An article from Do or Die Issue 6. In the paper edition, this article appears on page(s) 65-71. ‘Chant no more your old rhymes about bold Robin Hood, His feats I but little admire, I will sing the achievements of General Ludd, Now the Hero of Nottinghamshire’ This article started off as a review but [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Manchester Irish in Britain Representation Group, part 2
Posted in Anti-Racism, Black & Minority Ethnic Rights, Censorship, Human Rights & Civil Liberties (UK), Miscarriages of Justice, Northern Ireland, Prisoner Support, Radical Bookshops, Radical Media, Women's Organisations, tagged Albert Square, Bolton, Cheetham Hill, Greater Manchester, Whalley Range on May 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is the second section of a two-part history of the Manchester branch of the Irish in Britain Representation Group. For the first part, see here. The axing of the “Irish Line” radio programme “Irish Line” was a weekly programme started in 1983 and broadcast by BBC Radio Manchester in collaboration with IBRG. All the [...]
Manchester Irish in Britain Representation Group
Posted in Anti-Racism, Benefits and Welfare Struggles, Black & Minority Ethnic Rights, Northern Ireland, Police Brutality, Radical Education, Radical History, Travellers and 'Gypsies', Women's Organisations, tagged Albert Square, Greater Manchester, Old Trafford, Oxford Road, Salford on May 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Irish in Britain Representation group was an Irish community group which campaigned nationally across the UK and had an active branch in Manchester in the 1980s and 1990s. The organisation campaigned on a wide range of issues including anti-Irish racism, education , culture, rights of women, history, language, civil rights, miscarriages of justice and [...]
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