James Connolly was born into the crushing poverty of the Edinburgh slums to Irish parents. He spent his life proving that the working class has no country but the one they build for themselves. He was a trade unionist who did more than talk about solidarity. He organised the Irish Citizen Army to protect workers from the batons of the bosses and the police during the 1913 Lockout.
He understood that a change in the colour of a flag means nothing if the same landlords and capitalists are still pulling the strings. In 1916, he led the Easter Rising to break the back of British imperialism and the systemic greed that sustained it. He knew that national freedom without economic freedom was just a different form of slavery.
The British state showed its true face in his murder. Connolly was so shattered by wounds from the fighting that he could not stand to face the firing squad. They took him to Kilmainham Gaol, tied him to a chair, and shot him.
They killed the man but they could not kill the truth he left us. We do not celebrate him as a statue or a relic of the past. We celebrate him by continuing the fight for a world where the wealth belongs to those who create it. Our demands remain moderate. We only want the earth.
#JamesConnolly
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EDITORIAL: Defeating the far right requires more than moral condemnation. It requires the unions to act as political engines once again. We must offer a socialist alternative that addresses the material reality of the heist being committed against our class. The fight is not just at the ballot box; it is in the workplace and the community, reclaiming the narrative of who truly owns this country's future.
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Really pleased to announce that @M_Star_Online is our official media partner for the International Anti-War conference on 20 June
They'll be running features and interviews with keynote speakers over the next couple of weeks
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@BenRamanauskas Sadly, withdrawing one's labour is the only voice working people have.
Perhaps, before removing workers fundamental rights, you might want to listen to what the #tubestrike is actually about? ๐ฝ
Crooked politicians; the liars, the embezzlers, the frauds who claim to represent our class, while spitting on the face of the same workers who give them power. It's time for change!
Get active in your community and in your workplace.
Join the Communist Party.
Now is the time!
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Voices of Scotland: Scotland is designed for the richest and for war โ will unions take a stand against that, asks NATHAN HENNEBRY
https://t.co/2CkBZ1PFbh