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Silence Really Is Betrayal And ‘Progressives’ Really Aren’t Progressive
By Larry Pinkney “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” –Martin Luther King Jr. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” –Malcolm … Continue reading
Prisoners Month: Political Policing Continues
Updated Saturday 15th: Another Belfast republican, Pádraic Mac Coitir, has been arrested by British police. Here is a video of Pádraic speaking before his arrest. ————— This week has seen the arrest of three republicans, and friends of 107 Cowgate, in Belfast for taking part in a peaceful protest against a sectarian Orange march being forced through … Continue reading
Statement From Republican Prisoners, Roe 4, Maghaberry
Following the signing of the August 2010 agreement with the prison service, Republican POWs continually attempted to resolve all outstanding issues. Despite the continued use of the brutal forced strip searches we regularly engaged with political parties and groups who showed an interest in bringing a resolution to the impasse. This process of dialogue lasted … Continue reading
Radical Olympics: Olympic Tourist Arrested
By Shiv Malik A man who cycled 9,320 miles from India to join Olympic celebrations inLondon was held by police as part of a mass arrest of cyclingcampaigners during last week’s opening ceremony. Aedewan Adnan from Malaysia, who had joined his father in Kolkata in November to raise money for charity and support the Malaysian Olympic team, was held by police … Continue reading
US Police Shootings Spark Race Protests
California authorities were on alert after protesters angry over deadly police shootings set fires, smashed windows and threw rocks at officers in a fourth day of violent protests, ending with 24 arrests and several injuries. As many as 500 demonstrators and 250 police from several Orange County cities were involved in several hours of confrontations … Continue reading
On Meeting Monarchy
By Jim Slaven “Fellow-workers, stand by the dignity of your class. All these parading royalties, all this insolent aristocracy, all these grovelling, dirt-eating capitalist traitors, all these are but signs of disease in any social state – diseases which a royal visit brings to a head and spews in all its nastiness before our horrified … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Huey P Newton
Huey P Newton was born on 17th February 1942. Huey went on to be co-founder, with Bobby Seale, of the Black Panther Party of Self Defense. One of the most inspirational political leaders of the twentieth century Huey was a socialist, political prisoner, writer, intellectual and revolutionary. Below is an article on Huey and his … Continue reading
Support Vita Cortex Workers
Vita Cortex Workers Website Vita Cortex Workers on Twitter Support Vita Cortex Workers Facebook Page The article below first appeared in the Irish Times. Funny how life goes on. In the Vita Cortex factory on Cork’s Kinsale Road, where 32 former workers have been staging a sit-in since it closed on December 16, life’s … Continue reading
