CNT

The tragedy of Karaganda

Wayne — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:45:18 +0000

Abstract: In March 1939, Republican soldiers who had been training as aviation pilots were stranded in the USSR along with the sailors of several vessels from the Spanish merchant navy. They were prevented from leaving and in 1941 were arrested and sent to Novosibirsk Transit Prison. Also detained were several civilians who had been working with children evacuated from the Civil War.

Guerra, Armand, 1886-1939

Battlescarred — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:26:39 +0000

Born 4 January 1886, Liria, Spain. Died 10 March 1939, Saint Mande, France.

Armand Guerra was born Jose Estivalis Cabo at Liria near Valencia on 4th January 1886, the son of a farmer and of a mother who was already looking after a child of 5 years. First as a choirboy and then as a pupil at a seminary in Valencia, he developed an intense hatred for the Church.

Grand Rapids Starbucks Union and Spanish CNT announce global day of action

GRSBUXUNION — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:25:30 +0000

Day to protest recent firing of CNT member in Spain and continuing anti-union discrimination in Grand Rapids

The Foreign Legion of the Revolution

David in Atlanta — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:08:50 +0000

Dieter Nelles
"The Foreign Legion of the Revolution“[1]
German anarcho-syndicalist and Volunteers in Anarchist Militias during the Spanish Civil War

Berner, Rudolf, 1907-1977

Battlescarred — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:44:46 +0000

Berner, Rudolf (Rube) AKA Frank Tireur

Born on 14 July 1907 in Skövde (West Sweden), Rudolf Berner grew up in a small farmer and working-class family of many children. He attended school and learned painting and crafts.

Estorach, Soledad

Battlescarred — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:05:34 +0000

Soledad Estorach Esteri was born on the 6th February 1915 at the small village of Albatarrech near Lerida.

Silva Cruz, Maria, 1915-1936

Battlescarred — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:43:25 +0000

Maria was born into a family of day labourers and charcoal burners in the impoverished village of Casas Viejas in Andalucia on 20 April 1915.

Her father Juan Silva Gonzalez and her uncle Jeronimo were in the CNT. Her grandmother read anarchist novels out loud to her as a young girl.

Salamé Miro, José, 1920-2007

Battlescarred — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:56:32 +0000

José Salamé Miro was born in the small village of Vinebra in the Catalan province of Tarragona. His childhood was spent in Barcelona. His father was a saddler and sympathetic to the CNT, attending the libertarian ateneo of the neighbourhood. Jose was a choir boy as a child, but as he grew he started moving towards anarchist ideas. He became a member of the CNT and the Libertarian Youth (FIJL).

1934: The Asturias Revolt

Alex... — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:50:25 +0000

The 1933 elections in Spain had seen a massive victory delivered to the right, represented by the Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas (CEDA), a coalition of largely Catholic conservative groups and Monarchists. Led by José María Gil-Robles, the CEDA soon allied itself with the close runner up of the elections, the Radical Republican Party, led by Alejandro Lerroux.

On the uselessness of heroes

Ret Marut — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:38:27 +0000

On the Uselessness of Heroes

Charles Reeve

(Le Monde Libertaire, February 6-12, 2002)