The Red Army: The People’s Army In 1918 the Red Army was formed in defence of the workers. The following year it was celebrated and it should be remembered that this army defeated the Nazis in the USSR. Revisionists have ...
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What is Eco-Socialism? Alána Ní Dochartaigh, Lasair Dhearg activist from Derry, writes: In recent years we, as a collective, have witnessed the ever-growing emergency of the climate crisis from Antarctica’s melting ice caps to Australia’s bushfires and, evidently, the earth ...
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Lasair Dhearg New Year Statement, 2021 At the beginning of another new year, Ireland’s six most north-eastern counties remain under the grip of a foreign power. At present, there are more than 20,000 security personnel maintaining Britain’s occupation of Ireland. ...
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‘Collusion’ – Republican Poppy campaign hits Belfast bus stops Republican Poppy posters have appeared on bus stops across Belfast this morning as commuters navigate rush hour on ‘Remembrance Day’. The posters, featuring a poppy dripping with blood, include the slogans ...
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You Don’t Get to be Racist and Irish. Racism is a cancerous disease that is slowly infecting our communities, an ideology that is latching itself onto working class issues such as housing, health care and employment. The rise of Racism ...
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Solidarity Action with Direct Provision Hunger Strikers [VIDEO] Lasair Dhearg activists have carried out a solidarity action in support of the residents of the Skellig Star direct provision Centre in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, who in recent days commenced a hunger ...
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#OTD On This Day – Oswald Mosley On this day, 1962, fascist and leader of the British Union of Fascists, Oswald Mosley attempts to march in Manchester. Although guarded by his fascist Blackshirts and police, Mosley was greeted just as ...
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End Direct Provision – Support the Cahersiveen Hungerstrikers! Lasair Dhearg stands in solidarity with the Asylum seekers of Skellig Star direct provision Centre in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry who have today embarked on hunger strike over living conditions and food rations. ...
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Che Guevara – the intervening years. Che Guevara. Is there any other revolutionary held in higher esteem across the international freedom struggle? Having found immortality in martyrdom, the Argentine’s contribution to Cuba, and indeed International Socialism, cannot be questioned. Che’s ...
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George Floyd: Colonialism, Imperialism, and Ireland. Since the killing of George Floyd there has been a lot of anger in the US and other countries as well as here in Ireland. His death, and the manner in which it happened, effectively ...
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You Can’t Have Capitalism Without Racism Many people assume that racism is an inherent aspect of human nature. That we are naturally hostile to those who do not look like us. If this were true however, then throughout history we ...
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George Floyd: US Consulate targeted in Belfast, Ireland The US Consulate in Belfast was targeted this evening in a small solidarity action in support of those communities in the Imperialist US protesting against racism and police brutality. Activists from Lasair ...
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“Support Patxi Ruiz” – MacCoitir Basque political prisoner, Patxi Ruiz, begins the ninth day of a hunger and thirst strike. He has been imprisoned since 1998 and like most Basque political prisoners he has been in different gaols in Spain. ...
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International Workers Day 2020 Every year on May 1st, we commemorate those workers who went on strike, engaged in work stoppages, marched and rallied in demand of an eight-hour working day and working-class emancipation. This year, 2020, is no different, ...
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Seasonal Workers Need Support, Not Persecution In recent days, hundreds of workers have been flown into Ireland as part of a series of flights chartered by private fruit producer ‘Keelings’. The message from social and mainstream media has largely been ...
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