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GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK – JANUARY 22, 2025  
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January 22, 2025
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_ Thousands of women march against Trump — in the UK _

Women’s march, London: Bea, Nerys, Annie and Nell all say they are
‘scared’ about what is to come with Donald Trump’s second
presidential term. Credit, Tara Cobham / The Independent

 

* Ending the Age of Plunder
* UK: Mass Marches for Solidarity of Women
* New Leadership in Vietnam
* Gaza: ‘Should We Grieve, Rejoice or Cry?’
* Africa and Fossil Fuels
* Mesoamerica and Extractivist Capital
* Mozambique’s Political Crisis
* Māori in New Zealand
* Ghana Cold Shoulders Western Sahara
* Serbia Set to Boil Over

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ENDING THE AGE OF PLUNDER
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_Nick Dearden_ / The Chartist (London)

We have to convince people that their enemy is not over there – it
is here at home. It is the power of our own elites. Our fate is
genuinely tied up with the liberation of people around the world. We
have to end the age of plunder.  We can reclaim those things that
make life worth living from the clutches of the profiteers.

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UK: MASS MARCHES FOR SOLIDARITY OF WOMEN
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_Tara Cobham_ / The Independent (London)

Survivors of sexual violence were among the tens of thousands who took
to the streets across the UK to march in solidarity with all
oppressed women and girls around the world. Around 5,000
demonstrators walked alongside loved ones and strangers in London on
Saturday, shouting chants like “My body, my choice,” while
intricate homemade signs reading “And still we rise” were held up.

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NEW LEADERSHIP IN VIETNAM
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_David Brown_ / East Asia Forum (Canberra)

Following the death of Vietnam’s long-time leader Nguyen Phu Trong
in July 2025, To Lam assumed leadership of the Communist Party. In his
brief time in office, Lam has already made clear his intention to
implement institutional reforms and streamline the nation’s
party-state apparatus. 

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GAZA: ‘SHOULD WE GRIEVE, REJOICE OR CRY?’
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_Malak A Tantesh and Jason Burke_ / The Guardian (London)

The last hours in Gaza before the ceasefire between Hamas
and Israel came into effect resembled the preceding 15 months of
war: full of fear, anxiety and violence. What was new was the hope
that an end to the suffering was near.

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AFRICA AND FOSSIL FUELS
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_Boniface Mwangi_ / African Arguments (London)

In Africa, oil and gas have destroyed our way of life, turned young
people into militias, and brought more misery, tears, and death to our
continent. The curse of fossil fuels can only be stopped if we cease
the drilling, and transition to clean energy. All African governments
should support the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, which calls
for an end to new coal, oil, and gas projects.

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MESOAMERICA AND EXTRACTIVIST CAPITAL
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_Helena Zelic_ / Capire

The Mesoamerican Grassroots Movement looks into the historical
resistance of the peoples of the region against imperialism and the
exploitation of their territories.

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MOZAMBIQUE’S POLITICAL CRISIS
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_Rehad Desai_ / Global Ecosocialist Network

With Frelimo shorn of its former radicalism and embroiled in one
corruption scandal after another, the _povo_ (people) have become
increasingly disaffected. A rentier state and class had become openly
visible but no party or oppositional movement was willing to organise
itself against the imposition of this new form of class power. 

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MĀORI IN NEW ZEALAND
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_Maea Lenei Buhre and Ali Rogin_ / PBS News (Washington DC)

New Zealand has long been known for its progressive policies,
including efforts to correct and address historical wrongs against its
indigenous Māori population. But a new right-wing government has
reversed many of those policies and triggered mass protests in the
Pacific nation.

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GHANA COLD SHOULDERS WESTERN SAHARA
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_Nicholas Mwangi_ / Peoples Dispatch (New Delhi)

This month, Ghana’s outgoing administration announced the suspension
of diplomatic relations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic
Republic. The SADR asserts its sovereignty over Western Sahara and
is recognized by the African Union (AU) and numerous countries
globally. Yet Morocco has sought to undermine SADR’s legitimacy,
leveraging economic partnerships to sway nations to its side.

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SERBIA SET TO BOIL OVER
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_Sanja Kljajic_ / Deutsche Welle (Berlin)

After three months of protests, demonstrators in Serbia are calling
for a general strike. The government is threatening retaliation.
Serbia is at a crossroads. Is change possible?

* imperialism
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* environment
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* UK
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* Women
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* Donald Trump
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* Vietnam
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* To Lam
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* Gaza
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* Africa
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* Fossil Fuel
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* Mesoamerica
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* Extractivism
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* Mozambique
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* Maori people
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* New Zealand
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* Ghana
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* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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* Serbia
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