Emile Schepers
Emile Schepers is a veteran civil and immigrant rights activist. Emile Schepers was born in South Africa and has a doctorate in cultural anthropology from Northwestern University. He has worked as a researcher and activist in urban, working-class communities in Chicago since 1966. He is active in the struggle for immigrant rights, in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and a number of other issues. He now writes from Northern Virginia.
International Notes: Communist to lead group in Israel Parliament
Ayman Odeh was re-elected on February 1 as chairman of the parliamentary faction of Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality-Communist Party of Israel), an Israeli Arab and Jewish party.
International Notes: French protests surge as CP elects new leader
Workers street protest rock France; steel strike hits Iran, CP leader dies in Peru and more in this week's International Notes.
International Notes: Uruguayan CP leader to run for president
Uruguay coalition to support CP union leader for president; CP of Spain condemns arms sale; Japan's CP defends foreign workers and more in this week's International Notes.
International Notes: CP of Russia election stolen and more
Russian CP claims stolen election, CP of Brazil unites to defeat right, and more in this week's International Notes.
A brief history of the world communist movement
The degradation of the environment and the unsatisfactory living conditions of capitalism has brought into being a reawakening, the dream of a socialist world.