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Celebrating 100 Years of Britain's Communist Party INSIDE: YOUR REGULAR MORNING STAR for Peace and Socialism £1.50 Saturday/Sunday August 1-2 Proudly owned by our readers | Incorporating the Daily Worker | Est 1930 | morningstaronline.co.uk A CENTURY FOR SOCIALISM Your regular Morning Star includes a 32-page Unity! celebrating 100 Unity years of Britain’s Communist Party CENTENARY SPECIAL Section name communistparty.org.uk @CPBritain @CPBritain ORGINAL COMMUNIST PARTY POSTER c1927 2 Section name www.communistparty.org.uk www.communistparty.org.uk ORGINAL COMMUNIST PARTY POSTER 1983 communistparty.org.uk @CPBritain @CPBritain @CPBritain Solidarity 3 www.communistparty.org.uk Unity @CPBritain FREE CENTENARY SPECIAL ! 100 years for socialism WELCOME to our Party’s centenary and to this by Liz Payne special celebratory supplement. Communist Party chair It is very fitting that this pull-out is an edition of Unity. A hundred years ago the founding event of our Party was a Unity Convention in London on Today, our Party welcomes all of you as we reflect 31 July and 1 August 1920, bringing together the once again on all that unites us in our struggle most progressive organisations and individuals into against British imperialism and for ever greater a revolutionary force to fight for socialism. democracy and justice as we take our first steps Our first chair, elected by the convention, Arthur into our second century along Britain’s Road to MacManus welcomed the delegates, presented a Socialism. report on the unity negotiations that had led to the We invite you to join us, not only in celebration, great coming-together of the day, and read greetings but in the class struggle to win state power and from sister parties and leading comrades, including build a Britain free of all oppression and exploita- one from Lenin himself. tion. Forward to the next 100 years! Unity! Centenary Special co-edited by 2 Solidarity Phil Katz and James Rodie August 2020 International greetings to Britain’s Communists Vera Dehle-Thaelmann, granddaughter of Ernst Thaelmann Dear comrades, I wish you, all of us, a lot of crea- and others to solve the problems For a world I, Vera Dehle-Thaelmann grand- tive energy for the struggle of the for us. We must remain active of peace and daughter of Ernst Thaelmann, unity of the working class, for the ourselves and stay in dialogue freedom, interna- would like to congratulate you unity in action of all anti-fascist with all people who fight against tional understanding and interna- on the 100th anniversary of the forces. all kinds of racism, anti-semitism tional solidarity against war and founding of your party. We cannot rely on parliaments and sexism. destruction. Communist tinue strengthening the relationship of time – a century, as a Communist Party The SACP acknowledges the invalu- Party of China friendship between our parties. for working class unity for socialism, for able role played by the CPB and the the international solidarity of working British working-class in our South Afri- On the occasion of the Progressive people and against imperialism and war. can struggle against apartheid. centenary of the found- Party of We also think that there is no class The SACP expresses its message ing of communist party in Britain, struggle without international col- of solidarity with the British working- the International Department of the Working People laboration and unity of the comrades class as it battles the novel coronavirus Central Committee of the Communist (Akel, Cyprus) abroad. Therefor we highly welcome (Covid-19) and its impact. The SACP Party of China (CPC) would like to On the centenary of the Communist all initiatives for future collaboration further conveys its sincere condolences extend its heartfelt congratulations to Party of Britain, the Central Commit- between our two parties. to all the families that lost their loved all comrades of the Communist Party tee of Akel extends to you fraternal I wish you good health, happiness and consequent on the deadly disease. of Britain (CPB). greetings and wishes every success in success. May our traditional relationship For years, the CPB has made posi- the challenges ahead. be strengthened and further developed. tive efforts to disseminate Marxism, Akel highly appreciates the strug- JP (Juha-Pekka) Väisänen, Chairperson, Communist uphold British workers’ rights and gles waged by British Communists for The Communist Party of Finland Party of interests and promote social justice. the rights and interests of the working The CPC stands ready to further people, the longstanding international- Communist Ukraine strengthen exchanges and co-oper- ist and principled solidarity extended Party of the Please accept my personal ation with the CPB and learn from throughout the years to national lib- and the Communist Party of Ukraine’s each other, so that we can make new eration movements, against British Russian sincere and heartfelt congratulations on contributions to enhancing China- colonialism, against fascism, for the Federation the 100th anniversary of the founding of Britain relations and safeguarding noble ideals of peace and socialism. The Central Committee of the Com- the Communist Party of Great Britain. world peace. British and Cypriot communists munist Party of the Russian Federation We, the Communists of Ukraine, International Department Central Com- fought together in the International warmly congratulates you on the occa- are convinced that the Communist mittee Communist Party of China. Brigades, their relations were forged sion of the 100th anniversary since the Party of Britain consistently and in the class struggle in Britain. Akel foundation of the CP Britain. principally upholds the position to Communist values particularly the CPB’s solidarity Since that date in 1920 the Party protect the real interests of workers. N 1918, the so-called war to end Party of Cuba in the struggle to end Turkish occu- has covered a long way of struggle for The Communist Party of Britain makes wars finished. pation and achieve the reunification peace, human and democratic rights, every effort to fulfil its role as the Europe was impoverished. Mil- On behalf of the Com- of Cyprus and the dismantling of the justice and socialism in the country revolutionary, ideological and political lions had been slaughtered in the munist Party of Cuba, we British bases in Cyprus. heading the fight of national prole- vanguard of the working class. grand scramble for colonies. extend our congratula- tariat along with contribution to the It is our joint task to rally the com- Revolts had taken place in the tions on the occasion of the centenary Communist international struggle for our common munist and workers’ parties in a single armedI forces of many of the belliger- of the foundation of the Communist Party of ideals and socialism. international movement in the struggle ent countries. Attempts were made at Party of Britain. This commemora- The centenary of the CPB is marked for the triumph of socialism — the revolution in Hungary and Germany, tion takes place amid an extremely Finland by uneasy atmosphere of global eco- most just and humane society. and workers’ occupations in Italy. complex international situation, which On behalf of the Central nomic crisis followed by Covid-19 Today, the international communist One of the major reasons the war demands higher unity and co-opera- Committee of the Commu- pandemic covering all countries of the and labour movement, the working finished was the Bolshevik Revolution tion among communist and left-wing nist Party of Finland I would like to world and aggravating social conflicts. people of all countries must organise in Russia in November 1917. The Bol- parties against imperialist aggression. extend to the Central Committee of But despite such a complicated situ- and show their strength, giving a deci- sheviks took Russia out of the war, as We take advantage of this oppor- the Communist Party of Britain and the ation, communists of Great Britain are sive rebuff to imperialism, anti-com- they said they would. That was not tunity to express gratitude from our leadership of the Communist Party of always at the front line of social battle munism, neo-fascism and terrorism, their only success Party for the permanent solidarity Britain my best regards and wishes by keep on fighting for national prole- while breaking the multifaceted traps Their achievement had given hope work developed by the Communist congratulating the Communist Party tariat and Marxism-Leninism. that the bourgeoisie and imperialist to millions the world over that a new Party of Britain to end the criminal of Britain in its 100 years celebration. The CPRF expresses its solidar- unions like the EU and Nato set up. socialist society was possible. Here economic, financial, and commercial The Communist Party of Finland ity with your fight. Today our joint Workers of all countries, unite! was a concrete example of workers blockade imposed on the Cuban peo- finds it for the international communist efforts are required more than ever, Long live the 100 years of the struggle taking power into their own hands. ple for more than 60 years. movement highly important that CP of we appreciate them and pay tribute to of the Communist Party of Great Britain! Enthusiasm for Russia was wide- We reiterate the willingness to con- Britain has campaigned a monumental your contribution in our joint activity. Petro Symonenko, First Secretary, spread especially in Britain. Support Communist Party of Ukraine groups sprang up, local councils passed South African resolutions calling for no intervention STANDING UP: Communist against the new Soviet republic. Women march Communist Party of Industrial unrest affected the major against Party industrial centres. Ireland was in revolt. unemployment The South African Com- Venezuela Revolution was in the air. in the early ’30s munist Party (SACP) congratulates the With great joy, the Communist These factors combined to give Communist Party of Britain (CPB) on Party of Venezuela congratulates you birth to Britain’s Communist Party.
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