In 1936 the Spanish army decided on a coup to get rid of the leftwing government just elected. They were successful but only after a 3 year civil war that decimated the country. Unions and leftwing parties organized an armed resistance to the army and their fight became a battle cry against fascism. Their efforts were often not only against the military coup - but for social and economic change as well.

This episode of Facing Reality 4 Social Justice will feature five soldier poets who were part of that revolutionary movement. Manuel Altolaguirie, John Cornford, Jose Herrera Petere, Julio Guillen and Miguel Hernandez joined the battle for justice with their voices and with their bodies. Two of them - Cornford and Hernandez - died because of their efforts.

Their voices - their poems - are an important part of the culture of resistance that still has resonance today.

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