Tag Archives: workers’ sanctions

Non-Stop Against Apartheid in 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Gavin Brown

Two events in 2013 brought significantly increased traffic to the Non-Stop Against Apartheid blog: the first was Margaret Thatcher‘s death; the second, of course, was Nelson Mandela’s. The day after Thatcher died, this blog received its most traffic in a single … Continue reading →

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Marching against apartheid in Leicester, October 1989

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Gavin Brown

It was an early start for a small group of supporters of the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group on Saturday 12 October 1989.  They travelled to Leicester to participate in a demonstration in support of Ross Galbraith and Gary Sherriff, … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Dublin: (re)connecting the Dunnes Stores Strikers

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Gavin Brown

Postcards typically arrive after you’ve returned from your holidays, don’t they?  Last week I was in Dublin for a few days break before the new academic year, but despite the downtime, this project was never completely out of my head.  … Continue reading →

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Fighting for workers’ sanctions against apartheid, in Leicester

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Gavin Brown

In late July 1989 two Leicester-based trade union militants discovered that the company they worked for had accepted a contract to supply goods to South Africa.  Ross Galbraith and Gary Sherriff refused to work on the contract and were sacked.  … Continue reading →

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