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counterfire is a socialist organisation committed to building the biggest possible movements against a system that is creating more and more crisis and misery. whether or not we get real change depends on wider struggles in society, it depends on mass movements, popular protests and on workers taking action. we believe that this kind of popular opposition requires a dynamic extra-parliamentary left, rooted in workplaces, communities and colleges. we also believe that these struggles are connected. racism, sexism and all oppressions are a product of a society based on the exploitation of workpeople by a tiny minority of capitalists. war, climate change and inequality are all symptoms of a chaotic system based on competition for profits. in the process of helping to build resistance, counterfire puts the case for a revolutionary socialism that ultimately seeks popular control of society and genuine liberation for all.