<div><p>2016 will mark the one-hundreth anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. James Connolly was executed by a British Army firing squad for his participation in the rebellion. The uprising had profound impact on the future trajectory of Irish society and its message had a global meaning in the midst of the barbarism of World War I. Connolly's actions and writing are inspired by a vision of an Ireland and world free from empire, war, and exploitation.</p><p><b>James Connolly </b>(18681916) was an Irish republican and socialist leader.</p><p><b>Shaun Harkin </b>is an activist and writer presently based in Derry City, Ireland.</p></div>