Some very controversial stuff on that blog, Corbyn's links with islamists, the Schoolboy Uzumah attack, etc.
The Road Less Travelled: The History of Red Action
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Some very controversial stuff on that blog, Corbyn's links with islamists, the Schoolboy Uzumah attack, etc.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Explain?
Joe Reilly
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What is there to be learned from it? 'The lost left'? Or the left lost? Why is the analysis of the CW/RA on the issue of identity politics judged a failure on the basis that they were ignored by the wider Left, when the failure to address the arguments could just as easily be seen as yet another analytical failure by the wider Left itself? Or to put it another way: when is the accuracy of any analysis judged by the contemporary response to it? Surely if it is correct, it is correct? What others think of it is neither here nor there if it stands the test of time.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
I didn't get that sense from it. But, then, I didn't get any sense of purpose or urgency from it either. Ther article isn't exactly going to be passed around "on the landings" as you might say for reading is it?
I didn't, and wouldn't, read too much into it beyond being a mildly interesting (and mercifully quick) read on a topic of interest in an obscure journal.
Joe Reilly
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Whether the journal is 'obscure' or not, is surely beside the point. If the writer thinks the article is worth doing, the onus is on him to make a decent fist of it. Whether his thesis stands or falls is another matter. However when he gets simple facts wrong; the numbers who voted IWCA in the London Mayoral election, the year the election was held, and reduces the number of elected IIWCA Cllrs in Oxford to 1, he's really tearing the arse out of it.
Red About Town
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Without starting a new thread, can someone explain when/why Red Action moved support from the IRSP to Sinn Fein?
Flanflinger
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No idea, but there's not a lot of red action at Old Trafford these days either.
Name checked by Benjamin Zephania though suspect he's maybe confusing RA and AFA?
Benjamin Zephaniah on fighting the far right: ‘If we did nothing we would be killed on the streets’
Benjamin Zephaniah on fighting the far right: ‘If we did nothing we would be killed on the streets’
crossthebreeze
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DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
I was going to ask the same
malatesta32
Not Serb. No, Really!
best thing Ive read about for ages:
'Then there was the legendary Sari Squad. These were women, mainly of south Asian origin, who were experts in various martial arts and ready and willing to take on any racists who would try to spoil our fun. They fought with style, and would usually burst into song after seeing off any attackers.'
'Then there was the legendary Sari Squad. These were women, mainly of south Asian origin, who were experts in various martial arts and ready and willing to take on any racists who would try to spoil our fun. They fought with style, and would usually burst into song after seeing off any attackers.'
Joe Reilly
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Joe Reilly
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Red Action came into contact with the IRSP entirely by accident but stood by them during the feud and aftermath. Any subsequent parting of the ways had more to do with what was happening in the IRSP than what was happening in RA.
Red About Town
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The Relevance of Red Action Today
a personal perspective from a younger activist who is currently involved in militant anti-fascist activity and in working class community politics
The Relevance of Red Action Today | Rotten Pleb
a personal perspective from a younger activist who is currently involved in militant anti-fascist activity and in working class community politics
The Relevance of Red Action Today | Rotten Pleb
i thougjt that was s mix up
or was that the point?
Nice one
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To to further add to the first part of that article, when we were in the process of publishing BTF the anarchists I spoke to about us working with ex-RA people on the book, every single one of them told me to watch my back/be careful/they'll stitch you up/not to be trusted.
Turns out the authors representatives where the straight up, true to their word, decent people when it came to publishing the book.
Red About Town
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Red Action (Dublin), newsletters issues 3 and 4
Red Action was a small, militant, socialist group founded in England in 1981 after several activists were expelled from the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) for continuing to be involved in direct action against neo-Fascists (‘squadism’). The group were known for their commitment to street-level anti-Fascist and Irish Republican politics throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Some key members went onto form the Independent Working Class Association (IWCA) in 1995.
The Dublin branch of Red Action was founded in 1990 and remained active until 1997. During this period, they were heavily involved in a range of community campaigns (anti-Water charges, anti-Bin Tax, anti-Drugs etc.) as well as pro-choice, Irish republican and international solidarity issues. They also formed the backbone of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) which was established in 1991.
For the first time online, here are issues 3 and 4 of their newsletter both published around 1992.
Issue 3 of Red Action Dublin’s newsletter had articles on the following:
– pro-choice activity and the work of the Dublin Abortion Information Campaign (DAIC).
– the anti-extradition campaign of Belfast republican Angelo Fusco. The Dublin Anti-Extradition Campaign (DAEC), with a postal address at 29 Mountjoy Square, met every Tuesday at 16 North Great George’s Street.
– the rise of the far-right in Europe, the work of AFA and the political failings of the SWP.
– the work of the Irish Nicaragua Support Group of which Red Action members were involved with.
– a short piece on the emergence of militant anti-abortion group Youth Defence (YD)
Issue 4 of Red Action Dublin’s newsletter had articles on the following:
– the results of the 1992 X Case abortion referendum and the work of the Alliance for Choice group.
– how the Left fared in the 1992 General Election with a look at the results of the Workers Party and Sinn Fein.
– the recent activity of Portobello Unemployed Action Group (PUAG) including pickets of RTE and their relationship with the more mainstream Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU).
– small bits on anti-fascist and Irish skinhead politics.
Links to download both are on this blog: Red Action (Dublin), newsletters issues 3 and 4
Red Action was a small, militant, socialist group founded in England in 1981 after several activists were expelled from the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) for continuing to be involved in direct action against neo-Fascists (‘squadism’). The group were known for their commitment to street-level anti-Fascist and Irish Republican politics throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Some key members went onto form the Independent Working Class Association (IWCA) in 1995.
The Dublin branch of Red Action was founded in 1990 and remained active until 1997. During this period, they were heavily involved in a range of community campaigns (anti-Water charges, anti-Bin Tax, anti-Drugs etc.) as well as pro-choice, Irish republican and international solidarity issues. They also formed the backbone of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) which was established in 1991.
For the first time online, here are issues 3 and 4 of their newsletter both published around 1992.
Issue 3 of Red Action Dublin’s newsletter had articles on the following:
– pro-choice activity and the work of the Dublin Abortion Information Campaign (DAIC).
– the anti-extradition campaign of Belfast republican Angelo Fusco. The Dublin Anti-Extradition Campaign (DAEC), with a postal address at 29 Mountjoy Square, met every Tuesday at 16 North Great George’s Street.
– the rise of the far-right in Europe, the work of AFA and the political failings of the SWP.
– the work of the Irish Nicaragua Support Group of which Red Action members were involved with.
– a short piece on the emergence of militant anti-abortion group Youth Defence (YD)
Issue 4 of Red Action Dublin’s newsletter had articles on the following:
– the results of the 1992 X Case abortion referendum and the work of the Alliance for Choice group.
– how the Left fared in the 1992 General Election with a look at the results of the Workers Party and Sinn Fein.
– the recent activity of Portobello Unemployed Action Group (PUAG) including pickets of RTE and their relationship with the more mainstream Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU).
– small bits on anti-fascist and Irish skinhead politics.
Links to download both are on this blog: Red Action (Dublin), newsletters issues 3 and 4
malatesta32
Not Serb. No, Really!
it would be really good if you linked some of the RA magazine stuff from 1980s. I read through them all and there's some good stuff but We Are Red Action and The Making Of Red Action are well worth revisiting.
Red About Town
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You should leave a note on that blog. I am only a reader and copied here because I thought it would be of interest to some.
I downloaded the PDF of We Are Red Action fairly recently but now can't seem to find it again online. I'm sure it was on the archive.
juice_terry
Here is a man who would not take it anymore.
Cheers.
Red About Town
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The RA face book page shared a couple of more excellent articles from the same blogger in the last few days. Well worth reading and the author is obviously very influenced by the politics and analysis of RA.
The Left, Community Politics, Revolution and Filling the Vacuum. | Rotten Pleb
What Now? | Rotten Pleb
Fozzie Bear
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
anyone got a picture of this one?
Fozzie Bear
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
true
Joe Reilly
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On his first day out he fractured a fascist skull with a two foot metal pole. Given who was paying his wages it was a rather novel way to introduce himself.
Red About Town
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Unfortunately can't read all this article but seen it shared a few times today.
Police examined Jeremy Corbyn links to pro-IRA group Red Action
Police examined Jeremy Corbyn links to pro-IRA group Red Action
gawkrodger
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yeh, if someone could c+p the full text that'd be good
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