Edinburgh… The Racialisation Of The Irish In Scotland 14 Jun 201814 Jun 2018 The piece below is a chapter, from the recently published book No Problem Here: Understanding Racism In Scotland, in which various writers explore racism in Scotland. This chapter sets the racialisation of…
Culture… Art And The Revolution 4 Jun 201530 Mar 2016 By Jim Slaven In 1884 Aloysius O’Kelly’s Mass in a Connemara Cabin became the only painting of an Irish subject ever to be exhibited at the prestigious Paris Salon.…
Culture… Report From Connolly Conference 30 Nov 20133 Dec 2013 This article first appeared in the latest edition of The Irish Voice and can be downloaded here. By Jim Slaven Last month the James Connolly Society hosted one of the…
Culture… COINTELPRO, Assata Shakur And Obama’s FBI 13 May 201322 May 2013 By Larry Pinkney “History is important. If you don’t know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a…
Culture… BPP x EZLN 22 Mar 201325 Mar 2013 In late 2012, former Minister of Culture of the Black Panther Party Emory Douglas met with Zapatistas and local artists in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The trip was initiated by Caleb…
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…
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… Jack Doyle 13 Dec 201214 Dec 2012 Above is a very powerful version of the song 'The Contender' by Paul McGrath. The song was made famous by Christy Moore, whose version is at the bottom of this…
Culture… The Price of Sugar 26 Nov 201227 Nov 2012 Tonight BBC Scotland are screening the first episode of their Addicted to Pleasure series. The first programme features actor Brian Cox looking at sugar. It might be great. However it…
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