“Internationaler Frauentag” was proposed at the 1910 International Socialist Women’s Conference by socialist feminist leaders Luise Zietz and Clara Zetkin. In 1914 on the eve of WWI, Womens Day was first observed across the world on March 8th in support of woman’s suffrage and as a staunch rebuke of the churning imperialist war machine. More… Read more »

On this day in 1921, the Bolshevik Army began an unrelenting assault on the workers, peasants, sailors and citizens of Kronstadt after they demanded the freedom to organize, speak, assemble, and form unions. After holding out for more than a week thousands were killed, executed, or imprisoned for their participation. More here: bit.ly/Kstadt

On this day in 1942, a house fire in Chicago tragically silenced one of the most ardent revolutionary voices the city had ever known. “We are willing to work for peace at any price, except at the price of liberty.” –Lucy Parsons More here via Jacobin Magazine: bit.ly/lucypar

On this day in 1871, revolutionary socialist, radical feminist, and antiwar activist, Rosa Luxemburg was born in Zamość, Poland. “Freedom only for the supporters of the government, only for the members of a party – however numerous they may be – is no freedom at all. Freedom is always the freedom of the one who… Read more »