The well-attended lectures at Peradeniya University indicate that serious layers are seeking a Marxist analysis of the crisis of Sri Lankan and global capitalism and the socialist program needed to fight.
Widespread protests in 2022 have had a galvanising effect on Sri Lanka’s political landscape, with journalists continuing to face violence, state repression and threats to fundamental freedoms seen at the height of unrest. Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) Executive Committee member Amandika Cooray shares her experience of protest, struggle, and unionism.