1916 – CYM

Why James Connolly was Executed

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 CYM Committee 0 Comments 1916, history, James Connolly

The crisis of 2020 can be a rupture in the status-quo of capitalism as much as the First World War and the 1916 Rising was. We must look at his contributions to applying Marxism to the Irish context, and his unique ability to recognise the political moment he was living in. For Connolly, Marxism was not an abstract theoretical position to be talked about in universities, nor a dogma to be appealed to as an authority. Marxism was simply a key to be used to unlock Irish History.

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What a Capitalist Pill Cannot Fix

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 CYM Committee 1 Comment 1916, James Connolly Festival, Mental Health

We were raised on false promises of white sands and opportunity, leaving us with only ourselves to blame for our failures. Last year in the 26 counties, every day that passed, another person lost the battle with their supposed failures and ended their life. The cultural hegemony that guarantees peace, in exchange for our labour, turns our mind into a warzone when our own realities come to light.