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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
− | [[1855]] | + | [[1855]] — Author/anarchist [[Leo Tolstoy]] & [[Ivan Turgenev]] |
meet, beginning an often tempestuous friendship. | meet, beginning an often tempestuous friendship. | ||
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/gallery/galleryindex.htm#Tolstoy] | |
− | [[1855]] | + | [[1855]] — [[France]]: [[Emile Gravelle]] lives, Douai. Militant anarchist & |
naturalist. Collaborated with Henri Zisly & Henri Beylie. | naturalist. Collaborated with Henri Zisly & Henri Beylie. | ||
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/11ref.htm#21/1855] | |
− | [[1870]] | + | [[1870]] — [[Alexander Berkman]] lives, [[Vilna]], [[Russia]]. Wrote |
one of the classics of [[prison]] [[literature]], [[Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist]]. | one of the classics of [[prison]] [[literature]], [[Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist]]. | ||
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/gallery/galleryindex.htm#Berkman] | |
− | [[1880]] | + | [[1880]] — [[France]]: after six & a half years in exile, |
[[Louise Michel]] began her long journey home. Today, | [[Louise Michel]] began her long journey home. Today, | ||
Louise speaks at her first public meeting in Paris. Her | Louise speaks at her first public meeting in Paris. Her | ||
speeches were inspirational & effective. | speeches were inspirational & effective. | ||
− | [[1894]] | + | [[1894]] — [[Spain]]: In [[Barcelona]], [[Santiago Salvador Franch]] is executed. |
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/11ref.htm#21/1894] | |
− | [[1897]] | + | [[1897]] — [[Mollie Steimer]] lives. Russian-American- |
Jewish-Mexican anarchist & labor agitator. Her militant | Jewish-Mexican anarchist & labor agitator. Her militant | ||
activities got her deported from both the US in 1921 & | activities got her deported from both the US in 1921 & | ||
Russia (1923). Escaped a Nazi internment camp. | Russia (1923). Escaped a Nazi internment camp. | ||
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/11ref.htm#21/1897] | |
− | [[1897]] | + | [[1897]] — [[United States of America|US]]: [[Emma Goldman]], continues her heavy lecture |
campaign throughout the midwest. | campaign throughout the midwest. | ||
− | [[1921]] | + | [[1921]] — [[United States of America|US]]: At Allaire's Restaurant in [[New York City]] 175 |
people attend a ceremonial fundraising dinner to say farewell | people attend a ceremonial fundraising dinner to say farewell | ||
to Mollie Steimer, Hyman Lachowsky, Samuel Lipman, | to Mollie Steimer, Hyman Lachowsky, Samuel Lipman, | ||
& Jacob Abrams. | & Jacob Abrams. | ||
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The four, members of the anarchist Frayhayt group, are being | The four, members of the anarchist Frayhayt group, are being | ||
kicked out of the Land of the Free for publishing leaflets in 1918 | kicked out of the Land of the Free for publishing leaflets in 1918 | ||
opposing the American invasion of Russia that year. | opposing the American invasion of Russia that year. | ||
− | |||
See Fighting Faiths: The Abrams Case, the Supreme Court & | See Fighting Faiths: The Abrams Case, the Supreme Court & | ||
Free Speech, by Richard Polenberg | Free Speech, by Richard Polenberg | ||
− | [[1921]] | + | [[1921]] — [[United States of America|US]]: [[Columbine Massacre]] (the one you never heard about); |
[[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]] picketing miners massacred in [[Columbine]], [[Colorado]]. | [[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]] picketing miners massacred in [[Columbine]], [[Colorado]]. | ||
− | [[1922]] | + | [[1922]] — [[United States of America|US]]: [[Ricardo Flores Magón]], Mexican anarchist, author, |
dies at Leavenworth Penitentiary. Possibly murdered by prison | dies at Leavenworth Penitentiary. Possibly murdered by prison | ||
guards. His remains were returned to Mexico, where they rest | guards. His remains were returned to Mexico, where they rest | ||
at the Rotunda of Illustrious Men in Mexico City & he has a city | at the Rotunda of Illustrious Men in Mexico City & he has a city | ||
named after him. | named after him. | ||
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/media/libradocaratula.mid] | |
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/Encyclopedia/MagonRicardoFlores.htm] | |
− | [[1935]] | + | [[1935]] — [[England]]: In June of this year Emma Goldman began |
mobilizing anarchist writers & editors of the movement's | mobilizing anarchist writers & editors of the movement's | ||
press — for example, Rudolf Rocker, Max Nettlau, & Albert | press — for example, Rudolf Rocker, Max Nettlau, & Albert | ||
de Jong — to publish articles to mark [[Alexander Berkman]]'s | de Jong — to publish articles to mark [[Alexander Berkman]]'s | ||
65th birthday today. | 65th birthday today. | ||
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/11ref.htm#21/1935] | |
− | [[1954]] | + | [[1954]] — [[Chicago]]: Late this month [exact date unknown — ed.] |
The anarchist Catholic Dorothy Day notes: | The anarchist Catholic Dorothy Day notes: | ||
− | + | [http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/Encyclopedia/HennacyAmmon.htm] | |
− | [[1959]] | + | [[1959]] — [[France]]: [[Guy Debord]], questioned by the police tribunal |
about his participation in the Declaration on the Right to Insubordination | about his participation in the Declaration on the Right to Insubordination | ||
in the Algerian War, has it recorded in his deposition that by the fact | in the Algerian War, has it recorded in his deposition that by the fact | ||
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responsibility for publication & distribution... | responsibility for publication & distribution... | ||
− | [[1965]] | + | [[1965]] — Musician, singer, actress Bjork Gudmundsdottir lives, |
Reykjavik, Iceland. | Reykjavik, Iceland. | ||
− | [[1967]] | + | [[1967]] — [[United States of America|US]]: Want a Lift?: Exorcism of the [[Pentagon]], |
[[Washington, DC]] march: 50,000. 250 arrested | [[Washington, DC]] march: 50,000. 250 arrested | ||
including author/socialist Norman Mailer. | including author/socialist Norman Mailer. | ||
− | [[2001]] | + | [[2001]] — Mexican judge frees 6 paramilitaries convicted of |
the [[1997]] massacre 45 Indigenous at [[Acteal]], [[Chiapas]]. | the [[1997]] massacre 45 Indigenous at [[Acteal]], [[Chiapas]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[2007]] — [[Spain]]: [[Jose Manuel Ferreira Quintas]] dies in his prison cell. | ||
==External link== | ==External link== |
Revision as of 12:28, 22 December 2007
November 21 is the 21st day in November.
Events
1855 — Author/anarchist Leo Tolstoy & Ivan Turgenev meet, beginning an often tempestuous friendship. [1]
1855 — France: Emile Gravelle lives, Douai. Militant anarchist & naturalist. Collaborated with Henri Zisly & Henri Beylie. [2]
1870 — Alexander Berkman lives, Vilna, Russia. Wrote one of the classics of prison literature, Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist. [3]
1880 — France: after six & a half years in exile, Louise Michel began her long journey home. Today, Louise speaks at her first public meeting in Paris. Her speeches were inspirational & effective.
1894 — Spain: In Barcelona, Santiago Salvador Franch is executed. [4]
1897 — Mollie Steimer lives. Russian-American- Jewish-Mexican anarchist & labor agitator. Her militant activities got her deported from both the US in 1921 & Russia (1923). Escaped a Nazi internment camp. [5]
1897 — US: Emma Goldman, continues her heavy lecture campaign throughout the midwest.
1921 — US: At Allaire's Restaurant in New York City 175 people attend a ceremonial fundraising dinner to say farewell to Mollie Steimer, Hyman Lachowsky, Samuel Lipman, & Jacob Abrams. The four, members of the anarchist Frayhayt group, are being kicked out of the Land of the Free for publishing leaflets in 1918 opposing the American invasion of Russia that year. See Fighting Faiths: The Abrams Case, the Supreme Court & Free Speech, by Richard Polenberg
1921 — US: Columbine Massacre (the one you never heard about); IWW picketing miners massacred in Columbine, Colorado.
1922 — US: Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican anarchist, author, dies at Leavenworth Penitentiary. Possibly murdered by prison guards. His remains were returned to Mexico, where they rest at the Rotunda of Illustrious Men in Mexico City & he has a city named after him. [6] [7]
1935 — England: In June of this year Emma Goldman began mobilizing anarchist writers & editors of the movement's press — for example, Rudolf Rocker, Max Nettlau, & Albert de Jong — to publish articles to mark Alexander Berkman's 65th birthday today. [8]
1954 — Chicago: Late this month [exact date unknown — ed.] The anarchist Catholic Dorothy Day notes: [9]
1959 — France: Guy Debord, questioned by the police tribunal about his participation in the Declaration on the Right to Insubordination in the Algerian War, has it recorded in his deposition that by the fact of having signed the declaration alone, he assumes complete responsibility for publication & distribution...
1965 — Musician, singer, actress Bjork Gudmundsdottir lives, Reykjavik, Iceland.
1967 — US: Want a Lift?: Exorcism of the Pentagon, Washington, DC march: 50,000. 250 arrested including author/socialist Norman Mailer.
2001 — Mexican judge frees 6 paramilitaries convicted of the 1997 massacre 45 Indigenous at Acteal, Chiapas.
2007 — Spain: Jose Manuel Ferreira Quintas dies in his prison cell.