OMG I just saw a 2 bedroom apartment in my hood for $3500 a month. I realize this is not too unusual, but dang! When my daughter was born our huge 2 bedroom (renovated but not a luxury gut job) was $295, a year later moved up to a 3 bedroom for $345. Rent is crazy. This is Uptown, not Downtown, geez.

#OtD 4 May 1978 Altab Ali, a young Bengali clothing worker, was murdered by racists in Whitechapel, East London, triggering a massive wave of protests. Learn more about British Asian struggles against racism at that time in our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/09/18/e28-29-asian-youth-movements-in-bradford/

Chill bird. #grickledoodle #puns #starwars #maythe4thbewithyou #birds #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

Hotvlē (Hod-ull-ee) means "wind" or "breeze" in Mvskoke

Hotvlē (Breeze) Flat Beadwork Earrings

https://cvkvlv.com/products/hotvle-breeze-flat-beadwork-earrings

#Beadwork #Mvskoke #Art #IndigenousArt #Native #Jewelry

#OtD 4 May 1970 the Kent State massacre took place when Ohio National Guard fired 67 rounds into a crowd of students protesting against the bombing of Cambodia, killing four and wounding nine others including bystanders. More about the war in our pod: https://workingclasshistory.com/2020/09/23/e43-46-the-movement-against-the-vietnam-war-in-the-us/

#OtD 4 May 1897 Giovannina Caleffi was born in Italy. Fought the fascists in the Spanish civil war with her husband, who was murdered by Stalinists. She was then jailed by German Nazis, then Italian fascists, then joined the Italian resistance https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10458/giovanina-caleffi

One more thing that's worth sharing: @bisonrimant was a real pleasure to work with*, and he's currently available for new commissions. If you want something beautiful, handcrafted, and wooden in your future, the time to strike is now.

* I've commissioned multiple custom swords over the years, and each one has turned into a slog of delays, poor communication, and missed expectations. Working with Bison was the exact opposite: clear proactive communication, expectations set and met, and a beautiful work of art delivered long before I expected it. 10/10

@pachli

i like it!

#OtD 4 May 1929 actress and member of the Dutch resistance Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium. She later worked as a courier for and performed in underground concerts to raise funds for the resistance during Holland's occupation. More in our tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@workingclasshistory/video/7060467134010313990

#OtD 4 May 1961 Freedom Riders began using direct action to fight segregation of interstate bus travel in the Southern United States. Despite police, KKK and racist violence they kept up the fight and by November they won https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10461/freedom-riders-began-direct-action

URGENT NATIVE #MUTUALAID

Pawnee woman w/2 kids needs funds for exit plan please.

Immediate need is met.

Long term need $1400 for rent/utilities/deposits. $25/$1400

Anything is appreciated. Mvto.

My pay links for anonymity here:
https://msha.ke/nativemutualaid

#settlersaturday #nativemutualaid #indigenousmutualaid #crowdfund #bipocmutualaid @IndigenousMutualAid

Today, I’m sharing that I have a pack of Steller’s Jay stationery papers available on my Goimagine storefront.

I’ve been trying to push the idea of getting offline and connecting without tech, and I think maybe sending letters on pretty paper can be a way of doing that. A nice pot of tea, some soft music… Once in a while it could be a nice thing.

And Mother’s Day is coming up. So…

https://goimagine.com/illustrated-california-scrub-jay-stationery-paper-pack-8-5x11-lined-and-unlined/

All the stuff I make with my art is printed by me in my own studio, using my own Human-made art that I’ve painted myself using Procreate.

Jus’ sayin’.

#art #FediGiftShop #birds #Birdart #stationery #letterwriting #correspondence #letters #paper #StellersJay #IndieArtist #HumanMade

#OtD 3 May 1886 during a strike for the eight-hour work day, Chicago police killed at least two workers when strikers confronted scabs. Anarchists called a rally in Haymarket Square for the next day https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/products/the-incomplete-true-authentic-and-wonderful-history-of-may-day-peter-linebaugh

On an average school day, harried students at UT #Austin rush across Speedway to get to class, stopping only to dodge a dangerously fast Lime scooter. On Monday, however, several students made a pitstop to get their makeup done by one of over a dozen drag performers. https://www.texasobserver.org/university-texas-students-day-of-drag-defiance/

#politics #USpol #UTAustin #drag #LGBTQIA+ #education #news

Check out the first 2 parts of a 3 part YouTube series from the Center for Political Education.
Part 1: The Privatization of Government: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_tfCXtS2FU&t=100s
Part 2: Ideologies & Endgames: https://blog.pmpress.org/2025/03/27/hostile-takeover-tech-capital-and-the-coup-of-the-us-government-part-2-endgames-and-ideologies/
Part 2 Features PM Press author of Three Way Fight: Revolutionary Politics and Antifascism, Matthew Lyons.

Has the recent industry turmoil of tariffs and other factors changed your art or the process of creating your art?

https://independentcreator.space/topic/29-creating-through-crisis-has-your-art-changed-during-industry-turmoil/#comment-35

#Creator #CreatorEconomy

Secret Panel HERE 🏃‍♂️ https://tapas.io/episode/953186

BUFFALO, NY: We are mobilizing to protest the arrest and detention of a group of UFW farm worker leaders we believe are being held at the Batavia ICE detention center.

We believe targeting known union supporters in the name of immigration “enforcement” is an outrage. These workers must be released.