Reddebrek's blog

My notes on the UK IWW's organising summit in Sheffield.

An account of the events of the Hungarian Revolt in 1956 from one of the participants, Peter Pallai who was a student demonstrator.

Recent anger over Nike's current endorsement deal reminded me of a period in the 1990s when Nike was facing consumer anger of its labour practices and a strike by Indonesian workers at one of its factories.

A list of anime's that I feel are of interest to a class conscious viewer.

A history of Japan podcast about the massive coalminers strike in Miike on the island of Kyushu in 1960, and its impact on the Japanese economy, Japanese unions and the Japanese left.

A podcast episode on the Great Treason Incident and the early Anarchist movement in Japan.

An interview with Sonia Licht about the student protests she took part in at Belgrade University against the `Red Bourgeoisie` in1968.

A tale of gambling, violence and betrayal in 60s America. Starring a romantic rebel hounded by his inner demons.

A brief summary of the impact made by a group of audio anarchist propagandists.

Fragments of information concerning the attitudes of the Bolshevik government in its early years to homosexuality.

Comments about a minor controversy other Karl Marx in a video game.

Some information on often overshadowed victims of Nazi aggression, and what their suffering tells us about the nature of totalitarianism.

An introduction to a newish platform for producing anarchist texts in audio format.

An audio biography and discussion of the life of Louise Michel.

Steve Kelly is the brother of one of the 96 Liverpool FC fans crushed to death in 1989 in Hillsborough, this is his account of how the police treated the families of the victims and the impact of the coverup and media smears.

Albert Woodfox a Black Panther member in Louisiana helped found the Angola Prison chapter of the party to help organise prisoners and resist violence and exploitation from the guards. In retaliation he was forced to spend over 44 years in solitary confinement. The longest solitary confinement term given out in the US prison system.

A personal account of the racist policing which sparked riots in the Toxteth area of Liverpool in 1981.

A radio interview by the BBC History Hour program on the death of the Anarchist Railway worker Giuseppe Pinelli and a discussion of the Strategy of Tension period of Italian politics.

Some information about the 43 Group and its impact.