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Today in Labor History February 23, 1882: B. Traven was born on this date in Poznan, Poland. Traven’s real name was probably Ret Marut. He was active in the Bavarian uprising and the Bavarian Soviet Republic of 1919. When the German state quashed the Republic and started arresting and executing activists, he fled to Mexico, where he began writing novels. Traven was a brilliant satirist and wrote novels sympathetic to workers and peasants, including the “Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” “The Death Ship,” “The White Rose,” as well as his Jungle Series of novel depicting the plight of Indigenous campesinos in Mexico.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #novel #author #writer #books #fiction #BTraven #uprising #soviet #rebellion #peasants #communism #prison #campesinos #mexico #poland #germany @bookstadon

🚜🧑‍🌾🌾🇺🇳 #UNDROP The #United Nations working group of experts on #PeasantsRights is launching a new call for inputs (until 21 March 2025) from #peasants organisations on global trends and challenges affecting peasants and other people working in rural area.
➡️ ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2

#PeasantsRightsNOW!

Today in Labor History January 22, 1932: Salvadoran communists, peasants and indigenous people rose up in rebellion against the military dictatorship, creating the first soviets in the Western hemisphere. In response, the military went on a rampage, killing 30,000 people in the "La Matanza." The violence decimated what was left of the country’s indigenous population, as well as most of its socialists, communists, anarchists and labor organizers. One of the first to go before General Martinez’ firing squads was guerilla leader Farabundo Marti (for whom the FMLN guerrillas took their name). Martinez once said that America was great because it wiped out its Indians and so, too, must El Salvador. Eduardo Galeano talks about La Matanza in his “Memory of Fire” trilogy.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #elsalvador #communism #anarchism #dictatorship #union #peasants #indigenous #racism #massacre #soviet #FMLN #anarchism #EduardoGaleano #writer #author #books #fiction #historicalfiction @bookstadon

Today in Labor History January 21, 1525: Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz and George Blaurock founded the Swiss Anabaptist movement by baptizing each other and breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. The Anabaptists were considered Radical Reformers. They preached against hate, killing, violence, taking oaths, participating in use of force or any military actions and against participation in civil government. They also believed in separation of church and state. However, some Anabaptists went even further, like those in the Munster Commune, who called for the absolute equality of man in all matters, including the distribution of wealth. They called upon the poor of the region to join them in sharing all the wealth of the town. Many also believed in polygamy and free love. Not surprisingly, both the Roman Catholics and the nascent Lutherans persecuted them heavily. This history is wonderfully portrayed in the epic novel, “Q” by the Italian fiction collective, Luther Blissett.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #peasants #protestant #Reformation #LutherBlissett #anabaptist #equality #freelove #communal #polygamy #lutheran #books #novel #fiction #historicalfiction #author #writer #collective #freelove @bookstadon

@codebyjeff @mcnado they want to pocket the money. Invest it into their own companies, or luxuries for themselves… or as bribes or prizes to those who do what they need them to do in order to stay in power. It is, after all the feudal system returning. Our money is their wealth. Our needs are annoying to them. Get it? #Peasants.