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Today in Labor History July 15, 1927: The July Revolt of 1927 began in Vienna. It ended with police firing into the crowd and killing 89 protesters. Additionally, five police died. Over 600 protestors and roughly 600 policemen were injured. The clash was the culmination of a conflict between the Social Democratic Party of Austria and a right-wing alliance of wealthy industrialists and the Catholic Church.

Today in Labor and Writing History 7/15/1381: The authorities executed Peasants Revolt leader John Ball by hanging, drawing and quartering. They later stuck his head on a pike and left it on London Bridge. Ball was a radical roving priest who routinely pissed off the Archbishop of Canterbury. As a result, they imprisoned him at least three times and excommunicated him. He helped inspire peasants to rise up in June of 1381, though he was in prison at the time. Kentish rebels soon freed him. The revolt came in the wake of the Black Plague and years of war, which the government paid for by heavily taxing the peasantry. Furthermore, the plague had wiped out half the population.

Ball and his followers were inspired, in part, by the contemporary poem, “Piers Plowman,” (1370-1390) by William Langland. Ball put Piers, and other characters from Langland’s poem, into his own cryptic writings, which some believe were coded messages to his followers. Ball is mentioned in the poem, “Vox Clamantis,” (also 1380-1390) by John Gower:

“Ball was the preacher, the prophet and teacher, inspired by a spirit of hell,
And every fool advanced in his school, to be taught as the devil thought well.”

Ball was also the main character in the anonymous play, “The Life and Death of Jack Straw,” (1593), which is about the Peasants’ Revolt. And socialist, William Morris, wrote a short story called “A Dream of John Ball.” John Ball is also referenced several times in “The Once and Future King,” (1958) by T. H. White.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #peasant #revolt #rebellion #uprising #JohnBall #prison #rebels #execution #poetry #books #fiction #novel #author #writer @bookstadon

Kenyan Communist Revolutionary, Julia Njoki, Murdered in Police Custody

Communist revolutionay Julia Njoki was murdered by police in a cell in the Nanyuki police station, a city in central Kenya. Julia Njoki was kept in detention because she was unable to pay the deposit of 50,000 shillings decided by a Kenyan court. She died following multiple head injuries.

Her death comes in the context of a huge uprising against the right wing government.

The death toll from the uprising in Kenya has surged to over 30 people,with at least 107 others wounded during the nationwide marches.

The marches saw clashes erupt between protesters and police in the capital, Nairobi, as well as the city of Eldoret, with the KNCHR accusing the police of cooperating with armed gangs, who were armed with machetes and spears, in the wake of the violence.

There was widespread destruction of property in the uprising as the privatization of the country drives poverty and resistance.

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Today in Labor History July 6, 1918: Uprising against the Bolsheviks by the Left Socialist Revolutionary Party (SR) during the Russian Civil War. One of their goals was to restart the war against Germany, which was helping suppress revolutionary activity in neighboring Ukraine and Finland. They also were frustrated by Bolsheviks’ move away from Revolutionary Socialism and toward “opportunistic service to the state." Maria Spiridonova, who spent years in prison under the Czar, and later under the Bolsheviks, was one of the leaders of the Left Socialist Revolutionaries. She was also a member of the Shesterka ("Six")—6 women SR terrorists who were sent to Siberia. The failure of the SR Uprising facilitated the Bolsheviks consolidation of power and contributed to their creation of a one-party state in the USSR.

“This is going to be about the global uprisings from around 2018 through 2020. We see these as sort of an interconnected wave of uprisings. We hope for our social impacts to bring together people in different locales to watch these videos and to really think critically about their local revolutionary movements, to have discussions, take the lessons which the people that we interviewed learned and apply them to their movements at home so that we can relate our histories on a global scale.”

#global #uprising
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The arrogance of capitalists ruling over all governments by banking/financial schemes, of pressing to take every right and privilege lower classes won through bloody struggle for a century and a half, has left little room for negotiation. They take away from social support mechanisms and keep adding up to repression mechanisms.

If they can be as disillusioned as to believe they can have it all, we can get closer to the realization we don't need to let them have any.

#NeoLiberalism
#Uprising

Today in Labor History June 30, 1648: The Chmielnicki Uprising began, a 9-year Cossack rebellion in the eastern territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Cossacks, Tatars and Ukrainian peasants allied against Polish domination. There were rampant atrocities, particularly by Cossacks, against Catholics and Jewish civilians, and equally violent reprisals by the Polish state. It marked the end of Polish hegemony in the region, and the beginning of its decline in power. Millions died in the conflict, including over 100,000 Jews. It also led to the creation of a Cossack Hetmanate (at the time, also known as Ukraine), a state that lasted from 1648 to 1782, with vassal relations with Czarist Russia and subjugation of its people to the Czar.

Uprising in Kenya Faces Brutal Repression, 16 Dead, 400 Wounded

Protests in Kenya took a violent turn on Wednesday as the revolutionary youth clashed with police in running battles that left sixteen dead and at least 400 injured. Reactionary state forces flooded Nairobi’s streets with tear gas and barricaded government buildings with barbed wire.

What began as commemorations quickly spiraled into chaos when police attempted to repress the action and protesters tore up flagstones to hurl projectiles at security forces while chanting demands for President William Ruto to resign.

The demonstrations were organized to mark the anniversary of last year’s large-scale protests against tax hikes, which had resulted in at least 60 fatalities and reached their climax when a massive crowd breached parliament on June 25.

“We are marching against police brutality, against oppression by the government, against high taxation, everything that is going wrong in this country,” said Anthony, a 25-year-old who was also selling flags.

“We are here as the young generation. We want a complete overhaul of the system, the system is rotten, the system is rogue,” Florence Achala, a protester said in Nairobi.

Police-affiliated ‘goons’ fuel the protests

Public outrage has grown over police brutality, especially following the death of a teacher in custody earlier this month, while last week, a peaceful group of demonstrators was assaulted by motorcycle-riding thugs, locally known as “goons”. These “goons” wielded whips and clubs and appeared to coordinate their attacks with law enforcement.

While the “goons” were not visibly active during Wednesday’s protests, police forces employed heavy tear gas and water cannons in their efforts to disperse groups of demonstrators.

39 people killed, 361 wounded in 2024 protests

In 2024, anti-government protests began on June 18 after President William Ruto proposed tax increases, leading to dozens of deaths and injuries while also resulting in 32 documented cases of enforced or involuntary disappearances, along with 627 arrests during the demonstrations.

In a statement dated July 12, 2024, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights reported that 39 people were killed while 361 others sustained injuries during the country’s nationwide anti-government protests.

The “#RutoMustGo” hashtag gained traction during the demonstrations as protesters maintained their demands for President William Ruto’s resignation.

The Kenyan President, William Ruto, abandoned the plan for tax hikes and later announced on June 6, 2024, cuts to government spending through halving the number of advisors, suspending non-essential travel, and dissolving 47 state corporations that overlap.

Nonetheless, anti-government protests continued, with young Kenyans calling for the ousting of President Ruto, as well as the police chief, Japhet Koome, due to the lethal force used by police to disperse previous protests. Koome resigned on July 12.

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“For the younger people. Don’t stop! Focus on building affinity with one another in the streets. I feel like there has been a lot of chastising from both socialists, so-called legal support collectives and various cowards on the internet. At the end of the day, ya’ll are doing what the Left wishes it was doing. Keep training, making sure your Black bloc is on point, talking with your friends and refusing to follow orders. Whether it’s from cops, progressive politicians, leftists, crackers, organizers, liberal anarchists or whoever. If I had any recommendations, it would be to examine the history of social struggles in Philadelphia prior to this moment. You might learn a few things. I’ll include a reading list. But honestly, I’m just proud of ya’ll.” ~ ya local anarchist agitator

#Philadelphia #uprising #anarchism
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#ICE #Uprising #civilwar
#Intifada Update June 12 2:40 EDT:

The Intifada against Trump and ICE is spreading, we have serious fighting in multiple cities and National Guard deployments to multiple cities.

Both civil wars and revolutions often start like this. The Syrian civil war certainly did.

As of now we have:

National Guard deployed in LA, Marines about to deploy
Fighting continues in LA anyway

Fighting in San Francisco too

Fighting in Seattle

Cop cars set on fire in a police parking lot in NYC

Cop cars smashed in a battle in Atlanta

Fighting in Austin, Texas
Texas Governor Abbot mobilizing the TX National Guard himself against protesters

National Guard being deployed by Trump to 5 more "deep blue" cities some of which don't even have fighting yet.

So far the pattern looks like this:

In cities not experiencing ICE raids and where police do not attack protesters, the protests stay peaceful.

In cities with a critical mass of community defenders, ICE raids are resisted by force. Fighting then continues after the initial raid is defeated or limited by defenders.

In cities where police assault peaceful protesters, force is sometimes (not always) met with force. Fighting may then continue for the duration

Video: cop cars burn in an NYC police parking lot. Published by Unity of Fields so unlikely to be old recycled 2020 footage.

Today in Labor History June 6, 1832: French monarchist forces put down the June Rebellion (AKA the Paris Uprising of 1832). The uprising, lasting from June 5-6, involved Republicans trying to overthrow the monarchy. The uprising played a prominent role in Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables.” In addition to anger over the persistence of the monarchy, the population was furious over their poverty and the vast wealth gap between the classes. Crop failures, food shortages and high inflation also contributed to the uprising. And a cholera outbreak earlier in the year had killed over 18,000 Parisians (over 100,000 French, in total). Also preceding this rebellion was the Canut workers revolt in Lyon.

“The Society of the Rights of Man,” a Jacobin organization, led the uprising. They had a well-organized army and they were supported by workers of many nationalities, including Polish, Italian and German refugees. Initially, the rebels were victorious, conquering major portions of Paris. However, on the night of June 5, 20,000 National Guardsmen, bolstered by 40,000 regular army troops, surrounded the rebels and ultimately put them down by June 6.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #poverty #uprising #insurrection #rebellion #victorhugo #epidemic #outbreak #paris #france #books #novel #fiction #author #writer @bookstadon

Today in Labor History June 5, 1969: 250 imprisoned U.S. soldiers rioted at the military penal stockade at Fort Dix over barbarous conditions and the tortures being inflicted on them by the US military state. The majority were in prison for going AWOL, resisting the draft, or as conscientious objectors. Many were being held without trial. Their grievances included overcrowding, starvation, beatings, being chained to chairs, forced confessions and participation in an unjust war. 38 of them were charged with inciting to riot. (Note the sign over the entrance to the prison: “Obedience to the Law is Freedom.” The photographer, David Fenton, called it Mussolini-like. It reminds me of the slogan over Auschwitz: “Work Sets You free.” Embarrassed, the military removed the sign soon after the photograph was published).

Today in Labor History June 5, 1832: The poor of Paris revolted against the new monarchy, in the wake of crop failures, food shortages and a cholera epidemic, which killed over 100,000 people in France. The poor were especially hard hit by the outbreak. Many believed that the wealthy had poisoned their wells. The Society of the Rights of Man organized an army and raised the red flag, declaring "Liberty or Death." Nearly 100 Republicans died in their attempt to overthrow the government. Over 70 monarchists died defending it. The uprising was the inspiration for Victor Hugo's “Les Miserables,” which depicts the period leading up to the rebellion. Hugo was living in Paris at the time, working on a play. When he heard the gunfire, he ran outside to see what was happening, and quickly got pinned down by gunfire, taking shelter between Republican barricades.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #poverty #uprising #insurrection #rebellion #victorhugo #epidemic #outbreak #paris #france #books #novel #fiction #author #writer @bookstadon

Today in Labor History June 4, 1932: Chilean politicians and the military carried out a coup d'etat, installing Marmaduke Grove, who declared Chile a "socialist republic." However, workers were given no means to participate. The Communist Party and many unions opposed the new government because it was run by the military and not by the workers. However, the “socialist” government did temporarily halt evictions and ordered the “Caja de Crédito Popular” to return tools and clothes that workers had pawned there. They also pardoned everyone who participated in the Sailors' mutiny of 1931, when enlisted men rebelled against their officers and the state. Furthermore, they provided free meals to the unemployed. Twelve days later, the military ended the "workers republic." That same year, Farabundo Marti led a short-lived, but successful communist revolution of indigenous peasants in El Salvador. It was violently suppressed by General Martinez a few months later in La Matanza, a genocide of up to 40,000 mostly indigenous people. Martinez then became the first head of state to officially recognize Hitler as leader of Germany.

36 years ago #Chinese #military ended the #uprising of tens of thousands people fighting for more rights

After having to retrieve the first time the #PLA went to the #Tiananmensquare to destroy the main place of #protest

Though depicted as a #studentprotest in the west, it wasn't only #students , it was #workers and many others, too

#Repression hit them brutally afterwards

More at katika-kuehnreich.com/en/2025/

#China #Tiananmenmassacre #64 #jb0604 #天安门 #六四屠殺 #六四鎮壓 #VIIV #8964 #tankman

Today in Labor History May 31, 1838: Kentish peasants clashed with British troops in the Battle of Bosendon Wood. Sir William Courtenay led the uprising. Courtenay had previously run for public office and spent time in a lunatic asylum. He built up a large local following in the previous four years with his millenarian preaching and demonstrations against the New Poor Law of 1834. On May 29, 1838, he led a march through town, with a loaf of bread on a pole (a local symbol of protest). They continued protesting for the next two days, alarming the town’s wealthy elites. When the authorities tried to arrest Courtenay, he shot and killed a constable. The authorities quickly mustered a small army. Courtenay had a gun and a sword, but his followers had only sticks. Courtenay managed to kill a Lieutenant in the ensuing battle, but was promptly killed by other soldiers, who also killed eight of his followers.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #peasant #uprising #revolt #massacre #ClassWar #poverty #uk #britain
#hunger

#GeorgeFloyd #Uprising #Minneapolis

Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the burning of the 3ed Precinct in Minneapolis

5 years ago tonight, residents of Minneapolis took heavy retribution for the murder of George Floyd by a cop from the 3ed Precinct. Protesters drove off the cops, stormed the building, captured riot gear and other items useful throughout the Uprising, then burned the building to the ground. Since no prisoners were liberated by the teams that stormed the building, presumably cops had moved them knowing the precinct could not be defended,

Where I am a celebratory bonfire wasn't practical because thunderstormed soaked all the firewood, but I have an alternate video for you all.

This is a mix of several Unicorn Riot videos from the night the precinct burned, set to some music that captures the mood of those first Nights of Fire.