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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!
New document:
Unity, 13th July 2024, from the Irish Communist Party (ICP).
Unity was originally started by the Communist Party of Northern Ireland (CPNI) and continued by the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) after its re-formation. Since 2022, it has been produced by the Irish Communist Party (ICP).
Unity, 13th July 2024 (2024) — Irish Communist Party
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New document:
The Dawn of Anarchism, from the Irish Anarchist Network, 2024 (@IrishAnarchistNetwork@kolektiva.social).
The Dawn of Anarchism (2024) — Irish Anarchist Network
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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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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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From 1975, the Starry Plough, newspaper of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP), on the execution of five members of ETA and FRAP under Franco's fascist dictatorship.
The article highlights Irish solidarity action and draws parallels with Irish Republicanism.
It also notes the potential for several more executions, though thankfully they didn't take place and Franco died two months later.
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)
Irish Left Archive
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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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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#OnThisDay 3rd of December 1988, the Irish Anti-Extradition Committee held a march and rally in opposition to the extradition of prisoners to Britain.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6150/
From Snapshots of Political Action, a joint project with Irish Election Literature
#OTD #Ireland #Politics #History #Extradition #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #Protest
Political Material from: Anti-Extradition March & Rally, 3rd December 1988
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