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Pictured is Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, a former member of the American Indian Movement, and activist in the global Indigenous movement for over 40 years. This is what she had to say about our forthcoming book, Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion: "This ingenious archive of working class history, organized as an extended calendar, is filled with little and better known events. Reading through ...the text, the power, fury, and persistence of the working class struggles shine. 'Working class' is broader than unions and job struggles, rather includes all emancipatory acts of working class people, whether they be Indigenous peoples fighting for land rights, African-Americans massively protesting police killings, anti-colonial liberation movements, women rising up angry, or mass mobilizations worldwide against imperialist wars. It is international in scope as is the working class. This is a book the reader will open every day to recall and be inspired by what occurred on that date. I love the book and will look forward to the daily readings."
You can preorder your copy on our Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/…/working-class-history-the-book

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On this day, 21 September 1976, Chilean socialist refugee Orlando Letelier and think tank worker Ronni Moffitt were murdered in Washington DC by a car bomb planted by Chilean secret police. The killings by agents of the US-backed dictator General Augusto Pinochet were part of Operation Condor, a Latin American anti-communist program supported by the US which killed up to 60,000 working class militants, socialists and anarchists.

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On this day, 22 July 1962, British fascist Oswald Mosley tried to hold a rally in Trafalgar Square but was forced to call it off after he and his followers were attacked by a massive crowd of anti-fascists. Video footage in our compilation of anti-Mosley actions in the 1950s and 60s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REbkAxFbo38
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On this day exactly a decade ago, 14 December 2008, journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw both of his shoes at President Bush in protest at US occupation of Iraq. Never forget! For more of our updates, follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingclasshistory
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On this day, 31 July 1962, Oswald Mosley and his fascist Blackshirts attempted to hold a meeting in Dalston, in London’s East End but, once again, was forced to call it off after the meeting was attacked by angry locals. Upon his arrival the crowd shouted “Down with Mosley!” and he was promptly beaten down. We have just launched a fundraiser to try to make our project sustainable in the long-term. Learn more about it here: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/07/30/working-class-history-turns-5/
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