UK History Newswire Archive
Glasgow event: Israel/Palestine - Rachel Corrie Commemoration Friday 16th March
15-03-2007 09:25
This Friday is the 4 year anniversary of Rachel Corrie's murder in Rafah, Gaza.She was an American peace activist in Palestine. As some of you may know Rachel had a lot of friends in Glasgow. A few of her closest friends who were with her when she was tragically killed will be in attendance.
Empire as a Way of Life, Part 1
13-03-2007 00:09
The current imperial slaughter in the Middle East, justified by the "Global War on Terror", that has resulted in at least 600,000 deaths in Iraq, is nothing new — the U.S. Empire has a long and sordid history of genocidal mass murder.
The history of the US imperialism and Empire is the subject of a series of ten monthly seminars from Dr John Marciano, "Empire as a Way of Life". Attached is a recording of the first of these seminars and the text upon which it was based. The first 6 of these seminars have taken place and the intention is to have the whole series published on this site; the last 4 will take place between now and June.
This seminar, recorded on 19th September 2006 by the L.A. Sound Posse, runs for 40 minutes and includes the discussion following. It has been made available under a Creative Commons license. If this recording is broadcast please let the L.A. Sound Posse know. This recording was originally made available on the A-Infos Radio Project site.
The following text has been reproduced here with the kind permission of Dr John Marciano and he can be contacted at johnmarciano@mac.com. He introduced this series of seminars in the following way:
A fundamental purpose of our meetings is to understand the systemic nature of the U.S. Empire and the economic and military imperialism that is its lifeblood. The historian William Appleman Williams argues that empire became "a way of life" in the U.S., a "combination of patterns of thought and action that, as it becomes habitual and institutionalized, defines the thrust and character of a culture and society." This "way of life" has convinced many U.S. "Americans" they have a right or "manifest destiny" to impose their political and economic policies upon others.
Dr John Marciano is Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Cortland, where he taught courses on social and historical foundations of education and class, gender and race.
Errico Malatesta - Anarchy
12-03-2007 23:20
The Freedom Press 1973 translation of Malatesta's classic.Torrent file download
In plain text, html as well as in a4 -> a5 booklet pdf ready for printing.
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3638043/Errico_Malatesta_-_Anarchy Or below in test
New pamphlet, "Alcatraz – Uncle Sam's Devil's Island"
10-03-2007 13:46
"Alcatraz – Uncle Sam's Devil's Island : Experiences of a Conscientious Objector in America during the First World War" by Philip GrosserThe Kate Sharpley Library has just published a new edition of Philip Grosser's account of his time imprisoned on the notorious prison island of Alcatraz. Philip Grosser was sent to Alcatraz because he didn't want to murder anyone, even on government orders. He was a Boston anarchist and anti-militarist who refused to be drafted into the slaughter of World War One.
New film released today: Blood £ Money anti-war/anti- EDO MBM.
09-03-2007 11:26
Raoul Vaneigem: major work now in English translation
07-03-2007 18:38
Now on-line for free, the first English translation of a major work by the ex-Situationist, Raoul Vaneigem, called THE RESISTANCE TO CHRISTIANITY. Required reading for all atheists!NIFC Free Form Video Discusses Irish Elections/Abstentionism
06-03-2007 02:40
Segment Six of the NIFC Free-form Video Discussion SeriesOn The Ground, Ireland: Video - Report, RSF protest, Dublin, 24/02/07
04-03-2007 16:47
New 'rebel' bulletin - The Nottingham Sparrow - March 2007 - no.1
02-03-2007 17:14
A new local bulletin by the Nottingham group of the Anarchist Federation is launched this month to 'celebrate' the opening of Nottingham's new Market Square later this month. Further issues will come out whenever we
have something new to say. We welcome letters and leads for the next issue. Contact Nottingham AF at:
http://www.afed.org.uk/nottingham/
The Israel Lobby and the Left: Uneasy Questions
25-02-2007 20:18
It was 1991 and Noam Chomsky had just finished a lecture in Berkeley on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and was taking questions from the audience. An Arab-American asked him to explain his position regarding the influence of America's Israel lobby.Did Bristol's top cop collude with Loyalist assassins?
24-02-2007 03:01
socialist wanker caliinicos gets it wrong again
23-02-2007 02:19
callinicos posits that the UK has always supported the US since WW2***Urgent Callout to save Trees and 300yr old walled garden in Salisbury!!***
22-02-2007 15:47
Salisbury District Council's controversial new Council Office extension is about to see the felling of about 15 very large treesany day now, (some of which are actually in a Public Park, which means they're not really allowed to cut them down, but do they listen?!!) and the destruction of a 300+ year old walled garden- a small but precious piece of Salisburys history. The garden has been fondly known to the children of Salisbury as !The Secret Garden" for generations untold.Things appeared to be on hold but now they are pushing ahead to fell the trees.
Please please help!!
the tree’s JUST IN CASE the development project goes ahead.
"Britania was at war with Eurasia.Britannia had always been at war with Eurasia"
21-02-2007 06:23
Cheat sheet for those having trouble keeping up with current events (yes this is noticeably incomplete but I think it's a good start):Full article | 1 addition | 3 comments
Journey of a (“Self-Hating”) Jew
19-02-2007 11:28
There are few issues more divisive in US society, including on the left, than the issue of Israel and Palestine. Even the word “Palestine” is divisive! The state of Israel claims to represent Jews worldwide. This is a preposterous and plainly incorrect claim, but one often made and often assumed, to the detriment of much of humanity. People who vocally oppose Israeli policies are labeled anti-Semites. Jews who oppose Israeli policies -- or who dare to question the right of this apartheid state to exist as such -- are labeled “self-hating Jews.” Supporters of Israel are using historic anti-Semitism and the memory of the Nazi holocaust as a means to stifle dissent. Reason and compassion is not on their side, so they resort to name-calling. I have some personal experiences with this state of affairs, and I thought I’d recount some of them and share some thoughts on the subject.Iran: A Chronology of Disinformation
19-02-2007 11:00
Raw Story's inimitable Larisa Alexandrovna has recently written an excellent article detailing the neoconservatives' six-year long project to use American power to attack and produce regime change in Iran. Appended to the piece is a timeline including key Bush administration statements about Iran, "news" stories and neocon writings abetting efforts to vilify Iran, and the antics of such characters as former Congressman Curt Weldon, Iran-Contra arms dealer Manucher Ghorbanifar, and spy-for-Israel Larry Franklin who have worked to facilitate that attack. I've used it as the basis for this more elaborate (although surely incomplete and imperfect) chronology.Anticapitalist video: Memory, Dignity And Struggle
17-02-2007 15:25
But Memory, Dignity and Struggle continue
Remembering Slavery
16-02-2007 17:24
Two hundred years ago the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed by British parliament. There has been much debate in the media about how to commemorate this event. I want to recommend several books that bring to light some of the horrors of that awful trade, the legacy of which still stains the society in which we live today...Full article | 2 additions | 2 comments
McLibel: Human Rights Victory Anniversary Demo, Nottingham
16-02-2007 00:04
