#OtD 12 May 1892 Italian worker-activist and anarchist, Pietro Ferrero, was born. Secretary of the metalworkers' union, FIOM, and organiser of the factory councils and occupations movement, he was murdered in December 1922 by fascist thugs

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#OtD 12 May 1892 Italian worker-activist and anarchist, Pietro Ferrero, was born. Secretary of the metalworkers' union, FIOM, and organiser of the ...

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📣 New Podcast! "12 May 1978: Saab Scania strike" on @Spreaker #brazil #history #saab

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Mini-podcast about a strike by Saab Scania workers in Brazil under the military dictatorship in 1978. - See all of our anniversaries each day, alo...

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Mini-podcast about a strike by Black women tobacco stemmers in Virginia in 1937. - See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and ma...

#OtD 5 May 1886, the Bay View Massacre took place in Milwaukee, WI when state militia fired on workers at the Bay View Rolling Mills who were striking for an eight hour day. 60 were wounded and seven killed. Learn more in our podcast with @UpstreamPodcast

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#OtD 5 May 1886, the Bay View Massacre took place in Milwaukee, WI when state militia fired on workers at the Bay View Rolling Mills who were strik...

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#OtD 5 May 1926 over a thousand people gathered outside Leeds Corn Exchange to stop any trams and buses being driven by scab labour during the British general strike. A scab tram was stopped and its windows smashed by demonstrators. Learn more:

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#OtD 29 Apr 1992 following the acquittal of police officers caught on film beating Rodney King, riots erupted across LA in the biggest urban revolt since the 60s, with widespread arson, looting and property damage estimated at over $1 billion

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#OtD 29 Apr 1992 following the acquittal of police officers caught on film beating Rodney King, riots erupted across LA in the biggest urban revolt...

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#OtD 24 Apr 1961 126 workers at the Standard Triumph auto plant in London walked out on unofficial strike against pay disparity with workers in Coventry. Defying orders from the unions to return to work, they stayed out for 7 weeks and won https://t.co/DAUWuXKOXV

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#OtD 24 Apr 1976 the far-right National Front organised a march through the main Asian area in Bradford, England. Politicians held a rally but 100s of young Asians broke away, fought through police lines and attacked the racists. More in our podcast: https://t.co/rHkofozzUI

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E33-34: Asian youth movements in Bradford

Double podcast episode about anti-racist Asian youth movements in Bradford, England in the 1970s and 80s. We speak to Tariq Mehmood about the Asian...

#OtD 18 Apr 2001 police in Kabylie, Algeria, murdered a young man named Massinissa sparking a nationwide uprising which became known as the "Black Spring". Protesters fought and rioted for economic demands and more rights for Amazigh people

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#OtD 18 Apr 2001 police in Kabylie, Algeria, murdered a young man named Massinissa sparking a nationwide uprising which became known as the "Black ...

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#OtD 13 Apr 1949 Marie Louise Berneri, anti-war activist and anarchist died aged just 31. She had been a central figure in the UK anarchist movt and helped organise support for Spanish orphans and refugees after the civil war. This is one of her books:

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#OtD 13 Apr 1949 Marie Louise Berneri, anti-war activist and anarchist died aged just 31. She had been a central figure in the UK anarchist movt an...

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