A Victim of Power (Corp) and Police: The La Presse Conflict and the Tear Gas Suffocation of Michele Gauthier
Submitted by greensyndic on Mar 7 2018 04:37
A report on the 1971 conflict at La Presse and the police killing of socialist feminist Michele Gauthier. The broader struggle against Power Corp., the impact of the police killing, and the development of the Common Front and subsequent general strikes.
Andrea Salsedo of Pantelleria
Submitted by Steven. on May 26 2017 16:03
A short account of the life of Italian anarchist Andrea Salsedo, who was killed in 1920 by a "fall" from a police station window in New York.
London's radical printmaking workshops of the 1960s and 70s - Jess Baines
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 31 2015 09:12
Jess Baines looks back at London's printmaking workshops of the 1960s and 70s, DIY sites of political and community activism that rejected the role of the artist to participate in a network of campaign groups, radical publishers and distributors.
Radical printshop collectives of the 1970s and 80s (video) - Jess Baines
This half-hour lecture by former radical printshop worker and LSE lecturer Jess Baines investigates the largely forgotten history of the radical design and print collectives of the 1970s and 80s.
Despite the Sun (video)
Submitted by wojtek on Jul 3 2013 18:10
In January 1986, Rupert Murdoch moved his printing operation, News International, publishers of the Sun and the Sunday Times, from Fleet St to Wapping in East London. Over 5,000 print workers, clerical staff, cleaners and secretaries were sacked in one day.
Save Mute magazine!
Submitted by libcom on Sep 28 2012 16:55
Mute magazine produce high-quality, thought provoking radical content online and in print, and are one of the few of their kind able to actually pay their writers. After a 100% budget cut from the Arts Council, their future is in the balance, and they are appealing for donations to keep them in print. Read their appeal below...
Your paper needs contributions
Submitted by working class s... on Aug 17 2012 18:50
Have you thought about writing for Freedom?
Invitation to a public meeting on Freedom Press
Submitted by Rob Ray on Aug 2 2012 07:37
To whom it may concern,
As you may or may not have already heard, Freedom Press is in some difficulty, both financial and in terms of volunteer labour – basically we need you.
Freedom must be saved
Submitted by working class s... on Jul 19 2012 00:52
The potential closure of an iconic publication such as ‘Freedom’ is an absolute travesty, and would be in whatever circumstances that it may have arisen. However, the reasons for which it found itself in such a perilous financial state makes me feel sick to the pit of my stomach.
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