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  1. Unite The Kingdom was a fascist march like that which fell upon Cable Street generations ago. Same ideology, same tactics, this time funded directly by the World's Rich, not even hiding it anymore....oh look Elon Musk addressing the crowd!

    youtu.be/jIWDopLq8Hs?si=iaDz5E

    #UniteTheKingdom #BattleOfCableStreet #Fascism #FarRight #TommyRobinson #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #ElonMusk #Musk

  2. On this day, 4 October, in 1936, women joined the #BattleofCableStreet in London's East End protesting against Oswald Mosley & his blackshirts trying to hold a fascist march in the area. The image of housewives throwing rubbish down at police and fascists is an important part of Cable Street mythology but women were also in the street fighting alongside men. Of the 79 arrested eight were women, including Blanche Edwards (pictured)

    eastendwomensmuseum.org/blog/w

    #AlwaysAntifascist #Antifa #CableStreet

  3. The Battle of Cable Street took place on Sunday 4 October 1936. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, sent to protect a march by members of the British Union of Fascists led by Oswald Mosley, and various anti-fascist demonstrators, including local trade unionists, communists, anarchists, British Jews, supported in particular by Irish workers and socialist groups.

    #BattleOfCableStreet #London #Fascism #OnThisDay

  4. He and his brothers were involved in the 1936 Battle of Cable Street against the British Union of Fascists. In 1937, he joined the Connolly Column (Colún Uí Chonghaile) of the International Brigade and fought in the Spanish Civil War. He was captured in 1938 and released in February 1939. He went on to have a career in academia. 2/2

    #MauriceLevitas #Ireland #Dublin #IrishHistory #IrishJews #Jews #Judaism #Lithuania #Latvia #Communism #BattleofCableStreet #SpanishCivilWar #ConnollyColumn

  5. Maurice Levitas was born at Warren Street, in the Portobello area of Dublin on 1 February 1917. He was known to his family and friends as "Morry". His parents, Harry Levitas and Leah Rick, having emigrated to Ireland from Lithuania and Latvia in 1912. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1933. 1/2

    #MauriceLevitas #Ireland #Dublin #IrishHistory #IrishJews #Jews #Judaism #Lithuania #Latvia #Communism #BattleofCableStreet #SpanishCivilWar #ConnollyColumn

  6. The Battle of Cable Street took place on Sunday 4 October 1936. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, sent to protect a march by members of the British Union of Fascists led by Oswald Mosley, and various anti-fascist demonstrators, including local trade unionists, communists, anarchists, British Jews, supported in particular by Irish workers and socialist groups.

    #BattleOfCableStreet #London #Fascism

  7. On this day in 1936 over 100,000 Londoners gathered in the streets to stop the planned march of Oswald Mosley 's #BritishUnionOfFascists to say no to #fascism #racism & #hatred.
    Don't be a cunt, be like a Londoner of 1936.

    #BattleOfCableStreet #BUF #FCKNZS #OTD #history #AlwaysRemember #NeverForget

    dennikn.sk/minuta/3601663/?ref

  8. He and his brothers Max and Sol, were involved in the 1936 ‘Battle of Cable Street’ In 1937, he joined the Connolly Column (Colún Uí Chonghaile) of the International Brigade and fought in the Spanish Civil War. He was captured in 1938 and released in February 1939. He went on to have a career in academia. 2/2

    #MauriceLevitas #Ireland #Dublin #IrishHistory #IrishJews #Jews #Judaism #Lithuania #Latvia #Communism #BattleofCableStreet #SpanishCivilWar #ConnollyColumn

  9. Maurice Levitas was born at Warren Street, in the Portobello area of Dublin on 1 February 1917. He was known to his family and friends as "Morry". His parents, Harry Levitas and Leah Rick, having emigrated to Ireland from Lithuania and Latvia in 1912. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1933. 1/2

    #MauriceLevitas #Ireland #Dublin #IrishHistory #IrishJews #Jews #Judaism #Lithuania #Latvia #Communism #BattleofCableStreet #SpanishCivilWar #ConnollyColumn

  10. The 85th Anniversary of the
    #BattleOfCableStreet

    2 months ago

    #ApsanaBegum

    The #BattleofCableSt is now seen as a milestone of social progress, but was only deemed "civil" in retrospect. In 1936, the police were sent to protect the f...

    youtube.com/watch?v=7Ej5W4yRuw