Green Left Weekly &
Socialist Alliance
Book Launch:
Activist Centre, Unit 7, Fl1, 29 Macquarie St,
Parramatta Sydney
Ph: Graham on 0403802944,
Start: 27 Jun 2009 - 3:00pm
End: 27 Jun 2009 - 5:00pm
Ever since Sri Lanka gained independence from Britain in 1948,
the rights of the Tamils have been under attack. The Sinhala
ruling elites have used anti-Tamil racism to secure power and
privilege and deflect discontent from below. The history of Sri
Lanka is marked by a bloody series of government-instigated
anti-Tamil pogroms.
The persecuted and besieged Tamils finally turned to armed
struggle to secure independence in their traditional homelands.
With the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam, this phase appears to have come to an end.
The victory of the regime was made possible by the backing of
the West and China. These governments — Australia included — all
have blood on their hands. Is the Sri Lankan regime going to
continue with its Nazi-like ‘final solution’ or will the Tamils
be offered some measure of autonomy? Now more than ever, the
oppressed Tamil people need the solidarity of progressive forces
around the world.
This collection of essays by Chris Slee, Brian Senewiratne
& Vickramabahu Karunarathne provides an essential background to
the conflict from a socialist and Marxist viewpoint.
