Monthly Archives: April 2013

Hong Kong port workers on strike!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by blackorchidcollective

For more updates and donations, see here Hong Kong port workers have been on strike for 3 weeks now. pushing for wage increases and better working conditions. Hong Kong is the third busiest port in the world. The workers’ actions … Continue reading →

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Report back: Idle No More goes to the Port of Seattle

Posted on April 6, 2013 by amarant0

On March 21st, with high energy, dozens of handmade signs, and drums, 200-300 people rallied at Westlake in downtown Seattle and marched 3.8 miles to the port of Seattle and SSA Marine’s office in protest against the proposed coal terminals … Continue reading →

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“We are not machines!” Chinese class struggle reading/film series

Posted on April 4, 2013 by blackorchidcollective

Please join our friends and us for a 5-week reading/film series on Chinese class struggle. We are organizing this collective study group leading up to a talk in mid May by a member of the gongchao collective, who has conducted … Continue reading →

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