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This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in Northern Europe that are relevant to libertarian socialism.

1800s

1817: Striking workers in Manchester, UK are massacred by the government as they demand economic equality and political rights.
1833: Workers in England campaign for the rights of collective bargaining and the release of political prisoners.
1842: The Plug Plot Riots occurs across Britain for workers rights and political freedoms.
1898: People across Finland begin to protest and resist campaigns by the Russian Empire to force Finns to give up their cultural identity, conscription and a lack of democratic rights.

1900s

1905: Norwegian women and workers win independence from Sweden.
1909: A general strike in Sweden fails to win its goals for more workers rights.
1910: The Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden is founded.
1913: A general strike in Ireland occurs, with workers fighting for the right to unionize, an 8-hour workday, pensions for workers and work for the unemployed.
1915: Women in Glasgow, Scotland lead a tenants movement which reduces rents and establishes legal rent controls.
1916: The Easter Rising occurs as rebels attempt to establish an independent Irish Republic.
1920: Danish workers strike for electoral reform.
1931: A general strike in Sweden successfully limits the power of the police and military.
1942: Norwegian teachers prevent the introduction of a fascist curriculum into schools.
1960: Scottish peace activists attempt to block the construction of a US navy base.
1963: Caribbean immigrants in Bristol, UK boycott buses and end racial discrimination in the law and hiring across the country.
1967: Protests in Northern Ireland break out for equality between Irish people and greater state housing.
1968: Women workers in Ford factories across the UK strike for equal pay with men.
1969: Sikh Transport Workers in the UK fight against racial discrimination in the workplace.
1969: British students force banks to stop investing in Apartheid South Africa.
1969: Lund's Anarchist Group is founded Lund, Sweden.
1971: Freetown Christiania is founded in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1976: People across Ireland the UK march for peace in Northern Ireland.
1976: IRA prisoners protest and strike for increased rights for prisoners in UK prisons.
1977: Environmentalists in Torness, UK block the construction of a nuclear power plant.
1978: Massive strikes sweep across the UK, being known as the 'Winter of Discontent'
1979: Environmentalist and indigenous activists in Norway stop the construction of the Alta Dam.
1980: UK steelworkers strike against wage cuts.
1981: Greenham Commons Women's Peace Camp is formed to block the housing of cruise missiles by the UK military.
1982: The Blitz House is started in Oslo, Norway.
1986: Print workers in London, UK fight against anti-union measures.
1987: Environmentalists in Estonia block the USSR from constructing toxic phosphorite mines.
1989: The Anti-Poll Tax Movement in the UK successfully blocks the introduction of the Poll Tax and causes the collapse of Margaret Thatcher's government.
1991: The Anti-Roads Movement in England attempts to block a three-kilometer long extension of the M3 highway between London and Southampton Port.
1993: The Swedish Anarcho-Syndicalist Youth Federation is founded.
1995: Dockworkers in Liverpool, UK strike for higher wages and benefits.
1995: The Battle of Brightlingsea occurs as environmentalists try to stop live animal exports from Brightlingsea Port, England.
1995: Prisoners across the UK strike for more rights and a reduction of control over prisoners by guards.
1998: A general strike in Denmark for better wages, holidays and job security fails.
1999: Björn Söderberg is murdered by neo-nazis in Sweden, as 20,000 - 40,000 people attend anti-fascist protests across the country and newspapers across the country admit their own anti-immigrant bias.^[1]

2000s

2006: The Invisible Party is founded in Sweden.
2006: Environmentalists in the UK force McDonalds to use more environmentally sustainable products.
2007: Environmentalists block the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Kingsnorth, UK.
2008: Environmentalists in the UK force the Unilever corporation to stop using Indonesian palm oil.
2009: A wildcat strike breaks out among Swedish alcohol workers.
2008: Prisoners across the UK go on hunger strike to reverse a smoking ban.
2009: Factory's across the UK are occupied in order to secure pay, pensions and job security.
2009: University Students across the UK force their universities to support Palestinians suffering from actions in Gaza.
2010: Workers across the UK strike against wage and pension cuts.
2010: University Students in the UK attempts to block tuition hikes, succeeding only in Wales.
2010: Dockworkers in Finland strike, disrupting 90% of Finland's international trade and quickly win higher wages.
2011: University of Glasgow students occupy campus buildings to prevent their closure, job security for university workers and free education.
2011: Protesters across Ireland block roads to prevent the closure of hospitals due to austerity.
2012: Estonian healthcare workers strike and win better wages and less working hours.
2013: Environmentalists and students force Universities across the UK to stop investing in fossil fuels.
2019: Migrant workers across Sweden win job security.

References

↑ https://libcom.org/history/1999-protests-against-fascist-murder-sweden

[1] ttps://libcom.org/history/1999-protests-against-fascist-murder-sweden

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 This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in Northern Europe that are relevant to [[Libertarian Socialism|libertarian socialism]].
+== 1800s ==
+* 1817: Striking workers in Manchester, UK are massacred by the government as they demand economic equality and political rights.
+* 1833: Workers in England campaign for the rights of collective bargaining and the release of political prisoners.
+* 1842: The Plug Plot Riots occurs across Britain for workers rights and political freedoms.
+* 1898: People across Finland begin to protest and resist campaigns by the [[Russian Empire]] to force Finns to give up their cultural identity, conscription and a lack of democratic rights.
 == 1900s ==
+* 1905: Norwegian women and workers win independence from Sweden.
+* 1909: A general strike in Sweden fails to win its goals for more workers rights.
 * 1910: The [[Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden]] is founded.
+* 1913: A general strike in Ireland occurs, with workers fighting for the right to unionize, an 8-hour workday, pensions for workers and work for the unemployed.
+* 1915: Women in Glasgow, Scotland lead a tenants movement which reduces rents and establishes legal rent controls.
+* 1916: The Easter Rising occurs as rebels attempt to establish an independent Irish Republic.
+* 1920: Danish workers strike for electoral reform.
+* 1931: A general strike in Sweden successfully limits the power of the police and military.
+* 1942: Norwegian teachers prevent the introduction of a fascist curriculum into schools.
+* 1960: Scottish peace activists attempt to block the construction of a US navy base.
+* 1963: Caribbean immigrants in Bristol, UK boycott buses and end racial discrimination in the law and hiring across the country.
+* 1967: Protests in Northern Ireland break out for equality between Irish people and greater state housing.
+* 1968: Women workers in Ford factories across the UK strike for equal pay with men.
+* 1969: Sikh Transport Workers in the UK fight against racial discrimination in the workplace.
+* 1969: British students force banks to stop investing in Apartheid South Africa.
 * 1969: [[Lund's Anarchist Group]] is founded Lund, Sweden.
-* 1971: [[Freetown Christiania]]''' '''is born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
+* 1971: [[Freetown Christiania]]''' '''is founded in Copenhagen, Denmark.
+* 1976: People across Ireland the UK march for peace in Northern Ireland.
+* 1976: IRA prisoners protest and strike for increased rights for prisoners in UK prisons.
+* 1977: Environmentalists in Torness, UK block the construction of a nuclear power plant.
+* 1978: Massive strikes sweep across the UK, being known as the 'Winter of Discontent'
+* 1979: Environmentalist and indigenous activists in Norway stop the construction of the Alta Dam.
+* 1980: UK steelworkers strike against wage cuts.
+* 1981: [[Greenham Commons Women's Peace Camp]] is formed to block the housing of cruise missiles by the UK military.
 * 1982: The [[Blitz House]] is started in Oslo, Norway.
+* 1986: Print workers in London, UK fight against anti-union measures.
+* 1987: Environmentalists in Estonia block the USSR from constructing toxic phosphorite mines.
+* 1989: The Anti-Poll Tax Movement in the UK successfully blocks the introduction of the Poll Tax and causes the collapse of Margaret Thatcher's government.
+* 1991: The Anti-Roads Movement in England attempts to block a three-kilometer long extension of the M3 highway between London and Southampton Port.
 * 1993: The [[Swedish Anarcho-Syndicalist Youth Federation]] is founded.
+* 1995: Dockworkers in Liverpool, UK strike for higher wages and benefits.
+* 1995: The Battle of Brightlingsea occurs as environmentalists try to stop live animal exports from Brightlingsea Port, England.
+* 1995: Prisoners across the UK strike for more rights and a reduction of control over prisoners by guards.
+* 1998: A general strike in Denmark for better wages, holidays and job security fails.
+* 1999: [[Björn Söderberg]] is murdered by neo-nazis in Sweden, as 20,000 - 40,000 people attend anti-fascist protests across the country and newspapers across the country admit their own anti-immigrant bias.<ref>https://libcom.org/history/1999-protests-against-fascist-murder-sweden</ref>
+== 2000s ==
 * 2006: The [[Invisible Party]] is founded in Sweden.
+* 2006: Environmentalists in the UK force McDonalds to use more environmentally sustainable products.
+* 2007: Environmentalists block the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Kingsnorth, UK.
+* 2008: Environmentalists in the UK force the Unilever corporation to stop using Indonesian palm oil.
+* 2009: A wildcat strike breaks out among Swedish alcohol workers.
+* 2008: Prisoners across the UK go on hunger strike to reverse a smoking ban.
+* 2009: Factory's across the UK are occupied in order to secure pay, pensions and job security.
+* 2009: University Students across the UK force their universities to support Palestinians suffering from actions in Gaza.
+* 2010: Workers across the UK strike against wage and pension cuts.
+* 2010: University Students in the UK attempts to block tuition hikes, succeeding only in Wales.
+* 2010: Dockworkers in Finland strike, disrupting 90% of Finland's international trade and quickly win higher wages.
+* 2011: University of Glasgow students occupy campus buildings to prevent their closure, job security for university workers and free education.
+* 2011: Protesters across Ireland block roads to prevent the closure of hospitals due to austerity.
+* 2012: Estonian healthcare workers strike and win better wages and less working hours.
+* 2013: Environmentalists and students force Universities across the UK to stop investing in fossil fuels.
+* 2019: Migrant workers across Sweden win job security.
 == See Also ==
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 * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Southeast Asia]]
 * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Oceania]]
-[[Category:Europe]]
+== References ==
+<references />[[Category:Europe]]
 [[Category:Northern Europe]]
 [[Category:Timelines]]