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giantwhispers.bsky.social
Great #PeoplesHistory thread recounting particularly youth contributions to the long and successful fight to save Northern California's Headwaters ancient redwood forest.👇

This legendary forest is still standing because people organized mass resistance to put their bodies infront of the chainsaws.🥳
kirkmurphy.bsky.social Kirk Murphy 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 ❌👑 @kirkmurphy.bsky.social · 19h
In the last year(ish) of protests that saved Headwaters Forest - Earth's largest remaining redwood forest (go visit!) - local schoolaged kids increasingly showed up at blockades of Pacific Lumber's gates.
Cops patronized them.
When kids hurled invective, the cops slumped.
We won then.
We'll win now.
Headwaters Forest Reserve - Wikipedia
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February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
laborheritage.bsky.social
From union halls to occupied factories, from organizing drives to poetry and song—
this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour reminds us labor history isn’t just something we study. It’s something we’re still making. 🎶📖
📻 Listen at 1p @wpfwdc
#LaborHeritage #ArtsAndLabor #PeoplesHistory
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
giantwhispers.bsky.social
Happy N30 to all who celebrate! #PeoplesHistory
giantwhispers.bsky.social Patrick Reinsborough ❌👑 @giantwhispers.bsky.social · Nov 30
#PeoplesHistory 25 years ago today over 50,000 of us came together to SHUT DOWN the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle with mass direct action.

The historic "Battle of Seattle" united a diverse movement of movements to oppose corporate globalization, free trade and elite rule. 1/2
Famous giant banner hung of a crane with the Seattle space needle in the background. The banner has 2 arrows going into different directions representing oppossing choices for the future. DEMOCRACY in one direction WTO in the other. The banner has the Rainforest Action Network logo and name in the corner. Photo credit Dang Ngo Heavily armored riot police standing in formation trying to prevent tens of thousands of nonviolent protesters from blockading and disrupting the Seattle meeting of the World Trade Organization Nov 30 1999
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
zinnedproject.bsky.social
#tdih 1837

Colored Convention @ccp-org.bsky.social attendees wrote a petition to state of Ohio to revoke its racist laws.

They printed it in a newspaper so it could be cut out and pasted onto larger pages that people could sign.

#PeoplesHistory #Organizing

Read ⬇️by @katemasur.bsky.social
Oct. 17, 1837: Petition to Repeal Black Codes in Ohio
The first general convention of African American Ohioans met in Columbus and pledged to continue raising their voices in order to repeal the Black Codes.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
barbdrummond.bsky.social
Great interview with @billybragg.bsky.social who has published a huge tome, #PeoplesHistory. Looking forward to reading it
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
beejonson.me
People's Dispatch: " #PeoplesHistory | Today is the anniversary of the death of Thomas Sankara, the Burkinabé revolutionary leader.

Sankara was the President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987 and a revolutionary Marxist pan-Africanist.
A colour graphic with a close-up portrait of Thomas Sankara wearing his red beret and camouflage uniform, looking ahead with a calm, determined expression. The background is dark green foliage. Large white text reads: “THOMAS SANKARA — December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987.” The People’s Dispatch “people’s history” logo appears in the corner. The image commemorates the revolutionary leader on the anniversary of his assassination. A reddish-toned poster showing Thomas Sankara speaking passionately at a microphone, wearing his red beret and military jacket. To the right, a quote in white text reads: “We have learned that from now on imperialism must be fought relentlessly. If we don’t want other Maurice Bishops to be assassinated tomorrow, we have to start mobilizing as of today. When the people stand up, imperialism trembles!” — Thomas Sankara, Excerpt from “Our White House is in Black Harlem” Below the quote, smaller text explains that he delivered this speech in New York to a rally of more than 500 people at the Harriet Tubman School in Harlem. The People’s Dispatch logo is in the corner. A black-and-white photograph of Thomas Sankara speaking at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, wearing his camouflage uniform and beret. To the right of the image is a quote in white text: “Courageous, determined, stoic and tireless, the Palestinians remind us all of the need and moral obligation to respect the rights of a people.” — Thomas Sankara, Excerpt from his speech before the General Assembly of the United Nations. The People’s Dispatch “people’s history” hourglass logo appears in the upper corner. A black-and-white poster honouring Thomas Sankara. The upper half contains a quote in white text on a dark background: “Our solidarity and support to activists go against national liberation movements fighting for independence of their country and the liberation of their peoples. This support is particularly; to the people of Namibia under the leadership of SWAPO, the Sahrawi people in their struggle to recover their territory, to the Palestinian people for their national rights. In our struggle, the African anti-imperialist allies are our goals.” — Thomas Sankara, Excerpt from “The Political Orientation Speech” Below the text is a photo of Sankara smiling and raising his fist, surrounded by soldiers and civilians during Burkina Faso’s revolutionary years. In the bottom-left corner is the People’s Dispatch hourglass logo with the words “people’s history.”
October 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
kanicholls.bsky.social
New Blog Post! 🎉

Northern Ontario isn’t just rocks and trees — it’s a land built on strikes, blockades, and working-class grit.

From Sudbury’s miners to Indigenous land defenders, the North has radical roots worth remembering.

#NorthernOntario #LabourHistory #WorkingClassPride #PeoplesHistory
The Radical Roots of Northern Ontario: A People’s History of Resistance & Resilience
Northern Ontario has never been just a quiet land of rocks, tree, and longer winters. It is a land forged in struggle, where miners, loggers, and Indigenous nations stood their ground against power…
thegroundbreaker.ca
October 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
thepeale.bsky.social
Join us for a powerful pop-up exhibition honoring Marshall “Eddie” Conway, a Baltimore leader, former political prisoner, and lifelong advocate for Black liberation.

🗓️ October 3-5
📍 The Peale

#BlackPantherParty #BaltimoreHistory #PeoplesHistory
October 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
a7bert.bsky.social
The Assasination of Julius Caesar | Michael Parenti
youtube.com/watch?v=_IO_...

#PeoplesHistory #ClassStruggle #History #RomanEmpire
TalkingStickTV - Michael Parenti - The Assassination of Julius Caesar
YouTube video by talkingsticktv
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September 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
beejonson.me
People's Dispatch:

" #PeoplesHistory | Today, we remember the Attica prisoner uprising, a revolt that took place in 1971 against oppression and inhumanity.

Between September 9 and 13, 1971, out of roughly 2,200 men imprisoned at Attica, 1,281 seized control of the facility.
September 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
giantwhispers.bsky.social
Yeah for any 3 day weekend! But let's be clear this is fake "Labor Day"" created by American elites to distract U.S. workers from the real Labor Day: May 1 which is celebrated around the world to commemorate the 1886 general strikes that helped win the 8 hour work day. #PeoplesHistory 🧵 1/3
What is May Day? History, meaning and significance
The origins of May Day, May Day vs. Labor Day, How May Day is celebrated in Los Angeles
irle.ucla.edu
September 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
sewigget.bsky.social
This weekend is a good time to read some history about unions or Mother Jones.

I have this book:
Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness by Simon Cordery, published by University of New Mexico Press.

#MotherJones #workershistory #unions #unionhistory #peopleshistory #resistance #oligarchy
The front cover if Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness by Simon Cordery, published by University of New Mexico Press. It has an off-white cover with a photo of Mother Jones.
September 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
laborheritage.bsky.social
President Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on “how bad slavery was.” On this week’s Labor History Today, we push back—featuring Solidarity Forever on the resistance strategies of enslaved Black labor. Listen here: 🎧 apple.co/4fNfnY4
#LaborHistory #PeoplesHistory
Labor History Today
History Podcast · Updated Weekly · Gripping stories of the historic battles for worker rights and how they fuel today’s struggles. Part of the Labor Radio/Podcast Network: #LaborRadioPod
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August 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
peopleshistreh.union.place.ap.brid.gy
Starting the Agitating the Lawless Rabble walk in the Exchange so we're not competing with the funfair

#historywalk #nottinghamhistory #peopleshistory #Nottingham
Glass dome in Nottingham Exchange
August 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
peopleshistreh.union.place.ap.brid.gy
Join us at the Left Lion at 2pm tomorrow for our Agitating the Lawless Rabble walk https://peopleshistreh.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/guided-histreh-walk-9th-aug-agitating-the-lawless-rabble/

#historywalk #nottinghamhistory #peopleshistory
We invite you to our popular guided walk on Saturday 9th August, 2pm. **Agitating the Lawless Rabble** **Sat 9th Aug 2025 2pm** **Starting at the Left Lion (Council House), ending on Heathcoat Street (back of Broadway Cinema).** **Free Event. No need to register, just turn up.** Duration about one hour, route wheelchair accessible (but there are some hills along the way). Featuring lots of original documents and Flying Faux Custard Pies! In this guided walk around Nottingham City Centre, we will be exploring some episodes related to Nottingham’s proud tradition of independent bookshops and radical publishing. Utilising primary sources, we will listen to the echoes of incredible people’s voices and remember some of their courageous struggles, from Susannah Wright defending her bookshop against riled up bigots in the 1820s to the community papers which fuelled grassroots resistance to the Poll Tax in the late 1980s and 1990s. Organised by https://peopleshistreh.wordpress.com https://thesparrowsnest.org.uk ### Share this: * Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook * Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X * Like Loading... ### _Related_
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August 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
beejonson.me
People's Dispatch: " #PeoplesHistory | Nela Martínez Espinosa (1912–2004) was a revolutionary, writer, and Ecuador’s first woman legislator.
July 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
beejonson.me
People's Dispatch; " #PeoplesHistory | 🇻🇪At the end of July 2024, the people of Venezuela rose up across the country and defeated the violent right-wing insurrection that followed the presidential elections on July 28, 2024.
July 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
giantwhispers.bsky.social
Finally, the official Cervi family recipe for that simple, defiant, celebratory ANTIFASCIST pasta.

Never forget that when we organize in defense of love and dignity, we will always be stronger than tyrants.

Together we are stronger than fear or greed or hate.

#PeoplesHistory #WeAreAllAntifa 7/7
For 4 people: 320 grams of pasta of choice 100 grams of butter 100 grams (2 big handfuls) of grated Parmesan cheese "It should look nice and creamy and taste buttery and cheesy. If it's looking a little dry add some of the pasta water and toss again. Serve as it is––the taste of freedom, comfort and joy." From Emiko Davies article: https://emikodavies.substack.com/p/pasta-antifascista-for-july-25
July 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
giantwhispers.bsky.social
#PeoplesHistory #WeAreAllAntifa 5/7
"The boiling sounded like a symphony. I heard many conversations on the end of Fascism but the most beautiful speech was that of the pasta boiling." - Recalls Alcide Cervi in I miei sette figli (1955) Text quoted from: https://emikodavies.substack.com/p/pasta-antifascista-for-july-25
July 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
giantwhispers.bsky.social
#PeoplesHistory #WeAreAllAntifa 4/7
"July 25, 1943. When the Cervi family heard of Mussolini's arrest, "they danced and sang all night, then set about freeing their antifascist friends from prison and they decided to celebrate with pasta––finally, after 21 years, they were free from Fascism. It might sound incredibly humble and ordinary but in the context of the war, the hunger, the starvation gripping every corner of the country and the brutality of the Fascist regime, what they gave their community was generosity, humanity and joy. They gae them conviviality and for that one evening, freedom––the freedom to sit in the piazza enjoying a special rare meal of pasta together." * gatherings of more than 3 people were strictly forbidden by Fascism since 1931. Text quoted from: https://emikodavies.substack.com/p/pasta-antifascista-for-july-25
July 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
giantwhispers.bsky.social
#PeoplesHistory #WeAreAllAntifa 3/7
THE DAY OF THE ANTIFASCIST PASTA "If past was something that Fascists despised, then you could say a love of pasta––any pasta– is instantly antifascist. But there is one dish, one event, above all represents the antifascist pasta: the incredible gesture made by the Cervi family, Genoveffa and Alicide and their sevens sons, simple farmers, partisan supporters, who offered their entire town a celebratory meal of 370 kilos (815 pounds) of pasta dressed in butter and parmesan cheese (because ragu was an impossibility). Simple ingredients but ones that could be described as pure luxury at the time." Text quoted from: https://emikodavies.substack.com/p/pasta-antifascista-for-july-25
July 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
giantwhispers.bsky.social
#PeoplesHistory #WeAreAllAntifa 2/7
🧵 text shared from my favorite antifascists @WeAreAuntifa
Find them on IG (sadly they are not on BlueSky)
www.instagram.com/p/C92qqlEvFb...
"Pasta had long been demonized by the Italian Fascist government, who promoted beliefs that eating pasta made people lethargic, heavy, pessimistic. Their anti-pasta stance claimed that it was unsuitable for virile soldiers and unpatriotic because it made Italy reliant on foreign imports of wheat, undermining its self-sufficiency. Mussolini encouraged patriotic citizens to eat rice instead. Southern Italians were not on board." Text quoted from: https://emikodavies.substack.com/p/pasta-antifascista-for-july-25
July 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
giantwhispers.bsky.social
💥 Happy AntiFascist Pasta Day! 💥

A 🧵 to celebrate #PeoplesHistory and remind ourselves that when we unite to resist fascism we are more powerful than Trump or any wanna-be dictator. 1/7
giantwhispers.bsky.social Patrick Reinsborough ❌👑 @giantwhispers.bsky.social · Jul 25
Happy AntiFascist Pasta Day! Yes it's a real thing celebrating overthrowing Mussolini and resisting his efforts to end pasta consumption. 🤯!? So eat some pasta today and renew your commitment to fighting the fascists who are mobilizing around the world. emikodavies.substack.com/p/pasta-anti...
Antifascist Pasta, a Recipe and a Story of Resistance
Part 2: The wartime pasta dish that celebrates freedom
emikodavies.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
cecilearchives.bsky.social
History from below
Histoire d'en bas
Storia del basso
Geschichte von unten
تاريخ من الأسفل
#PeoplesHistory
July 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM