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Twittering from Mahalla

Posted on 28/09/200704/02/2021 By 3arabawy

Bloggers continue their trips to Mahalla to report on the 27,000 strong strike, in the Middle East’s biggest textile mill. Nora Younis and Salma were there on Friday. Here are some of the entries on Nora’s Twitter:

Security around factory was relaxed. about 7 hours ago from txt
We spoke to tens of workers all seemed very united. Insisted to show us well kept machines with high sense of ownership! about 7 hours ago from txt
Wondering if we could get chairman on camera too! about 7 hours ago from txt
We are heading back to cairo. Shot footage and salma took good photos. about 7 hours ago from txt
Workers main chant: wa7ed, etnein, hosni mubarak fain. about 9 hours ago from txt
Thousands of workers prayed friday inside factory then protests erupted against gov, chairman, and corruption. about 9 hours ago from txt
Workers who voted for mubarak ask him to return favor. about 9 hours ago from txt
In mahala factory. Thousands of workers and families continue their strike. about 9 hours ago from txt

Solidarity from international activists

Posted on 24/09/200729/12/2020 By 3arabawy

UC Berkeley activist Yaman blogs about Mahalla, and so does Austrian leftist activist Davinca, as well as Lebanese Socialist Farah Koubaissi who writes about the central importance of Mahalla for the Egyptian labor movement.

Spread the word about the strike, and spread the images, posters and videos we keep uploading. Forward news about it via your mailing lists. Try to get solidarity statements from your students unions, labor unions, or community associations.

Victory to the Mahalla Workers! Down with Mubarak’s Neo-Liberal Dictatorship!

Oct 27 San Fran Anti-War Protest

Posted on 23/08/200728/12/2020 By 3arabawy

More than 40 representatives of leftist, labor and anti-war organizations met yesterday in San Francisco, to plan for a mass march and rally on 27 October demanding the immediate withdrawal of US occupation troops from Iraq.