The Belfast Mayday demonstration began...Issue 4 of Red & Black Revolution
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Issue 4 of Red & Black Revolution
Contents Include:
Anarchism with a future - The
Czech Republic
Anarchism & Environmental
Survival
Racism: Where it comes from, How
we should fight it?
The 1798 Rebellion
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Anarchism with a future - The
Czech Republic
Kevin Doyle talks to Vadim Barák of the
Solidarita organisation in the Czech Republic about the problems and
possibilities facing anarchists in the process of rebuilding a
revolutionary movement.
Anarchism & Environmental
Survival
Anarchism is often seen as being broadly linked with the radical
wing of the Environmental movement. Ray Cunningham in
reviewing 'Anarchism and Environmental Survival' considers these
links and the influence of these movements on each other.
Racism: Where it comes from, How
we should fight it?
With racism on the rise in Ireland, it has become more important
than ever for anti-racist activists to examine where such ideas come
from and how they can be fought. In this article, the South African
anarchist organisation, the WSF, puts
forward its view that the fight against racism and the class-struggle
are inextricably linked.
The Life, Times & Confessions
of Victor Serge
One time anarchist Victor Serge joined the Bolsheviks in 1918 and
is often quoted by Leninists today to justify their repression of the
left. Dermot Sreenan looks at his later writings and finds a
Serge unhappy with many aspects of Bolshevik rule but unable to break
with them because of the apparent success of the Russian Revolution.
In June of 1795 several Irish Protestants gathered on top of Cave
Hill, overlooking Belfast. They swore " never to desist in our
efforts until we had subverted the authority of England over our
country and asserted our independence". Three years later 100,000
rose against Britain in the first Irish republican insurrection.
Andrew Flood examines what they were fighting for and how they
influenced modern Irish nationalism. [In
Spanish] [As a
PDF file]
Readers views on some controversy generated with the last issue
The Friends of Durruti organisation, which arose from the ranks of
anarchist militants during the Spanish Civil War, condemned the CNT
and FAI members who joined the anti-Franco government. For their
pains they were accused of wanting to establish an "anarchist
dictatorship". Alan MacSimóin reviews the first English
language book about them, and looks at the lessons to be learnt from
Spain.
So you want to change the world? What next? Unsurprisingly this
simple question has provoked much discussion among anarchists.
Aileen O'Carroll and Alan MacSimóin look at the
answer provided by some Russians.
Hobson's choice : The "Good Friday
Agreement" & the Irish Left
The "Good Friday Agreement" was passed by an overwhelming majority
of voters North and South. The agreement presented something of a
Hobson's Choice for the Irish working-class - which route to an
entrenchment of sectarianism do you want to take? Here Gregor
Kerr looks at the reactions to the agreement of the Irish left.
Today as in the past, May Day means respect for mobilizations throughout the world by workers who suffer, at times even paying with...