Still trying to process John’s passing.
I feel incredibly lucky to have known John. There wasn’t a topic that was out of bounds with him. I could come to him with anything and never felt awkward about silly questions or ‘knowing enough’. He was instrumental in building my confidence as a young activist.
He included everyone and brought everyone along with him. In my earlier days when I knew few people in PBP and the SWN, he was always the first person I would look to find in a crowd (with a copy of the IMR under one arm and a bundle of leaflets in the other).
John’s legacy carries in the generations of activists he helped to politicise. We can pay tribute to him by continuing the revolutionary socialist struggle.
I am struggling to process that he won’t be on the end of the phone for advice. John has left a monumental absence for his comrades at local, national and global level. I am so thankful to have received one last warm enveloping hug đź’ś
A gentle giant.
A fierce activist.
A kind soul.
All my love and thoughts are with Mary and John’s family. Rest in Power.