CHARTIST COMMEMORATION CONTINUES into October and Novermber 2009.

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Mindful of the fact that 19th Century Welsh Chartists, campaigned for a CHARTER FOR ENGLAND, begs the question just when did the Welsh wake up to the fact that the 1536 Act of Annexation, had not entirely succeeded to actually disappear Wales. Whatever, that aside lets not get too 'Nationalist', that's not in the spirit of this Chartist Commemoration, neither would this Welsh Republican flag be.

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It's is a debatable point, if or not the Chartists wanted any kind of Welsh Republic, Silurian or otherwise. Ivor Wilkes seems to think they did but John Humphries thinks not. Though, I believe Henry Vincent did say in a Speech Wales, or was it the South only, maybe just Gwent...Would make a fine Republic! So, I will go along with that, and Ivor Wilkes or what the hell we want to make of it today, So, I am up for a Welsh Republic, also this Welsh Republican Flag, and I say lets go for a CHARTER FOR WALES this time around. If we are to be Internationalists, Socialist or otherwise, lets be truly Internationalist and not just leg it as far as the White Cliffs of Dover.

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In good and true spirit of seeking a Welsh Republican Charter, Flag and Movement, I speak to those of like minded but also of Nationalist persuasion to consider giving up on the Nationalism, in favour of Internationalism. As you know only too well, that in reality you have not, and never will find your Welsh Republicanism within the ranks of PLAID or on the nationalist fringe, that in some mysterious way considers Cilmeri as a potential place at which Welsh Republicanism will breed and flourish, this is not a reality is it! So, compatriots set your back on Cilmeri and look South to Hirwaun and Merthyr 1831, the Black Domain of the Scotch Cattle and the Newport Insurrection of 1839.

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Go with this Chartist Commemoration as far better Umbrella and Platform for advance of a Welsh Republican Idealism and Principles, Philosophy and theories of struggle to build a better society. In this I am reminded of recent funeral of Welsh Republican Pedr Lewis, where at the funeral in the given humanist celebration, the following was quoted:

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The ideal which inspired him (Pedr Lewis) and drove him is that expressed so brilliantly by the Soviet writer Nikolai Alekseyevich Ostrowski – an ideal which has survived betrayal, ignorance and exploitation and which can still light the way for us: Man’s dearest possession is life, and since it is given to him to live but once he must therefore live as to feel no torturing regrets for years without purpose, never know the burning shame of a mean and petty past, so live that in dying he will say, “All my life and all my strength were given to the finest cause in all the world, the fight for the liberation of mankind.”
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Chartist Network Cymru - democracy.history.heritage - 20:26
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As part of the celebrations to mark the 170th anniversary of the Chartist Uprising in Newport the Bevan foundation is holding a day of events in the Newport Centre including performance, music and discussion. all ages are more than welcome and further details of the event can be found in the programme (attached) Any help anyone can offer with circulating the flyer would be much appreciated as we hope to involve as many members of the community as possible. Many thanks and Best wishes. Daneka. Daneka Norman. Marketing and Events Officer. The Bevan Foundation. The Innovation Centre. Festival Drive. Victoria Bussiness Park.
Ebbw Vale. NP23 8XA. TEL: 01495 356702. FAX: 01495 356703.
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You can become a member of the Bevan Foundation as little as £25 p/a. For more information please dont hesitate to get in touch. Follow us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/bevanfoundation.admin or become our fried and search Daneka Bevan
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CHECK OUT the 170th Anniversary Programme at www.newport.ac.uk/chartist
A website managed for the Newport School of Education, University of Wales. ALL EVENTS are listed with details regularly updated Read BREAKING NEWS - a new feature that reports the latest information ................... Numbers registering for Chartist Day at Hirwaun on September 19th are growing fast Don't delay, book today - details attached. ....................Fancy a Chartist Coach Tour around Gwent with our ace Chartist Trail guide Bill O'Keefe? Bill is a descendant of John Partridge, the Newport Chartist printer Tour starts 9.45am from and returns to St. Woolos Church 5.00pm on Sunday 1st November Tickets (£10) available from Kim Colebrook tel 0785210106 or 01873850496 or im@candoteam.wanadoo.co.uk ...................Huge demand for the 170th Anniversary programme A4 tri-folded leaflet Second reprint available - You can help advertise the programme Let's get copies into all locations - libraries, museums, heritage and tourist centres etc If you can distribute copies, the University can send a batch to you If you want LEAFLETS or You have news to spread re. Chartist connected events/activities Reply to Website Editor: Les James at either les.james22@googlemail.com or les.james@newport.ac.uk
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TRECH GWLAD NAG ARGLWYDD: Land & Liberty Campaign Against Cheque Book Conquest!

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This is going to take some research, and if anyone out there has what they think is use full information, or suggestions to make do get in touch. But note at moment my email system is down and requiring some attention to put right, soon I hope.
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G.Gruffydd.

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While your waiting google 'Land & Liberty' also 'Land & Liberty Campaigns', and some interesting stuff will come up for you to read and get inspired by.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE NOT PARLIAMENTS and that includes any Welsh Parliament.

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All this Political Corruption in mind, not least seeing the 'Devolution Dilettantes' are none to slow at helping themselves by dipping into the expenses kitty and junketing! Makes one consider truth of the saying ''Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely'', thus do we really want the Welsh Assembly to have more powers? Or rather what I suggest should we not carry the logic of devolution down to the smallest of political administrative governance - The Community Council!

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To pun the old 19th century Liberal slogan of ''Home Rule All Round'', why not 'Devolution All Round'. In other words do we really want more power at the top to be misused in 'Coalition Conspiracies' and back room deals with governance? An Assembly also prone to be taken wrongful advantage of by Lobbyists, Consultants, Careerists and not least 'Y Crachach'. What we want is more power at the bottom, devolution delivered downward to Community Councils. Lets note that for much of Welsh Medieval Welsh History much power was with the Cwmwd/Commote, even Owain Glyndwr called his parliament of June 1404 in Machynlleth based on representatives of the Commotes being the foundation of its power and authority. We came so close in the Merthyr Rising of 1831 of seeing perhaps what could have been the first peoples Commune, but not to be so. However, maybe dream on?

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Recently took below picture of slogan on a building in Swansea, and it got me thinking! Perhaps Wales is a Vanity we can do without anyway, and radical Socialists need to go beyond ideas of a struggle for a Socialist Republic or whatever? Perhaps, the Planet should be our first and foremost consideration. Why not a struggle by radicals in Wales for Autonomy all levels of life and society as well as seeking for more devolved political power to Community Councils - Commotes - Communes. Think on it!

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HERIAN HUSHES UP 1831 MERTHYR RISING?

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HERIAN goes and produces an excellent brochure on Southern Industrial History but somehow manages to forget to put in an illustration or account of the greatest of all Welsh Rebellions, that of the 1831 Merthyr Rising. Now how on earth did they manage that but at same time note included in both illustration and text are; Rebecca Riots, Ammanford Miners Strike 1925 and Chartist Newport Rising 1839. Also left out are the Scotch Cattle Troubles in Gwent 1831 - 1839, Tonypandy Riots 1910 and Llanelli Riots 1911. I could think up a few more significant events to have include but lets leave it at the four I have mentioned, I hope when next publishing this otherwise excellent brochure these four at least will be added. That will all the more be more certain, if you contact them and complain, not least in respect to fact that 2010 and 2011 will mark anniversaries of Tonypandy 1910 and Llanelli 1911.
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The Good news is that Merthyr Tudful has seen set up a number of excellent history interpretation panels throughout the town including one at Plas 3 Mehefin 1831. This is where a few years back I placed a Red Flag and loaf of Bread on a pole
to initiate my campaign to so name this historic place where on 3 June 1831 Soldiers stationed at the Castle Inn massacred 28 People.

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I am also campaigning for a worthy group sculpture be set up at this site to record this tragic event in the history of the Town, after all Newport has a number of sculptures regards the 1839 Rising. So c'mon Merthyr lets follow in Newports footsteps, and while we are waiting for that to get underway could not a mural be painted on that rather scruffy wall. Why not make that a youth or community service project, I am sure any number of town business would sponsor?

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You can support my campaign by writing to the town council, please do so asap, and do remember lay floral tributes to memory of the massacred at this site on 3 Mehefin annually, or on Saturday following this date. A date and site ideal for Remembrance Ceremonies or Political Commemorations, if so wished. Now see below fotos >
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In 1831 Lewis Lewis led an attack on the Court of Requests, today it is a public house to be found at 9 Dynefor Place not too far from the Town center.

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Gethin Gruffydd.

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WORKING MAN 2009 Paul Child Sings to mark 25th Anniversary of the Miners Strike.

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LAND & LIBERTY: DEFEND THE LAND AGAINST ALL EXPLOITERS inc Windmill Plantation Profiteers.

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TIME TO RAISE UP THE 'RED PITCHFORK' BANNER OF POPULAR PROTEST, this time in defence of our land against Cheque Book Conquest of Cymru. Who is to own Wales? the Land Lords of old or the new would be the Lords of our Land, big business profiteers? We have had the Anglo - Norman Medieval Robber Barons and later wealthy Anglo - Welsh Land Enclosers. We have had our land taken for Forestry's and British Army Training Grounds, and of course not least reservoirs. Now they want our land for Windmill Plantations, time we stopped this land grabbing. Support Rally against the Windmilling of Wales at Hyddgen on 20 June 2009 at 12 noon. SEE FURTHER INFO BELOW:

Mountains Society Wind Turbine Event View details Leader(s) Saturday, June 20, 2009 01.10 Meeting place: Somerfields Alternative meeting place: Walk (or event) Cambrian

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ALTERNATIVE WELSH LEFT PUBLICATIONS 1970 - 1990.

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An earlier contemporary Alternative Welsh Left, it's publications, not neccessary in chronological order:

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TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS COMMEMORATIONS: But What About Merthyr 1831 Commemoration On Similar Scale?

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http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=0h&oq=&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBS_enGB317GB206&q=tolpuddle+martyrs+commemoration

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Question Begs To Be Asked, why is it the Left in England are so up for commemorating the Tolpuddle Martyrs in such a big way. But in Wales we all but forget the 28 plus Working Class Martyrs of the 3 June Massacre outside the Castle Inn during the Red Week 1831 Insurrection? No plaque, no mural and no commemoration, why?

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See earlier Posts for further information on radical workers leader Lewis Lewis and the Hirwaun/Merthyr 1831 'Red Week' Insurrection. Industrial Heritage body 'HERIAN' goes a bundle on the Chartists but forgets Insurrection 1831, I wonder why that is? Why don't you ask them!

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