Anarchism and Ireland
7pm Thursday Feb 18, 2010
at the 128 Community Centre, 128 Abel Smith Street, Wellington
An anarchist from the Belfast branch of Workers Solidarity Movement, Ireland, will be speaking on the history of anarchism in Ireland, the growth of the Workers Solidarity Movement and how the WSM works in Ireland in 2010.
The Workers Solidarity Movement was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1984 following discussions by a number of local anarchist groups on the need for a national Irish anarchist organisation. At that time with unemployment and inequality on the rise, there seemed every reason to argue for anarchism and for a revolutionary change in Irish society. This has not changed.
In the years since their formation, the Irish WSM been involved in a wide range of struggles - WSM members are involved in their trade unions; they have fought for abortion rights and against the presence of the British state in Northern Ireland, and against the growth of racism in southern Ireland; They have also been involved in campaigns in support of workers from countries as far apart as Nepal, Peru and South Africa. The WSM website is www.wsm.ie
Presented by the Wellington Region branch of the Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement.
