1946 African Mineworker’s Strike
Cheap labour has historically provided the back-bone for South Africa’s thriving mining industry. The South African Mine Workers’ Strike was a labour dispute involving mine workers of the Witwatersran…
¡Si me permiten hablar! (Let me speak!) 1977
Written by Domitila Barrios De Chungara, the exploitation within Bolivian mines is revealed as well as the subsequent female-led protests against inequitable capitalist accumulation.
The Liberator’s Salutation (1831)
The Liberator served as on of the most influential newspapers of the abolitionist movement, and in this “Salutation” by William Lloyd Garrison, we see the outline and intended success for the publicat…
Syntagma Square Assemblies
In May 2011, the movement of popular assemblies erupted as a disruption to society. Begun through a Facebook call to express indignation, this movement morphed quickly into a mass occupation. This ass…
Prisoners in Revolution – Roger Boberg, Jaan Laaman, John Yancey, and Richard Williams (1975)
This statement, written by revolutionary prisoners at New Hampshire State Prison in 1975, serves as a response and further discussion of the Weather Underground’s “Prairie Fire”, aiming to provide a…
Stop The Terrible War! – Vietnam War
The nonprofit organization Friends Committee on Legislation of California posted this flyer in 1972 to gather supporters and activists to end the war in Vietnam. It calls on citizens to contact their…
Women’s Day Off – Executive Committee for Women’s Day Off (1975)
On October 24, 1975, ignited by the activism of the Red Stockings radical women’s group, 90% of Iceland’s women went on strike to protest the exploitation of women’s unpaid labor at home and their und…
Herstory Monologues – Women Against Imperialism (1990)
This 1990 performance piece, “herstory,” amplifies the voices of diverse women confronting oppression while celebrating resistance. Personal anecdotes are intertwined with political demands, highlig…
Launching Statement of the ‘Solidarity Committee with Mahalla Workers’ (2007)
This is a launching statement of the ‘Solidarity Committee with Mahalla Workers,’ formed on September 25, 2007, to express their support for the workers’ strike at the Mahalla Spinning and Weaving Com…
Communique From an Absent Future – Research and Destroy (2009)
This pamphlet critiques the modern university system, claiming that it has become a tool of capitalism designed to produce obedient workers rather than encourage independent thought or true education.…
How to Fire Your Boss: A Workers’ Guide to Direct Action – Industrial Workers of the World (1968)
This pamphlet, first released by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1968 and revised in 2022, promotes direct action as a powerful tool for workers to secure better conditions at work. It ou…
How to Sack Your Boss: A Workers’ Guide to Direct Action (n.d.)
This document is an excerpt from a worker’s guide that promotes direct action against employers. It critiques traditional resistance methods like strikes as ineffective, instead advocating for alterna…
The Cochabamba Water Wars: An Interview with Oscar Olivera (2011)
The Bolivian Water Wars were a series of protests and civil unrest against the privatization of water and rising water rates in the city of Cochabamba, primarily in 2000. This interview was conducted…
Bucknell University Declares Moratorium – 1970
Bucknell University declared a moratorium on classes where students and faculty joined together to defy the war going on in Vietnam
Defy The Draft – 1967
Students join protesters in New York to show off their right to have freedom of speech by defying the Vietnam draft with the burning of draft cards
Women’s Strike for Peace – Vietnam War
Vietnam War or McNamara’s War? – 1964
Grunwick Strike (1976-1978)
The Grunwick strike in London involved predominantly Asian women workers at Grunwick Film Processing Laboratories, led by Jayaben Desai. They went on strike demanding better working conditions, fair p…
Homestead Strike (1892)
The Homestead Strike of 1892, centered at Carnegie’s steel plant in Pennsylvania, marked a pivotal moment in American labor history. It erupted over wage cuts and benefit reductions, leading to a viol…