Campaigns // International

“We still believe that the struggle of Ireland for freedom is a part of the world-wide upward movement of the toilers of the earth, and we still believe that the emancipation of the working class carries within it the end of all tyranny - national, political and social.”
    ~ James Connolly

“A victory in any country over imperialism is our victory; just as any country's defeat is a defeat for all of us.”
    ~ Ernesto Che Guevara


The World

International Solidarity

Internationalism and internationalist solidarity have always been a central theme of Irish republicanism. In the eighteenth century the United Irishmen were largely inspired by the ideas and events of the revolutions in the United States and France. In the nineteenth century the Fenians continued this tradition by establishing links with the Chartists in Britain and the First International.

The rise of socialist republicanism in the twentieth century saw James Connolly’s ISRP participating in the second international; the Republican Congress taking a determined stand against fascism in Ireland and the Volunteers of the Connolly Column fighting against Franco’s fascism in the Spanish Civil War.

éirígí understands that now, more then ever, the struggle for an Ireland free of the twin fetters of capitalism and imperialism is integrally linked to the wider international struggle of the poor and oppressed against the rich and powerful.

For this reason éirígí is committed to building links with progressive organisations and individuals internationally as well as assisting various solidarity campaigns based in Ireland. In practical terms éirígí supports events organised by the Irish Palestinian, Basque, Venezuelan and Cuban support groups.

Click on the links below to read International Solidarity-related stories from the éirígí news archive:

 

24/08/10: Breizhistance: The Struggle for Independence and Socialism in Brittany.... Less than a year ago, over the weekend of October 24-25 2009, left-wing supporters of independence for Brittany met in conference. After substantial deliberations, a new organisation was formed: Breizhistance-Socialist Party of Brittany.....read more>>

18/06/10: Occupation of Afghanistan Pays Off.... In another bad week for the US-led military forces still struggling to pacify Afghanistan, there was very good news for the forces of international capitalism emanating from the country.....read more>>

14/06/10: Repression Against Trade Unionists on the Rise Internationally.... The International Trade Union Confederation [ITUC] released its Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights for 2009 last Wednesday and many of the findings make for disturbing reading.....read more>>

02/05/10: Greek Struggle an Inspiration.... éirígí spokesperson Daithí Mac An Mhaistír has expressed solidarity with the working people of Greece as they continue to fight against the vicious austerity measures being imposed upon them.....read more>>

30/04/10: May Day Challenge to Fascism.... Throughout the world the far right is organising and planning. In Germany, a large number of organisations lay claim to the despicable heritage of Hitler and the Nazi party. Only with active resistance and direct action are these thugs kept off the streets.....read more>>

15/02/10: NATO’s War of Terror Cranks Up a Gear.... Twelve civilians were killed yesterday as NATO launched its largest military operation of the nine-year-old occupation of Afghanistan.....read more>>

20/01/10: The Case of Jon Anza.... Spain has, this month, taken on the presidency of the European Union for six months. The fact is that the Spanish Civil Guard, police and military are shooting, torturing, mutilating and kidnapping political opponents of the Spanish government, while the courts, in turn, imprison youth group members, politicians, journalists and language activists.....read more>>

30/12/09: The truth of what happened in Copenhagen.... The recent climate change talks in Copenhagen were billed as a last ditch attempt to save the world from the catastrophic consequences of global warming.....read more>>

18/12/09: PFLP Celebrates 42 Years of Resistance.... Over 70,000 members and supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine [PFLP] took to the streets of the Gaza Strip last Saturday to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the movement.....read more>>

13/12/09: Evo Morales Re-elected in Bolivia.... The process of radical change in south American continued apace last Sunday with the return to power of progressive Bolivian president Evo Morales who was re-elected in a landslide victory that saw him garner the votes of 67 per cent of the Bolivian electorate.....read more>>

09/12/09: Remembering Fred Hampton – 40 years on.... In the early hours of December 4, 1969, heavily armed members of the Chicago Police Department, working with the FBI and the tactical unit of the Cook County State Attorney’s Office, stormed the apartment of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and assassinated him as he lay sleeping in his bed.....read more>>

08/12/09: Spanish Civil War Heroes Remembered.... Around 100 people participated in two events in Belfast on Saturday commemorating two recently-deceased veterans of the International Brigades who fought in the Spanish Civil War.....read more>>

23/11/09: Bolivians Demand Investigation into I-RMS.... On Friday, Cristian Dominguez of the Bolivian Confederation of Peasant Workers (CSUTCB) handed a letter into the Twenty-Six County Department of Foreign Affairs demanding an investigation into the Integrated Risk Management Services (I-RMS).....read more>>