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MARK BARNSLEY



The Sheffield Star was one of the papers that carried lies about Liverpool fans in the wake of the Hillsborough tragedy. It continues its tradition with printing lies about ordinary people from Big Issue sellers to Mark Barnsley.

The Star claimed that Mark was a madman who attacked fifteen students with a knife. Now it attacks the campaign to free him saying that it is adding fresh agony to his "victims". Well one campaign achievement for a start!

June saw two actions in support of Mark. One was a picket of the court and the Star, joined by people from the Hillsborough campaign. After the pickets, leaflets were handed out in the high street. There was also a well attended public meeting addressed by Paddy Hill, one of the Birmingham 6, who drew together the themes of class and police cover-ups.

One unwelcome guest at the meeting was a Star reporter who left after being offered the option of being removed.

Contact the campaign for updates, a video of the meeting and their new Justice for Mark Barnsley t-shirts. Justice for Mark Barnsley c/o 145-149 Cardigan Road, Leeds, LS6 1LJ

Write to Mark at WA2897 HMP Full Sutton, York, YO41 1PS

and some:

short reviews

Heavy Burden on Young Shoulders-

A chronology and analysis of the schools occupation movement that rocked Greece in the past academic year. A third of Greek high schools were occupied, some for months. Students set up road blocks and defended their occupations from the police, the state, the ruling socialist party and their parents. Written by participants the previous year's teacher's struggle.

Available from BF [send an SAE].

I, Classist ? -a personal assessment of class and the need for separation by Warren.

More comment, personal experience rather than personal attacks, on class separatism. "This has less to do with defining an enemy and more to do with creating unity among the victims of the middle class economic system". 4 sides of A4 from contact c/o 10 Park Road, Askern, Doncaster, DN6 0AT.

Prisoners and Partisans Italian Anarchists in the Struggle against Fascism. A collection of articles translated from the Italian anarchist paper Umanita Nova mostly written in the eighties. The pamphlet covers aspects of anarchist and working class history through the years of fascism and war through to anti-fascist squads after the war. A lot of it is quite dry history but it does include on a lighter note the attempts on El Duce's life including Gino Lucetti's immortal words: "I did not come with a bouquet of flowers for Mussolini. I also meant to make use of my revolver if I failed to achieve my purpose with the bomb". A5 38 pages £1.50 from Kate Sharpley Library [PUT THE NEW KSL ADDRESS IN ??????]