#AceNewsReport: Jan.18: Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn launched āThe Peace and Justice Projectā in a virtual event on Sunday, hosting key guest speakers such as academic Noam Chomsky and former the Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis: The Unite the Union trade union general secretary, Len McCluskey, and Labour MP for Coventry South Zarah Sultana also spoke at the projectās launch, outlining a four-point plan which would continue the policies pursued by the party during Corbynās tenure as leader ā economic security, international justice, democratic society and climate justice:
āFor The Many, Not The Fewā: Jeremy Corbyn Outlines Vision For the Future With New Project Launch on Sunday CALLED ā Peace & Justice Project ā

Launch of Project for Peace and Justice https://t.co/CF3vl4KXS7
ā Peace and Justice Project (@corbyn_project) January 17, 2021
āRonnie Kasrils, who served under Nelson Mandela as South Africaās Intelligence Minister, cited the struggle against apartheid and against the Vietnam War as an example of the āanti-imperialistā positions the project will be carrying forward.
āIf we wish to talk about courage, under fire, we note the women, the men, and children of Palestine, facing the bombs and bullets of Israel, refusing to submitā, he said.
Kasrils criticised the ānew leader of the Labour party that ousted Jeremy in an atrocious coupā, in reference to Keir Starmerās seizure of the parliamentary whip position from Jeremy Corbyn in November 2020.
Corbynās new work has also pledged to oppose Rupert Murdochās plans for a TV news channel and āunaccountableā media companies amid approvals for News UK TV by Ofcom and Andrew Neilās new GB News.
āThe waves of protest are signalling a new dawn. In India alone over 250 million people took part in protests and strikes.ā ā Ronnie Kasrils, minister in Nelson Mandelaās government, bringing a message of hope and unity at #PeaceAndJustice launch pic.twitter.com/9yLuGmnADX
ā Peace and Justice Project (@corbyn_project) January 17, 2021
āLen McClusky praised Corbyn for shifting the discussion on the policy of austerity, which built a cross-party consensus over cuts to public services in a purported attempt to pay off the national deficit.
The Unite leader said the Labour MPs would deny supporting the strategy and that āyou couldnāt even find many Tory MPs or Lib Dem MPs who would indicateā that they supported austerity once Corbyn came to power.
āTrade unions are needed now more than ever. They must have the courage to stand up, and challenge the economic orthodoxy thatās dominated the world for over 40 years.ā
Fantastic to be joined at #PeaceAndJustice launch by lifelong fighter for workersā rights @LenMcCluskey pic.twitter.com/viENgPTruE
ā Peace and Justice Project (@corbyn_project) January 17, 2021
āCoventry South MP Zarah Sultana narrated her entry into politics during the austerity years of the Conservative-Liberal coalition before going on to slam the response by the Boris Johnson government to the coronavirus pandemic.
āāWe know that before the pandemic hit, the NHS had been underfunded, privatised, while staff were underpaidā, she said.
She blamed the PM Johnson governmentās initial pursuit of a āherd immunity strategyā for the widespread cases of coronavirus in the UK when compared to other countries and accused Conservatives of being more concerned with business profit than science.
āIn short: public health needs to be the priority, nor profitā, she said.
āThere is no time to despair ā we have a world to win.ā
Inspiring call to action from @zarahsultana, our penultimate #PeaceAndJustice launch speaker. Sign up to our campaigns now at https://t.co/wjXVwdIwcZ pic.twitter.com/w0mFO48Khy
ā Peace and Justice Project (@corbyn_project) January 17, 2021

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Noam Chomsky
āāCelebrated cultural critic Noam Chomsky told the panel that they were āliving in a remarkable moment in human historyā.
Chomsky described current global crises as āexistentialā, adding that, āif we do not confront and overcome them, then soon the game is over. The human experiment will have come to an inglorious end, bringing down much of the world with itā.
Chomsky outlined the two most important challenges to humanity as āencroaching environmental catastrophe and the ominously increasing threat of nuclear warā.
The 92-year old outlined examples of reasons for cautious optimism.
āIn a few days, the most powerful country in world history will be free of a malevolent force that for four dreaded years has been dedicated to destroying the environment that sustains life and to dismantling the arms control regime laboriously constructed over 60 years which has offered some protection from indescribable tragedyā, Chomsky said, referring to the ousting of US President Donald Trump.
Chomsky noted that humans have the technological and material means to meet the IPCC target of net zero emissions, and pointed to the signing of the UN treaty on the prohibition on nuclear weapons, approved by 122 nations, that will soon come into effect,
Chomsky ended his talk by honouring Corbyn, āa man whose dedication to these values is an inspiration to all of usā and called on others to carry forward the efforts that the former Labour leader has devoted his life to with āimpressive integrity and fortitudeā.
āThere have been needless suffering and deaths in the pandemic, and will be in the climate crisis too ā unless we can stop it. All of these crises require international solidarity.ā
Vital message from special guest Noam Chomsky. an inspiration to justice movements for decades pic.twitter.com/6rHIqdh2Ij
ā Peace and Justice Project (@corbyn_project) January 17, 2021
āFormer Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, a champion of socialist economics, described the āstate of paradoxā that defines the modern economic arrangement.
āNever before in the history of capitalism has there been a need for a radical socioeconomic change [ā¦] in the direction of peace and justice and transcending capitalismā, he said.
Varoufakis noted that āwhile at the same time, never has the political system been so successful in stemming radical political changeā.
āThere is no guarantee that things are going to get better, it is not an iron law of historyā, he stated to the panel. āThis is why we need the project that Jeremy Corbyn is launching today and why we need a multitude of projects and organisationsā.
Varoufakis called for the progressive movement to adopt an offensive posture and āemulate the fascists and the bankersā by taking an āinternationalistā to their work and policies.
He said that the Peace and Justice project was necessary due a defeat of the left internationally and that Corbyn and former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnellās transformation of the Labour Party into a āclear and present danger for the oligarchyā necessitated a propaganda response in the form of Corbynās ādemonisationā in the media.
The economist slammed how Corbyn was turned into a pariah by the media during his period as Labour leader, indicating that it smacked of a more advanced propaganda strategy, compared to the tired āMcCarthyiteā accusations of communism.
Varoufakis noted that capitalism has āmorphed into techno-feudalismā a combination of āthe worst of the state with private monopolyā. He also asserted that proposals for a Green New Deal are insufficient to deal with the climate crisis, and that the movement must now instead āchallenge the foundations of capitalismā.
Varoufakis thanked Corbyn for beginning the project, and called to include the Labour right and to limit the reach of the Conservatives.
āWe need to challenge the foundations of capitalism. We need to democratise ā currently democracy ends at the gates of the factory. I am pleased as a friend and comrade that @JeremyCorbyn has begun this project ā thank youā
Thank you to our final speaker @yanisvaroufakispic.twitter.com/v2NxvJeeRJ
ā Peace and Justice Project (@corbyn_project) January 17, 2021
āCorbyn gave the final address, reiterating the āfour initial big areas of workā, saying that the āproject is the empowerment of peopleā.
āSmall campaigns end up achieving thingsā, he added.
The former Labour leader has sat as an independent MP for Islington North since Starmer took the whip in November 2020.
Following the early successes of his leadership in 2015, Corbyn championed left-wing, anti-war, and anti-austerity politics, moving the Labour Party to the left, away from a centrist trajectory it had maintained since the Blair years.
Corbynās first election in 2017 gave Labour itās biggest increase in votes since 1945 and took away the ruling Conservative Party majority. Leaked internal documents have since revealed that party officials actively worked against Corbyn to lose the election.
Since his stepping down last year, many supporters have noted that they are unimpressed with Starmerās centrist leadership.
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