Introducing a brand-new daily podcast from the team at WCH. On This Day in Working Class History is a brief reminder each morning of our collective struggles for a better world which have taken place on this date in history.
Continue reading “New daily podcast: On This Day in Working Class History”Embed WCH On This Day In History to your website easily
Do you have a website or blog? If so, there is a super simple way you can generate dynamic content every day of the year: by embedding our On This Day in History widget.
Continue reading “Embed WCH On This Day In History to your website easily”New WCH Stories App and Map
We are super excited to announce that after six years of work we have finally been able to complete building an interactive Stories web app containing all of our historical stories. On top of this, we have also built a Map, where you can browse our stories geographically, to connect with our collective people’s history where you live, work and travel.
Continue reading “New WCH Stories App and Map”WCH on Mastodon
With the takeover of Twitter by the world’s richest man, which has led to a surge in hate speech, the reinstatement of white supremacist, fascist and neo-Nazi accounts, and the bannings of numerous anti-fascist accounts, WCH has been prioritising expanding our presence on Mastodon, an alternative, open source social media platform. This is our quick guide on how you can get on Mastodon and follow us.
Continue reading “WCH on Mastodon”T-Shirt of the Month Collaboration
We are excited to announce our new ‘T-Shirt of the Month’ project, a new collaboration with our friends at dna merch, a social enterprise based in Berlin and ally of the transnational workers’ network, ExChains and the Humana Nova worker-owned textile co-operative.
Continue reading “T-Shirt of the Month Collaboration”Working Class History: the book!
We are super happy to announce that we have just published our first book, Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion.
WCH collaboration with Collecteurs
Working Class History has contributed numerous essays to the 1-31 digital collection, curated by Adam Carr at Collecteurs. Check them out after the jump. Continue reading “WCH collaboration with Collecteurs”
Loukanikos, the most famous Greek “riot dog”
Information about and merch celebrating 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”
Negro Matapacos (“Black Cop-Killer”) was a famous stray dog from thestreets 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””