Photographs of and information about Loukanikos, “sausage”, the most famous of the stray Greek “riot dogs” who joined demonstrations and strikes in Athens in the 2000-2010s. Continue reading “Loukanikos, the most famous Greek “riot dog””
More information about Working Class Literature
One of the Working Class History team has started a new sister podcast to ours, taking a radical look at fiction and culture. Check out this short audio introduction. Continue reading “More information about Working Class Literature”
Negro Matapacos: Chile’s “riot dog”
Gallery of images of Negro Matapacos (“Black Cop-Killer”), a famous stray dog from the streets of Santiago who joined student protests across the city from 2010, and in particular during the 2011 movement for free education. Continue reading “Negro Matapacos: Chile’s “riot dog””
Working Class History turns 5: fundraising appeal
Today, 30 July, is the 5th anniversary of the start of the Working Class History project. So we are launching a birthday appeal to try to make WCH sustainable in the long-term. Now more than ever, we think it’s vitally important to learn the lessons of our history, so we can organise and win victories in the present. Continue reading “Working Class History turns 5: fundraising appeal”
Introducing Working Class Literature
Following on from the success of the Working Class History podcast and social media pages, we recently decided to start a new sister project: Working Class Literature. Continue reading “Introducing Working Class Literature”
Working Class History in Arabic
We are very pleased to announce the launch of Arabic language WCH pages, run by our friends, to help promote radical and people’s history to the world’s 230 million Arabic speakers. Continue reading “Working Class History in Arabic”
New ways to follow WCH
Thanks to the generous support of our patrons, we have been able to properly start Working Class History accounts on instagram, tumblr and Pinterest, so please give us a follow and share with your social networks. Continue reading “New ways to follow WCH”
You can now support Working Class History on Patreon
We have loads of exciting projects in the pipeline, like a podcast, a WCH website with browsable timelines and maps of radical history, viral videos and even a phone app, but we need your support so please become a patron of us here on patreon!
patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Launch statement
Today, 30 July, anniversary of the first recorded strike in North American history, we are launching a new working class history page on Facebook to celebrate our history: people’s history. Continue reading “Launch statement”