From two antifa dorks with a Tumblr blog to a collective of 10 people in 8 countries on 9 different social media platforms with over 110K followers, we like to think that we've punched above our weight (sometimes literally) in the global anti-fascist movement.
Nice. #Nazis finanzieren sich u.A. über den Verkauf von #Klamotten mit Codes darauf (verfremdeten #Parolen wie 88, VTR LND oder HKNKRZ). Der Verein 'Laut gegen Nazis' kauft die #Markenrechte an diesen Parolen, um sie dann aus den oline-Shops zu klagen.
Das ist gar nicht mal sooo teuer, und so eine charmante Idee. Wer in Spendenlaune ist, bitte hier lang:
Today in Labor History May 28, 1968: Students occupied the University of Madrid (still under control of fascist dictator Francisco Franco). Cops raided the campus and removed the occupiers, and then shut down the University. At the time, all political parties had been banned, except the Falange. Franco had banned all protests and labor unions, too. Thousands had been rounded up and tortured, imprisoned or killed. Like much of the world at the time, a New Left movement had formed in Spain, though Spain’s was completely underground due to the repression of the dictatorship. Protests and demonstrations had been occurring for months. Most were met with violent repression and imprisonment.
Today in labor history April 28, 1945: Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement, killed Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci. Audisio was a communist and was later elected to parliament.
Today In Labor History April 8, 1943: The Nazis executed Otto and Elise Hampel for making anti-Nazi postcards and leaving them in public places. Hans Fallada wrote about them in his 1947 novel, Every Man Dies Alone (Alone in Berlin in the UK). The story was filmed in 2016 as Alone in Berlin.
Today in Labor History April 1, 1976: Surrealist artist, Max Ernst, died. In addition to his artwork, he was an anti-Fascist, who was literally chased out of France by the Gestapo. He opposed Stalin’s Moscow trials. And much of his art had anti-Fascist and anti-Stalinist themes. He produced his painting “Fireside Angel” (or “Angel of the Hearth and Home”) after the Spanish Republicans were defeated by the Fascists. Ernst said, “Now this was naturally an ironic title for a sort of ungainly beast that tramples down and destroys everything in its path. It was the impression I had at the time of what was likely to happen in the world, and I was right.”
Atene: Attivisti in solidarietà con la lotta di autodeterminazione del popolo palestinese, sventolano le bandiere della Palestina irrompendo nella parata nazionale greca, prima di essere bloccati dalla polizia.
#Athens: #Activists in solidarity with the #Palestinian people's struggle for self-determination wave Palestinian flags and burst into the #Greek national parade, before being blocked by the police.