Events… Why The Working Class Must Come In From The Cold 23 Nov 201521 Jun 2016 Last month Gary O'Shea, a founding member of Anti-Fascist Action, delivered the keynote address at Connolly Conference 2015 in Edinburgh. Introducing the speech Gary said 'Liberal piety surrounding immigration must first…
Culture… Jim Slaven Interview On Scottish Independence Podcast 21 Sep 201524 Sep 2015 In the first in a new series on Missing Histories, Jim Slaven of the James Connolly Society (and 107 Cowgate) spoke to the Scottish Independence Podcast about Connolly's life and relevance.…
International… 2016 And The Crop Of Orators 13 Aug 201519 Aug 2015 By Jim Slaven The centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising has loomed large for several years and coincides with an increasing desire for political transformation across the island of Ireland. In…
Events… Fidel Castro Congratulates The People Of Greece 7 Jul 201520 Jul 2015 Hon. Mr. Alexis Tsipras Prime Minister of Greece: I congratulate you warmly on your brilliant political victory, the details of which I followed closely on the Telesur channel. Cubans are very…
Culture… Scotland’s Interregnum And The Crisis In Greece 2 Jul 20157 Jul 2015 By Jim Slaven Interregnum was originally used to describe that period between the death of one monarch and the enthronement of the next. This period was characterised by a suspension…
Edinburgh… Pól O’Scanaill Speech At Connolly Commemoration 25 Jun 20152 Jul 2015 The main speech at the 2015 James Connolly Commemoration in Edinburgh was delivered by Pól O'Scanaill, National Organiser of the 1916 Societies. Video of the speech, followed by some photographs from…
Edinburgh… None Of The Above? 5 May 201521 May 2015 By Jim Slaven None of the above? This is the question I’ve been asking myself for the last few weeks. Or perhaps more accurately for the last few years. Having…
Edinburgh… What The Proclamation Means To Me 24 Apr 20155 May 2015 This article is part of a series commissioned by the 1916 Societies and is published here on Republic Day. By Jim Slaven The great hero is still sitting on the…
International… Raul Castro Speech At The Summit Of The Americas 15 Apr 201521 Apr 2015 His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela, President of the Republic of Panama; Presidents and Prime Ministers; Distinguished guests; I appreciate the solidarity of all Latin American and Caribbean countries that made…
International… Partition As Perpetual Crisis 10 Mar 201516 Mar 2015 By Jim Slaven (@JimSlaven) The announcement that Sinn Fein will not now after all support the Welfare Bill[i] going through Stormont has, we are told, plunged the political institutions into…
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