Stuart Christie 1946-2020 Stuart Christie, a friend and inspiration, has died aged 74 from lung cancer. Although he always eschewed any leadership role the response to his death is testimony to his life, with tributes pouring in from movements across the world from France,<https://www.plateformeconvergences.com/antifascisme/stuart-christie/> Greece, Spain, Latin America, England and the states. He was undoubtedly the most influential Scottish anarchist of the 20th Century.
He was made famous as the young man who went to Spain from Glasgow to assassinate Franco and was arrested in Madrid in 1964. He gained notoriety again for his involvement in the trial of the Angry Brigade, but both moments of fame overshadow a lifelong commitment to writing, publishing and disseminating radical film and revolutionary ideas.<https://christiebooks.co.uk/> He co-found the Anarchist Black Cross with Albert Meltzer, (to promote solidarity with anarchist prisoners in Spain) and Cienfuegos Press. https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2020/08/16/stuart-christie-1946-2020/ Stuart Christie, Class Struggle Anarchist, 1946 – 2020. https://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/stuart-christie-class-struggle-anarchist-1946-2020/ [https://cdn.guardianbookshop.com/media/catalog/product/cache/d874a8bbdcb4970eec2cd89f161c9b16/9/7/9780743263566_1.jpg]<https://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/stuart-christie-class-struggle-anarchist-1946-2020/> Stuart Christie, Class Struggle Anarchist, 1946 – 2020. | Tendance Coatesy<https://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/stuart-christie-class-struggle-anarchist-1946-2020/> Stuart Christie, one of the most influential British anarchists of modern times, has died from lung cancer aged 74. Most famous for his attempt, aged 18, on the life of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, Christie went on to work closely with Albert Meltzer. tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com Stuart Christie: Anarchist jailed for bid to assassinate Franco dies aged 74 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stuart-christie-anarchist-jailed-for-bid-to-assassinate-franco-dies-aged-74-cllwxrhls [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F6bcb1be0-dfdd-11ea-980d-ea124c352a60.jpg?crop=3435%2C1932%2C806%2C663&resize=685]<https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stuart-christie-anarchist-jailed-for-bid-to-assassinate-franco-dies-aged-74-cllwxrhls> Stuart Christie: Anarchist jailed for bid to assassinate Franco dies aged 74 | Scotland | The Times<https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stuart-christie-anarchist-jailed-for-bid-to-assassinate-franco-dies-aged-74-cllwxrhls> A Scottish anarchist who attempted to assassinate General Franco and later stood trial at the Old Bailey accused of being a member of the Angry Brigade has died at the age of 74.Stuart Christie faced www.thetimes.co.uk Andrew Coates -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#482): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/482 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/76238620/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES<br />#1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message.<br />#2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived.<br />#3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
