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Features and AnalysisSean Bailliedirect action, communities, infrastructure, rise, rise activists, ownership, libraries, loki, black panthers, malcolm x, akala, working class, class action

Defending Our Institutions

In light of recent budget cuts at a local and national level, RISE national organiser Sean Baillie argues the time for grandstanding is over and that it's time to take direct action to defend our infrastructure and public institutions...

Features and AnalysisSean Bailliedirect action, communities, infrastructure, rise, rise activists, ownership, libraries, loki, black panthers, malcolm x, akala, working class, class action
Defending Our Institutions
CampaignsSean BaillieOBFA, football, sectarianism, division, celtic, rangers, hearts, hibernian, motherwell, sport, culture, society, british government, sean baillie, rise, fack

Why Repealing OBFA Matters

As the proposed repeal of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act moves through the Scottish parliament, debate rages on all sides. RISE national organiser Sean Baillie says the repeal is important because the act does nothing to address the root causes of sectarianism in society...

CampaignsSean BaillieOBFA, football, sectarianism, division, celtic, rangers, hearts, hibernian, motherwell, sport, culture, society, british government, sean baillie, rise, fack
Why Repealing OBFA Matters
CultureJonathan Rimmerradical arts, radical arts guide, music, radical music, hip hop, punk, northern soul, rock, folk punk, republicanism, poetry, silver spoon, rise, diy, non-for-profit

Radical Music in Scotland

Whether it's the International Brigades or the Cuban revolutionaries, music has always played a pivotal role in developing the ideas of any radical political movement. In the first of several radical arts guides, editor Jonathan Rimmer picks out some key artists, labels and projects with an anti-capitalist or anti-fascist ethos...

CultureJonathan Rimmerradical arts, radical arts guide, music, radical music, hip hop, punk, northern soul, rock, folk punk, republicanism, poetry, silver spoon, rise, diy, non-for-profit
Radical Music in Scotland
Features and AnalysisJonathan RimmerPopular Education Network, popular education, education, adult classes, activism, rise, ssp, frances curran

Learning from Popular Education

In mid-November, dozens of activists congregated in Braemar to exchange ideas, analyse our activism and plan for the future. Editor Jonathan Rimmer shares his thoughts on the weekend and the key areas socialists need to be battling in the coming months and years...

Features and AnalysisJonathan RimmerPopular Education Network, popular education, education, adult classes, activism, rise, ssp, frances curran
Learning from Popular Education