Rebel, No. 54

Many thanks to the person who forwarded this to the Archive. It’s a very interesting document which joins the collection of Revolutionary Struggle material already in the Archive. This edition is shorter than other editions of Rebel at just twelve pages long. One oddity is that it doesn’t mention the name Revolutionary Struggle, with only the group logo on the last page indicating the connection.

The contents is eclectic. There is an article on the then recent Israeli invasion of Lebanon which looks at the history of that country. Another article examines Electron ‘the largest electronics firm in the country, employing around 800 between 7 locations’ where there had been a nine week official strike.

A continuing series in Rebel on a national centre for the disposal of toxic waste in Baldonnel saw another piece that talked to local community groups in the area.

An intriguing piece addresses the growing heroin crisis in Dublin with quotes from members of Revolutionary Struggle.

There is also a report from a meeting in Liberty Hall of those seeking to oppose the ‘attempt by the “Pro-Life” Lobby to amend the constitution in such a way that abortion would become not only an illegal act but an unconstitutional act in this country’. It argues:

Given the unstable situation in government, the chances of the referendum going through over the coming mon the are slim. Given the nature of political parties in Ireland, they are likely to stall indefinitely over an issue that has already divided the Church, rather than settle on a date for the referendum.

It also rather presciently suggests:

In the meantime parts of the women’s movement and the gay movements are regrouping on the amendment issue, by accident rather than design, bringing this particular section of the popular movement together.

All told a very interesting edition of the magazine and a useful addition to the Archive.

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