Showing posts with label worker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label worker. Show all posts

27 February 2011

Worker Solidarity Rally at the Washington State Capitol Campus February 2011

On Saturday 26 February 2011, thousands of people gathered to rally in support of worker rights.

Here's a photo, and there is more of the story here on OlyBlog.

Labor Rally Inside the Washington State Legislative Building

This photo shows the scene as the inside rally was winding down. At one point, the building was packed with people, as some of the links to video in the comments section of the above linked post to OlyBlog will show.

05 December 2008

Dorothy Day

"Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy rotten system." - Dorothy Day

"The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?" - Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933.

More information from Wikipedia: Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist turned anarchist, social activist and ultimately a devout Catholic. She became known for her social justice campaigns in defense of the poor, forsaken, hungry and homeless. Day, with Peter Maurin, founded the Catholic Worker movement in 1933, espousing nonviolence, and hospitality for the impoverished and downtrodden.
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photo by Bob Fitch