History

Timeline of UK schoolchildren's strikes

Submitted by Steven. on Oct 20 2015 10:02

Schoolchildren on strike in 1985. Photo by Dave Sinclair

A chronology of school pupil walkouts which I have been able to discover in the UK from the 19th century to today.

The Kaiser goes: the generals remain - Theodor Plivier

Submitted by Dan Radnika on Oct 19 2015 19:44

This is an amazing novel about the German Revolution, written by a participant. Republished here in PDF and Kindle formats.

The UK school students' strike, 1985 - Steven Johns

Submitted by Steven. on Oct 19 2015 15:17

Striking schoolchildren march in Liverpool, 1985. Photo by Dave Sinclair

A short history of a successful national walkout of up to a quarter of a million school students against the Conservative government's workfare Youth Training Scheme.

Blood on the coal: Colorado strike of 1927 - Patrick Murfin

Submitted by Steven. on Oct 19 2015 10:14

IWW union hall in Walsenburg, 1928 when members rushed to defend it after it was

A short history of the great Colorado coal strike of 1927, called by the revolutionary union Industrial Workers of the World which lasted until the following year, facing savage repression and killings and won concessions, although not IWW union recognition.

The Stepney schoolchildren's strike, 1971

Submitted by Steven. on Oct 19 2015 09:49

A short account of a strike of 800 pupils in Stepney, east London on May 27, 1971, which successfully won reinstatement of a teacher who was sacked for publishing a book of pupils' poetry.

The Burston Strike School, 1914-1939

Submitted by Steven. on Oct 19 2015 09:31

Striking pupils and their parents, Burston, 1914

A short history of the longest schoolchildren's strike in UK history, when nearly all pupils at Burston school in Norfolk, England walked out in support of two unfairly sacked teachers who then started their own school with funds from the workers' movement.

Grandjouan- creator of the first illustrated political poster

Submitted by Battlescarred on Oct 9 2015 15:31

A short article on Jules Felix Grandjouan, anarchist illustrator

Theo Van Rysselberghe

Submitted by Battlescarred on Oct 9 2015 15:17

A short article on the anarchist painter Theo Van Rysselberghe

Anarchism in Latin America

Submitted by Battlescarred on Oct 9 2015 15:08

A short article on anarchism in Latin America

Frans Masereel

Submitted by Battlescarred on Oct 9 2015 14:59

A short article on the libertarian artist and illustrator Frans Masereel

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