roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agoFounding of the IWW (1905) The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, is an anti-capitalist and internationalist labor union whose slogan says "An...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageFounding of the IWW (1905) The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, is an anti-capitalist and internationalist labor union whose slogan says "An...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 month agoGeorge Floyd Murdered (2020) On this day in 2020, a Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd's death became the catalyst for protests around...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageGeorge Floyd Murdered (2020) On this day in 2020, a Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd's death became the catalyst for protests around...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoDing Ling (1904 - 1986) Ding Ling, born on this day in 1904, was a prominent Chinese Marxist and feminist author. Despite being a member of the Communist Party, she was imprisoned and sentenced to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down13
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageDing Ling (1904 - 1986) Ding Ling, born on this day in 1904, was a prominent Chinese Marxist and feminist author. Despite being a member of the Communist Party, she was imprisoned and sentenced to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square2fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoEl Centro de la Raza Founded (1972) On this day in 1972, ESL staff from South Seattle Community College, students, and families occupied a vacant school building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11
arrow-up14arrow-down1imageEl Centro de la Raza Founded (1972) On this day in 1972, ESL staff from South Seattle Community College, students, and families occupied a vacant school building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoD.C. Jail Uprising (1972) On this day in 1972, inmates at a Washington, D.C. jail seized control of part of the facility, taking hostages and demanding to be released. "We want you to understand...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageD.C. Jail Uprising (1972) On this day in 1972, inmates at a Washington, D.C. jail seized control of part of the facility, taking hostages and demanding to be released. "We want you to understand...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoKen Saro-Wiwa (1941 - 1995) Ken Saro-Wiwa, born on this day in 1941, was a Nigerian writer, television producer, and environmental activist who fought polluting petroleum interests. After being...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageKen Saro-Wiwa (1941 - 1995) Ken Saro-Wiwa, born on this day in 1941, was a Nigerian writer, television producer, and environmental activist who fought polluting petroleum interests. After being...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoWest African Railway Strike (1947) On this day in 1947, the longest strike in African history at the time began, stretching across all branches of railway in French West Africa, the wharfs in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageWest African Railway Strike (1947) On this day in 1947, the longest strike in African history at the time began, stretching across all branches of railway in French West Africa, the wharfs in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoLittle Falls Textile Strike (1912) On this day in 1912, Phoenix Mill workers in Little Falls, New York spontaneously walked off their job to demand a wage increase and a 54-hour work week. With...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageLittle Falls Textile Strike (1912) On this day in 1912, Phoenix Mill workers in Little Falls, New York spontaneously walked off their job to demand a wage increase and a 54-hour work week. With...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoKirkby Rent Strike (1972) The Kirkby Rent Strike was a 14-month long rent strike initiated by 3,000 tenants on this day in 1972 in the town of Kirkby (outside Liverpool), against the Housing...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1imageKirkby Rent Strike (1972) The Kirkby Rent Strike was a 14-month long rent strike initiated by 3,000 tenants on this day in 1972 in the town of Kirkby (outside Liverpool), against the Housing...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoBayonne Refinery Strike (1916) On this day in 1916, thousands of Standard Oil workers went on strike, demanding higher wages. They faced fierce opposition from law enforcement - over just ten...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1imageBayonne Refinery Strike (1916) On this day in 1916, thousands of Standard Oil workers went on strike, demanding higher wages. They faced fierce opposition from law enforcement - over just ten...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoSocialist Rifle Association Founded (2018) The Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), incorporated in Kansas on this day in 2018, is a firearm organization dedicated to "providing working class people...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down17
arrow-up131arrow-down1imageSocialist Rifle Association Founded (2018) The Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), incorporated in Kansas on this day in 2018, is a firearm organization dedicated to "providing working class people...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoMichelle Alexander (1967 - ) Michelle Alexander, born on this day in 1967, is a civil rights advocate and visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary. In 2010, she published "The New Jim...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageMichelle Alexander (1967 - ) Michelle Alexander, born on this day in 1967, is a civil rights advocate and visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary. In 2010, she published "The New Jim...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoDesmond Tutu (1931 - 2021) Desmond Tutu, born on this day in 1931, was a South African Anglican cleric, theologian, and human rights activist who campaigned against apartheid. "My humanity is...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageDesmond Tutu (1931 - 2021) Desmond Tutu, born on this day in 1931, was a South African Anglican cleric, theologian, and human rights activist who campaigned against apartheid. "My humanity is...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months ago"Smiling Joe" Ettor (1885 - 1948) "Smiling Joe" Ettor, born on this day in 1885, was an Italian-American union organizer who, in the 1910s, was one of the leading public faces of the Industrial...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1image"Smiling Joe" Ettor (1885 - 1948) "Smiling Joe" Ettor, born on this day in 1885, was an Italian-American union organizer who, in the 1910s, was one of the leading public faces of the Industrial...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square2fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoFannie Lou Hamer (1917 - 1977) Fannie Lou Hamer, born on this day in 1917, was a community organizer and leader within the civil rights movement. "I'm gonna be moving forward, and if they shoot...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageFannie Lou Hamer (1917 - 1977) Fannie Lou Hamer, born on this day in 1917, was a community organizer and leader within the civil rights movement. "I'm gonna be moving forward, and if they shoot...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoPhilip Berrigan (1923 - 2002) Philip Berrigan, born on this day in 1923, was a Christian peace activist frequently arrested while protesting the Vietnam War. "The poor tell us who we are, the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1imagePhilip Berrigan (1923 - 2002) Philip Berrigan, born on this day in 1923, was a Christian peace activist frequently arrested while protesting the Vietnam War. "The poor tell us who we are, the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoBattle of the Thames (1813) On this day in 1813, Tecumseh was killed in the "Battle of the Thames", fought during the War of 1812 between America and Tecumseh's Confederacy. Tecumseh's death led...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1imageBattle of the Thames (1813) On this day in 1813, Tecumseh was killed in the "Battle of the Thames", fought during the War of 1812 between America and Tecumseh's Confederacy. Tecumseh's death led...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoSankara U.N. Speech (1984) On this day in 1984, Pan-African socialist Thomas Sankara spoke at the United Nations, saying "I speak not only on behalf of Burkina Faso, my country which I love so...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageSankara U.N. Speech (1984) On this day in 1984, Pan-African socialist Thomas Sankara spoke at the United Nations, saying "I speak not only on behalf of Burkina Faso, my country which I love so...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoBattle of Cable Street (1936) On this day in 1936, 20,000 anti-fascists turned out in East London to drive out a rally of 2,000-3,000 fascists organized by Oswald Mosley, forcing them to flee...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10
arrow-up168arrow-down1imageBattle of Cable Street (1936) On this day in 1936, 20,000 anti-fascists turned out in East London to drive out a rally of 2,000-3,000 fascists organized by Oswald Mosley, forcing them to flee...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square5fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoBelfast Outdoor Relief Strike (1932) On this day in 1932, 30,000 protesters in Belfast, Northern Ireland held a meeting on the Custom House steps to demand an increase in social welfare. When...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageBelfast Outdoor Relief Strike (1932) On this day in 1932, 30,000 protesters in Belfast, Northern Ireland held a meeting on the Custom House steps to demand an increase in social welfare. When...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink