The San Diego Free Speech Fight
1912: The San Diego Free Spech Fight
(excerpt from Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See, The New Press: 2003 by Jim Miller) A history of the most violent of the Free Speech Fights. A combination of police brutality and vigilante terror was unleashed against the IWW and the workers of San Diego, including torture and murder.
The Magonista Revolt in Tijuana: A Prelude to the San Diego Free Speech Fight
(excerpt from Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See; The New Press: 2003, by Jim Miller) An account of the revolt in Baja Mexico that peaked when the mixed rebel army captured Tijuana. The revolt involved a mix of Mexican anarchists, indigenous scouts and American Wobblies and Socialists.
Montana Wobblies, Antifa Out-Organize Nazis
Database of repression of the IWW, 1906-1920
Shooter of unarmed anti-racist walks free; authorities silent
Fellow Worker and GDC Member Shot at anti-fascist protest in Seattle
On the evening of Friday, January 20th, a comrade of ours was shot in the stomach in the most public place on the University of Washington’s campus in Seattle – a place called “Red Square” for the color of its bricks rather than its politics.
This Fellow Worker (what members of the IWW call ourselves) and Defender (for GDC members) is a longtime anti-fascist and dedicated activist, a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the General Defense Committee of the IWW. He’s currently in critical condition at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. They have a Level One Trauma center, so it’s likely he is receiving the best quality care available, for which we are deeply grateful.
1909: Missoula Free Speech Fight
History of the first free speech fight conducted by the IWW.