History

Sabate: guerrilla extraordinary - Antonio Tellez

Submitted by Anonymous on May 24 2016 21:31
Sabate cover illustration by Clifford Harper

Fantastic and detailed biography of legendary anti-Franco guerrilla, Francisco Sabate Llopart. Written by Antonio Tellez and translated by Stuart Christie, this book recounts the life, actions and death of the longest-surviving underground resistance fighter.

The making of an interethnic coalition: urban and rural anarchists in La Paz, Bolivia, 1946–1947

Submitted by wojtek on May 23 2016 02:28
Anarchist rally in La Paz, 1930.

Kevin A. Young's account of the interethnic alliance between urban anarchists and indigenous peasants which facilitated the 1947 upheavals surrounding La Paz, Bolivia.

The Nord-Pas-de-Calais miners' strike, 1941

Submitted by Steven. on May 16 2016 15:06
A pit occupied by Nazi troops

A short history of the mass strike of miners in Nazi-occupied northern France from 27 May to 10 June. Despite heavy repression it won improvements to pay and conditions.

The life and work of anarchist Omar Aziz, and his impact on self-organization in the Syrian revolution - Leila Al Shami

Submitted by Steven. on May 14 2016 16:32
Omar Aziz

Article about the impact of the ideas of Syrian anarchist Omar Aziz in encouraging community self-organisation in the Syrian uprising, prior to the start of the civil war. Tragically he died in prison in 2013, aged 63.

Dockers boycott SS Jolly George, 1920

Submitted by Steven. on May 10 2016 09:53
Commemorative stamp depicting Harry Pollitt and the boycott

A short account of UK dockworkers who in May 1920 refuse to load a ship carrying armaments bound for use against the revolution in Russia.

The Belgian strike of the 100,000, 1941

Submitted by Steven. on May 10 2016 09:06
Belgium: strike of the 100,000

A short history of the strike of tens of thousands of workers in Nazi-occupied Belgium, for a pay increase and against the fascist authorities.

When insurrections die - Gilles Dauvé

Submitted by libcom on May 9 2016 18:34

This is a reconceived version of 'Fascism and Anti-Fascism'. In this text, Dauvé draws on the experiences of the revolutionary movements in Russia, Germany, and Spain to criticize anti-fascism and democracy, and to draw general conclusions for communists today.

Impastato, Giuseppe, 1948-1978

Submitted by Steven. on May 9 2016 11:15

A short biography of Giuseppe Impastato, a communist anti-Mafia activist who was murdered by the crime organisation in 1978, but was originally blamed for his own death by the police and the media.

Cleveland Metal and Machinery Workers 440 Shop Bulletins

Submitted by laborbund on May 8 2016 05:02

The internal news and discussion publication of the Cleveland Industrial Union 440 Branch of the IWW. Issues from 1935-36. The IWW enjoyed a notable resurgence in Cleveland during the 1930s-40s, with IU 440 Metal and Machinery Workers organizing a number of small metal shops throughout the city.

The bloody May of 1936 in Thessaloniki, Greece

Submitted by welcometospace on May 7 2016 16:45
Mother of Tasos Tousis mourning over her dead sons body.

A general strike of the tobacco workers and other unions on May 8th 1936 led to the bloody events of May 9th. The police confronted the massive strike by opening fire on the protesters. 12 dead and hundreds of wounded in one of the most important days in greek working class history.