There can be no better day to launch our Let Us Rise Social History Project than on Connolly’s birthday. Last year we sent out over 2000 cards to political prisoners. Each A5 card is inscribed with the message: Revolutionary Greetings from the James… 1916 Societies National Draw tickets are now available in Scotland.
One Ticket- £5 Three Tickets- £10The James Connolly Society Welfare Department will again be sending solidarity cards to political prisoners throughout the world this Christmas.
This decision was taken after the most extensive members consultation in JCS history. This event is held on the same weekend (the nearest Saturday to Connolly’s birth in the city) every year. Each A5 card is inscribed with the message: Revolutionary Greetings from the James… 1916 Societies National Draw tickets are now available in Scotland. Organised by The James Connolly Society Scotland and the 1916 Societies.Happy Birthday James Connolly. James Connolly was the son of an Irish immigrant family living at 107 Cowgate in Edinburgh, an area which at the time was home to a large Irish community. ), Marxist union leader and revolutionary who was a leading participant in the Easter Rising (April 24–29, 1916) in Dublin against British rule. Tickets are £5 each or three for £10 1st Prize £500 2nd Prize £250 3rd Prize £250 Draw will be made on November 15th 2015. The commemoration takes the form of a wreath laying ceremony with non-party political speakers and live music.
In 2012 we sent out over 1000 cards to political prisoners in many countries including Ireland, the United States, the Basque Country, Palestine. Organised by The James Connolly Society Scotland and the 1916 Societies.Happy Birthday James Connolly. The commemoration takes the form of a wreath laying ceremony with non-party political speakers and live music.
Last year we sent out over 2000 cards to political prisoners.. Each A5 card is inscribed with the message: Revolutionary Greetings from the James Connolly Society. This year we have sessions on: Ireland 100 years after the Rising Connolly’s legacy in Scotland And special guest Dave Douglass (National Union of Mineworkers) speaking… The 29th annual James Connolly commemoration will be held in Edinburgh’s Cowgate on Saturday 6th June at 1pm. This event is held on the same weekend (the nearest Saturday to Connolly’s birth in the city) every year. "Let us rise" Proudly remembered by the James Connolly Society. Most commentators have focussed on process issues such as timing, number of questions or votes for sixteen and seventeen year olds but there was also a substantial political battle being waged in the… A selection of photos from yesterday’s emergency national demonstration in support of the residents of Gaza which was held in Edinburgh are now on the James Connolly Society’s Facebook page.Saturday 17th November Assemble 12noon at Bute House First Minister’s Residence Charlotte Square 12.30pm – March to Scottish Parliament Called by: We are All Hana Shalabi student network & Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign Supported by: Friends of Al Aqsa (Scotland) Edinburgh Uni Students for Justice in Palestine Glasgow Uni Palestine Society Strathclyde Uni Students for Justice in Palestine… This article first appeared at 107 Cowgate. In memory of James Connolly, Edinburgh's finest socialist son, executed May 12, 1916, for his part in the Easter Rising in Dublin. Well done to everyone who participated in the cycle on the wettest day of the year! There can be no better day to launch our Let Us Rise Social History Project than on Connolly’s birthday.
JCS Greeting cards being sent to political prisoners with your… The James Connolly Society Welfare Department will again be sending solidarity cards to political prisoners throughout the world this Christmas.