#OtD 11 Jan 1912 the Bread & Roses strike of @IWW women textile workers in New England against pay cuts broke out. Within a week 20k were out. Despite savage repression they held out for 2 months and won all of their demands. Learn more about IWW women: workingclasshistory.com/2018/12/02/e16…

#OtD 18 Jan 1958 the Battle of Hayes Pond took place in NC when Native Americans routed a KKK rally. 500 Lumbee armed with shotguns and clubs attacked the white supremacist protest forcing them to flee, and celebrated by burning KKK banners and robes.

Radical Teacher welcomes proposals for its Fellowship Grant to support the time that activist-scholar-teachers put into pedagogical/educational work. Apply here: tinyurl.com/4njdxsdx Radical Teacher Joseph Entin @paul_lauter Journal of Working-Class Studies Working-Class Studies Association

The Woody Guthrie Center® is proud to have been nominated in this year's USA TODAY USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice poll for Best Music Museum. Vote for Woody: bit.ly/WGCUSAToday

Excited to announce our first publication: "Taking the Great Leap Forwards: Teaching Woody Guthrie in the Classroom" Working-Class Studies Association Billy Bragg Woody Guthrie Center Woody Guthrie Journal of Working-Class Studies Mark Fernandez @cpcarney Michele Fazio tinyurl.com/2s46b87d

40 years ago today I carried my trusty Arbiter guitar and Cube 60 amp into the demo studio in the offices of Chappell Music near Marble Arch and over three intense days recorded my debut album Life's A Riot. Lots of 40th anniversary fun planned over the next 12 months. Stay tuned

Meet Court Carney! teachingwoodycollective.com/2023/03/07/ros…

Celebrate TEN years of the Woody Guthrie Center with us May 5-7. We're excited for an unforgettable weekend filled with music, art and community as we honor Woody's legacy. woodyguthriecenter.org/10year/ #WGC10

So excited to be a part of this event! @cpcarney Mark Fernandez Woody Guthrie Center

#OtD 1 May 1886, 300,000-500,000 workers went on strike and rallies were held throughout the United States, with the cry, "Eight-hour day with no cut in pay." This strike would lead to the Chicago Haymarket Affair and the start of May Day itself shop.workingclasshistory.com/en-gb/products…

This weekend, we'll celebrate 10 years of the Woody Guthrie Center with free live performances at Guthrie Green, free family-friendly activities, free admission to the center and more. More details at woodyguthriecenter.org/10year. #WGC10

Honored to take part in the symposium, "Rewriting America: Reconsidering the Federal Writers' Project 80 Years Later," at the Library of Congress. #oralhistory #libraryofcongress guides.loc.gov/2023-federal-w…

tmrw in DC, the Library of Congress is hosting this symposium on the Federal Writers' Project. looks fantastic and it's free! featuring writers & scholars from whom I've learned a great deal about the FWP: loc.gov/item/event-408…

Since I saw that clip of Oliver Anthony singing 'Rich Men North of Richmond', the ghost of Woody Guthrie has been whispering in my ear. So today I sat down and wrote this response youtube.com/watch?v=qGNFR7…

#OtD 23 Aug 1927 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, anarchist workers and Italian immigrants, were executed in Boston, Massachusetts for a murder which neither committed – the real perpetrator had even admitted the crime. Learn more: libcom.org/history/1916-1…

very excited to see that Rep. Ted Lieu & Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández have reintroduced legislation to create a 21st-Century Federal Writers' Project, reviving & extending the FWP's participatory, grassroots self-portrait of the USA - a crucial undertaking! lieu.house.gov/media-center/p…

Reading this today.Journal of Working-Class Studies Working-Class Studies Association Teaching Woody Guthrie Collective Kim Kelly

**𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞** 𝐃𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥. & 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭.

Excited to announce our new podcast, Folk Matters, is now available. It’s about Woody, his legacy, and so much more. Our first episode features Billy Bragg! Woody Guthrie Center Woody Guthrie Fest Billy Bragg Listen here: soundcloud.com/teachingwoodyc… Happy Birthday, Woody!