Via Carmel Shute: There is a lot happening! BOOK: This collection of biographies of 100 Australian communists celebrates the foundation of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) a century ago. Watch the video (1 minute) here. Pre-order now from the New International Bookshop here for $30 (+postage). Available 30 October. RED FILM FESTIVAL: 6.30pm UTC Friday... Continue Reading →
Melbourne University Archives: Communist Party collection lists now available
Finding aids for the Communist Party of Australia (Victorian Branch) collection at the University of Melbourne Archives are now available. The collection, "one of the most significant from the CPA held in Australia", spans much of the twentieth century. The collection is restricted and researchers will need prior approval from the Search Foundation to use the files.... Continue Reading →
Olga Silver Remembered
By Carmel Shute A big crowd gathered in Clifton Hill on 30 January to pay tribute to veteran Melbourne communist, Olga Silver (18/12/1916 – 23/1/2015), who died at the age of 98 after a long illness. Olga was born a year before the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 but her life was very much shaped by... Continue Reading →