86Israeli Pilots Refuse to Fly (2003) On this day in 2003, twenty-seven Israeli pilots refused to fly assassination missions, referring to them in an open letter as "illegal and immoral". c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 7h · 3 comments
13Canada Bans IWW (1918) On this day in 1918, Canada declared the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), along with 13 other organizations, to be unlawful while the state was engaged in war c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 12h · 0 comments
15Saigon Commune (1945) On this day in 1945, spontaneous communist revolution broke out in Saigon, Vietnam in response to French troops occupying various police stations, the Post Office, the... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 1d · 0 comments
9Pedro Chamorro (1924 - 1978) Pedro Chamorro, born on this day in 1924, was prominent critic of the Nicaraguan Somoza regime and democratic activist c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 1d · 0 comments
32Great Steel Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, following the end of WWI, the "Great Steel Strike" began, shutting down half the steel industry in the U.S. The strike, subjected to Red Scare... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 2d · 0 comments
24"Winter of Discontent" Begins (1978) On this day in 1978, one of the first strikes of the British "Winter of Discontent" began when 15,000 Ford workers, mostly from the Transport and General... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 2d · 0 comments
24Strike Bike Co-Op (2007) On this day in 2007, bike factory workers who were occupying their workplace in Nordhausen, Germany announced their plan to begin producing a limited edition "Strike... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 3d · 1 comments
24Orlando Letelier Assassinated (1976) Orlando Letelier was a Chilean economist, politician, and diplomat under Salvador Allende who was assassinated by fascists via car bomb on this day in 1976, in... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 3d · 0 comments
21New Zealand Censors the IWW (1915) On this day in 1915, during World War I, the New Zealand government banned all Industrial Workers of the World literature c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 4d · 0 comments
16Gabriela Silang Executed (1763) Gabriela Silang was a Filipina anti-colonial revolutionary who led Ilocano rebels for 4 months after her husband's assassination c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 4d · 0 comments
163Occupy Wall Street Begins (2011) Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was a protest movement against economic inequality that began on this day in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 7d · 6 comments
53Fugitive Slave Act (1850) On this day in 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the U.S. Congress as part of the Compromise of 1850, compelling all in free states to return fugitive slaves to... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 6d · 0 comments
19Paulo Freire (1921 - 1997) Paulo Freire, born on this day in 1921, was a Brazilian philosopher and radical pedagogue most known for his 1968 work Pedagogy of the Oppressed c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 5d · 0 comments
44Flora Sanhueza Murdered (1973) Flora Sanhueza was a Chilean socialist, anti-fascist soldier, and teacher who died on this day in 1973 as a result of torture and sexual assault inflicted in the... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 6d · 0 comments
8PAIGC Founded (1956) On this day in 1956, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) was founded c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 5d · 0 comments
13Teachers Strike in Philippines (1988) On this day in 1988, thousands of school teachers in the Philippines went on strike, leading to mass firings and suspensions by the government. apeoplescalendar.orgc/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 7d · 0 comments
6Teachers Strike in Philippines (1988) On this day in 1988, thousands of school teachers in the Philippines went on strike, leading to mass firings and suspensions by the government. apeoplescalendar.orgc/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 7d · 0 comments
7Teachers Strike in Philippines (1988) On this day in 1988, thousands of school teachers in the Philippines went on strike, leading to mass firings and suspensions by the government. apeoplescalendar.orgc/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 7d · 0 comments
10Ricardo Flores Magón (1873 - 1922) Ricardo Flores Magón, born on this day in 1873, was an influential Mexican anarchist activist whose followers were known as "Magonistas" c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 8d · 0 comments
21Max Hoelz Drowns (1933) On this day in 1933, Max Hoelz, known for his role as a "Communist Bandit" in the Vogtland region during a period of right-wing German rule, died in a boating accident,... c/workingclasscalendar · by roig@lemmy.world · 9d · 0 comments
