Tag: Communist Part of Britain

International Women’s Day: Jessie Eden

As part of a month long build up to International Women’s Day celebrations on the 8th of March, the YCL will be publishing daily articles highlighting the exemplary role played by women in the international communist and working class movement. Today we pay tribute to a hero of the early Communist Party, nowadays of Peaky […]

International Women’s Day: Mariella Castro

As part of a month long build up to International Women’s Day Celebrations on the 8th of March, the YCL will be publishing daily articles highlighting the exemplary role played by women in the international communist & working class movement. In today’s post, we discuss the life and work of Mariella Castro Espin, Cuban LGBT […]

YCL Statement in response to Vandalism of Marx’s Grave

The Executive Committee of the YCL has released the following statement in response to the cowardly vandalism of the grave of history’s greatest philosopher, Karl Marx. For the second time in two weeks we have seen Marx’s grave attacked and vandalised in London.

International Women’s Day: Leila Khaled

As part of a month long build up to International Women’s Day Celebrations on the 8th of March, the YCL will be publishing daily articles highlighting the exemplary role played by women in the international communist & working class movement. In today’s post, we discuss the life and work of Leila Khaled, a leading figure […]

Mark Ashton: 1960 – 1987

Mark Ashton died on this day in 1987 at the age of 26. Mark is famous for founding the group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners- popularised in the film Pride. Many do not know that Mark was General Secretary of the Young Communist League from 1985 to 1986.