February 15, 1992, María Elena and her family attended a
fundraiser in the district of Villa El Salvador. At around 6:30 p.m.,
a group of Senderistas showed up, injuring the policeman who was
guarding Moyano.

Those were her last moments of life, shot in cold blood in front of
her two children. The shots in the chest and head were not enough for
the terrorists, who exploded her body with five kilos of dynamite, to
wipe out any trace of her life and legacy. María Elena was only 33
years old at the time she was murdered.

The death of the social leader raised the indignation and pain of all
those who were inspired by her struggle. She was one of the faces of
the resistance to the terrorist advance and was an important obstacle
to Sendero, which would end up falling after the capture of its
leader, Abimael Guzmán.

Her passage through this life leaves a legacy that is still
recognized.

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RUSSIAN PROTEST: BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW
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Al Jazeera (Doha)

About two dozen people, mostly journalists, were briefly detained at a
protest in central Moscow, as wives and other relatives of Russian
servicemen mobilised to fight in Ukraine called for their return,
according to media reports. The soldiers’ relatives gathered to lay
flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, just outside the Kremlin
walls. 

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SELF-DETERMINATION CRISIS IN THE PACIFIC
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_Tess Newton Cain_ / East Asia Forum (Canberra)

Issues of sovereignty and self-determination continue to loom large in
strategic imaginations across the Pacific. In 2023, numerous
developments added to an already complex environment, in Bougainville,
New Caledonia, West Papua, Tuvalu, Fiji and Vanuatu.  

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Left Views on Elections Abroad 

* PAKISTAN
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    _Farooq Tariq_ / Links (Sydney)
 
* TAIWAN
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  _James Lin_ / Jacobin
 
* INDONESIA
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  _Johannes Nugroho_ / South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
 
* SENEGAL
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  _Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh_ / Democracy Now! (New York)
 
* FINLAND [[link removed]]   / Yleisradio Oy
(Helsinki)

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UGANDA: STOP THAT PIPELINE
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_Nina Lakhani_ / The Guardian (London)

Eleven Ugandan climate activists who were allegedly beaten and held
arbitrarily in a notorious maximum security prison will appear in
court on Wednesday charged with a colonial era anti-dissident offense,
as reprisals continue against opponents of an internationally
bankrolled oil pipeline.

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News From Myanmar

* MASS STRIKE EMPTIES STREETS
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  _Rebecca Ratcliffe_ / The Guardian
 
* WOMEN IN THE FOREFRONT
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  _Naw Hser Hser and Maggi Quadrini_ / The Diplomat (Arlington
VA)
 
* DISABLED REVOLUTIONARY FIGHTERS
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  _Hein Htoo Zan_ / The Irrawaddy (Yangon)

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Italy: Metal Workers Talking Strike
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_Massimo Franchi_ / il manifesto Global (Rome)

The anger of workers at Stellantis is growing every day, not only at
the company but directly at the Meloni government. And the idea of a
historic united strike across the group is no longer unthinkable. As
of Friday, the FIM, FIOM and UILM metalworkers’ unions were still
waiting for a response to their joint request for “a meeting at the
Palazzo Chigi with [Stellantis CEO] Tavares and Meloni.”

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UNION SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE - REPORT FROM CROATIA
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_Ivana Perić_ / LeftEast

Around the world, trade unions and workers are refusing to participate
in the production and transportation of arms intended for Israel.
Particularly notable are the actions of port workers’ unions, who
have demonstrated in line with their tradition that the struggle for
workers’ rights is inseparable from the fight for human rights,
equality, and freedom. 

* Migrant Caravan
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* Central America
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* María Elena Moyano
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* Russia
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* peace protest
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* Self-determination
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* Asia/Pacific region
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* elections
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* Israel/Palestine
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* one state solution
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* Pakistan
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* Taiwan
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* Indonesia
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* senegal
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* Finland
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* Uganda
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* East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline
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* Myanmar
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* Italy
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* Italian metal workers unions
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* Palestine labor solidarity
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* Croatia
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