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John Christopher Green is a British journalist and author. He was born in Brosely, Shropshire in 1941. He was co-editor of the Marxist arts magazine Artery (1970 -81), a documentary film maker for twenty years, working for GDR television, covering social and political issues throughout the world (1968-1989); he was Communications Officer with the trade union UNISON 1989-2005; and from 2006 has been Secretary of the Ken Sprague Fund. in that role he organised four international cartoon competitions on Peace, Social Justice, Protecting the Environment and in commemoration of the bicentenary of teh birth of Karl Marx. He is a journalist and author of several books.

Written works: Willi Münzenberg - fighter Against Fascism and Stalinism (Routledge 2020) A Political Family: The Kuczynskis, Fascism, Espionage and the Cold War (Routledge 2017) Stasi Hell or Workers’ Paradise? – The German Democratic Republic And What Became Of It (together with Bruni de la Motte) (Artery Publictions 2015) Engels – A Revolutionary Life (Artery Publications 2008) Red Reporter – covert correspondent for East Germany (Artery Publications 2008) Unfinished Journey –biography of Aubrey Morris (as editor) (The Polemicist 2006) Afon Ystwyth – portrait of a River (Artery Publications 2005) Ken Sprague - People’s Artist – an illustrated biography of the graphic artist Ken Sprague. (Hawthorn Press 2002) Wings over the Valley – a Welsh birdwatcher’s diary. (Artery Publications, 2000) Anonym Unterwegs (memoirs of a documentary filmmaker) (Berlin, Dietz Verlag 1990) Writings beyond the Wall (co-editor). (Artery Publications 1974)

John Green was co-translator of three volumes of poetry, published by Smokestack Books, by the Venezuelan poet, Gustavo Pereira, the Salvadoran poet Roque Dalton and Chilean singer and song-writer Victor Jara. He edited Perestroika and Germany - the truth behind the myths, by Hans Modrow. Has written articles and reviews for a number of newspapers and magazines, such as the Morning Star, London Progressive Journal, Review31, the Candian-Jewish magazine Outlook, the Australian magazine Green-Left and for the German newspaper Junge Welt.