Speaker: Anne Alexander (Editor of Middle East Solidarity Magazine)
In 2011 the Arab Spring shook despotic regimes across the Middle East. Mass strikes, protests and uprisings swept the region. In Tunisia and Egypt revolutions swept away dictators and brought people power onto the streets.
The Egyptian Revolution inspired people across the globe. From the Indignados Movement in Spain to Occupy Wall Street people were moved to challenge inequality and austerity. Yet 10 years later the mass protests of Tahrir Square in Cairo seem far away. The new regime in Egypt has seen repression of activists.
Join us as we discuss the Egyptian Revolution and ask what are the lessons for the struggle against capitalism today.
10th March 2021
7:30 pm
Suggested Reading
Socialist Worker’s 10-Year Anniversary series on the Egyptian Revolution: https://socialistworker.co.uk/tag/view/689
The Egyptian Revolution—when the ‘muck of ages’ began to wash off (Nadia Sayed): https://swp.org.uk/long-read-egypt/
We have cancelled all meetings in person and will be hosting this meeting via Zoom.
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