Difference between revisions of "Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign"
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===Labour movement conference on Ireland - February 1982=== | ===Labour movement conference on Ireland - February 1982=== | ||
| − | The SPTAC issued leaflets supporting the Bloody Sunday commemoration march called by [[Sinn Fein]] on 31 january 1982. The leaflet called on supporters to march o the SPTAC contingent. It claimed that mobiliiising committees had been set up in North, South and East London as well as Coventry, Manchester, Leeds, Canterbury and Portsmouth, reinforcing the evidence that the RCT was mainly concentrated in London, Manchester, Coventry and Leeds.<ref>SPTAC, Leaflet: Bloody Sunday Commemoration March, Coventry, 31 January 1982</ref> | + | The SPTAC issued leaflets supporting the Bloody Sunday commemoration march called by [[Sinn Fein]] on 31 january 1982. The leaflet called on supporters to march o the SPTAC contingent. It claimed that mobiliiising committees had been set up in North, South and East London as well as Coventry, Manchester, Leeds, Canterbury and Portsmouth, reinforcing the evidence that the RCT was, at that stage, mainly concentrated in London, Manchester, Coventry and Leeds.<ref>SPTAC, Leaflet: [http://www.scribd.com/doc/41518631/SPTAC-Bloody-Sunday-Leaflet-January-1982 Bloody Sunday Commemoration March, Coventry, 31 January 1982]</ref> |
==People== | ==People== | ||
[[Keith Tompson]] circa September 1981<ref>Listed as contact on SPTAC leaflet, 'Workers Marsh for Irish Freedom', September 1981</ref> | [[Keith Tompson]] circa September 1981<ref>Listed as contact on SPTAC leaflet, 'Workers Marsh for Irish Freedom', September 1981</ref> | ||
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===Misc publications=== | ===Misc publications=== | ||
*Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act! / Revolutionary Communist Tendency. London : Junius Publications, 1979. 7 p. | *Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act! / Revolutionary Communist Tendency. London : Junius Publications, 1979. 7 p. | ||
| − | *[http://www.scribd.com/doc/41279923/SPTAC-Leaflet-April-1980 Ireland and the British Labour Movement: Support the Irish People: Bring the War to Britain], Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign, Published by the Revolutionary Communist Tendency, April 1980. | + | ===Leaflets=== |
| + | *[http://www.scribd.com/doc/41279923/SPTAC-Leaflet-April-1980 Ireland and the British Labour Movement: Support the Irish People: Bring the War to Britain], Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign, Published by the Revolutionary Communist Tendency, April 1980. | ||
| + | *SPTAC, Leaflet: [http://www.scribd.com/doc/41518631/SPTAC-Bloody-Sunday-Leaflet-January-1982 Bloody Sunday Commemoration March, Coventry, 31 January 1982] | ||
===Revolutionary Communist Papers=== | ===Revolutionary Communist Papers=== | ||
*''Special issue on Ireland: British imperialism in Ireland and anti-imperialism in Britain'', Revolutionary Communist Papers No. 2: 1978, London: Junius Publications. | *''Special issue on Ireland: British imperialism in Ireland and anti-imperialism in Britain'', Revolutionary Communist Papers No. 2: 1978, London: Junius Publications. | ||
Revision as of 09:46, 8 November 2010
TUC Hands off Ireland. Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign. Revolutionary Communist Pamphlets No.8. Junius Publications Ltd, March 1981.
Cover of Ireland's Victory Means Britain's Defeat: the Role of the Labour Movement (Revolutionary Communist Pamphlets) Revolutionary Communist Tendency 1980 Junius Publications Ltd 24p.
The Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign was a front group created by the Revolutionary Communist Tendency in 1979. It was one of the vehicles for RCP work on Ireland until it was subsumed into the Irish Freedom Movement in February 1982.
Contents
Beginnings
The Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign was created in late 1979 by the Revolutionary Communist Tendency. According to their own account: 'Towards the end of 1979 we decided to focus our activity in the labour movement on opposition to the PTA. We organised a national demonstration in November and the Smash the PTA Campaign was launched shortly afterwards.'[1]
Collage from The next step from p. 12-13 of Ireland's Victory Means Britain's Defeat: the Role of the Labour Movement (Revolutionary Communist Pamphlets) Revolutionary Communist Tendency 1980 Junius Publications Ltd 24p. The top most image is from the first (November 1979) edition of The next step and shows the important role of Ireland in the development of the RCT/RCP
Activities
Bring the War to Britain
- In March 1980 the SPTAC 'occupied Congress house in protest at the TUC bans on Irish solidarity'[2]
Attacking Ken Livingstone - October 1981
Labour movement conference on Ireland - February 1982
The SPTAC issued leaflets supporting the Bloody Sunday commemoration march called by Sinn Fein on 31 january 1982. The leaflet called on supporters to march o the SPTAC contingent. It claimed that mobiliiising committees had been set up in North, South and East London as well as Coventry, Manchester, Leeds, Canterbury and Portsmouth, reinforcing the evidence that the RCT was, at that stage, mainly concentrated in London, Manchester, Coventry and Leeds.[3]
People
Keith Tompson circa September 1981[4]
Publications
Misc publications
- Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act! / Revolutionary Communist Tendency. London : Junius Publications, 1979. 7 p.
Leaflets
- Ireland and the British Labour Movement: Support the Irish People: Bring the War to Britain, Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign, Published by the Revolutionary Communist Tendency, April 1980.
- SPTAC, Leaflet: Bloody Sunday Commemoration March, Coventry, 31 January 1982
Revolutionary Communist Papers
- Special issue on Ireland: British imperialism in Ireland and anti-imperialism in Britain, Revolutionary Communist Papers No. 2: 1978, London: Junius Publications.
Revolutionary Communist Pamphlets
- Mary Masters Workers against imperialism : the British labour movement and Ireland. Revolutionary Communist Pamphlets ; no 5 London : Junius, 1979. ISSN 0141-8874 19p
- Mike Freeman Ireland's Victory Means Britain's Defeat: the Role of the Labour Movement (Revolutionary communist pamphlets) Revolutionary Communist Tendency Association June 1980 Junius Publications Ltd 24p.
- TUC Hands off Ireland. Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign. Revolutionary Communist Pamphlets No.8. Junius Publications Ltd, March 1981., 1981. Pamphlet. 17 pages.
Notes
- ↑ Mike Freeman Ireland's Victory Means Britain's Defeat: the Role of the Labour Movement (Revolutionary communist pamphlets) Revolutionary Communist Tendency Association June 1980 Junius Publications Ltd, p. 7
- ↑ Irish Freedom Movement The Irish War: The Irish Freedom Movement Handbook, London: Junius Publications, 3rd Ed. 1987, p. 202
- ↑ SPTAC, Leaflet: Bloody Sunday Commemoration March, Coventry, 31 January 1982
- ↑ Listed as contact on SPTAC leaflet, 'Workers Marsh for Irish Freedom', September 1981
