Ireland… Remember Political Prisoners This Christmas 24 Dec 201115 Jun 2012 December is traditionally prisoners month for republicans. A time to think about those men and women held in prison and their families on the outside. This year has been particularly…
Culture… Up The Ra And All That 21 Dec 201116 Feb 2014 By Jim Slaven It has now been a week since the SNP government passed their Offensive Behaviour Bill in the Scottish parliament. Since then much has been written and said…
Uncategorized Vol Sean McIlvenna Commemoration 15 Dec 201124 Dec 2011 The annual Volunteer Sean McIlvenna commemoration will be held this Saturday. Assemble 11.30am Shamrock Street, Glasgow. For more information: http://www.vsmrfb.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/226744247353889/
Culture… Artist Hugh Doherty 13 Dec 201121 Dec 2011 Hugh Doherty is a former IRA POW who was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment after his and his comrades’ arrest in London in 1975. Now a successful artist, samples of…
News… Latest On Offensive Behaviour Bill 13 Dec 201113 Dec 2011 As the Scottish Parliament (or the Reichstag as one wit has taken to calling it) prepares to wave through the SNP's Offensive Behaviour Bill there have been some interesting articles…
Ireland… John Lennon: Revolutionary Artist 8 Dec 20118 Dec 2011 John Lennon was shot dead on 8th December 1980. Although always associated with the Beatles, Lennon was a political artist and activist. His song Woman is the Nigger of the…
News… MacAskill Caught Up In Lobbying Scandal 7 Dec 20117 Dec 2011 Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and the SNP are the latest politicians to be caught up in a lobbying scandal. While the specifics of this case will surprise many, the fact…
Culture… Frantz Fanon 6 Dec 20117 Dec 2011 “Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well.” - Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon author, philosopher, psychiatrist and revolutionary…
News… CELAC, Counter-OAS Organisation Inaugurated in Caracas 6 Dec 20116 Dec 2011 Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez welcomed presidents from across Latin America and the Caribbean last weekend, as they arrived in Caracas to attend the official inauguration of CELAC, The Community of…
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