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…
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…
Uncategorized Reject Imperialism. Reject The Poppy. 3 Nov 20143 Nov 2014 By Alex McGuigan A few years back, there was an article that received considerable publicity from an individual who claimed to be an Irish Republican but who also stated that…
Edinburgh… After Scotland’s Independence Referendum- A Socialist Republican Perspective 23 Oct 20143 Nov 2014 By Allan Armstrong A Movement-in-the-making The campaign for Scottish independence has been the largest movement for popular democracy seen in these islands since the Irish War of Independence. In terms…
Uncategorized Connolly Conference 2014 13 Oct 201413 Oct 2014 This video was shown at the start of Saturday's JCS Connolly Conference 2014. The conference was sold out and included speakers from Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales. Photos from the event…
Uncategorized 1916 Societies Back A Yes Vote In Scotland 11 Sep 201417 Sep 2014 The 1916 Societies take this opportunity to forward best wishes to the Scottish people ahead of their vote for independence and encourage all those with a vote to use that…
Uncategorized Ferguson Reflections 29 Aug 20141 Sep 2014 By David Rovics I just got back from a trip to Ferguson, and elsewhere in the St Louis area, and I thought I'd share some of the thoughts and observations…
Uncategorized Neither King Nor Kaiser 4 Aug 201429 Aug 2014 Neither King Nor Kaiser campaign launched tonight at 10pm. Get you selfies taken with the #NeitherKingNorKaiser message and email them to neitherkingnornaiser@gmail.com The campaign is also on Facebook and Twitter.…
Uncategorized JCS Condemn Political Policing & Protest At Empire Games 23 Jul 20144 Aug 2014 Statement from the James Connolly Society Scotland. The James Connolly Society condemns the ongoing campaign of harassment and intimidation by Police Scotland against our members. Such political policing is nothing…
Uncategorized The Empire Strikes Back 16 Jul 201423 Jul 2014 This article features in the current issue of the 1916 Societies magazine. By Jim Slaven As Scotland enters the final three months of the independence referendum campaign it remains too…