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Act Out! [158] - May Day is American: Know Your History & Why May 1st Matters

Act Out! [158] - May Day is American: Know Your History & Why May 1st Matters

Wed, 4/25/2018 - by Eleanor Goldfield

This article originally appeared on Occupy.com

A special episode dedicated to the past that built our present that'll dictate our future. We take a brief look at the upcoming bicentenary of Karl Marx's birthday, then dive deep into May 1st – International Workers' Day. We sit down with Alka Mysore of Industrial Workers of the World and Socialist Alternative to hear about the historic cover-ups, the importance of recognizing May Day, and the path ahead.

Site list:

https://iww.org

https://www.socialistalternative.org

https://www.artkillingapathy.com

https://iww.org/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday

Occupy creative activism activism Act Out May Day may 1st labor day labor rights movement worker rights IWW DSA Socialist Alternative Alka Mysore anarchist communist revolutionary social justice leftist history revolutionary history haymarket affair Karl Marx Marxism capitalism

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