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#OnThisDay, 15th February 2003, 100,000 people marched in Dublin in opposition to the invasion of Iraq. The march was part of an international day of action against the war.
Leaflets distributed at the march are included in our Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6155/
Snapshots of Political Action is a joint project from the Irish Left Archive and Irish Election Literature (@electionlit@mastodon.online) collating political material and ephemera from protest actions. If you're attending a rally or protest and pick up any leaflets, we'd love to include them!
The Cork Communist Organisation was formed #OnThisDay, 31st of January 1971, after resigning from the Irish Communist Organisation in response to their position on Republicanism. It later became the Cork Workers Club.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/01/31/#event-4512
On This Day, 31st January
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Bloody Sunday took place 53 years ago #OnThisDay, 30th of January 1972 in Derry.
British soldiers shot 26 people during a civil rights march resulting in 14 deaths.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/01/30/#event-4800
On This Day, 30th January
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New document: Ireland, Austerity & The Water Tax.
A poster for a public meeting in London organised by Clann Éirígí, 2015.
Public Meeting: Ireland, Austerity & The Water Tax (2015) — Clann Éirígí
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Published #OnThisDay 23rd January 1976:
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 57, "The working class paper of North Munster"
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 57 (1976)
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New document: Rebel, No. 54, July 1982, from Revolutionary Struggle.
Rebel, No. 54 (1982) — Revolutionary Struggle
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New document:
Red Patriot, Vol. 2, No. 16, from the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist), December 1970.
Red Patriot, Vol. 2, No. 16 (1970) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
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New document:
A circular from The Workers' Party on their Constituency Education Programme, 4th May 1988.
Constituency Education Programme Circular (1988) — The Workers' Party
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Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli
An outline of early '80s Travellers' Rights groups and the first Traveller candidate in a general election, Nan Joyce.
Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli
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The Communist Organisation in the British Isles was formed #OnThisDay, 1st of January 1974, in a split from the British and Irish Communist Organisation.
The foundation is outlined in the first issue of their journal, The Proletarian.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/01/01/#event-4510
On This Day, 1st January
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New document:
The Irish People, Vol. 1, No. 2
The second issue of the newspaper from Official Sinn Féin and later The Workers' Party.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7495/
#Ireland #Politics #History #OfficialSinnFéin #TheIrishPeople
The Irish People, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1973) — Sinn Féin [Official]
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New document:
A leaflet for a Socialist Youth Forum in April 2001, from the Socialist Party youth wing, with talks on "The Life and Ideas of Che Guevara" and "What way forward for the Peace Process?"
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7493/
#Ireland #Politics #History #SocialistParty #SocialistYouth #CWI
Socialist Youth Forum (2001) — Socialist Youth
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The British Left on Ireland.
A collection of documents from British parties and groups on Ireland, from across Labour, communist, Trotskyist, Maoist, and other left traditions.
Document Collection: The British Left on Ireland
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Published #OnThisDay, 19th December 1985:
Marxist-Leninist Weekly marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of The Internationalists, forerunner of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).
Marxist-Leninist Weekly, 19th December 1985 (1985) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
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New document:
Notes & Comments, Internal Newsletter of The Workers Party, August 1985
Notes & Comments, August 1985 (1985) — The Workers' Party
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#OnThisDay 13th December 1970, the Socialist Party of Ireland was formed.
On This Day, 13th December
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New document:
"Don’t Let the Council Bully You", Harolds Cross – Dublin 6 – Terenure Against the Bin Tax.
From the anti-bin tax campaign in Dublin in the early 2000s.
Don’t Let the Council Bully You (2002 c.)
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#OnThisDay, the 8th of December 1974, the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) was formed at a meeting in Dublin by former members of Official Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/12/08/#event-5521
On This Day, 8th December
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Published #OnThisDay 5th December 1984:
Voice of Revolution (Marxist-Leninist Weekly), Vol. 8, No. 30
From the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).
Published #OnThisDay, The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 53, The working class paper of North Munster
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 53 (1975)
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