The Brief Origins of May Day, by Eric Chase

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Republished with permission from IWW

by Eric Chase
IWW, 1993
April 30, 2016

Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most Americans don’t realize that May Day has its origins here in this country and is as “American” as baseball and apple pie, and stemmed from the pre-Christian holiday of Beltane, a celebration of rebirth and fertility.

The Brief Origins of May Day, by Eric Chase

Image by brent granby via Flickr

Dandelion Salad

Republished with permission from IWW

by Eric Chase
IWW, 1993
May 1, 2015

Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries like Cuba or the former Soviet Union. Most Americans don’t realize that May Day has its origins here in this country and is as “American” as baseball and apple pie, and stemmed from the pre-Christian holiday of Beltane, a celebration of rebirth and fertility.

The Haymarket Riot: “It is a Subterranean Fire” by Elizabeth Schulte (repost)

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Repost from April 30, 2011

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by Elizabeth Schulte
SocialistWorker.org, April 29, 2011
May 1, 2014

ON MAY 1, 1886–125 years ago this month–hundreds of thousands of workers were taking the streets of cities around the U.S. to demand an eight-hour day.

The epicenter of this great labor struggle was Chicago, where the eight-hour movement inspired defiant protests and strikes–and inspired fear and repression from bosses and their loyal servants in law enforcement.

Keystone XL Pipeline Civil Disobedience

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CIMC on Jun 2, 2013

In this episode, we’ll see a short documentary about activists and landowners joining forces to stop the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. We’ll also go to recent protest activities in Chicago, including those opposing the corporate control of food, a proposed buyout of the Tribune company’s newspapers, and a commemoration of May Day.

The Haymarket Riot: “It is a Subterranean Fire” by Elizabeth Schulte (repost)

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Repost

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by Elizabeth Schulte
SocialistWorker.org
April 29, 2011

ON MAY 1, 1886–125 years ago this month–hundreds of thousands of workers were taking the streets of cities around the U.S. to demand an eight-hour day.

The epicenter of this great labor struggle was Chicago, where the eight-hour movement inspired defiant protests and strikes–and inspired fear and repression from bosses and their loyal servants in law enforcement.

Immortal Technique: We Need to Embrace Our Humanity More

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May 30, 2012 by RTAmerica

Hip-hop artist Immortal Technique is a self-described social guerrilla. Felipe Coronel is the real name of the Peruvian-born, Harlem-raised political activist who raps about politics, religion and racism. Since the genesis of the OWS movement, Tech has been an active voice for the cause, and on July 10 a documentary will be released showing his everyday life. He now joins us with more on his beliefs and his work.

Bill Moyers and Company: Tom Morello, Troubadour for Justice + RATM: Wake up + Springsteen & Morello: Ghost Of Tom Joad

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http://billmoyers.com
May 18, 2012

Songs of social protest — music and the quest for justice — have long been intertwined, and the troubadours of troubling times — Guthrie, Seeger, Baez, Dylan, and Springsteen among them — have become famous for their dedication to both. Now we can add a name to the ranks of those who lift their voices for social and economic justice: Tom Morello.

Morello is the Harvard-educated guitarist who dabbled in politics, then chose rock music to make a difference. He played guitar for the popular band he co-founded — Rage Against the Machine — and then for Audioslave. Rolling Stone chose his album “World Wide Rebel Songs” as one of the best of 2011, and named him one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

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Chris Hedges’ talk May Day at OWS: Overthrow the Corporate State!

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with Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
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May 3, 2012

May 3, 2012 by yahshay

Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges spoke on why the Occupy Movement is so important.

May Day Protests Around the World + Thousands join May Day march for workers rights in New York

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May 1, 2012 by TheRealNews

Workers take to the streets on International Workers’ Day in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe

No Work, No Shopping, Occupy Everywhere: May Day on OWS, Immigration, Labor Protests with Chris Hedges

with Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
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May 1, 2012

May 1, 2012 by democracynow

DemocracyNow.org – As Occupy Wall Street plans nationwide protests marking International Workers Day, or May Day, we discuss the movement with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Chris Hedges; Amin Husain, editor of Tidal Magazine and a key facilitator of the Occupy movement; Marina Sitrin, author of “Horizontalism: Voices of Popular Power in Argentina” and a member of Occupy’s legal working group; and Teresa Gutierrez, of the May 1st Coalition for Worker and Immigrant Rights. We also get an update from protests on the streets of New York City from Ryan Devereaux, former Democracy Now! correspondent, now with The Guardian.

Sam Gindin and Leo Panitch: May 1st and an Independent Workers Movement

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Apr 30, 2012 by TheRealNews

Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin: Occupiers and union activists should build class organizations that challenge for power.

Noam Chomsky on May Day, 2009: Labor History and Anarchism (repost) + May Day Started Here

Chomsky at the World Social Forum (Porto Alegre) in 2003 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Posted previously. Updated below.

with Noam Chomsky

Chomskyan
June 29, 2009

Black Bloc: The cancer of the system

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stimulator on Mar 5, 2012

http://submedia.tv

This Week:
1. On May first call in sick
2. How to become a ninja
3. The biggest strike in history
4. Wheelchair resistance!

The Stimulator: No Fracking Way!

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stimulator on Jan 23, 2012

https://submedia.tv/stimulator/2012/01/23/no-fracking-way

1. Oh Frack it!
2. Bullshit detector
3. Fugitive Methane
4. Romanian carbon offsets
5. Chinese rebellion

The ‘Great Moderation’ and the International Assault on Labor by Noam Chomsky + Kucinich at May Day Parade

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by Noam Chomsky
In These Times
May 2, 2011