El Salvador, Another Vietnam?
Submitted by Reddebrek on Apr 23 2019 20:45
A documentary made during the US backed civil war in El Salvador, documenting the social conditions of the country and many of the atrocities.
The French Army Mutinies of 1917
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 10 2019 19:42
In the Spring of 1917, many French army units mutinied after enduring years of slaughter and appalling conditions during World War One. Much of the French army on the Western Front was affected. Hear first-hand accounts of the mutiny from the BBC archive.
Strikers in Saris - The Grunwick Strike
In 1976 South Asian women workers who had made Britain their home, led a strike against poor working conditions in a British factory. Lakshmi Patel was one of the South Asian women who picketed the Grunwick film-processing factory in north London for two years
1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Submitted by Reddebrek on Dec 31 2018 08:40
An interview with a former Soviet army veteran and a member of the Soviet News Agency's Afghan news desk about the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Covers some disturbing subjects, CW: discussion of suicide.
1831 The Jamaica Slave Rebellion
Submitted by Reddebrek on Dec 7 2018 23:48
A short account of the Baptist War, the revolt by Jamaican slaves in 1831 that forced the British Empire to abolish slavery within its borders in the aftermath.
Letters of Insurgents - Audiobook
An unabridged reading of Fredy Perlman's novel Letters of Insurgents by the group Audio Anarchy.
The Peterloo Massacre - BBC Discussion
Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 20 2018 12:20
A Radio Four discussion by Melvyn Bragg and three historians about the Peterloo Massacre. The discussions attempts to show that bloody day in August 1819 in the context of growing social and political tension and resistance. As such it also covers other personalities and events both before and after Peterloo that are often overlooked.
The Brazilian Dictatorship and the Battle of Maria Antônia
An interview with two former students about one of the most famous events in Brazil during the dictatorship period. The student street battles at Maria Antônia street and its impact. As well as a discussion on the legacy of the battle and the dictatorship particularly on contemporary Brazilian politics.
Sabotage - Audiobook
A reading of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn's important essay on direct action, read by the Audible Anarchist
The Hungarian Revolt of 1956 - Peter Pallai
Submitted by Reddebrek on Sep 30 2018 13:06
An account of the events of the Hungarian Revolt in 1956 from one of the participants, Peter Pallai who was a student demonstrator.
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