May Day
The Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Tomorrow is Mayday. For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been posting things related to the international workers’ day. This time around, we thought we’d share an excerpt from Peter Linebaugh’s “The Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day,” which originally appeared in 1986 (hence the reference to the Soviet Union). Peter outlines [...]
May Day and the Haymarket Martyrs
Friday, April 24th, 2009All of us at AK Press want to encourage you to take a moment this May Day to recall the sacrifices and victories of earlier generations of militants who fought for a world without exploitation or domination of any sort. Let us never forget their legacy!
With this in mind, we repost a very thoughtful summary [...]
Join the Made in L.A. Community Screening Campaign!
Friday, April 24th, 2009In honor of May Day, producers of the award winning documentary Made in L.A. are making a nation-wide effort to share the film and put a human face on the issues of immigration, immigrant workers’ rights, and humane immigration reform. Please consider hosting a screening or helping promote the campaign in other ways. For information [...]