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…
Edinburgh… Remembering Harry Fry 13 Oct 201714 Oct 2017 By Jim Slaven Today marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Harry Fry. Perhaps not a name familiar to many, but it should be. Earlier this year I was…
Edinburgh… JCS New Year Statement 31 Dec 201410 Mar 2015 The James Connolly Society extends New Year greetings to all our members, activists and supporters. We also offer our solidarity to political prisoners and organisations we have worked in partnership…
International… Truly A Day Of Huge Political Significance 17 Sep 201413 Oct 2014 By Plunkett Nugent This is a day of huge political significance as Scotland goes to the polls, a day which may well bring the United Kingdom of Great Britain and…
Ireland… 1916 Societies On Scottish Independence Referendum 3 Sep 201411 Sep 2014 Who are the 1916 Societies?The 1916 Societies are an emerging political, cultural and historical movement in Ireland founded in 2009 to oppose the further running down of the republican struggle,…
Edinburgh… JCS Statement On Orange Order’s Independence Referendum March 2 Sep 20143 Sep 2014 Following discussions with our activists and supporters the James Connolly Society wishes to make the following statement in regards the forthcoming Orange Order march in Edinburgh. The James Connolly Society oppose…
Culture… Sectarianism Distorting NHS Scotland’s Workforce ? 17 Jul 201322 Jul 2013 By Wladyslaw Mejka For some centuries now, being a Catholic in Scotland has not been a passport to an easy life and it has certainly not been an identity which…
Edinburgh… James Connolly On July The 12th 12 Jul 201317 Jul 2013 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…
Edinburgh… The 2013 James Connolly Commemoration Video 17 Jun 20132 Jul 2013 The 27th annual James Connolly Commemoration was organised by the James Connolly Society Scotland and the 1916 Societies.
Culture… When Ideology Becomes Idiotology 31 May 201312 Jan 2014 By Larry Pinkney “Today everybody is talking about the fact that we live in one world; because of globalization, we are all part of the same planet. They talk that…
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