The making of a politicized prisoner
Submitted by Recomposition on May 22 2015 20:31
The third installment in Recomposition's 'How I was radicalized' series comes from Okwute Ekwensu. His powerful account describes the experience of leading a criminal life that led to incarceration, followed by his radicalization in prison.
Reflecting on injury and stolen wages at work - Megan Kinch
An account by Megan Kinch about working in the non-union construction industry in Toronto.
Growing up during the ‘War on Terror’
Submitted by Recomposition on May 15 2015 20:13
The second part of Recomposition's ‘How were you radicalized?’ series brings us to the 2000s. Starting with his family roots in the South African anti-apartheid and American civil rights movements, the author takes us through the post-9/11 and Iraq War era, a time when many of us found the radical left.
I work for Boreco INC.
Submitted by wojtek on May 12 2015 10:08
An account of being a temp in a North American factory from the excellent Best of Temp Slave!
In the crossfire: adventures of a Vietnamese revolutionary - Ngo Van Xuyet
Ngo Van Xuyet's accounts of class struggle in Vietnam before the rise of Ho Chi Minh and the US invasion.
A memoir: some anarchist activities in New York in the thirties and forties - Clara Freedman Solomon
Submitted by Juan Conatz on May 3 2015 06:21
A lookback at the efforts of anarchists in New York City during The Great Depression, written by Clara Freedman Solomon, a participant.
Nobody said this would be easy - Norma Raymond
A column by Norma Raymond about the difficulty of workplace organizing.
From the right-wing to the revolutionary left - Tom Wetzel
Submitted by Recomposition on May 2 2015 20:27
A new series from Recompositon called 'How I was radicalized'. This first part is by Tom Wetzel, and takes us briefly though the 1960s.
Human guinea pigs "band together" and win a pay hike
Submitted by wojtek on Apr 16 2015 07:55
Two accounts by human lab rats who undertook successful strike action for better pay.
Ready, Welling and able: reflections on the events at Welling, 16.10.93 - Colin B West
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 6 2015 19:38
An account of, and thoughts on, the demonstration against the far right British National Party headquarters in Welling, London in 1993 by one of its participants, writing under a pseudonym.
