Over 30 years of anarchist writing from Ireland listed under hundreds of topics
Irish prisons in deepening crisis
Date: Tue, 2011-06-07 14:12
Overcrowding, slopping out, TB infection, pathetic education facilities, Irish prisons are in deep crisis. Judge "Padlock" Patwell recently retired after 52 years on the bench. He was notorious for his hardline attitude and sent many a man and woman to jail. It was on the subject of Cork prison that he remarked whilst being interviewed on radio the other day, he was bemaoning the temporary release system, but refered to the 40 prisoners currently sleeping on matresses on the floors of the recreation room.
The Spanish Civil War - Rebellion and Resistance - Chapter 1
Date: Thu, 2011-06-02 15:50
In the 1930's Europe was experiencing one of its' worst ever slumps. The Wall Street crash came in 1929 and its repercussions were felt far and wide. Spain was no exceptionBy 1936 unemployment had gone over 30% in many of the towns and cities Out of a total workforce of three million, one million were out of work. There was no dole and as prices rose by 80% in the five years up to 1936, many encountered severe hardship.
Chronology of Events in the Spanish Civil War
Date: Thu, 2011-06-02 15:37
1931
April Republic proclaimed. Alfonso XIII goes into exile.
June Election of Republican/Social Democratic government.
1932
November Right wing electoral victory, beginning of Bienno Negro.
1934
October United but isolated workers rising in Asturias crushed by the army.
Glossary of political organisation names from the Spanish Civil War
Date: Thu, 2011-06-02 15:35
CNT (Confederacion Nacional de Trabajo) - anarchist-Syndicalist trade union founded in 1911. The most militant and revolutionary union. Sought to organise all workers into one big union. Based itself on the ideas of anarchism and revolutionary syndicalism.
The Spanish Civil War: Anarchism in Action
Date: Thu, 2011-06-02 15:21
A detailed introduction to the role anarchism played in the Spanish Civil War and the anarchist revolution within the republican zone.
Much has been written about the Spanish Civil War but the contribution of the Anarchists has been either totally ignored or reduced to a few footnotes which were often composed of blatant lies. To set the record straight this pamphlet was produced. It is not a history of the Civil War, that would require many hundreds of pages to do justice to the subject. It is an uncovering of the "hidden history" of the Anarchist participation in Spain's anti-fascist struggle.
The anarchist masses threw themselves into a fight against fascism, and its cause, capitalism. Unfortunately the revolution was not complete, the CNT leaders held it back. Indeed their behaviour highlights the effect that power can have on even those who lay claim to anarchism. Spain provided important lessons for anarchists.
The Arab Spring, News and Reflections from an anarchist eyewitness perspective - audio
Date: Wed, 2011-06-01 11:18
José Antonio Gutiérrez Danton returned from Egypt with news of the state of the struggle for greater freedom in the post-Mubarak era to give this presentation at the 2011 Dublin anarchist bookfair.
Anti-water tax campaigners protest metering conference at Croke Park
Date: Tue, 2011-05-31 11:44
Around 60 anti-water tax campaigners placed a picket on the water metering conference at Croke Park this morning. Such a large turnout at 8.30 am must have caused concern for the attending companies who view the government plan to charge for and meter water as an easy way for them to make a fast buck. It has been announced that 600 million euro is to be spent imposing the plan. It's fast becoming clear that the introduction of water charges will face serious resistance and those attending must be aware that the previous attempt to impose a water tax was defeated by such mass resistance in the 1990's.
Gabriel Kuhn on the subversive side of football - audio
Date: Fri, 2011-05-27 15:29
PM Press author Gabriel Kuhn gave a talk on the subversive side of football to the 2011 Dublin Anarchist Bookfair. This is the recording of that talk and the discussion that followed.
Government attack 200,000 low wage workers
Date: Thu, 2011-05-26 13:06
"They want to cut the wages of lowest paid workers, to boost the bosses profits", that was one workers reaction to todays announcement of an all out assault on the wages of low pay workers. The mask is well and truly off, Fine Gael minister Richard Bruton revealed that workers across the retail grocery, hairdressing and security sector will have their wages, terms and conditions attacked. The government is anxious to row back agreements under the JLC (Joint Labour Committee) system which had set minmum rates of pay in the sectors and insured fixed rates of extra pay for Sunday work, anti social hours and overtime.
Video from protests at British Queen visit to Ireland
Date: Tue, 2011-05-24 15:27
This is a collection of videos of protests around the May 2011 visit of the British Queen to Dublin. Ten thousand security personnel were deployed and the city locked down over the four days to prevent effective protest.