James Connolly Society is a working class organisation established in Edinburgh in 1980's to celebrate the life & advance the politics of James Connolly.
For almost 40 years the
#JamesConnolly
Society has focused on political prisoners as Christmas approaches.
Every pound raised is spent on printing & posting specially designed cards for international political prisoners.
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In Scotland on eve of the election in which he’s going to get a huge majority.
Surrounded by nothing but weirdos and empty seats.
More empty seats to be fair.
And he thanks the Sun.
What a scumbag.
#NoneOfTheAbove
James Connolly was executed on May 12th 1916.
His memory lives on in the city of his birth.
Photo: Today’s notice in the
#Edinburgh
Evening News from the
#JCS
.
A fantastic
#JamesConnolly
celebration last night in Edinburgh.
Thanks to the speakers, musicians and everyone who attended and made it such a great night.
More photos to come.
If you have photos tag us in 👍
SNP Culture minister Angus Robertson refuses to comment on Cherry Fringe row.
Despite his government having given Sheppard’s club (at least) a six figure payout and the club being in Robertson’s constituency and Cherry being a colleague.
Coward.
Millionaire SNP MP Ian Blackford, the only Wee Free from Clermiston, is always at home with other right wingers.
No cost of living crisis for the political class.
They are all in it together. Getting rich playing their role in the pantomime.
On the anniversary of
#JamesConnolly
’s execution by the British State let us recommit ourselves to honouring the great man and advancing his working class, revolutionary politics.
“Our demands most moderate are: we only want the earth.”
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#MayDay
solidarity with workers in struggle throughout the world.
#JamesConnolly
addressing May Day rally in Union Square, New York in 1908.
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The James Connolly Society is sorry to hear of the passing of Allan Armstrong. Allan was a committed activist and educator. He had a relationship with the JCS for over three decades. Offering young working class activists solidarity when it was far from easy or safe to do so. 1/2
It is with the deepest sadness that we learned of the passing of our friend and comrade Mickey Neri.
The James Connolly Society offers our sincere condolences to Mickey's entire family at this difficult time.
Huge thanks to Graeme Smith from Unite the union, author Ruth Forbes and striking miner in 1984 Brendan Moohan, our excellent speakers at last night’s 38th annual
#JamesConnolly
Commemoration in Edinburgh.
Our memorial notice for
#JamesConnolly
in today’s Edinburgh Evening News on the anniversary of his execution.
“Men perish, but principles live.”
-James Connolly.
None of these politicians are ‘essential’. We could pick people randomly and they would have done a better job than these two squabbling fools.
Who knew what & when about elderly people with Covid sent from hospital to care homes to die?
That’s essential.
Fair play to Shauny Boy. His videos are great.
They also make you wonder where the rest of Scotland’s satirists, comedians and much vaunted ‘creatives’ are as the governing party implodes?
Keeping their heads down to keep their government funding.
Bought and paid for.
“Let the capitalist & landlord class flock to exalt him; he is theirs; in him they see embodied the idea of caste & class... a people mentally poisoned by adulation of royalty can never attain that spirit of self-reliant democracy necessary for the attainment of social freedom.”
“You don't have to take this crap
You don't have to sit back and relax
You can actually try changing it”
Reject the political class.
Join the
#JamesConnolly
Society, the working class alternative.
🧵30 years ago today
@JimSlaven
stood as JCS candidate in the Edinburgh local elections. Standing against the leader of the Labour Council which had imposed a ban on James Connolly commemorations. In the same constituency
#JamesConnolly
had contested exactly 100 years before.
Fellow-workers, stand by the dignity of your class. All these parading royalties, all this insolent aristocracy, all these grovelling, dirt-eating capitalist traitors, all these are but signs of disease in any social state.
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#JamesConnolly
JCS Chair
@JimSlaven
led our delegation to James Connolly's brthplace this morning on anniversary of his execution. Social distancing protocols were followed.
In this video Jim invites everyone to join us on Connolly's birthday, 5th June for 34th Annual Connolly Commemoration.
Our readers are, we hope, rebels in heart, & may rebel even at our own picture of the future. If that is so let us remind them that opportunities are for those who seize them, & that the coming year may be as bright as we choose to make it.
#JamesConnolly
A privately educated product of the US state department’s leadership program.
So incompetent in every post he’s a long running national joke.
Fresh from a failed bid to bully and sue a nursery school.
Privileged, Untrustworthy & Useless.
Sounds like just the man for the job….
“Harp & Thistle” 😂
Middle class
#Edinburgh
politician doesn’t know the pub names on Leith Walk, can’t read the sign above the door and has no idea what the name refers to.
“The system works”.
Says the well fed state funded political class while people are homeless and many more struggle to heat or eat.
Their charities aren’t the answer either. They’re part of the same system which is designed this way.
Sunak is obviously an out of touch liar.
Starmer is obviously an out of touch liar.
Bin the political class.
We need a working class alternative.
Join the
#JamesConnolly
Society.
An early pantomime.
Sturgeon and the SNP knew this would be the outcome. Their whole self serving strategy is based on this outcome.
SNP politicians are getting rich taking working class Scots for fools.
🚨We served Notice of Industrial Action to the
@Edinburgh_CC
today🚨Workers on strike will be those in Waste & Cleansing and Fleet Services.
🔴 Strike action will start at 05:00 on August 14th and end on 04:59 on 22nd August.
🔴Up to 28 councils in🏴 will be affected.
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He has already received criticism for being the youngest MP at the age of 25, but Selby and Ainsty's by-election winner
@Mather_Keir
says he 'can't wait' to get started on an 'energetic and determined campaign'
“Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.”
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#JamesConnolly
Reject the political class.
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Next Wednesday.
The 38th Annual James Connolly Commemoration in his hometown.
On his birthday. At his birthplace.
Hosted by the
#JamesConnolly
Society & organised in conjunction with his home community.
The 36th Annual
#JamesConnolly
Commemoration in the city of his birth will be held on his birthday, Sunday June 5th, at his birthplace in the Cowgate.
Community event open to all.
The 2023
#JamesConnolly
Commemoration will be held on his birthday, 5th June, at his birthplace, 107 Cowgate, at 6.30pm.
Join the JCS and together let’s build working class power.
Thanks to
@Prole_Meme_Labs
for the brilliant poster design.
There is no tragedy Edinburgh politicians will not use in their desperate scramble for attention & personal advancement.
People are still in the water ffs.
You might see
#Edinburgh
virtue signalling politicians taking selfies at
#Pride
.
Just remember same politicians sanctioned processions of hate populated by racists and fascists on same day
The political class lecture about equality while facilitating hate and division.
Sturgeon will get a well paid charity/NGO gig like Dugdale 💰
After all the political class are all in it together.
Fake people having fake arguments in a pantomime designed to distract us as they and their cronies get rich off the backs of the working class.
SNP, Tories and Labour all marching behind the same banner. All on the same gravy train.
Reminds us of the same parties marching behind a No Surrender banner in Edinburgh at some Scottish regiments nonsense a few years ago.
The political class are the problem not the solution.
"I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Majesty's humble and obedient servant."🤮
“Let the capitalist and landlord class flock to exalt the King; he is theirs; in him they see embodied the idea of caste and class.”
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#JamesConnolly
“While the rich proceed with their schemes for the aggrandisement of their class, the working class are betrayed by their representatives who spend their time in political intrigues for personal profit.”
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#JamesConnolly
EXC: An Edinburgh Fringe event featuring Joanna Cherry has been cancelled after staff at the venue, including management and box office personnel, said they would not be comfortable working at the show
Cherry said she has been “no platformed”
Great day attending the Dublin Trades Council
#JamesConnolly
Commemoration in Kilmainham Jail. Brilliant speech by
#JCS
Chairman
@JimSlaven
. Credit to the organisers for a fitting tribute.
They’re from the same political tradition.
All fakes and liars getting rich on our backs.
Let’s build a working class alternative in
#JamesConnolly
’s tradition.
The
#JamesConnolly
Society oppose sectarianism of all forms, irrespective of where it comes from. All our events are supported by the local community and open to all.
Edinburgh. The birthplace of James Connolly will tomorrow host the 32nd Annual James Connolly Commemoration in the city. The celebration of his life takes place at his
#birthplace
of
@107Cowgate
on his 150th birthday. All Welcome.
Wolfe Tone was born 20th June 1763.
"Our Home Rule leaders will find that the glory of
#WolfeTone
’s memory will serve, not to cover, but to accentuate the darkness of their shame."-
#JamesConnolly
.
In preparation for Wednesday’s 38th annual
#JamesConnolly
Commemoration in Edinburgh JCS activists were out this morning tidying up Connolly’s plaque in the Cowgate.
Play your part.
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