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| This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in South America (a region encompassing the [[List of States|states]] of [[Canada]], [[Greenland]], [[United States of America|USA]] and [[Mexico]]) that are relevant to [[Libertarian Socialism|libertarian socialism]]. | | This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in South America (a region encompassing the [[List of States|states]] of [[Canada]], [[Greenland]], [[United States of America|USA]] and [[Mexico]]) that are relevant to [[Anarchism|anarchism]]. |
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| == 1100s == | | == 1100s == |
| * 1100s: The first [[Hopi]] villages are established. | | * 1100s: [[Hopi]] villages are established. |
| * 1142: The [[Haudenosaunee Confederacy]] is created following an anti-authoritarian, egalitarian and [[Pacifism|pacifist]] revolution. | | * 1142: [[Haudenosaunee Confederacy]] created. |
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| == 1600s ==
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| * 1619: The [[Jamestown Craftsmen Strike]] occurs, as Polish immigrants go on strike for democratic rights which were built into the proto-racist policies of the colony.
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| * 1661: Indentured Servants Plot.
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| * 1680: Pueblo Revolt.
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| * 1683: [[Gove's Rebellion]] takes place as colonists revolt against the loss of democratic rights and an increase in taxes.
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| == 1700s == | | == 1700s == |
| * 1775: The [[American Revolution]] begins, becoming the first large-scale successful anti-colonial revolt in modern history. Despite many potentialities for progressive change, the revolt fails to sufficiently change the culture as the United States of America becomes a society built on [[White Supremacy|white supremacy]], [[patriarchy]] and [[capitalism]]. | | * 1775: [[American Revolution|American Revolution (USA)]] |
| * 1786: Paper Money Riot.
| | * 1905: The [[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]] is founded in Chicago. |
| * 1786: Farmers and veterans of the American Revolution in Massachusetts rise up against economic injustices and suspension of civil rights in [[Shay's Rebellion]].
| | * 1917: [[Camp Logan Mutiny]] (USA) |
| | | * 1969: [[Alcatraz Occupation]] (USA) |
| == 1800s ==
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| * 1826: First farmworkers strike in California.
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| * 1834: Lowell Mill girls strike.
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| * 1860: 20,000 shoemakers go on strike for better pay, which fails.
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| * 1864: 300 female collar laundry workers at 14 firms went on strike in Troy, NY demanding pay increases of 20-25%, and better health and safety.
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| * 1868: The [[South Carolina Commune]] is created, attempting to create a racially-equal, socialist society on a large scale.
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| * 1892: [[Alexander Berkman]] and [[Emma Goldman]] try to kill Henry Clay Frick in retaliation for Frick's hiring of [[Pinkerton]] detectives to break up the [[Homestead Strike]], resulting in the deaths of seven steelworkers. Although badly wounded, Frick survives, and Berkman is arrested and eventually sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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| == 1900s ==
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| * 1905: The [[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]] is founded at a conference of 200 anarchists, socialists and marxists in Chicago, USA. | |
| * 1909: The [[New York Shirtwaist Strike (1909)|New York Shirtwaist Strike]] occurs, as Jewish immigrant women workers go on strike against poor working conditions.
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| === 1910s ===
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| * 1910: Workers at the soon to be infamous Triangle Shirtwaist factory decided to end their five month long strike. They had won higher wages and reduced hours but failed to get union recognition.
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| * 1912: Bread and Roses Strike.
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| * 1913 10,000 clothing workers went on strike in Rochester, NY for the 8 hour day, a 10% wage increase, union recognition and better benefits. Ended in April after employers agreed not to discriminate against union members.
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| * 1913: thousands of women marched in Washington DC demanding the right to vote were attacked by a mob while police stood by. African-American women joined the parade despite the racism of organisers who tried to exclude them
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| * 1913: silk mill workers in Paterson, NJ went on strike demanding an 8-hour day and better conditions. It developed into a general strike of 25k mostly women & child workers organised by the [[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]].
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| * 1917: The [[Camp Logan Mutiny]] occurs in Texas as black soldiers attempt to resist racism and the police. | |
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| * 1919: The [[Seattle Uprising]] occurs in Seattle, Washington, USA as an attempted [[Anarcho-Syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalist]] revolution.
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| * 1919: inmates at Fort Leavenworth strike | |
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| === 1920s ===
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| === 1930s ===
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| * 1930: International Unemployment Day begins. 3000 unemployed workers demonstrated for jobs or relief payments in Los Angeles outside city hall during the great depression. The protest was broken up by police firing tear gas
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| * 1932: Ford Hunger Strike
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| * 1935: Tens of thousands of New Yorkers were stranded by a wildcat strike of elevator operators in the city.
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| * 1936: Akron Strike
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| * 1937: Woolworth's sitdown strike of women workers in Detroit began. 150 women occupied their workplace and won improved pay and conditions.
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| === 1940s ===
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| === 1950s ===
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| * 1954: a group of students at Indiana University started the Green Feather Movement to protest against a McCarthyist attempt to ban Robin Hood from school books for promoting communism.
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| * 1957: the 385 employees of the Pechter Baking Company in NYC walked out on solidarity strike when they were picketed by striking bagel bakers.
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| === 1960s ===
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| * 1962: Bagel bakers in NYC and Nassau country win a month-long strike for better conditions, winning more paid holidays and increased wages.
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| * 1963: The [[1963 Birmingham Uprising|Birmingham Uprising]] occurs in Birmington, Alabama, USA.
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| * 1968: Chicane high school students in East Los Angeles ignited a week of walkouts across the city by 15,000 students from 7 or more high schools. They were demanding more Latine teachers, and teaching of Mexican-American history.
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| * 1969: [[Black Panther Party|Black Panthers]] held an armed protest at the Olympia, WA capitol in protest at state attempts to disarm them. Lawmakers rushed through a ban on carrying weapons, and the NRA didn't oppose it.
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| === 1970s ===
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| * 1972: Thousands of autoworkers in Lordstown GM plant walked out on strike. They held out for 22 days and whilst concessions were won, the UAW union declared victory despite management not conceding to main grievances.
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| * 1972: Protests occur all over the world to protect feminist communist Angela Davis.
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| * 1972: [[Quebec General Strike (1972)|Quebec General Strike]] (Canada) | | * 1972: [[Quebec General Strike (1972)|Quebec General Strike]] (Canada) |
| * 1973: Armed indigenous rebels [[Wounded Knee Occupation|occupy the town]] of Wounded Knee. Despite state violence and killings they held out for 71 days and galvanised huge support. | | * 1976: [[Canadian General Strike (1976)|Canadian General Strike]] |
| * 1976: 8000 Anheuser-Busch workers, who bottled beers like Budweiser, Busch and Michelob, at 9 breweries went on strike and picketed out other workers. After 14 weeks they won pay increases of $2.25 per hour plus $0.40 per hour in fringe benefits
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| * 1979: Citizens across Maine, USA [[Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Protests|begin a campaign]] to close the Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.
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| === 1980s ===
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| * 1981: [[BC Telephone Work-In]] (Canada) | | * 1981: [[BC Telephone Work-In]] (Canada) |
| * 1982: [[Direct Action (Canada)|Direct Action]] carries out three bombings (Canada) | | * 1982: [[Direct Action (Canada)|Direct Action]] bombings (Canada) |
| * 1986: the Hormel meat plant in Ottumwa, IA, was shut down by a mass picket of strikers from the Austin plant, who were fighting pay cuts. Mgmt fired most of the staff, with support of the UFCW union. Workers fought until June but were defeated | | * 1989: [[Pittson Mine Strike (1989)|Pittson Mine Strike]] (USA) |
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| === 1990s ===
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| * 1990: [[Oka Uprising]] (Canada) | | * 1990: [[Oka Uprising]] (Canada) |
| * 1990: miners won a 10-month strike and occupation of Pittston Coal plant in Virginia. Sit-ins, sabotage and the actions of thousands of strike supporters and women played a key role in its success.
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| * 1992: A massive riot breaks out in Los Angeles against racism and police brutality.
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| * 1993: Navajo and Hopi tribes campaign to remain on Black Mesa lands and protect it from coal mining
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| * 1994: Hotel workers in Bermuda launch an [[1994 Bermuda Hotel Strike|unsuccessful strike]] over [[Wage Theft|wage theft]].
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| * 1995: The [[Gustafsen Lake Standoff]] occurs in British Columbia, Canada
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| * 1995: The [[Ipperwash Uprising]] occurs in Ontario, Canada.
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| * 1999: [[Battle of Seattle]] (USA) | | * 1999: [[Battle of Seattle]] (USA) |
| | | * 2016: [[Redneck Revolt]] founded (USA) |
| == 2000s ==
| | * 2018: [[Red for Ed (Strike Wave)|Red for Ed strike wave]] (USA) |
| * 2010: Colleges across California go on strike against a tuition hike.
| | * 2018: [[Marriott Hotels Strike (2018)|Marriott Hotels Strike]] (USA) |
| * 2014: Citizens in South Portland, Maine stop [[2014 South Portland Anti-Oil Campaign|a port upgrade]] that could exploit tar sand oil.
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| * 2015: Students in universities across Maine, USA win [[2015 UMaine Coal Disinvestment|a disinvestment campaign]] against the coal industry.
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| * 2015: 2000 prisoners at Willacy prison, Texas, rioted in protest at appalling conditions in the private facility, which included raw sewage, infestations of insects, maggots, inadequate medical care and sexual violence by guards.
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| * 2016: [[Redneck Revolt]] is founded in the US. | |
| * 2017: Parkdale Rent Strike.
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| * 2018: The [[Red for Ed (Strike Wave)|Red for Ed strike wave]] begins in schools across the US. | |
| * 2018: The [[Marriott Hotels Strike (2018)|Marriott Hotels Strike]] occurs, leading to a big increase in wages and better working conditions. | |
| * 2019: Flights into NYC's LaGuardia airport were halted by a sick-out of air-traffic controllers during a govt shutdown by Pres Donald Trump to try to get funding for a border wall. IRS and TSA workers had also called in sick. Just hours later, Trump caved.
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| == See Also == | | == See Also == |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Central America]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Central America]]
| | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in the Caribbean]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in the Caribbean]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in South America]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in South America]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Western Europe]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Western Europe]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Eastern Europe]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Northern Europe]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Northern Africa]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Southern Europe]]
| | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Western Africa]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Eastern Europe]]
| | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Middle Africa]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Northern Africa]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Eastern Africa]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Western Africa]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Southern Africa]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Middle Africa]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Western Asia]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Eastern Africa]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Northern Asia]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Southern Africa]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Southern Asia]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Western Asia]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Eastern Asia]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Northern Asia]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Southeast Asia]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Southern Asia]] | | * [[Timeline of Anarchism in Oceania]] |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Eastern Asia]] | |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Southeast Asia]] | |
| * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Oceania]] | |
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