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DEBBIE HICKS talks to the Star about The Stroud Red Shed, a campaigning group spreading a socialist message and community activism in the streets
Members of Stroud Red Shed wear masks to symbolise the faceless treatment of the homeless
NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
STROUD RED SHED is a socialist, campaign and community group based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. It campaigns on a mixture of political and community issues, including raising awareness of the Grenfell Tower disaster, Jacob Rees Mogg and his comments on abortion, women and the LGBT community and recently on homelessness in Gloucester.
Richard House [RH]: Debbie, can you tell us how and why you first conceived of The Red Shed?
Debbie Hicks [DH]: I’ve become increasingly frustrated about Establishment politics and the inability for mainstream politics to deliver change. Having lots of ideas and drive, I passionately wanted to put these ideas into action with like minds.
After June 2017, people were clearly warming to that S-word, socialism. So I met other like-minded Stroudies to discuss creating a community for people sharing left-wing values and wanting to campaign for change.
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