brusselsbelgium &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:brusselsbelgium News and Views from the People's Struggle Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:55:47 +0000 https://i.snap.as/RZCOEKyz.png brusselsbelgium &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:brusselsbelgium More Communist and Workers’ parties say ‘Abolish NATO’ https://fightbacknews.org/more-communist-and-workers-parties-say-abolish-nato?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution from the 21st International Communist Seminar, which took place in Brussels, Belgium, May 18-20. The list of signers has been updated. !--more-- Stop NATO, abolish NATO On the occasion of the NATO summit of Chicago, we declare our principled opposition to this imperialist alliance, whose continued existence is a threat to world peace and to the rights and the well-being of the workers and the peoples of the world. Over the past years, the US and NATO have waged wars of aggression against Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Today, they are threatening and planning more militarization, interventions, aggressions and outright wars on all continents, in a context of ever-deepening crisis of the world capitalist system, in an effort to further advance and impose the dominance of monopoly capital. We, Communist and Workers’ Parties present at International Communist Seminar in Brussels, will continue our opposition and mobilization against any and all imperialist interventions and wars. We express our solidarity with all forces that resist imperialist occupation and aggression and defend the sovereignty and independence of their countries. We will continue our struggle to oppose and abolish NATO. By struggling to bring an end to this imperialist alliance, we are contributing to the cause of world peace. Signers: 1\. Algeria, Parti Algérien pour la Démocratie et le socialisme (PADS) 2\. Azerbaidjan, Communist Party of Azerbaidjan 3\. Belarus, Belarussian Communist Workers' Party 4\. Belgium, Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) 5\. Benin, Communist Party of Benin 6\. Brazil, Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB) 7\. Brazil, Partido Comunista Brasileiro 8\. Brazil, Partido Patriá Libre 9\. Bulgaria, Party of Bulgarian Communists 10\. Chad, Action tchadienne pour l'unité et le socialisme (ACTUS/prpe) 11\. Colombia, Colombian Communist Party 12\. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congolese Communist Party 13\. Cyprus, Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL) 14\. El Salvador, Communist Party of El Salvador (PCS) 15\. France, PRCF - Pôle de Renaissance communiste en France 16\. France, URCF - Union des Révolutionnaires-Communistes de France 17\. Germany, German Communist Party (DKP) 18\. Honduras, Communist Party of Honduras 19\. Hungary, Hungarian Communist Workers' Party 20\. Iran, Tudeh Party of Iran 21\. Ireland, Communist Party of Ireland 22\. Ireland, Workers' Party of Ireland 23\. Italy, Party of the Italian Communists 24\. Latvia, Socialist Party of Latvia 25\. Lebanon, Lebanese Communist Party 26\. Luxembourg, Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL) 27\. Malta, Communist Party of Malta 28\. Martinique, Parti communiste martiniquais 29\. Mexico, Popular Socialist Party of Mexico 30\. Morocco, Voie démocratique 31\. Netherlands, New Communist Party Netherlands (NCPN) 32\. Pakistan, Communist Party of Pakistan 33\. Palestine, Popular Front of Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) 34\. Philippines, Communist Party of the Philippines 35\. Poland, Communist Party of Poland 36\. Portugal, Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) 37\. Russia, Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) 38\. Russia, Russian Communist Workers' Party - Revolutionary Party of Communists 39\. Serbia, New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) 40\. South Africa, South African Communist Party 41\. Spain, Communist Party of Spain 42\. Sri Lanka, People's Liberation Front (JVP) – Sri Lanka 43\. Sweden, Communist Party (KP) 44\. Switzerland, Parti Suisse du Travail 45\. Turkey, Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) 46\. Turkey, Labour Party (EMEP) 47\. Ukraine, Union of Communists 48\. United Kingdom, Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) 49\. USA, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) 50\. Venezuela, Communist Party of Venezuela #BrusselsBelgium #BRU #AntiwarMovement #InternationalCommunistSeminar #antiimperialism #NATOG8Summit2012 #ChicagoNATOSummit div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution from the 21st International Communist Seminar, which took place in Brussels, Belgium, May 18-20. The list of signers has been updated.

Stop NATO, abolish NATO

On the occasion of the NATO summit of Chicago, we declare our principled opposition to this imperialist alliance, whose continued existence is a threat to world peace and to the rights and the well-being of the workers and the peoples of the world.

Over the past years, the US and NATO have waged wars of aggression against Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Today, they are threatening and planning more militarization, interventions, aggressions and outright wars on all continents, in a context of ever-deepening crisis of the world capitalist system, in an effort to further advance and impose the dominance of monopoly capital.

We, Communist and Workers’ Parties present at International Communist Seminar in Brussels, will continue our opposition and mobilization against any and all imperialist interventions and wars. We express our solidarity with all forces that resist imperialist occupation and aggression and defend the sovereignty and independence of their countries. We will continue our struggle to oppose and abolish NATO. By struggling to bring an end to this imperialist alliance, we are contributing to the cause of world peace.

Signers:

1. Algeria, Parti Algérien pour la Démocratie et le socialisme (PADS) 2. Azerbaidjan, Communist Party of Azerbaidjan 3. Belarus, Belarussian Communist Workers' Party 4. Belgium, Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) 5. Benin, Communist Party of Benin 6. Brazil, Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB) 7. Brazil, Partido Comunista Brasileiro 8. Brazil, Partido Patriá Libre 9. Bulgaria, Party of Bulgarian Communists 10. Chad, Action tchadienne pour l'unité et le socialisme (ACTUS/prpe) 11. Colombia, Colombian Communist Party 12. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congolese Communist Party 13. Cyprus, Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL) 14. El Salvador, Communist Party of El Salvador (PCS) 15. France, PRCF – Pôle de Renaissance communiste en France 16. France, URCF – Union des Révolutionnaires-Communistes de France 17. Germany, German Communist Party (DKP) 18. Honduras, Communist Party of Honduras 19. Hungary, Hungarian Communist Workers' Party 20. Iran, Tudeh Party of Iran 21. Ireland, Communist Party of Ireland 22. Ireland, Workers' Party of Ireland 23. Italy, Party of the Italian Communists 24. Latvia, Socialist Party of Latvia 25. Lebanon, Lebanese Communist Party 26. Luxembourg, Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL) 27. Malta, Communist Party of Malta 28. Martinique, Parti communiste martiniquais 29. Mexico, Popular Socialist Party of Mexico 30. Morocco, Voie démocratique 31. Netherlands, New Communist Party Netherlands (NCPN) 32. Pakistan, Communist Party of Pakistan 33. Palestine, Popular Front of Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) 34. Philippines, Communist Party of the Philippines 35. Poland, Communist Party of Poland 36. Portugal, Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) 37. Russia, Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) 38. Russia, Russian Communist Workers' Party – Revolutionary Party of Communists 39. Serbia, New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) 40. South Africa, South African Communist Party 41. Spain, Communist Party of Spain 42. Sri Lanka, People's Liberation Front (JVP) – Sri Lanka 43. Sweden, Communist Party (KP) 44. Switzerland, Parti Suisse du Travail 45. Turkey, Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) 46. Turkey, Labour Party (EMEP) 47. Ukraine, Union of Communists 48. United Kingdom, Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) 49. USA, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) 50. Venezuela, Communist Party of Venezuela

#BrusselsBelgium #BRU #AntiwarMovement #InternationalCommunistSeminar #antiimperialism #NATOG8Summit2012 #ChicagoNATOSummit

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/more-communist-and-workers-parties-say-abolish-nato Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:19:33 +0000 Communist and workers parties say ‘Abolish NATO’ https://fightbacknews.org/communist-and-workers-parties-say-abolish-nato?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution from the 21st International Communist Seminar, which took place in Brussels, Belgium on May 18-20. !--more-- Stop NATO, abolish NATO On the occasion of the NATO summit of Chicago, we declare our principled opposition to this imperialist alliance, whose continued existence is a threat to world peace and to the rights and the well-being of the workers and the peoples of the world. Over the past years, the US and NATO have waged wars of aggression against Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Today, they are threatening and planning more militarization, interventions, aggressions and outright wars on all continents, in a context of ever-deepening crisis of the world capitalist system, in an effort to further advance and impose the dominance of monopoly capital. We, Communist and Workers’ Parties present at International Communist Seminar in Brussels, will continue our opposition and mobilization against any and all imperialist interventions and wars. We express our solidarity with all forces that resist imperialist occupation and aggression and defend the sovereignty and independence of their countries. We will continue our struggle to oppose and abolish NATO. By struggling to bring an end to this imperialist alliance, we are contributing to the cause of world peace. Signers: 1\. Azerbaidjan, Communist Party of Azerbaidjan 2\. Belarus, Belarussian Communist Workers' Party 3\. Belgium, Workers' Party of Belgium 4\. Benin, Communist Party of Benin 5\. Brazil, Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB) 6\. Bulgaria, Party of Bulgarian Communists 7\. Colombia, Colombian Communist Party 8\. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congolese Communist Party 9\. Cyprus, Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL) 10\. El Salvador, Communist Party of El Salvador (PCS) 11\. France, PRCF - Pôle de Renaissance communiste en France 12\. France, URCF - Union des Révolutionnaires-Communistes de France 13\. Germany, German Communist Party (DKP) 14\. Hungary, Hungarian Communist Workers' Party 15\. Iran, Tudeh Party of Iran 16\. Ireland, Workers' Party of Ireland 17\. Italy, Party of the Italian Communists 18\. Latvia, Socialist Party of Latvia 19\. Luxembourg, Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL) 20\. Malta, Communist Party of Malta 21\. Martinique, Parti communiste martiniquais 22\. Mexico, Popular Socialist Party of Mexico 23\. Morocco, Voie démocratique 24\. Pakistan, Communist Party of Pakistan 25\. Palestine, Popular Front of Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) 26\. Poland, Communist Party of Poland 27\. Portugal, Portuguese Communist Party 28\. Russia, Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) 29\. Russia, Russian Communist Workers' Party - Revolutionary Party of Communists 30\. Spain, Communist Party of Spain 31\. Sweden, Communist Party (KP) 32\. Switzerland, Parti Suisse du Travail 33\. Turkey, Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) 34\. Turkey, Labour Party (EMEP) 35\. Ukraine, Union of Communists 36\. United Kingdom, Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) 37\. USA, Freedom Road Socialist Organization #BrusselsBelgium #BRU #AntiwarMovement #InternationalCommunistSeminar #antiimperialism #ChicagoNATOSummit div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution from the 21st International Communist Seminar, which took place in Brussels, Belgium on May 18-20.

Stop NATO, abolish NATO

On the occasion of the NATO summit of Chicago, we declare our principled opposition to this imperialist alliance, whose continued existence is a threat to world peace and to the rights and the well-being of the workers and the peoples of the world.

Over the past years, the US and NATO have waged wars of aggression against Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Today, they are threatening and planning more militarization, interventions, aggressions and outright wars on all continents, in a context of ever-deepening crisis of the world capitalist system, in an effort to further advance and impose the dominance of monopoly capital.

We, Communist and Workers’ Parties present at International Communist Seminar in Brussels, will continue our opposition and mobilization against any and all imperialist interventions and wars. We express our solidarity with all forces that resist imperialist occupation and aggression and defend the sovereignty and independence of their countries. We will continue our struggle to oppose and abolish NATO. By struggling to bring an end to this imperialist alliance, we are contributing to the cause of world peace.

Signers:

1. Azerbaidjan, Communist Party of Azerbaidjan

2. Belarus, Belarussian Communist Workers' Party

3. Belgium, Workers' Party of Belgium

4. Benin, Communist Party of Benin

5. Brazil, Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB)

6. Bulgaria, Party of Bulgarian Communists

7. Colombia, Colombian Communist Party

8. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congolese Communist Party

9. Cyprus, Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL)

10. El Salvador, Communist Party of El Salvador (PCS)

11. France, PRCF – Pôle de Renaissance communiste en France

12. France, URCF – Union des Révolutionnaires-Communistes de France

13. Germany, German Communist Party (DKP)

14. Hungary, Hungarian Communist Workers' Party

15. Iran, Tudeh Party of Iran

16. Ireland, Workers' Party of Ireland

17. Italy, Party of the Italian Communists

18. Latvia, Socialist Party of Latvia

19. Luxembourg, Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL)

20. Malta, Communist Party of Malta

21. Martinique, Parti communiste martiniquais

22. Mexico, Popular Socialist Party of Mexico

23. Morocco, Voie démocratique

24. Pakistan, Communist Party of Pakistan

25. Palestine, Popular Front of Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

26. Poland, Communist Party of Poland

27. Portugal, Portuguese Communist Party

28. Russia, Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)

29. Russia, Russian Communist Workers' Party – Revolutionary Party of Communists

30. Spain, Communist Party of Spain

31. Sweden, Communist Party (KP)

32. Switzerland, Parti Suisse du Travail

33. Turkey, Communist Party of Turkey (TKP)

34. Turkey, Labour Party (EMEP)

35. Ukraine, Union of Communists

36. United Kingdom, Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist)

37. USA, Freedom Road Socialist Organization

#BrusselsBelgium #BRU #AntiwarMovement #InternationalCommunistSeminar #antiimperialism #ChicagoNATOSummit

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/communist-and-workers-parties-say-abolish-nato Tue, 22 May 2012 23:54:09 +0000 Workers, communist parties declare solidarity with FRSO in fight against repression https://fightbacknews.org/workers-communist-parties-declare-solidarity-frso-fight-against-repression?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution adopted by workers and communist parties gathered at the International Communist Seminar in Brussels, Belgium, May 13-15. The statement expresses solidarity with Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), along with other anti-war and international solidarity activists who are facing repression in the United States. The resolution was signed by 42 parties. !--more-- Resolution in solidarity with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization against new McCarthyism The undersigned participating at the 20th International Communist Seminar in Brussels, Belgium, May 13-15, 2011, denounce the U.S. Government repression of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), its leaders, and its allies in the anti-war and international solidarity movements. The FRSO members are under attack due to their support for the struggles of the people of Palestine and Colombia. The FRSO members and friends are accused of “material support for terrorism” because they organize protest against U.S. wars for Empire in the Middle East, against U.S. aid to Israel, and against U.S. military intervention in Colombia. The U.S. Government is claiming the publishing of articles and opinions favorable to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the newspaper "Fight Back" constitutes a crime. We reject this criminalization of political speech and organizing. We denounce the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) raids targeting the homes and offices of progressives and revolutionaries. We demand an end to secretive Grand Jury where there is no judge and activists are not even allowed a lawyer. We applaud the 23 solidarity activists’ refusal to appear and speak at the Grand Jury despite the threat of imprisonment. As internationalists, we support organizing in solidarity with people and movements struggling against U.S. imperialism. We stand in solidarity with the FRSO against this new McCarthyism. List of signatories 1\. Albania, Communist Party of Albania 2\. Azerbaidjan, Communist Party of Azerbaidjan 3\. Belarus, For the Union and the Communist Party of the Union 4\. Belgium, Workers' Party of Belgium 5\. Brazil, Partido Pátria Livre 6\. Bulgaria, Party of Bulgarian Communists 7\. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congolese Communist Party 8\. Cuba, Partido Comunista de Cuba 9\. Ecuador, Partido Comunista de Ecuador 10\. Egypt, Communist Party of Egypt 11\. El Salvador, Partido Comunista de El Salvador (PCS) 12\. France, PRCF - Pôle de Renaissance communiste en France 13\. France, URCF - Union des Révolutionnaires-Communistes de France 14\. Greece, Communist Party of Greece (KKE) 15\. Guyana, People Progressive Party 16\. Hungary, Hungarian Communist Workers' Party 17\. Italy, Rete dei Comunisti 18\. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Workers' Party of Korea 19\. Latvia, Socialist Party of Latvia 20\. Lebanon, Parti Communiste Libanais 21\. Lithuania, Socialist Party of Lithuania 22\. Lithuania, Socialist People's Front 23\. Malta, Communist Party of Malta 24\. Martinique, Parti Communiste Martiniquais 25\. Mexico, Partido Comunista de México 26\. Mexico, Partido Popular Socialista de México 27\. Morocco, Voie démocratique 28\. Pakistan, Communist Party of Pakistan 29\. Palestine, Palestinian Communist Party 30\. Peru, Partido Comunista Peruano 31\. Philippines, Communist Party of the Philippines 32\. Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation 33\. Russia, Russian Communist Workers' Party - Revolutionary Party of Communists 34\. Russia, Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) 35\. Slovakia, Communist Party of Slovakia 36\. South Africa, South African Communist Party 37\. Spain, Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España 38\. Sweden, Communist Party (KP) 39\. Syria, Syrian Communist Party 40\. Tunisia, Parti du Travail patriotique et démocratique de Tunisie 41\. Turkey, Communist Party of Turkey 42\. Ukraine, Union of Communists 43\. United Kingdom, Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) 44\. USA, Communist Party USA 45\. USA, Workers World Party #BrusselsBelgium #FreedomRoadSocialistOrganization #frso #September24FBIRaids #InternationalCommunistSeminar div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution adopted by workers and communist parties gathered at the International Communist Seminar in Brussels, Belgium, May 13-15. The statement expresses solidarity with Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), along with other anti-war and international solidarity activists who are facing repression in the United States. The resolution was signed by 42 parties.

Resolution in solidarity with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization against new McCarthyism

The undersigned participating at the 20th International Communist Seminar in Brussels, Belgium, May 13-15, 2011, denounce the U.S. Government repression of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), its leaders, and its allies in the anti-war and international solidarity movements.

The FRSO members are under attack due to their support for the struggles of the people of Palestine and Colombia. The FRSO members and friends are accused of “material support for terrorism” because they organize protest against U.S. wars for Empire in the Middle East, against U.S. aid to Israel, and against U.S. military intervention in Colombia. The U.S. Government is claiming the publishing of articles and opinions favorable to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the newspaper “Fight Back” constitutes a crime. We reject this criminalization of political speech and organizing.

We denounce the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) raids targeting the homes and offices of progressives and revolutionaries. We demand an end to secretive Grand Jury where there is no judge and activists are not even allowed a lawyer. We applaud the 23 solidarity activists’ refusal to appear and speak at the Grand Jury despite the threat of imprisonment.

As internationalists, we support organizing in solidarity with people and movements struggling against U.S. imperialism.

We stand in solidarity with the FRSO against this new McCarthyism.

List of signatories

1. Albania, Communist Party of Albania

2. Azerbaidjan, Communist Party of Azerbaidjan

3. Belarus, For the Union and the Communist Party of the Union

4. Belgium, Workers' Party of Belgium

5. Brazil, Partido Pátria Livre

6. Bulgaria, Party of Bulgarian Communists

7. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congolese Communist Party

8. Cuba, Partido Comunista de Cuba

9. Ecuador, Partido Comunista de Ecuador

10. Egypt, Communist Party of Egypt

11. El Salvador, Partido Comunista de El Salvador (PCS)

12. France, PRCF – Pôle de Renaissance communiste en France

13. France, URCF – Union des Révolutionnaires-Communistes de France

14. Greece, Communist Party of Greece (KKE)

15. Guyana, People Progressive Party

16. Hungary, Hungarian Communist Workers' Party

17. Italy, Rete dei Comunisti

18. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Workers' Party of Korea

19. Latvia, Socialist Party of Latvia

20. Lebanon, Parti Communiste Libanais

21. Lithuania, Socialist Party of Lithuania

22. Lithuania, Socialist People's Front

23. Malta, Communist Party of Malta

24. Martinique, Parti Communiste Martiniquais

25. Mexico, Partido Comunista de México

26. Mexico, Partido Popular Socialista de México

27. Morocco, Voie démocratique

28. Pakistan, Communist Party of Pakistan

29. Palestine, Palestinian Communist Party

30. Peru, Partido Comunista Peruano

31. Philippines, Communist Party of the Philippines

32. Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation

33. Russia, Russian Communist Workers' Party – Revolutionary Party of Communists

34. Russia, Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)

35. Slovakia, Communist Party of Slovakia

36. South Africa, South African Communist Party

37. Spain, Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España

38. Sweden, Communist Party (KP)

39. Syria, Syrian Communist Party

40. Tunisia, Parti du Travail patriotique et démocratique de Tunisie

41. Turkey, Communist Party of Turkey

42. Ukraine, Union of Communists

43. United Kingdom, Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist)

44. USA, Communist Party USA

45. USA, Workers World Party

#BrusselsBelgium #FreedomRoadSocialistOrganization #frso #September24FBIRaids #InternationalCommunistSeminar

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/workers-communist-parties-declare-solidarity-frso-fight-against-repression Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:04:44 +0000 Belgium Protest Slams Bush on War, Katrina https://fightbacknews.org/hurricane_belgium?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[More than 250 activists formed a ‘Shame on Bush’ human chain in front of the U.S. embassy in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 23 to protest the Bush’s handling of the Katrina disaster and the war on Iraq. A statement from the organizers, the coalition StopUSA, said the demonstrators, “Wanted to symbolically encircle the U.S. embassy - as the peace movement in the United States is preparing to encircle the White House on Saturday, Sept. 24 - in protest against the war on Iraq and against the Bush administration’s attitude in the Katrina disaster.” !--more-- A ‘giant’ depicting Bush in full battle gear was the favorite target of the protesters. Messages of solidarity and thanks from the U.S. anti-war movements were read to protesters, to loud applause. Among the speakers at the rally were Professor Lieven De Cauter (Brussells Tribunal), with an Open Letter to Bush; Pol De Vos (StopUSA); Carla Goffy (Christian Movement for Peace) and Katrien Demuynck (Iniciativa Cuba Socialista). Among the co-organizers of the rally was Vrede/Peace, while people from other third world solidarity, social and migrant organizations attended as well. #BrusselsBelgium #Brussels #News #Europe #HurricaneKatrina #VredePeace div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> More than 250 activists formed a ‘Shame on Bush’ human chain in front of the U.S. embassy in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 23 to protest the Bush’s handling of the Katrina disaster and the war on Iraq. A statement from the organizers, the coalition StopUSA, said the demonstrators, “Wanted to symbolically encircle the U.S. embassy – as the peace movement in the United States is preparing to encircle the White House on Saturday, Sept. 24 – in protest against the war on Iraq and against the Bush administration’s attitude in the Katrina disaster.”

A ‘giant’ depicting Bush in full battle gear was the favorite target of the protesters. Messages of solidarity and thanks from the U.S. anti-war movements were read to protesters, to loud applause. Among the speakers at the rally were Professor Lieven De Cauter (Brussells Tribunal), with an Open Letter to Bush; Pol De Vos (StopUSA); Carla Goffy (Christian Movement for Peace) and Katrien Demuynck (Iniciativa Cuba Socialista). Among the co-organizers of the rally was Vrede/Peace, while people from other third world solidarity, social and migrant organizations attended as well.

#BrusselsBelgium #Brussels #News #Europe #HurricaneKatrina #VredePeace

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/hurricane_belgium Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:59:56 +0000 Protest Shakes Belgium https://fightbacknews.org/yugo_bel?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Brussels, Belgium - Hundreds of people defied police in Brussels, Belgium on April 3, and demonstrated against the U.S./NATO war against Yugoslavia. Authorities had banned the demonstration and attacked with helicopters, water cannons, and tear gas. Michael Colon, a journalist with the newspaper of the Workers Party of Belgium was severely beaten, along with others. A bus from a nearby town was surrounded by police who arrested all passengers. !--more-- NATO is headquartered in Belgium. The demonstration was called by the Anti-Imperialist League. A statement from the League noted, "While NATO claims to be defending 'democracy' by bombing the so-called dictator Milosevic, anyone raising their voice against war is confronted with a downright state of siege. There is more democracy in Belgrade than in Brussels at the present moment." #BrusselsBelgium #Brussels #AntiwarMovement #Yugoslavia #NATO #WorkersPartyOfBelgium #AntiImperialistLeague #Belgium #Europe div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Brussels, Belgium – Hundreds of people defied police in Brussels, Belgium on April 3, and demonstrated against the U.S./NATO war against Yugoslavia. Authorities had banned the demonstration and attacked with helicopters, water cannons, and tear gas. Michael Colon, a journalist with the newspaper of the Workers Party of Belgium was severely beaten, along with others. A bus from a nearby town was surrounded by police who arrested all passengers.

NATO is headquartered in Belgium.

The demonstration was called by the Anti-Imperialist League. A statement from the League noted, “While NATO claims to be defending 'democracy' by bombing the so-called dictator Milosevic, anyone raising their voice against war is confronted with a downright state of siege. There is more democracy in Belgrade than in Brussels at the present moment.”

#BrusselsBelgium #Brussels #AntiwarMovement #Yugoslavia #NATO #WorkersPartyOfBelgium #AntiImperialistLeague #Belgium #Europe

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/yugo_bel Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:22:57 +0000