History

The Black Panthers in London, 1967-1972 - Anne-Marie Angelo

Submitted by Ed on Sep 8 2017 22:37

An in-depth look at the activities and ideology of the British Black Panther Movement in London, and the influence which the experiences of the American Black Panther Party had on them.

Back issues of Organise (Anarchist Federation UK)

Submitted by RobberBurns88 on Sep 8 2017 21:32

An incomplete archive of back issues of Organise- the theoretical and historical publication of the Anarchist Federation of the UK.

Past opinions may not reflect current thinking within the Anarchist Federation.

Huddersfield as a microcosm of the anarchist movement during World War One

Submitted by Battlescarred on Sep 8 2017 18:55
Anti-conscription meeting, W.Yorkshire

A short account of controversy over World War One in Huddersfield

“Radical Gotham” – New York City, Just Like You Pictured It

Submitted by Alan W Moore on Sep 8 2017 09:51

The Dublin McDonald's strike, 1979

Submitted by Steven. on Sep 6 2017 09:53
Dublin McDonald's strikers

A post-mortem of the 6 month strike by ITGWU members at Ireland's first two branches of McDonald's in Dublin by the Anarchist Workers Association.

An “entirely different” kind of union: the Service, Office, and Retail Workers’ Union of Canada (SORWUC), 1972–1986 – Julia Smith

Submitted by Councils and Co... on Sep 1 2017 09:57
SORWUC

An in depth article which examines the Service, Office, and Retail Workers’ Union of Canada (SORWUC), an independent, grassroots, socialist-feminist union that existed from 1972 to 1986. They organised workers in marginalised, low-paying, largely female-dominated sectors that weren’t high priorities for the much larger business unions.

This article was published in the Canadian academic journal Labour/Le Travail, vol. 73, in 2014.

Dormant Seeds of 1848- John Hewetson

Submitted by Reddebrek on Aug 30 2017 20:19

John Hewetson's analysis of the important lessons of the uprisings that threatened the rulers of Europe in 1848.

From A Hundred Years of Revolution: 1848 And After, edited by George Woodcock (Porcupine Press, London, 1948)

Defence of the Polish post office in Danzig

Submitted by nikolabudanovic on Aug 30 2017 17:35
Memorial to the workers outside the post office

A short account of the employees of the Danzig post office who fought the Nazis for 15 hours during the invasion of Poland before they were captured, written by Nikola Budanovic. This article was first published on warhistoryonline.com.

Sex work organisation in the global south

Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 30 2017 11:01
Sex workers protest in India

An overview by Gregor Gall of sex workers' organising and unionisation efforts in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

London women tram workers: equal pay strike 1918

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 29 2017 18:45
Photos of the strike

Interesting additional information about the 1918 strike of women workers on London transport.