Events… For Commandante Chavez 6 Mar 201311 Mar 2013 107 Cowgate has published many articles and films on Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela. Here is a great documentary by John Pilger, The War on Democracy, which gives…
Events… Bobby Sands Diary 1 Mar 20136 Mar 2013 Bobby Sands kept a diary for the first seventeen days of his hunger strike, which began 32 years ago today. Sunday 1st March I am standing on the threshold of…
Culture… James Plunkett Short Story Award 25 Feb 20131 Mar 2013 “Publicists of all kinds, philantropists, literary men, lovers of their kind, poets, brilliant writers, artists, have all been conquered by the valiant heroism of the Dublin workers …” James Connolly…
International… In The Name Of Justice 22 Feb 201325 Feb 2013 Great video by the Justice for the Craigavon Two campaign. Please share to highlight this miscarriage of justice. Follow the campaign: Justice for the Craigavon Two On Facebook On Twitter…
Culture… James Connolly – A Working Class Hero 19 Feb 201322 Feb 2013 This documentary, James Connolly - A Working Class Hero, is a comprehensive look at the life and work of James Connolly. From his birth in Edinburgh's Little Ireland to his…
Culture… A Huey P Newton Story 17 Feb 201319 Feb 2013 On Huey P Newton's birthday here is the Spike Lee film version of Roger Guenveur Smith's play A Huey P Newton Story. Smith also stars in the award winning film version.
International… The Legitimate Rage Of The People Cannot Forever Be Denied 1 Feb 201314 Feb 2013 By Larry Pinkney “I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressors and those who do the the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those…
Events… 1916 Rebellion Museum 25 Jan 20131 Feb 2013 This is a great animated video outlining proposals for a 1916 Rebellion Museum to be situated in Moore Street, Dublin. The Moore Street buildings are where a wounded James Connolly…
International… Chavez and Fidel, Batsmen In History 24 Jan 201325 Jan 2013 By Fidel Diaz Castro I don't think there is another joke stronger made by a head of State to another. It is true that in this case was that made…
Events… The Need For A Sustained People’s Consciousness Movement 22 Jan 201323 Jan 2013 By Larry Pinkney “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”—Steve Biko Today, more than at any period in recent history, there…
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