Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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Remember Matthews and Collett: pick your own protests
This month, on the 50th anniversary of their Olympics protest, we must keep in mind the two athletes' career-ending action and remember that we can never wait for an ‘acceptable’ time to offend the status quo, writes ROGER McKENZIE
BLACK POWER: Wayne Collett’s 1972 protest would cost him his career
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
SINCE the passing of Elizabeth Windsor the country has been subjected to what can only be described as a tirade of patriotism and jingoism.
Central to this period is the notion that one can only protest against the existence of the monarchy and the desire for a socialist republic at what are deemed to be appropriate times and in ways that are considered respectful and, indeed, respectable.
Of course, many brave people have chosen to ignore the police and population-enforced restrictions.
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