Miner Conflict – Major Impact

From Kate Sharpley Library
October 8, 2024
by Dreyfus

An Anarchist Communist perspective on the Miners' Strike 1984-85

I apologise to all and any for detail or names wronged in my recounting. I claim complete ownership of my pride in my involvement that period. What remains an enduring impact for me is the experience that class struggle changes people.

Invisible or just underrated?

From Kate Sharpley Library

Thoughts on anarchist solidarity with the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85

2024 is the 40th anniversary of the start of the Miners Strike of 1984-85... I have been reading and thinking about the strike and anarchist solidarity actions with the miners. That anarchist solidarity seems less visible now. Diarmaid Kelliher says ‘It is necessary to be careful about using the support movement as a way of gleaning positives out of this history.’ That’s a valid warning against cherry picking stories ‘as compensation for a miserable present’. But do we have to resign ourselves to being written out of history?

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