Always meant to read that- have you got it as an epub by any chance?
edit: made one from the html page on libcom- never mind.
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RIP Stuart Christie
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Always meant to read that- have you got it as an epub by any chance?
edit: made one from the html page on libcom- never mind.
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
Ta for that link Kropotkin
PTK
Paul Kegan
I am saddened to hear this. He was a good comrade.
Was Stuart Christie ever involved with/a presence at the Anarchist Book Fair, does anyone know?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Yes, he was involved with black flag in the dim and distant but if you mean did he attend idk
Yes, I was mainly asking whether he went along, maybe gave talks, etc.?
I've only been to the (London) ABF about twice
-- ages ago -- and I have no recollection of Stuart Christie being there?
But others on here will surely know
I've only been to the (London) ABF about twice
-- ages ago -- and I have no recollection of Stuart Christie being there?But others on here will surely know
Jesus Christ I'm a daft old bastard reading that made me cry.
charlie mowbray
The Enforcer
Yes, he attended the London Bookfairs, coming up from Hastings. I remember several conversations over the years. I remember once there he said to me " Every time I see you, you look younger" to which I replied " You ought to see the portrait in my attic".
krink
I'll do it this afternoon
Cheers mate, that's brilliant.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
There's also this BBC documentary on Ethel MacDonald
Kate Sharpley
Well-Known Member
We have just posted translations of tributes from:
Octavio Alberola
"René’s answer stopped me in my tracks, because even though Stuart had told me a week before that the cancer had left him still hoarse and that the findings of his medical tests were none too encouraging, it never at any moment occurred to me that he would be taken so quickly. I am surrounded by several male and female comrades – more or less of my own age – who are in none too rude health and at my age (due to turn 93 shortly) the thought that one’s days are numbered is just “normal”.
But in Stuart’s case, how could this be when he was eighteen years my junior? Besides, we had both been working on joint projects and both had been determined to plough ahead with our battles with the world of authority and exploitation. "
You can read all of it at Octavio Alberola says goodbye to Stuart Christie
Frank Mintz
"Stuart has left us at a point when, his homeland, and the capitalist system in general (whether private capitalism, statist, marxist-leninist or religious) is in the throes of a crisis; so the continuity and gravitas and determination that were the mainstays of Stuart’s life continue to make a sound contribution to activists, current and future. His is an honest and active legacy, mirroring his sensibilities which were always linked to reality and to a rejection of social exploitation in every sphere of life.
May the earth sit lightly on you, Stuart."
In Memoriam: Stuart Christie, 10 July 1946-15 August 2020
Octavio Alberola
"René’s answer stopped me in my tracks, because even though Stuart had told me a week before that the cancer had left him still hoarse and that the findings of his medical tests were none too encouraging, it never at any moment occurred to me that he would be taken so quickly. I am surrounded by several male and female comrades – more or less of my own age – who are in none too rude health and at my age (due to turn 93 shortly) the thought that one’s days are numbered is just “normal”.
But in Stuart’s case, how could this be when he was eighteen years my junior? Besides, we had both been working on joint projects and both had been determined to plough ahead with our battles with the world of authority and exploitation. "
You can read all of it at Octavio Alberola says goodbye to Stuart Christie
Frank Mintz
"Stuart has left us at a point when, his homeland, and the capitalist system in general (whether private capitalism, statist, marxist-leninist or religious) is in the throes of a crisis; so the continuity and gravitas and determination that were the mainstays of Stuart’s life continue to make a sound contribution to activists, current and future. His is an honest and active legacy, mirroring his sensibilities which were always linked to reality and to a rejection of social exploitation in every sphere of life.
May the earth sit lightly on you, Stuart."
In Memoriam: Stuart Christie, 10 July 1946-15 August 2020
Late to this thread, but I'm really, really sorry to read this news
RIP
Thanks for posting this up, zahir :
It's a great read, a pretty good obit IMO.
But for whatever reason, it fails to mention that he (briefly?) did some history teaching/lecturing at Queen Mary College (University of London) in the mid-eighties.
That was just after I graduated from there, but someone told me it was Paul Preston (Franco biographer and Spanish Civil War expert!) who recruited him.
I've just spent ages digging around some of the Stuart Christie links posted on the Kate Sharpley Library page, and the fact that they've posted up Albert Meltzer's autobiography was a welcome find -- it's fascinating!
But from this (page 20) of it, it looks like I've got some stuff wrong about Stuart Christie's time at Queen Mary College -- Albert had him down as a 'mature student' -- maybe he was never teaching there as such.
Albert Meltzer said:
**(That History and Politics 'Mickey Mouse Degree'
at QMC was exactly what I graduated in!! -- but in 1984, two years earlier than Stuart Christie's graduation in 1986)It could well be that Paul Preston doing research and teaching there in the Eighties was at least partly to do with why Stuart Christie was inspired to go to QMC in particular, but it looks like I misremembered what I'd been told about that
ANYWAY -- that Meltzer book looks like an all-round full-on read IMO
, not least about the inspiring sounding books but financial failures of Christie's publishing projects.(And because of all the other stories/ideas from Meltzer about anarchism, politics, capitalism, fascism, etc.!!)
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Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Only time I ever met Stuart was at the Projectile anarchist film festival in Newcastle when I introduced his talk. He wasn't plugging his book from what I remember, but it must have been round about when Granny came out in one volume (it had previously been published in parts). We also showed the Ethel MacDonald film one year.
Farewell comrade and thanks for all you did.
Edit: actually, he was introducing the film he was trying to get funding for. Bless ya Libcom for archiving stuff.
The blurb there, which I wrote, reminds me another member of the Projectile collective accused me of having a 'leaden prose style'.
Not something you could have ever said about Stuart.
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Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Much love to his daughter Branwen. Lost both parents in just over a year.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Ta for the heads up
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
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Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
As an aside, Norton is blocking me accessing that, as 'a known dangerous page' - and blocking any attempt to get to the ACG webpage via searches. Strangely enough, when I clicked on the obit an hour ago, I could get through.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Thanks Wilf. I’ll relay that back. It may be part of the Facebook anti anarchist assault.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Yeah, we've been having that from Norton for a while. We have to go through a rigmarole to sort it.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
That's a really lovely bit of writing.
Kate Sharpley
Well-Known Member
"What I would describe in my work as ‘transnational networks of anarchists’, he would simply call ‘friendships’. He did not consider himself a specimen for study. He lived his politics. "
Wonderful.
Kate Sharpley
Well-Known Member
Stuart Christie, the Eternal Young Rebel Always in the Fight for Life by Xavier Montanyà
Stuart Christie, the Eternal Young Rebel Always in the Fight for Life
Stuart Christie, the Eternal Young Rebel Always in the Fight for Life
gawkrodger
Well-Known Member
RIP to a legend
I've just read the Jessica Thorne tribute and the Xavier Montanyà tribute and I'm really glad I did.
Both excellent (especially the first -- great writing!), and really informative too.
Clearly heartfelt as well ....
Both excellent (especially the first -- great writing!), and really informative too.
Clearly heartfelt as well ....
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