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Born in the USA, living in Canada for the past 41 years, I'm a Vietnam war resister, a revolutionary democratic socialist, a member of Canada's New Democratic Party, on the executive committee of the St. Paul's NDP constituency association; a retired hospital worker, a member of Local 1.on of the Service Employees International Union and of the SMART reform caucus of SEIU.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Second week of the general strike on Guadeloupe
The following report is reprinted from ILC International Newsletter No. 322 (Feb. 6, 2009). Please note, as well, that a general strike has shut down the island of Martinique -- also a French "Overseas Territory" -- since Feb. 5. (A brief reference is made to this in the posting below.) A march of 25,000 people took place in the capital city of Fort-de-France, Martinique, on Feb. 9.
