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People’s History: Abahlali baseMjondolo
On this day in 2005, roughly 750 residents of the Kennedy Road shack settlement in Durban, South Africa formed a road blockade to demand housing, electricity, & water as human rights. This action led to the formation of Abahlalibase Mjondolo. More here: bit.ly/AbMAbM
Little Havana Voter Rights Restoration
Tomas and Esperanza 🐔 of Miami Democratic Socialists of America out canvassing Little Havana today in support of voter rights restoration. #YesOn4 #DSA #TrySocialism
Statement from YDSA FIU on the Tragic Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
Today, a bridge which was under construction near Florida International University on the corner of 8th st and 107th collapsed. There are people injured. There are people dead. This includes some of the workers atop the bridge when it collapsed, and pedestrians beneath the bridge and in their cars. At this time, YDSA FIU would like… Read more »
Miami DSA T-Shirt Sale
🌹BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND & FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! Get your union-made, union-printed Miami DSA swag brought to you by our comrades at Progressive Rags $20 each. Shipping available within the U.S. Place your orders by 11pm EST 3/30/18 here: bit.ly/305swag
Sharing Sunday
Members of Miami Democratic Socialists of America serving free food at our weekly Sharing Sunday event.
People’s History: The Birth of International Women’s Day
“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 »
People’s History: The Kronstadt Uprising
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
People’s History: Lucy Parsons
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
People’s History: Rosa Luxemburg
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 »