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#OnThisDay 19th of July 1984, Mary Manning, a worker in Dunnes Stores, refused to handle fruit imported from South Africa in protest against apartheid, following a decision taken by IDATU members the previous day.
When suspended, she and other members of the IDATU union at the shop went on strike. The strike continued until April 1987 when the import of South African goods was banned.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/07/19/#event-5717
#Ireland #Politics #History #Apartheid #DunnesStores #Strike
On This Day, 19th July
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#OnThisDay 18th of July 1981, a march in support of the Hunger Strikers campaign, ongoing since March of that year, ended with violent clashes outside the British Embassy after a Garda baton-charge, in which more than 200 people were hurt.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/07/18/#event-5714
On This Day, 18th July
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![A clipping from an article, reading: On the 18th. July thousands of people from all over the country mobilised in Dublin for a march on the British Embassy in support of the Hunger Strickers [sic]. Before reaching the Embassy however, the marchers were stopped at Merrion Rd. by a wall of cops in riot gear, seceral [sic] rows deep. This strategy of confrontation and intimidation, meant to frighten people off the streets and deny them expression, was resisted by many brave comrades who tried to fight their way through. The cops held rank for fifteen minutes and then charged. Their violence and brutality as they ran riot, beating everyone in their path was pyscotic [sic].](https://posts.leftarchive.ie/attachments/thumbnails/8c6eb86e326568e35fde6afc59d3e23f7598c44612e70f3c1275f21c6747c5f0/rs_embassy_clash.jpeg)
Published #OnThisDay 13th July 1974:
"Call to Ulster Protestants"
Republican News, newspaper of Sinn Féin in the North.
Republican News, Vol. 4, No. 28 (1974) — Sinn Féin
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Published #OnThisDay, 12th July 1981:
Rebel, journal of Revolutionary Struggle.
Rebel, No. 44 (1981) — Revolutionary Struggle
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Published #OnThisDay 7th July 2007:
Unity, Vol. 19, No. 25.
From the Communist Party of Ireland.
Unity is a Belfast communist newspaper, originally started by the Communist Party of Northern Ireland (CPNI) and continued by the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) after its re-formation, it is now the newspaper of the Irish Communist Party.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/4239/
#Ireland #History #Politics #CommunistPartyOfIreland #IrishCommunistParty #Unity
Unity, Vol. 19, No. 25 (2007) — Communist Party of Ireland
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Published #OnThisDay 7th July 1994:
"Peace needs end to British violence"
An Phoblacht Republican News, newspaper of Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/589/
#Ireland #History #Politics #SinnFéin #AnPhoblacht #RepublicanNews
An Phoblacht Republican News, Iml. 16, Uimh. 27 (1994) — Sinn Féin
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Published #OnThisDay
"Review of Anglo-Irish Agreement – Simply a review of its effectiveness in maintaining partition and foreign imperialist enslavement of Ireland".
Marxist-Leninist Weekly, Vol. 18, No. 18, from the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist) (CPIML).
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/3057/
#Ireland #Politics #History #AngloIrishAgreement #CPIML #Maoism #MarxistLeninistWeekly
Marxist-Leninist Weekly, Vol. 18, No. 18 (1988) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
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Published #OnThisDay 15th June 1969:
Squatter, No. 1, from the Dublin Housing Action Committee.
The DHAC was set up in 1967 by Sinn Féin and Left activists.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/300/
#Ireland #Politics #History #Housing #Squatter #HousingActionCommittee
Squatter, No. 1 (1969) — Dublin Housing Action Committee
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#OnThisDay 12th of June 1982, the Socialist Labour Party (SLP) voted to dissolve.
Founded in 1977, the SLP sought to build a party of the Left, bringing together former Labour members and Left groups, which joined as tendencies — the Socialist Workers’ Movement (SWM), League for a Workers’ Republic, Irish Workers Group, and Movement for a Socialist Republic; though all left the SLP within a few years (with the SWM tendency leaving last in 1980).
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/06/12/#event-5555
#Ireland #Politics #History #SocialistLabourParty #Socialism #SWM #LWR #IWG #MSR
On This Day, 12th June
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Published #OnThisDay 5th June 2021:
"Towards a Programme for Eco-Socialism" – the founding programme of An Rabharta Glas - Green Left.
An Rabharta Glas (@AnRabhartaGlas@mastodon.ie) was set up by former Green party members as an eco-socialist party after the latter formed a coalition with FF and FG.
Towards a Programme for Eco-Socialism (2021) — An Rabharta Glas - Green Left
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#OnThisDay 5th June 1982, the Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament had a "March For Survival" in Dublin.
March for Survival (1982) — Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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#OnThisDay 4th June 2005, a demonstration was held against Israel’s occupation of Palestine during a soccer World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel, which was taking place in Landsdown Road stadium in Dublin.
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign leaflets from the event can be viewed on our website as part of the Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6160/
#Ireland #Politics #Palestine #IPSC #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #Protest
Political Material from: Palestine Solidarity Demonstration During Ireland-Israel Soccer Match, 4th June 2005
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Published #OnThisDay 28th May 1973:
"Revolutionary Nationalism, Class Struggle, and Problems of Party Building in Ireland"
An article by Gerry Foley on the Official Republican movement for Intercontinental Press, magazine of the Fourth International.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1488/
#Ireland #History #Politics #OTD #OfficialRepublicanism #IntercontinentalPress #FourthInternational
Revolutionary Nationalism, Class Struggle, and Problems of Party Building in Ireland (1973) — Gerry Foley
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Published #OnThisDay: Workers' and Unemployed News, May 28th 1987
"All Working People Must Unite Against the Capitalist Offensive and Cut-Backs!"
From the Workers and Unemployed Movement.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6531/
#Ireland #History #Politics #OTD #WorkersAndUnemployedNews #WorkersAndUnemployedMovement
Workers' and Unemployed News, May 28th 1987 (1987) — Workers and Unemployed Movement
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#OnThisDay in 1949, the Socialist Party of Ireland was founded:
On May 28th, 1949, a number of workers, representing Socialist Groups in Dublin and Belfast, met in Belfast and decided that the Groups should coalesce and form the Socialist Party of Ireland. That decision was subsequently ratified by the members of the Dublin and Belfast Groups; and so was born the first political party in Ireland to publicly and unequivocally declare its object to be the establishment of Socialism.
This Socialist Party of Ireland was associated with the SPGB and later became the World Socialist Party.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/05/28/#event-4500
#Ireland #History #Politics #SocialistParty #WorldSocialism #SPGB #OTD
On This Day, 28th May
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#OnThisDay 28th of May 1912, the Irish Labour party was founded.
Labour
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#OnThisDay 25th May 2018, the referendum to repeal the 8th amendment of the Irish constitution was passed, removing the barrier to abortion provision in the country.
You can see a number of documents from the campaign in our collection: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/3762/
Referendum - Repeal of the Eighth Amendment Referendum, 2018
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#OnThisDay 24th May 2007 a general election took place in Ireland.
Documents on the election in our collection: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/3348/
Election - General Election, 2007
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Published #OnThisDay 24th May 1967:
The Irish Student, from the Irish Student Movement.
The ISM was associated with The Internationalists, which later became the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/297/
#Ireland #History #Politics #IrishStudentMovement #CPIML #Maoism
The Irish Student, No. 1 (1967) — Irish Student Movement
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#OnThisDay 22nd May 2015, the Marriage Equality referendum was carried in Ireland, removing barriers to same-sex marriage.
Referendum - Marriage Equality Referendum, 2015
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