youth
1939-1945: The Edelweiss Pirates
An account of the German anti-Nazi movement of working class youth who fought against the regime.
Hitler’s power may lay us low,
And keep us locked in chains,
But we will smash the chains one day,
We’ll be free again
We’ve got fists and we can fight,
We’ve got knives and we’ll get them out
We want freedom, don’t we boys?
We’re the fighting Navajos!
Heatwave Magazine - UK, 1960s
Texts about and from 1966 British magazine Heatwave, which was linked to American Surrealists and radical unionists.
We group together here 2 texts about the UK Heatwave magazine, which existed for 2 issues in 1966 - and the wider political scene it was a part of, which included its links with the US Industrial Workers of the World and American Surrealists. There then follows a text from issue 1 of Heatwave.
Persistent poverty increase
The Joseph Rowntree foundation has recently produced a study report that shows that persistent poverty (poverty is defined as a family income below 60% of the median income) in Britain is on the increase.
There are approximately 3.5 million children living in poverty in Britain today. That's more than a quarter of the total child population.
1981: The nine year old leader (C.L.R. James on Moss Side)
James discusses a 1981 riot in Manchester, northern England.
CPE: Youths give lesson in solidarity
News of transport blockades mostly by high school pupils and young people.
Guingamp in Brittany
80% of young French against the CPE
A survey to be published in tomorrows Libération will reveal the massive level of opposition to Villepins labour casualisation reform.
Some 80% of young people between 15 and 24 years of age are now opposed to the 'contract de first engages', according due to a survey to appear in Mondays paper.
Up to 600,000 youths join protests across France
Round-up of Thursday 16 March's anti-CPE activities across France.
Rough translation from Le Monde:
Half a million youths say no to the CPE
On Thursday, two days before the latest national mobilisation, hundreds of thousands of students and secondary-school pupils - the latter very numerous - demonstrated across France against the CPE.
In several cities, there were clashes with the police. The Prime Minister Domenique de Villepin claimed once again to be "open to dialogue within the framework fixed by the law to improve" the CPE. "I am very hopeful that this day will go well", he declared before announcing that on Friday evening he would receive the Conference of University Presidents (CPU) in Matignon.
Interview with an Edelweiss Pirate - Walter Mayer
Transcript of a short interview with Walter Mayer, a member of the German youth anti-Nazi organisation, the Edelweiss Pirates.
