Culture… David Rovics Live in the Cowgate 10 Mar 201710 Mar 2017 107 Cowgate presents internationally renowned singer/songwriter David Rovics will perform a special concert in Edinburgh's Cowgate on James Connolly's birthday. Supported by local artists (to be announced shortly) this one…
Events… History Will Absolve Me – Fidel Castro 3 Dec 201630 Dec 2016 On the eve of his funeral we republish part of Fidel Castro's four hour speech 'History Will Absolve Me'. Following the 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Havana Castro…
Culture… John MacLean: Krassivy, Krassivy 30 Nov 20163 Dec 2016 John MacLean 24th August 1879- 30th November 1923. Krassivy, Krassivy by Hugh MacDiarmid Scotland has had few men whose names Matter- or should matter- to intelligent people, But of these…
Culture… Fidel Castro: That Invincible Hope 29 Nov 201630 Nov 2016 Cuban artists and intellectuals Vicente Feliú, Diana Balboa and Rebeca Chávez recall moments with Fidel “I’M pretty sure the first time I saw Fidel was in the University of Havana’s…
Edinburgh… July 12th: James Connolly 12 Jul 201629 Nov 2016 By James Connolly As this Saturday is the 12th of July, and as I am supposed to be writing about the North of Ireland in particular, it becomes imperative that…
Events… Ardoyne Residents Reject SF/UVF Deal 28 Jun 201612 Jul 2016 Below we reproduce in full and with permission today's statement from the Greater Ardoyne Residents Collective. Since partition and before, the Ardoyne Community has borne the brunt of naked sectarianism…
Edinburgh… Police Scotland Attempts To Stop 30th Annual Connolly Commemoration ‘Will Fail’ 1 Jun 201628 Jun 2016 The lengths Police Scotland will go to in order to disrupt James Connolly Society activities always amazes. In Jim's absence (and because he could do with being cheered up) we…
Edinburgh… James Connolly’s Last Statement 12 May 20161 Jun 2016 On the centenary of James Connolly's execution we republish his last statement. The statement was given to his daughter on the eve of his execution. We would also encourage people…
News… Solidarity And The KKK Grand Wizard 15 Apr 201612 May 2016 By John Frame What is going on with Tommy Sheridan and his Solidarity Party? The perma-tanned firebrand appears to have lost all sense of reason and political rationale since his…
Events… Brother Obama by Fidel Castro 29 Mar 201616 Apr 2016 We don’t need the empire to give us anything. Our efforts will be legal and peaceful, because our commitment is to peace and fraternity among all human beings who…
International… Connolly: What Is A Free Nation 12 Feb 201629 Mar 2016 By James Connolly We are moved to ask this question because of the extraordinary confusion of thought upon the subject which prevails in this country, due principally to the pernicious…
International… Connolly: Still Fighting 12 Feb 201612 Feb 2016 By James Connolly The following resolution was moved at last meeting of the Dublin Port and Docks Board: That we request the Government to take such steps as are necessary…
International… Connolly: Cannon Fodder for British Imperialism 12 Feb 201612 Feb 2016 By James Connolly The Irish Parliamentary Party, which at every stage of the Home Rule game had been outwitted and bull-dozed by Carson and the Unionists, which had surrendered every…
Events… Connolly: Slackers 1 11 Feb 201611 Feb 2016 By James Connolly Ireland is in the throes of a new invasion. But whereas all other invasions have been invasions of fighting men, this last invasion is an invasion of…
Events… Connolly: Notes On The Front 11 Feb 201611 Feb 2016 By James Connolly Recently we have been pondering deeply over the ties that bind this country to England. It is not a new theme for our thoughts; for long years…
Events… Mark Hayes: What 1916 Means To Me 4 Feb 201612 Feb 2016 By Mark Hayes It is a difficult task to comment on any aspect of politics in Ireland without wading into a swamp of conflicting emotions and perspectives. Ireland has been…
International… Connolly: In The Gap Of Danger 22 Jan 20164 Feb 2016 By James Connolly In this week’s issue of The Workers’ Republic we publish figures showing the enormous profits now being made by shipowners and merchants engaged in the import trade,…
Events… Connolly: What Is Our Programme? 22 Jan 201622 Jan 2016 By James Connolly We are often asked the above question. Sometimes the question is not too politely put, sometimes it is put in frantic bewilderment, sometimes it is put in…
Edinburgh… Connolly: The Programme Of Labour 16 Jan 201622 Jan 2016 By James Connolly We regret that we are not able to give in our paper a complete report of the splendid speech delivered under the auspices of the Dublin Trades…
Edinburgh… Connolly: Economic Conscription II 16 Jan 201619 Jan 2016 By James Connolly Conscription means the enforced utilising of all the manhood of a country in order to fight its battles. Economic conscription would mean the enforced use of all…
Edinburgh… Steve Hedley: What The 1916 Revolution Means To Me 14 Jan 201616 Jan 2016 The first in a year long 107 Cowgate series of articles exploring the impact of the 1916 Revolution on the working class in Ireland and beyond. by Steve Hedley My…
International… James Connolly Film 13 Jan 201614 Jan 2016 Film about James Connolly, produced as part of the Seachtar na Cásca series. ----- 107 Cowgate is run by volunteers and we need your support to survive. Please donate to help sustain…
Edinburgh… Connolly: The Volunteers Of ’82 8 Jan 201613 Jan 2016 By James Connolly A correspondent has written to us asking whether there is not a great similarity between the position and actions of the Irish Volunteers of our day, and…
Edinburgh… Connolly: A Lesson Of The Strike 8 Jan 20168 Jan 2016 By James Connolly The long-drawn out fight with the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company is one of the most striking lessons yet offered of the absurdity of our present…
International… Gramsci: I Hate New Year’s Day 1 Jan 20168 Jan 2016 Continuing the theme this article from Italian Marxist revolutionary Antonio Gramsci was, like Connolly's article, published 100 years ago today. By Antonio Gramsci Every morning, when I wake again under the…
Edinburgh… Connolly: A Happy New Year 1 Jan 20161 Jan 2016 By James Connolly We should in this issue wish all our readers a “Happy New Year”. We do so wish them. But such a wish rings better when it…
Edinburgh… JCS New Year Statement 2016 31 Dec 20151 Jan 2016 Below is the full text of the James Connolly Society's New Year statement. The James Connolly Society extends New Year greetings to our activists, members and supporters. We offer solidarity…
Ireland… Connolly: Two Fateful Christmas Weeks 25 Dec 201531 Dec 2015 On the 21st December, 1796, a French Fleet entered Bantry Bay bearing on board arms, ammunition, and an army of fifteen thousand men for the liberation of Ireland. The French…
International… Connolly: Notes On The Front 24 Dec 201525 Dec 2015 MORE POETRY Watch and Wait, boys, watch and wait, Let it be your motto, ever, Foolish zeal, unguarded hate, Often baulks a brave endeavour. God ordains, boys, God ordains That…
Events… Connolly: Forgive and Forget 18 Dec 201524 Dec 2015 By James Connolly As we approach the Blessed Christmas Season we are reminded that this is the period of the year when all good Christians are exhorted to follow the…
Edinburgh… Connolly: Economic Conscription I 18 Dec 201518 Dec 2015 As part of a new initiative to bring the writings of James Connolly to a wider audience 107 Cowgate will be republishing Connolly's writings exactly 100 years to the day…
Events… Why The Working Class Must Come In From The Cold 23 Nov 201521 Jun 2016 Last month Gary O'Shea, a founding member of Anti-Fascist Action, delivered the keynote address at Connolly Conference 2015 in Edinburgh. Introducing the speech Gary said 'Liberal piety surrounding immigration must first…
Events… In War 17 Nov 201523 Nov 2015 Etienne Balibar, one of France's leading intellectuals writes for Open Democracy in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Here he inserts some much needed historical and political context into the…
Events… The 1986 Sinn Fein Ard Fheis 30 Oct 201517 Nov 2015 This weekend marks the 29th anniversary of the 1986 Sinn Fein Ard Fheis. Famous for this exchange between Martin McGuinness and Ruairí Ó Brádaigh over the issue of abstentionism. Although, as…
Events… We Are Not ‘Co-Operating’; We Are Making Peace -FARC 3 Oct 201530 Oct 2015 By Tanja Nijmeijer Regarding an article published in The Guardian, called “Colombia peace deal with Farc is hailed as new model for ending conflicts” written by Ed Vulliamy, I would like…
International… COMANDANTE TIMOLEÓN JIMÉNEZ ON PEACE AGREEMENT 24 Sep 20153 Oct 2015 Havana, Cuba, site of the Peace Talks, September 23, 2015 Compatriots and friends of peace in Colombia: We bring you today, in addition to our fraternal embrace, a report of…
International… Historic Peace Agreement For Colombia 24 Sep 201524 Sep 2015 Report from Havana, Cuba. The Peace Delegation of the FARC-EP published today photos of the arrival of its commander-in-chief,Timoleón Jiménez (Timochenko), on its twitter account. He arrived early this morning…
Culture… Jim Slaven Interview On Scottish Independence Podcast 21 Sep 201524 Sep 2015 In the first in a new series on Missing Histories, Jim Slaven of the James Connolly Society (and 107 Cowgate) spoke to the Scottish Independence Podcast about Connolly's life and relevance.…
Culture… James Connolly Documentary 20 Sep 201521 Sep 2015 ------- 107 Cowgate is run by volunteers and we need your support to survive. Please donate to help sustain the site and the tours, conferences and other educational services we provide.…
Edinburgh… 107 Cowgate Refugee Crisis Appeal 15 Sep 201520 Sep 2015 107 Cowgate in conjunction with the James Connolly Society are holding a refugee crisis appeal. 107 Cowgate is based in Edinburgh's Old Town, the part of the city known as…
Uncategorized Connolly Conference 2015 14 Sep 201515 Sep 2015 This years Connolly Conference 2015 will be held in Edinburgh on Saturday 10th October. Speakers from Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland will discuss political developments in the context of James…
Culture… JCS 30th Anniversary Video 19 Aug 201514 Sep 2015 New short video for the 30th anniversary of the James Connolly Commemoration organised annually by the James Connolly Society in his home city of Edinburgh. The video features posters and…
International… 2016 And The Crop Of Orators 13 Aug 201519 Aug 2015 By Jim Slaven The centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising has loomed large for several years and coincides with an increasing desire for political transformation across the island of Ireland. In…
Events… Tommy McKearney & Ruth Dudley Edwards Debate 1916 Rising 12 Aug 201513 Aug 2015 Video of the recent debate between Ruth Dudley Edwards and Tommy McKearney in Dublin. The debate on '1916 Rising- A good or bad thing for Ireland? was hosted by the…
International… Frantz Fanon at 90 20 Jul 201512 Aug 2015 Anti-colonialist writer and revolutionary Frantz Fanon would have been 90 years old today. Below is Jean-Paul Sartre's introduction to Fanon's classis The Wretched of the Earth. Not so very long…
Events… Fidel Castro Congratulates The People Of Greece 7 Jul 201520 Jul 2015 Hon. Mr. Alexis Tsipras Prime Minister of Greece: I congratulate you warmly on your brilliant political victory, the details of which I followed closely on the Telesur channel. Cubans are very…
Culture… Scotland’s Interregnum And The Crisis In Greece 2 Jul 20157 Jul 2015 By Jim Slaven Interregnum was originally used to describe that period between the death of one monarch and the enthronement of the next. This period was characterised by a suspension…
Edinburgh… Pól O’Scanaill Speech At Connolly Commemoration 25 Jun 20152 Jul 2015 The main speech at the 2015 James Connolly Commemoration in Edinburgh was delivered by Pól O'Scanaill, National Organiser of the 1916 Societies. Video of the speech, followed by some photographs from…
Uncategorized JCS New Year Statement 2017 30 Dec 201630 Dec 2016 ‘Opportunities are for those that seize them…… the coming year may be as bright as we choose to make it’ - James Connolly, 1st January 1916. The James Connolly Society…
