Workers Solidarity Movement

Ed — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:30:05 +0000

Left communism and its ideology - Oisin Mac Giollamoir

Steven. — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:42:00 +0000

Introduction

Durruti, Buenaventura, 1896-1936

Steven. — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:20:01 +0000

To reduce to a few hundred words the life story of an almost mythic figure is not an easy task. It can be said, without fear of exaggeration, that Buenventura Durruti symbolised in his person the courageous struggle of workers and peasants in that country, and more specifically symbolises the spirit of Spanish anarchism.

Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940

Steven. — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:42:55 +0000

Emma Goldman was born in 1869 in a Jewish ghetto in Russia where her family ran a small inn. When she was 13 the family moved to St Petersburg. It was just after the assassination of Alexander II and so was a time of political repression. The Jewish community suffered a wave of pogroms.

Bakunin, Mikhail, 1814-1876

Ed — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:25:16 +0000

Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin
Born May 30, 1814 Pryamukhino, Russia – died June 13, 1876 Bern, Switzerland.

Michel, Louise, 1830-1905

Steven. — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:55:26 +0000

Louise Michel was born on 29th May 1830. She was raised by her mother and paternal grandparents. Her love and understanding of everything downtrodden, human and animal alike, developed from her empathy with her childhood world. Her compassion and sensitivity to suffering grew, as she grew. This, along with her instinct to rebel against social inequalities, led her along the revolutionary path.

1916-1927: The execution of Sacco and Vanzetti

Steven. — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:57:45 +0000

"Did you see what I did to those anarchist bastards?"
- Presiding Judge Webster Thayer

George Woodcock obituary, 1912-1995

Steven. — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:43:21 +0000

An obituary of George Woodcock, Canadian anarchist and writer.

1993-1996: The Dublin fight against water charges

Steven. — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:16:19 +0000

Winning the water war

1976: The fight for useful work at Lucas Aerospace

Steven. — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:08:07 +0000

In the 1970s workers at the Lucas Aerospace Company in Britain set out to defeat the bosses plans to axe jobs. They produced their own alternative "Corporate Plan" for the company's future. In doing so they attacked some of the underlying priorities of capitalism.