May Day
May Day
May Day
Μάιος 1886 Σικάγο
Η ΠΡΩΤΗ διεκδίκηση για Ανθρώπινη Μεταχείριση στην έμμισθη εργασία
"The happy idea of using a proletarian holiday celebration as a means to attain the eight-hour day was first born in Australia. The workers there decided in 1856 to organize a day of complete stoppage together with meetings and entertainment as a demonstration in favor of the eight-hour day. The day of this celebration was to be April 21. At first, the Australian workers intended this only for the year 1856. But this first celebration had such a strong effect on the proletarian masses of Australia, enlivening them and leading to new agitation, that it was decided to repeat the celebration every year.
In fact, what could give the workers greater courage and faith in their own strength than a mass work stoppage which they had decided themselves? What could give more courage to the eternal slaves of the factories and the workshops than the mustering of their own troops? Thus, the idea of a proletarian celebration was quickly accepted and, from Australia, began to spread to other countries until finally it had conquered the whole proletarian world.
The first to follow the example of the Australian workers were the Americans. In 1886 they decided that May 1 should be the day of universal work stoppage. On this day 200,000 of them left their work and demanded the eight-hour day. Later, police and legal harassment prevented the workers for many years from repeating this [size] demonstration. However in 1888 they renewed their decision and decided that the next celebration would be May 1, 1890. [...]
Rosa Luxemburg
All We Are Saying
is
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!!!
John Lennon
In fact, what could give the workers greater courage and faith in their own strength than a mass work stoppage which they had decided themselves? What could give more courage to the eternal slaves of the factories and the workshops than the mustering of their own troops? Thus, the idea of a proletarian celebration was quickly accepted and, from Australia, began to spread to other countries until finally it had conquered the whole proletarian world.
The first to follow the example of the Australian workers were the Americans. In 1886 they decided that May 1 should be the day of universal work stoppage. On this day 200,000 of them left their work and demanded the eight-hour day. Later, police and legal harassment prevented the workers for many years from repeating this [size] demonstration. However in 1888 they renewed their decision and decided that the next celebration would be May 1, 1890. [...]
Rosa Luxemburg
All We Are Saying
is
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!!!
John Lennon
Κατατοπιστικό, εύστοχο, δηκτικό, σεμνό,.....
ReplyDeleteΣυγχαίρω καλή μου Lucy.
Aκόμα μια φορά.
@Ηλία,
ReplyDeleteευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ!
Από όλους τους όμορφους χαρακτηρισμούς σου,
με συνεπήρε το "σεμνό"!!
:-)))
Καταπληκτικο ποστ.
ReplyDeleteΜπραβο Lucy.
ζερο.
@zero,
ReplyDeleteκαλησπέρα!
Σ' ευχαριστώ πολύ!
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@Δημήτριε,
ReplyDeleteκαλησπέρα!
Αυτό θα μπορούσε κάλλιστα, να είναι ένα ποστ στο μπλογκ σου!
Βέβαια, πιστεύω, ότι όντως κάποιες αξίες καταρρακώνονται καθημερινά, αλλά αυτές είναι οι αξίες της αξιοπρέπειας της αλληλεγγύης και του ουμανισμού, όχι με την στενή θρησκευτική έννοια, αλλά με την φιλοσοφική.
Δεν αρκούν πλέον τα ηθικοπλαστικά διδάγματα, χρειάζονται βαθειές τομές για να φτιάξουν κάποιες καταστάσεις.
Η γνώμη μου;;;
ΠΑΙΔΕΙΑ!!!
Καλό απόγευμα!
:-))
Επειδη στις Η.Π.Α. ηθελαν να ξεχασουν την 'υποθεση' Haymarket,καθιερωσαν ως laybour day την 1η Σεπτεμβριου.-ΑΤΠ-
ReplyDeleteΚάποιοι θέλουν να ξεχαστούν πολλά πράγματα, αλλά δυστυχώς γι' αυτούς,
ReplyDeleteαυτό είναι αδύνατον!
Ευτυχώς για κάποιους άλλους!
:-))