Toronto: Solidarity with the workers of Iran!

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Despite frigid temperatures, there was a good turn-out to the Solidarity with the Workers of Iran rally in Toronto on Jan. 6. Socialist Action joined over 100 people rallying in support of the mass protests that took place across Iran since late December.

The protests began in the city of Mashhad and quickly spread across the county to many other cities, including Tehran. The protests were organized from the ground up by working and oppressed people peacefully speaking out against poverty, un­ employment, violence, and the daily indignities and injustices Iran is a country with over 80 million people, yet despite im­ mense natural resources and wealth, over 70 percent of the population live in poverty. Corruption, huge concentrations of wealth by the few and vast inequalities define Iran today. Some protesters were injured, killed, or arrested by Iranian security Socialist Action stands in solidarity with the brave protesters and we express our disgust with the brutal neo-liberal capitalist regime of Iran. We also stand opposed to economic sanctions and any attempts by Canada, the U.S., and its allies to pursue war with Iran. Socialist Action also strongly opposes and condemns any interference by Western governments, Israel, and the reac­ A leading Socialist Action member addressed the crowd and warned about right-wing forces taking over the popular upris­ ing. He called on progressive forces in Canada and elsewhere to stand in solidarity with the working-class and poor people of Iran. He also stressed the need to build revolutionary parties Socialist Action supports the workers’ demands of Bread, Jobs and Freedom and demands that Western imperialism keep out of Iran! n SOCIALIST ACTION FEBRUARY 2018 11 imposed by the Islamic Republic.

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