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  1. Perché l’8 marzo è la Giornata Internazionale della Donna? Storia, miti e significato reale

    Ogni anno l’8 marzo arriva accompagnato da mimose, auguri e celebrazioni che spesso trasformano questa ricorrenza in una generica “festa della donna”. Ma in realtà, la sua origine è molto diversa. La Giornata Internazionale della Donna nasce come momento di mobilitazione politica e sociale, legato alle battaglie per i diritti civili, il lavoro e la partecipazione politica. Comprendere perché oggi ricordiamo questa data richiede un viaggio nella storia tra la fine dell’Ottocento […]

    psicospace.it/giornata-interna

  2. #OTD 28 Dec 1907
    10,000 households in New York City went on rent strike, demanding a reduction in prices of around 20%. Rents in the area, the then-working class Lower East Side, had increased in cost by a third over the previous two years.
    The action was sparked by 16-year-old Lithuanian Jewish textile worker Pauline Newman, who worked at the #TriangleShirtwaistFactory

    stories.workingclasshistory.co

    #HousingCrisis #Landlords #NYC #RentStrike #Workingclasshistory

  3. @RustyBertrand @stevenray @AlgoCompSynth

    The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire is remembered world wide as a catalyst for improved worker health and safety. The scumbag owners locked the exits so women couldn’t escape the fire. I should be shocked that USians are unaware of this event but imagine it was erased from the curriculum because of lobbying by the capitalist class. #sigh

    #TriangleShirtwaistFactory #JoinAUnion #LaborRelations #WPHS #USPol