On Saturday we held our first ever People's History walking tour, covering the extraordinary radical history of the inner-Sydney suburb of Glebe. We were expecting perhaps ten attendees, and instead well over 60 people turned up!

Stay tuned for more completely free walking tours coming soon!

If you're in Sydney, get along to our radical walking tour of Glebe, on Saturday 20 September at 11am! We'll be standing on the ground where riots took place, where striking workers fought for their rights, and where queer liberation in Australia was launched - join us!

Our latest podcast episode is out! Tune in to hear the radical history of telephone operators in Australia, who went from having a conservative, tame-cat union to being the most militant white-collar workers in the country. Link below!

www.peopleshistory.com.au/ep-23-resist...

On this day 31 May 2015, 40 fascists from the newly-formed 'United Patriots Front' attempted to rally on the steps of Richmond Town Hall in Melbourne, protected by scores of police. They were met by 300-400 anti-fascists, however, who completely prevented them from marching.

On this day 24 Aril 1972, two police arrested Michael Matteson near the University of Sydney over Matteson’s refusal to be conscripted to fight in the Vietnam War. Almost 1,000 students, however, surrounded the police and forced them to release Matteson and retreat in humiliation from the campus.

On this day 8 April 1972, workers constructing the Sydney Opera House ejected management from the site and began running it themselves. With no bosses in the way, workers' job satisfaction soared, and the workers won huge wage increases, reduced working hours, and improved conditions.

Continuous protest and resistance by refugees within the centre saw it closed in 2003, and many were given permanent visas. While treatment of refugees has worsened, Woomera showed that militant protest could force governments to grant concessions and begin to turn the tide of mass opinion.

On this day 30 March 2002, over 50 refugees staged a mass breakout from the Woomera immigration detention centre in South Australia, where thousands of people who had fled dictatorships were imprisoned in hellish conditions. Many who escaped that day were never recaptured and were later amnestied.

On Saturday we had our first full-day People's History festival, featuring an amazing lineup of panels and speakers discussing Sydney's incredible radical history, with about 150 people attending throughout the day. We can't wait to hold another one!

Happy International Working Women's Day! To celebrate, tune in to our new podcast episode on the Women's Liberation Movement in 1970s Australia, which challenged women's oppression and won scores of reforms and rights still enjoyed today. Link below!

www.peopleshistory.com.au/ep-22-womens...

Register for free here: www.peopleshistory.com.au/radicalsydney/

🚨🚨Get excited for our upcoming festival on 15 March!!! 🚨🚨 It's a full day of panels and speakers celebrating Sydney's incredible radical history, and tickets are FREE. Link below in the comments. See you there!

We're on Bluesky! Check out our latest podcast where we completely demolish the racist myth that Chinese workers in Australia are merely passive, submissive cheap labour. Instead we talk about the amazing history Chinese-Australian workers have of unionism, resistance and revolt. Link in comments!