A.R.I.S.E ye workers from your slumbers!

Barry McColgan

“Arise ye workers from your slumbers,
Arise ye prisoners of want,”

So goes the Internationale, and what a song to back the newest Ógra Shinn Féin video profiling the A.R.I.S.E. campaign. The Internationale is undoubtadly the anthem of international socialism and I would advocate it becoming the anthem of the A.R.I.S.E. campaign.

The video outlines the aims and objectives of the campaign and traces some of the campaign actions to date which has witnessed varied actions from Ógra activists. From holding white line vigils for prisoners, to blocking the entrances of Shell and Statoil garages.

The A.R.I.S.E. campaign is premised on our strategic objective to build a broad Anti-Imperialist front in Ireland, which will challenge Imperialism and all its evil manifestations and by products both Internationally but especially in Ireland.

We must win the support of the youth of Ireland for this campaign, and while videos like this help profile and educate, it is only through true grafting and action on the ground that we will see any true success for A.R.I.S.E.

“Servile masses arise, arise,
We'll change henceforth the old traditions,
And spurn the dust to win the prize.”

Every action should be a rally call for new activists to join the campaign, to get involved in Anti Imperialist struggle in Ireland.

We must rise to the challenge, take this campaign to the streets and countryside, gathering our inspiration from our fallen comrades and build a truly effective Broad Anti Imperialist Front. In the coming months, while Ógra activists and cumann are engaged in A.R.I.S.E. keep these words with you,

“So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face,
The Internationale unites the human race.”

A.R.I.S.E. comrades!

Tiocfaidh ar la!


View the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaUE9akNS00