Knowledge

John Rees (activist)

Source πŸ“

353: 135: 33: 341:, he has been a central organiser of all its marches including that of 15 February 2003. According to Rees, "Socialists should unconditionally stand with the oppressed against the oppressor, even if the people who run the oppressed country are undemocratic and persecute minorities, like 419:
wrote: "Those who continue to uphold London's living traditions of protest will be able to take heart from this fresh and welcome look at the city's history." White described the book as "a very selective people's history" which does not cover the bombings committed by the
397:
resigned from the SWP in 2010, Rees and 41 other members followed disenchanted with the party's direction, internal regime and approach to united fronts (18 others who had resigned in weeks prior also supported the resignations).
392:
in East London, where he came second to Labour. Rees was not selected by the SWP Central Committee to be on the slate for re-election and did not stand independently at the January 2009 conference. Shortly after his partner
439:
A book on the Levellers and the English Revolution based on his doctoral research was published by Verso in 2016. Rees is currently active in the organisation Counterfire for which he has written two short books,
345:." At the same time Rees has always advocated an unrelenting struggle against pro-Western dictators by the people of oppressed countries and to that end Rees became vice president (Europe) of the 163: 1006: 953: 377: 1067: 409:, was published. The book is a history of London radicalism which documents working (or lower) class struggles in London from the Romans to the present day. 508:
placed him at 85 in a list of the 100 most influential British left-wingers. Around this time, Rees was the founder and organising committee member of
385: 308:
in 2000, Rees provided the introduction to the volume. He holds a doctorate on 'Leveller organisation and the dynamic of the English Revolution' from
373: 1335: 445: 167: 900: 1340: 970: 321: 1060: 1315: 552: 436:
wrote: "Had these two been political pamphleteers through the ages, one doubts many revolutionary sparks would ever have been lit."
1310: 1090: 1264: 217: 143: 1247: 875: 509: 381: 189: 1125: 1053: 697: 684: 671: 658: 520: 934: 196: 917: 1215: 330: 775: 710: 645: 632: 619: 602: 589: 421: 265:, and was a lifelong trade union activist and Labour Party member. His mother, Margaret Rees (Shipley) Rees was from 236: 203: 1120: 309: 91: 1330: 389: 451:. He participated in and reported on the Egyptian revolution in 2011 about which he made two TV documentaries, 334:
for ten years and the organiser of the SWP's annual Marxism festival in 1982–1983 and again from 1992 to 2002.
185: 82:(born 1957) is a British political activist, academic, journalist and writer who is a national officer of the 1269: 478: 277: 1320: 1076: 325: 98: 755: 429: 289: 822: 803: 159: 1305: 1274: 346: 1325: 148: 790: 1177: 410: 152: 210: 1300: 847: 464: 338: 273: 83: 1110: 1095: 537: 1295: 487: 357: 328:, and was for many years on its Central Committee. He was editor of the quarterly journal 8: 1011: 549: 504: 733: 738: 285: 706: 693: 680: 667: 654: 641: 628: 615: 598: 585: 872: 1241: 1208: 1201: 562: 38: 543: 1159: 1036: 879: 779: 611: 556: 304:' unknown manuscript "Tailism and the Dialectic" was discovered and published by 174: 117:. He also produces documentaries and presents current affairs programmes for the 1007:"Celebrities to tour Britain in 'Jeremy Corbyn For Prime Minister' musical show" 1183: 1171: 1045: 406: 394: 342: 114: 1289: 1235: 1153: 703:
The Leveller Revolution: Radical Political Organisation in England, 1640-1650
516: 460: 369: 118: 102: 625:
The Algebra of Revolution: The Dialectic and the Classical Marxist Tradition
1147: 415: 349:
which rallied opposition forces against the Mubarak dictatorship in Egypt.
301: 772: 305: 262: 1141: 1115: 1100: 935:"A People's History of London by John Rees and Lindsey German – review" 266: 254: 540:
International Socialism Journal no. 47, Summer 1990, pp. 113–135.
499: 482: 361: 352: 297: 281: 250: 53: 1105: 425: 258: 954:"A People's History of London, By John Rees & Lindsey German" 559:
Issue 83 of INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISM JOURNAL Published Summer 1999
173:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
983: 253:, in South-West England, and was brought up and educated in 32: 664:
The People Demand, a short history of the Arab revolutions
481:
programmes. He has appeared as a political commentator in
463:, he is the writer and presenter of the political history 449:
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
608:
In Defence of October: A Debate on the Russian Revolution
550:"The Socialist Revolution and the Democratic Revolution" 337:
A co-founder and a current national officer for the
16:
British political activist and historian (born 1957)
324:in the early 1980s, Rees is a former member of the 677:Timelines, a political history of the modern world 320:Elected a member of the National Executive of the 107:Timelines, a political history of the modern world 1287: 1075: 565:International Socialism Journal 87, Summer 2000. 90:. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at 918:"Why we are resigning from SWP: an open letter" 901:"Top 100 most influential Left-wingers: 100-51" 101:and, as an SWP member, was heavily involved in 1061: 124: 1068: 1054: 546:International Socialism 2:65, Winter 1994. 276:and he subsequently undertook research on 166:about living persons that is unsourced or 31: 1004: 998: 976: 237:Learn how and when to remove this message 928: 926: 728: 726: 351: 272:Rees' first degree was in Politics from 97:He was formerly a leading member of the 37:Rees at a demonstration in 2008 against 1265:Far-left politics in the United Kingdom 801: 515:In 2016, Rees toured the UK to support 1336:Respect Party parliamentary candidates 1288: 1248:Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1005:Wilkinson, Michael (1 February 2016). 894: 892: 538:"Trotsky and the Dialectic of History" 1049: 951: 932: 923: 848:"5th Cairo Anti-War Conference opens" 723: 1341:Socialist Workers Party (UK) members 971:Imperialism and the Arab Revolutions 898: 820: 753: 257:. His father, William Rees was from 128: 889: 873:"Changes in the party's leadership" 388:in the Bethnal Green South ward of 384:. He also stood for Respect in the 13: 1126:Socialist Workers' Student Society 920:, Luna17 (blog), 16 February 2010. 380:and the Respect candidate for the 14: 1352: 1030: 563:"Tony Cliff: Theory and Practice" 526: 382:Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election 1316:British political party founders 1121:International Socialist Tendency 899:Dale, Iain (24 September 2013). 754:Wall, Derek (26 November 2007). 638:Essays on Historical Materialism 597:(1994) (editor and contributor) 310:Goldsmiths, University of London 133: 92:Goldsmiths, University of London 1311:British people of Welsh descent 964: 945: 911: 802:Johnson, Alan (21 April 2008). 595:Marxism and the New Imperialism 292:. The result of that research, 113:, co-authored with his partner 1232:Socialist Alliance (1999–2004) 952:Dicio, Jo Lo (29 April 2012). 866: 840: 814: 795: 784: 766: 747: 453:Inside the Egyptian Revolution 405:, which Rees co-authored with 1: 1270:European Anti-Capitalist Left 1236:Respect – The Unity Coalition 1091:Revolutionary Communist Party 933:White, Jerry (22 June 2012). 821:Rees, John (4 January 2003). 716: 692:(with Lindsey German) (2012) 370:Respect – The Unity Coalition 103:Respect – The Unity Coalition 1077:Socialist Workers Party (UK) 690:A People's History of London 403:A People's History of London 144:biography of a living person 111:A People's History of London 7: 531: 315: 171:must be removed immediately 50:1957 (age 66–67) 10: 1357: 827:Socialist Worker (Britain) 823:"Anti-war call from Cairo" 666:(with Joseph Daher)(2011) 651:Imperialism and Resistance 322:National Union of Students 1275:Red Lion Square disorders 1257: 1225: 1193: 1134: 1083: 986:. jc4pmtour. 28 July 2015 958:The Independent on Sunday 734:"John Rees - We Are Many" 434:The Independent on Sunday 347:Cairo Anti-war Conference 294:The Algebra of Revolution 186:"John Rees" activist 86:, and founding member of 69: 61: 46: 30: 23: 886:, #2134, 17 January 2009 791:Marxist Internet Archive 569: 125:Early life and education 1216:International Socialism 773:Islam channel biography 610:(with others including 331:International Socialism 326:Socialist Workers Party 99:Socialist Workers Party 1331:People from Chippenham 555:5 January 2017 at the 491:and in Amir Amarani's 378:2004 European election 365: 339:Stop the War Coalition 274:Portsmouth Polytechnic 158:Please help by adding 84:Stop the War Coalition 1111:Democratic centralism 973:, Counterfire Website 878:23 March 2010 at the 741:film official website 510:The People's Assembly 368:He was at the top of 355: 778:26 July 2009 at the 582:The ABC of Socialism 442:Strategy and Tactics 358:Make Poverty History 288:under Dr (now Lord) 164:Contentious material 105:. His books include 1321:British Trotskyists 1226:Electoral alliances 1135:National Leadership 1012:The Daily Telegraph 804:"The Euston moment" 760:Another Green World 756:"More on John Rees" 505:The Daily Telegraph 498:In September 2013, 470:and a presenter of 457:Egypt in Revolution 386:2006 local election 296:, was published by 544:"Engels's Marxism" 476:Politics and Media 465:documentary series 366: 142:This section of a 1283: 1282: 698:978-1-84467-855-6 685:978-0-415-69103-1 672:978-1-907899-02-7 659:978-0-415-34676-4 576:Socialism and War 519:'s bid to become 488:The Spirit of '45 432:. Jo Lo Dicio in 249:Rees was born in 247: 246: 239: 221: 147:needs additional 77: 76: 1348: 1306:British Marxists 1242:Left Alternative 1209:Socialist Review 1202:Socialist Worker 1070: 1063: 1056: 1047: 1046: 1041:Socialist Review 1024: 1023: 1021: 1019: 1002: 996: 995: 993: 991: 980: 974: 968: 962: 961: 949: 943: 942: 930: 921: 915: 909: 908: 896: 887: 884:Socialist Worker 870: 864: 863: 861: 859: 844: 838: 837: 835: 833: 818: 812: 811: 799: 793: 788: 782: 770: 764: 763: 751: 745: 744: 730: 640:(editor) (1998) 502:and a panel for 242: 235: 231: 228: 222: 220: 179: 160:reliable sources 137: 136: 129: 39:Condoleezza Rice 35: 21: 20: 1356: 1355: 1351: 1350: 1349: 1347: 1346: 1345: 1326:British writers 1286: 1285: 1284: 1279: 1253: 1221: 1189: 1162:(1980s–present) 1160:Alex Callinicos 1130: 1079: 1074: 1033: 1028: 1027: 1017: 1015: 1003: 999: 989: 987: 982: 981: 977: 969: 965: 950: 946: 931: 924: 916: 912: 897: 890: 880:Wayback Machine 871: 867: 857: 855: 854:. 30 March 2007 846: 845: 841: 831: 829: 819: 815: 800: 796: 789: 785: 780:Wayback Machine 771: 767: 752: 748: 732: 731: 724: 719: 612:Robin Blackburn 572: 557:Wayback Machine 534: 529: 479:current affairs 376:region for the 372:'s list in the 318: 286:Hull University 243: 232: 226: 223: 180: 178: 157: 138: 134: 127: 57: 51: 42: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1354: 1344: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1281: 1280: 1278: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1261: 1259: 1255: 1254: 1252: 1251: 1245: 1239: 1233: 1229: 1227: 1223: 1222: 1220: 1219: 1212: 1205: 1197: 1195: 1191: 1190: 1188: 1187: 1186:(2011–present) 1184:Charlie Kimber 1181: 1175: 1172:Lindsey German 1169: 1163: 1157: 1151: 1145: 1138: 1136: 1132: 1131: 1129: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1087: 1085: 1081: 1080: 1073: 1072: 1065: 1058: 1050: 1044: 1043: 1032: 1031:External links 1029: 1026: 1025: 997: 975: 963: 944: 922: 910: 888: 865: 839: 813: 794: 783: 765: 746: 721: 720: 718: 715: 714: 713: 700: 687: 674: 661: 648: 635: 622: 605: 592: 579: 571: 568: 567: 566: 560: 547: 541: 533: 530: 528: 527:Selected works 525: 521:Prime Minister 444:and alongside 407:Lindsey German 395:Lindsey German 343:Saddam Hussein 317: 314: 300:in 1998. When 245: 244: 168:poorly sourced 141: 139: 132: 126: 123: 115:Lindsey German 75: 74: 71: 70:Known for 67: 66: 63: 59: 58: 52: 48: 44: 43: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1353: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1301:Living people 1299: 1297: 1294: 1293: 1291: 1276: 1273: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1262: 1260: 1256: 1249: 1246: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1234: 1231: 1230: 1228: 1224: 1218: 1217: 1213: 1211: 1210: 1206: 1204: 1203: 1199: 1198: 1196: 1192: 1185: 1182: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1154:Duncan Hallas 1152: 1149: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1137: 1133: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1088: 1086: 1082: 1078: 1071: 1066: 1064: 1059: 1057: 1052: 1051: 1048: 1042: 1038: 1035: 1034: 1014: 1013: 1008: 1001: 985: 979: 972: 967: 959: 955: 948: 940: 936: 929: 927: 919: 914: 906: 905:The Telegraph 902: 895: 893: 885: 881: 877: 874: 869: 853: 849: 843: 828: 824: 817: 809: 805: 798: 792: 787: 781: 777: 774: 769: 761: 757: 750: 742: 740: 735: 729: 727: 722: 712: 711:9781784783891 708: 704: 701: 699: 695: 691: 688: 686: 682: 678: 675: 673: 669: 665: 662: 660: 656: 652: 649: 647: 646:1-898876-38-X 643: 639: 636: 634: 633:0-415-19877-1 630: 626: 623: 621: 620:1-898876-28-2 617: 613: 609: 606: 604: 603:0-906224-81-0 600: 596: 593: 591: 590:0-906224-96-9 587: 583: 580: 577: 574: 573: 564: 561: 558: 554: 551: 548: 545: 542: 539: 536: 535: 524: 522: 518: 517:Jeremy Corbyn 513: 511: 507: 506: 501: 496: 494: 490: 489: 484: 480: 477: 473: 469: 466: 462: 461:Islam Channel 458: 454: 450: 447: 443: 437: 435: 431: 427: 423: 418: 417: 412: 408: 404: 399: 396: 391: 390:Tower Hamlets 387: 383: 379: 375: 374:West Midlands 371: 364:, 2 July 2005 363: 359: 354: 350: 348: 344: 340: 335: 333: 332: 327: 323: 313: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 290:Bhikhu Parekh 287: 283: 279: 275: 270: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 241: 238: 230: 219: 216: 212: 209: 205: 202: 198: 195: 191: 188: β€“  187: 183: 182:Find sources: 176: 172: 169: 165: 161: 155: 154: 150: 145: 140: 131: 130: 122: 120: 119:Islam Channel 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 49: 45: 41:in Liverpool. 40: 34: 29: 22: 19: 1214: 1207: 1200: 1194:Publications 1178:Martin Smith 1165: 1148:Chris Harman 1040: 1016:. Retrieved 1010: 1000: 988:. Retrieved 978: 966: 957: 947: 939:The Guardian 938: 913: 904: 883: 868: 856:. Retrieved 851: 842: 830:. Retrieved 826: 816: 808:The Guardian 807: 797: 786: 768: 759: 749: 737: 702: 689: 676: 663: 650: 637: 624: 607: 594: 581: 575: 514: 503: 497: 492: 486: 475: 471: 467: 456: 452: 448: 446:Joseph Daher 441: 438: 433: 416:The Guardian 414: 402: 400: 367: 336: 329: 319: 302:Georg Lukacs 293: 271: 248: 233: 227:January 2022 224: 214: 207: 200: 193: 181: 170: 153:verification 146: 110: 106: 96: 87: 79: 78: 18: 1296:1957 births 1250:(2010–2017) 1244:(2008–2009) 1238:(2004–2007) 1180:(2004–2011) 1174:(1982–2009) 1168:(1982–2009) 1156:(1968–1995) 1150:(1977–2004) 1144:(1950–2000) 858:17 February 832:17 February 739:We Are Many 493:We Are Many 430:7 July 2005 411:Jerry White 306:Verso Books 263:South Wales 88:Counterfire 1290:Categories 1142:Tony Cliff 1116:Third Camp 1101:Trotskyism 717:References 472:The Report 459:. For the 267:Darlington 255:Chippenham 197:newspapers 65:Journalist 62:Occupation 1166:John Rees 1037:John Rees 614:) (1997) 500:Iain Dale 483:Ken Loach 426:Islamists 401:In 2012, 362:Edinburgh 360:rally in 298:Routledge 251:Wiltshire 149:citations 80:John Rees 56:, England 54:Wiltshire 25:John Rees 1106:Entryism 1096:The Club 984:"#JC4PM" 876:Archived 852:3arabawy 776:Archived 553:Archived 532:Articles 468:Timeline 316:Politics 259:Aberdare 175:libelous 73:Politics 1258:Related 1084:General 1018:15 July 990:15 July 705:(2017) 679:(2012) 653:(2006) 627:(1998) 584:(1994) 424:and by 356:At the 211:scholar 709:  696:  683:  670:  657:  644:  631:  618:  601:  588:  578:(1990) 213:  206:  199:  192:  184:  570:Books 278:Hegel 218:JSTOR 204:books 1020:2017 992:2017 860:2021 834:2021 707:ISBN 694:ISBN 681:ISBN 668:ISBN 655:ISBN 642:ISBN 629:ISBN 616:ISBN 599:ISBN 586:ISBN 474:and 455:and 282:Marx 280:and 190:news 151:for 109:and 47:Born 1039:at 485:'s 428:on 422:IRA 413:in 284:at 1292:: 1009:. 956:. 937:. 925:^ 903:. 891:^ 882:, 850:. 825:. 806:. 758:. 736:. 725:^ 523:. 512:. 495:. 312:. 269:. 261:, 162:. 121:. 94:. 1069:e 1062:t 1055:v 1022:. 994:. 960:. 941:. 907:. 862:. 836:. 810:. 762:. 743:. 240:) 234:( 229:) 225:( 215:Β· 208:Β· 201:Β· 194:Β· 177:. 156:.

Index


Condoleezza Rice
Wiltshire
Stop the War Coalition
Goldsmiths, University of London
Socialist Workers Party
Respect – The Unity Coalition
Lindsey German
Islam Channel
biography of a living person
citations
verification
reliable sources
Contentious material
poorly sourced
libelous
"John Rees" activist
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
Wiltshire
Chippenham
Aberdare
South Wales
Darlington
Portsmouth Polytechnic
Hegel

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑