In a shocking ruling the other day, a Spanish court endorsed the tearing down of a recently erected memorial to the International Brigades in Madrid, after much outrage from right wingers. This is an outrageous attack on those who sacrificed everything for democracy. The International Brigades volunteered to fight fascism at a time when British aristocrats fraternised […]
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Attacks on the International Brigades are symptomatic of the rewriting of history
Jun 7th, 2013 by Dominic Curran.
International Brigade 75th Anniversary
Oct 21st, 2011 by Jon Lansman.This Saturday, 22 October, is the 75th anniversary of the Spanish Republic issuing the decree to recognise the International Brigades which were forming to join the defence of Spain’s Land and Freedom. In a short period of time some 32,000 volunteers from more than 50 countries joined the Brigades. Made by Sanum Ghafoor, Philosophy Football’s […]
