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Looking back on the Spanish war - George Orwell

“In essence it was a class war” - George Orwell reflects on his experiences as a volunteer militiaman in the Spanish Revolution and Civil War…
Emiliano Zapata.

Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919

A short biography of the legendary Mexican revolutionary hero, guerrilla and anarchist, Emiliano Zapata.

Sailors end strike and win back pay

Eighteen Filipino sailors striking over $360,000 in unpaid back pay ended their strike yesterday in Long Beach, California.
Howard Zinn speaks, with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in background

1999-2000: The US university living wage campaign

Howard Zinn's brief history of the joint campaign between American university students and staff to win a living wage for all campus employees.

1993-1996: The Dublin fight against water charges

A short history of the successful direct action campaign of non-payment which prevented the imposition of charges for water in Dublin, Ireland.

1986-1996: Anarchism in Turkey

A brief history of the still-young anarchist movement in Turkey.
Useless: The Stingray torpedo, made by Lucas

1976: The fight for useful work at Lucas Aerospace

History of how arms company workers struggled against closure and for a change in their work from weapons manufacture to socially useful…
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The US prisoners' movement, 1970-1978 - Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn's history of the movement of US prisoners and supporters on the outside against poor conditions and ill-treatment.
Hungarian soldiers and Arrow Cross fascist group shredd Jewish books

1944-1945: Anarchists in the Hungarian Resistance

The anarchists in WWII Hungary who fought in the Resistance to the Nazis and later the Russian occupiers until their suppression by the…
Spanish resistance fighters in the mountains.

Armed resistance to Franco, 1939-1965 - Antonio Téllez

An account by Antonio Téllez of the underground guerrilla armed struggle of anarchists and anti…
Target - Anarchist assassination attempts failed

Anarchist activity in Nazi Germany - Albert Meltzer

Some notes on the activity of anarchists in Germany immediately preceding and soon after the Nazis' gained power, including accounts of attempts…
Gandhi - non-violent freedom fighter?

1919-1946: Gandhi and the national liberation of India

A critical examination of the 'saint' of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi, and his role in the …
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