Pete

This May Day, the importance of ordinary workers is clear for all to see – let’s build a world which never forgets this again Over the last month, I’ve been writing to you about isolation and the types of radical history it’s produced over the years.

Our radical past is home to many characters who have actively chosen an isolated way of life… It’s hard to imagine right now, but plenty of people have happily opted for isolation over the centuries.

In the fourth part of our series, we take a look at the isolating experience of exile and the great wealth of radical history which it has produced. "Exile is terrible to experience.

In the third instalment of our Radicals in Isolation series, we take a look at the often lonely – but always valuable – history of radicals on the run from the law. In last week we looked at the long and storied history of radicals in prison.

In the second part of our series about radicals in isolation, we take a look at the history of radicals in prison and what they’ve achieved there. Let’s take heart (and inspiration!) from a few stories of courage and creativity amid isolation.

There’s a radical history of isolation – a history which can encourage us all. Life comes at you fast these days… Over the last few weeks, our communities have begun to mobilise to protect the vulnerable against COVID-19.

Forty years ago, the Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated by a right-wing militant. He remains a shining example of the radical potential of Christian values.

There’s nothing conformist about being a mum. 'Motherhood' as an idea has long been used against women’s liberation.

On the anniversary of his birth, let’s reflect on the first human in space and his humble roots – Yuri Gagarin. "Off we go!

Victor Hugo didn’t just write about revolutionary struggles – he fought them.