Sunday 17 June 2012
SW District Communist Party Secretary in South Africa
Taken from http://21centurymanifesto.wordpress.com/
Ever wondered how the underground banned political movement communicated their messages to South Africans during the apartheid years? In 1967 a little-known chapter in the history of the anti-apartheid movement began. Radical students from London Universities, mostly socialists, traveled to South Africa to take part in illegal activities against the regime. This is the subject of London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid, a new book edited by Ken Keable.
It draws together the stories of 35 students recruited by Ronnie Kasrils. He was a leading South African Communist Party activist and founding member of Umkhonto We Sizwe, the armed wing of the ANC. Kasrils was speaking on Morning Live with one of the secret agents, Dennis Walsh.
Ever wondered how the underground banned political movement communicated their messages to South Africans during the apartheid years? In 1967 a little-known chapter in the history of the anti-apartheid movement began. Radical students from London Universities, mostly socialists, traveled to South Africa to take part in illegal activities against the regime. This is the subject of London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid, a new book edited by Ken Keable.
It draws together the stories of 35 students recruited by Ronnie Kasrils. He was a leading South African Communist Party activist and founding member of Umkhonto We Sizwe, the armed wing of the ANC. Kasrils was speaking on Morning Live with one of the secret agents, Dennis Walsh.
Saturday 2 June 2012
Here's to 60 inglorious years of the Queen
Events will take place across the country over the next four days in protest against the vainglorious jubilee celebrations with one of the largest demonstrations scheduled for Tower Bridge on Sunday.
Protesters will assemble near City Hall for what campaign group Republic has said will be a "loud, bold and provocative" demonstration in full view of the royal barge as the Queen and other royals disembark to watch the jubilee flotilla pass through Tower Bridge.
Earlier this month Republic published a new pamphlet 60 Inglorious Years which made the argument that the Queen's reign had been characterised by "personal enrichment, feeble leadership and an obstinate refusal to allow real scrutiny of her role."
Republic chief executive Graham Smith said: "The royals spend most of their lives shielded from criticism. This protest will give them a rare glimpse of the strength of republican sentiment in Britain today.
"The hereditary system is offensive to all the democratic values this country has fought for in the past. The jubilee represents a celebration of everything we, as republicans, oppose - it is our right and duty to challenge it and promote the alternative."
Read the full story in the Morning Star
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