Fionn Mac Colla - At the Sign of the Clenched Fist

 Attached here are scanned images from Fionn MacColla's 1967 book 'At the sign of the clenched fist'. I believe they belong here in the public domain. The book belongs to that special genre: the ramblings of a madman. And not just any madman, but one who has shunned his Sassanach slave name Thomas Douglas MacDonald, learned Gaelic, moved to Western Isles, converted from the Wee Frees to the true Catholic faith, and has helped found the National Party of Scotland along with a variety of other writers and artists such as Edward Baird who painted MacColla's above portrait. MacColla is 26 there, it was 1932.

When will it be “Our” republic?

 The Royal Family have had a lot of negative press this year – and rightly so. Amongst the backlash, a new campaign emerged called ‘Our Republic’. Front and centre on their website, is their blue and white pyramid logo, and the group’s credo.

 

Book review: New Model Island

 

 Available at: https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2021/06/01/new-model-island/

Recovering repressed memories from Scotland’s formative period

 

Article available at: http://republicancommunist.org/blog/2021/05/28/recovering-repressed-memories-from-scotlands-formative-period/

Verko de James Connolly pri Esperanto (1898)

Originala teksto en la angla lingvo, ĉi tie. En ĉi-tiu verko, la Skota-Irlanda livisto James Connolly (1868-1916) alparolas al la movado por la minorita indiĝena Irlanda lingvo, ankaŭ nomiĝe la Gaela.

Mi kredas je la neceso, eĉ la neevitebleco de iu universala lingvo; sed mi ne kredas ke ĝi estos atingota, aŭ eĉ akcelus per konsentumado de malgrandaj ĝentoj pri la estingiĝo de iliaj lingvoj. Tiaj agadoj – fakte sklavaj senagadoj – ne akcelus la tago de iu universala lingvo, sed fakte intensigus la lukton inter la plej grandaj ŝtatoj por atingi mondan lingvan dominadon.

Biografieto: La Senmorta Memoro de Robbie Burns

Ankau ci-tie: https://ikso.net/biografieto-la-senmorta-memoro-de-robbie-burns/

 Kial ni festas Robert Burns? Ĉu li ne estas simple unu plia “morta blanka viro”? Nu jes, sed ne en la senco, kiel tiu frazo estas ofte uzata, en la senco de  prestiĝo kaj hegemonio, kiu indas, ke ni pretepasu ĝin.

Exposing Esperanto's hidden politics in the Zamenhof-era; and drawing lessons for Esperantists in the here and now

Also published at https://ikso.net/exposing-esperantos-hidden-politics-in-the-zamenhof-era-and-drawing-lessons-for-esperantists-in-the-here-and-now/

 

 I recently spent several days attending to the English version of a biographical website about Ludocik Lejzer Zamenhof (Zamenhof.info). This started out quite simply as proofreading the original English translation, and making a few stylistic changes here and there. But as I worked my way through the site I found myself increasingly referring back to the original Esperanto, trying to make a better translation, and even adding completely new information.

Republican banner for Scotland

 A new republican tricolour flag has been designed to represent a new republican identity in a new Scotland. The three colours are each highly symbolic championing secularism, democracy. The tricolour design connects Scotland with the the UK’s ‘next door neighbours’, Ireland and France who both fly tricolours. Lesser-known republican tricolour flags are also used in Wales and England. The three vertical stripes stand for a society which values liberty, equality and solidarity. This is a secular and republican flag and points to a future Scotland founded on the sovereignty of the people; at present we live under the sovereignty of the crown and its anti-democratic powers which lie in parliament, including the devolved parliament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republican banner for England

A new republican flag has been designed to represent a new republican identity in a new England. The colours identify with the most important popular struggles that have shaped England’s parliamentary democracy. The tricolour design connects England with the the UK’s ‘next door neighbours’, Ireland and France who both fly tricolours. Lesser-known republican tricolour flags are also used in Wales and Scotland. The three vertical stripes stand for a society which values liberty, equality and solidarity. This is a secular and republican flag and points to a future England founded on the sovereignty of the people; at present we live under the sovereignty of the crown and its anti-democratic powers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PL 2: The Diversity of Polish Politics, c. 1890 – 1925

 

The previous article on Polish independence was a hagiography which deliberately missed out a lot of detail. Those omissions – Józef Piłsudski’s flaws, and the Polish independence and socialist movements beyond him – will be explored in this present article.