2011: Syrian Women Blockade Highway In the early days of the protests in Syria 2011 the women and children of the village of Bayda responded to the mass arrest of the men of the…
1919: Costa Rican Women Teachers Defy Dictator The attacks on education and educators by the Tinoco dictatorship in Costa Rica led to an opposition movement led by female students and teachers…
1995: Full Sutton Prisoners Strike History of a strike at Full Sutton prison that was broken up by the riot squad
1971: New Mexican Prison Strike This strike by New Mexico penitentiary inmates has been overshadowed by the more violent and dramatic uprising in 1980, though many of the causes…
1973: Prisoners Take Control of Walpole Prison In 1973 inmates at Walpole prison took advantage of a prison guards strike to take control of the day to day running of the facility.
1908-10: Spokane Free Speech Fight Account of the free speech and anti job sharking campaign carried out by the Spokane Wobblies.
1977-88: Brazilian Rubber Tappers Campaign Against Deforestation Article about the attempt of Rubber Tappers to organise that was linked to the struggle to protect…
2011-12: Disabled Bolivians March to La Paz In 2011 a group of disabled Bolivians marched through the country to the capitol to push for increased support and to combat stigma. They were…
1956: Haitian General Strike Against Dictator In 1956 Haitian workers and students turned to mass demonstrations, blockades and a general strike to rid itself of a Dictator Paul Eugène…
1944: Guatemala General Strike Overthrows Dictator Workers and students in neighbouring El Salvador had driven out their dictator by using a general strike to cripple the regime. That same year…
1922: Guayaquil General Strike Workers in the southern Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil struck due to increased economic pressures. The strike brought the city to a halt and gained…