Author Archives: johnc

People’s Global Action.

By johnc | Published: February 11, 2020

Spirit of Revolt‘s February “Read of the Month” is from our KM Collection and is called, Peoples Global Action. Worldwide Resistance Round-up. UK Edition. Bulletin No. 5. A little look into what was and is still happening here and in other parts of the world. Our archive is full of these rare and fascinating publications, […]

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Spirit of Revolt outreach.

By johnc | Published: February 8, 2020

Two coming events that Spirit of Revolt will be present at with a stall where we will have info about Spirit of Revolt Archive, leaflets, books, CDs, T-shirts, badges, etc, plus info on how you can get involved, along with friendly chat. First up is the Workers Theatre Group, www.workerstheatre.co.uk February 15th. Ceilidh, 8:00pm, Pollokshaws […]

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donate info.

By johnc | Published: February 5, 2020

Free CD and booklet. Spirit of Revolt is anarchist/libertarian-socialist archive dedicated to preserving and making easily accessible to the public at large, Glasgow/Clydeside grass-roots history of struggle. We are not connected to any political party or trade union nor do we receive any funding from any of these organisation. We are a volunteer group who […]

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Refuse and Resist

By johnc | Published: January 5, 2020

A new year, a new “Read of the Month” from one of our new collections, the John Frew Collection, it is a news sheet of the anti-polltax movement Refuse and Resist. The period when the Thatcher government tried to impose the poll tax on the people of this country was one of mass protests and […]

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Alasdair Gray, Poet, Writer, Artist and Comrade.

By johnc | Published: December 31, 2019

The death of Alasdair Gray on Sunday 29th. December 2019 will be a tremendous loss to the People of Glasgow and much further afield. As well as being a generous man, donating to Spirit of Revolt as well as many other groups, he was a man of compassion, insight and a battler, never afraid to […]

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The Kite

By johnc | Published: December 8, 2019

For this months Spirit of Revolt’s “Read of the Month” we have gone back to 1979. It is from our Bratach Dubh Collection, an anti-prison news journal, The Kite, summer issue, 1979. It was distributed in several countries, and makes for interesting reading, with ideas that apply equally well today as they did in 1979. […]

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syndicalists in the Russian Revolution.

By johnc | Published: November 23, 2019

November “Read of the Month” is a pamphlet from or KM Collection, Syndicalists in the Russian Revolution, by G. P. Maximoff, written in the 1950’s, and produced by the Syndicalist Workers Federation. It is No. 11, from a group of Direct Action Pamphlets. Read on line:

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Treason No. 7.

By johnc | Published: November 9, 2019

For Our November 2019, Read Of The month, we have chosen a pamphlet from our Bratach Dubh Collection, it is Treason, Issue No. 7, August 1981. Read On Line:

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More Collections Digitised.

By johnc | Published: October 4, 2019

The volunteers at Spirit of Revolt are as always busy trying to bring the people to the archive, and bring our history to the people. We are delighted to state that two more of our collections have been fully digitised and therefore you can now read them from the comfort of your home, library, cafe, […]

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Wild Times Hunt Sab magazine.

By johnc | Published: September 26, 2019

For September’s “Read of the Month” we have chosen Wild Times, Newsletter of Scottish Action Against Bloodsports. This is from our Clydeside Hunt Saboteurs Collection, which makes for very interesting reading. Though Scotland in 2002, passed legislation restricting fox hunting etc. hunts can still continue in their sadistic tally-ho cruelty as long as they have […]

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