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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History March 8, 1911: The first modern International Women’s Day was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and the U.S. IWD has its roots in the suffrage movement of New Zealand, and leftist labor organizing in the U.S. and Europe. The earliest Women’s Days were organized by the Socialist Party of America, in New York, in 1909, and by German socialists in 1910. They chose the date of March 8 in honor of the garment workers strikes in New York that occurred on March 8, in 1857 and 1908. However, the first IWD celebrated on March 8, the current date, was in 1911. The holiday was associated primarily with far-left movements until the feminist movement adopted it in the 1960s, when it became a more mainstream celebration.

German poster for International Women's Day, March 8, 1914.[a] This poster was banned in the German Empire. It depicts a woman waving a long banner. By Karl Maria Stadler (1888 – nach 1943) - Scan from an old book, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6372383
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History March 8, 1908: Thousands of workers in the New York needle trades (mostly women) launched a strike for higher wages, shorter hours and an end to child labor. They chose this date in commemoration of the 1857 strike. In 1910, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed to the Second International, that March 8 be celebrated as International Women’s Day to commemorate this strike and the one in 1857.

Women protesters with picket signs. Two of them read, “We shall fight until we win,” “Our employers are powerful; We shall be more powerful.”
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Charlott Markus
March 8, International womxn’s day. Time to take out the pirate in you and find your allies!

I am in debt to the ones before, in awe for the ones today and curious on the ones to come. Let’s be conscious and embrace awareness, not just today but everyday. In times of conflict, climate crisis and shrinking democratic space global gender equality diminishes even more. Speak up, reach out, change.

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1. once upon a time when being a pirate ©charlottmarkus
2. Poster by Monica Sjöö used in demonstrations and protests. Quote by Emma Goldman. The work is in the collection of the Modern museum of Sweden.
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#intersectionalfeminism #internationalwomensday #standwithukraine #standwithpalestine #womxnsday #IWD2025  #womensrights  #transrights #womxnsrights  #solidarity #equalrights #equality #equalityforeveryone #hiddeninplainsight  #somethingshidden  #charlottmarkus #shakeyourbrain #intersectionalfeminismistheonlyfeminism
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John Turiano

Is this the America we want?

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was signed into law by President Richard Nixon in September of 1973. Section 504 of that act codified the civil rights of persons with disabilities. “No otherwise qualified individual” can be, simply because of their disability, “denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination" in any program or activity that receives federal funds.

Now 16 states have joined Texas in a lawsuit asking the court to declare Section 504 unconstitutional.

disabilityscoop.com/2025/02/20

Disability Scoop · Lawsuit Filed By 17 States Threatens Disability Protections, Advocates SayOver a dozen states are seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, advocates are warning, jeopardizing access to health care, education and more.
#freedom#civilrights#equalrights
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DoomsdaysCW

I listened to a very informative YouTube video today (and looked up some stuff). Oh boy...! A LOT to unpack. We all have some decisions to make soon. Life or death stuff (unless the courts or congress does the right thing). After what I've heard and read today, I am convinced that #Trump is a #Putin asset, as is #TulsiGabbard and #ErikPrince. And their goal is to suppress the #Resistance. And it seems that #BillClinton, #BarackObama and #JoeBiden did NOTHING to prevent what Trump is attempting to do, even though they could have... (And don't get me started as to why they didn't codify #RoeVsWade or #EqualRights or a number of other things when they had the chance...) Anyhow, I'll try to remember to use #USPol, but I might forget. But yeah... Wow... Where to even begin... (Maybe I'll start with the YouTube video)
#Fascism #AuthoritarianRule #Oligarchy #CorporateColonialism #VeryBad!

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Nonilex

A team of workers from the “US #DOGE Service” developed step-by-step plans for carrying out #Trump’s order to #purge #diversity, #equity & #inclusion initiatives from the federal government—& over the next six months intend to expand that campaign dramatically, acc/to documents obtained by WaPo. DOGE aims to target staffers who are NOT in #DEI roles & employees who work in offices established by #law to ensure #EqualRights, internal DOGE documents show.

#USpol#CivilRights#TrumpCoup
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