IBRG march: Spirit of 1916 in 1991. Photo by T.Shelly
Jodie Clark’s involvement in the Irish in Britain Representation Group reflected the way in which the organisation drew in Irish working class people who were prepared to get stuck into grassroots organising. Women and men who experienced anti-Irish racism of the everyday variety, but also the more corrosive institutional racism endemic in British society. It is an inspiring story and an important part of the radical Irish history of this country.
Here is her story.
Jodie was born in Lambeth in 1949, her parents were from Cork . The family split up and her father kidnapped the children and took them back to Cork to be looked after by their aunt. The children were told that their Mum was dead: Jodie did not see her again until she was 10 years old.
After returning to England to live with…
View original post 1,071 more words
Anarchy in the Sticks! 