Did you know that the first gay marriage in the Philippines took place in the guerrilla territories of the New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines? In 2005, the revolutionary LGBTQI+ marriage broke legal barriers to gay marriage.
“The only way the LGBTQ community can find liberation from gender oppression is to topple down class oppression,” according to a gay party member, who also added, “We should forge unity with other classes and sectors against a common enemy. Gay or not, we are all victims of imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucrat capitalism.”
In the 1990s, the party accepted the idea that all LGBTQI+ relationships should be considered equal to heterosexual ones. A 2019 Social Weather Stations survey shows that 60% of Filipinos believe the LGBTQI+ community is discriminated against.
“The only way the LGBTQ community can find liberation from gender oppression is to topple down class oppression,” according to a gay party member, who also added, “We should forge unity with other classes and sectors against a common enemy. Gay or not, we are all victims of imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucrat capitalism.”
In the 1990s, the party accepted the idea that all LGBTQI+ relationships should be considered equal to heterosexual ones. A 2019 Social Weather Stations survey shows that 60% of Filipinos believe the LGBTQI+ community is discriminated against.
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On this day, 11 June 1943, Karl Gorath, a 20-year-old gay German nurse, was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. He was first arrested for homosexuality after being denounced by a jealous lover in 1939, and given a prison sentence. After his release he was sent to the Neuengamme concentration camp, where he was made to wear a pink triangle denoting LGBT+ prisoners. Working in the camp's health department, with some comrades he attempted to smuggle food to Russian prisoners, who were being starved to death. Their plan was discovered by the Nazis, who then sentenced Gorath to transportation to Auschwitz as a criminal and political prisoner, to be denoted with a red triangle.Despite contracting dysentery, he managed to survive the war and was released in 1945. But within a few months he was arrested again by West German authorities, who had kept the homophobic Nazi laws intact. His case was overseen by the same judge, who greeted him with the words "You are already here again!" and gave him the maximum sentence of five years. His lawyer requested that his time served in the concentration camps be counted as part of this, but his request was denied.After his release, because of his convictions he was unable to get a job for a decade. And when the time came to draw his pension, his years interned in concentration camps were deducted from his allowance, as were his unemployment payments.He died in 2003, having never received compensation for his treatment, unlike some other Holocaust survivors.He told his story in a 2000 documentary, "Paragraph 175", named after the relevant section of the penal code.
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On this day, 11 June 1943, Karl Gorath, a 20-year-old gay German nurse, was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. He was first arrested for homosexuality after being denounced by a jealous lover in 1939, and given a prison sentence. After his release he was sent to the Neuengamme concentration camp, where he was made to wear a pink triangle denoting LGBT+ prisoners. Working in the camp's health department, with some comrades he attempted to smuggle food to Russian prisoners, who were being starved to death. Their plan was discovered by the Nazis, who then sentenced Gorath to transportation to Auschwitz as a criminal and political prisoner, to be denoted with a red triangle.Despite contracting dysentery, he managed to survive the war and was released in 1945. But within a few months he was arrested again by West German authorities, who had kept the homophobic Nazi laws intact. His case was overseen by the same judge, who greeted him with the words "You are already here again!" and gave him the maximum sentence of five years. His lawyer requested that his time served in the concentration camps be counted as part of this, but his request was denied.After his release, because of his convictions he was unable to get a job for a decade. And when the time came to draw his pension, his years interned in concentration camps were deducted from his allowance, as were his unemployment payments.He died in 2003, having never received compensation for his treatment, unlike some other Holocaust survivors.He told his story in a 2000 documentary, "Paragraph 175", named after the relevant section of the penal code.
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On this day, 11 June 1919, racist rioting broke out in Cardiff, Wales, when white, mostly ex-servicemen attacked local residents of Afro-Caribbean, Somali, Malay, and Yemeni descent.Experiencing considerable hardship after the end of World War I, many ex-servicemen were in dire financial straits, and had been encouraged by racist media, as well as some unions, to see workers of colour as having taken some of "their" jobs and housing. Tensions erupted on June 11 after a confrontation between a group of Black and white men in the Butetown area of area of the city escalated. Mobs of whites then attacked houses where Black and Arab workers lived, smashing windows, wrecking interiors and throwing furniture into the street. People of colour then began to defend themselves, boarding themselves inside their homes and arming themselves with stones and rocks.One man, a ship's fireman called Mohammed Abdullah was attacked and soon died in hospital with a fractured skull. By the time the disturbances ended three days later, three other men were dead, although it is unclear if one of those deaths was related to the riots as such.The riots in Cardiff were just one of several such incidents around Britain in 1919. Other racist mob attacks on African, Chinese, South Asian, Afro-Caribbean and Arab workers – usually seamen – also broke out in cities like London, Glasgow, Newport, Liverpool, Salford, South Shields, Barry and Hull. Shamefully, in some cases the violence was egged on by union leaders like Manny Shinwell, later a Labour MP, who demanded "action" against Black sailors on the morning of an attack on sailors from Sierra Leone in Glasgow earlier that year.
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On this day, 11 June 1919, racist rioting broke out in Cardiff, Wales, when white, mostly ex-servicemen attacked local residents of Afro-Caribbean, Somali, Malay, and Yemeni descent.Experiencing considerable hardship after the end of World War I, many ex-servicemen were in dire financial straits, and had been encouraged by racist media, as well as some unions, to see workers of colour as having taken some of "their" jobs and housing. Tensions erupted on June 11 after a confrontation between a group of Black and white men in the Butetown area of area of the city escalated. Mobs of whites then attacked houses where Black and Arab workers lived, smashing windows, wrecking interiors and throwing furniture into the street. People of colour then began to defend themselves, boarding themselves inside their homes and arming themselves with stones and rocks.One man, a ship's fireman called Mohammed Abdullah was attacked and soon died in hospital with a fractured skull. By the time the disturbances ended three days later, three other men were dead, although it is unclear if one of those deaths was related to the riots as such.The riots in Cardiff were just one of several such incidents around Britain in 1919. Other racist mob attacks on African, Chinese, South Asian, Afro-Caribbean and Arab workers – usually seamen – also broke out in cities like London, Glasgow, Newport, Liverpool, Salford, South Shields, Barry and Hull. Shamefully, in some cases the violence was egged on by union leaders like Manny Shinwell, later a Labour MP, who demanded "action" against Black sailors on the morning of an attack on sailors from Sierra Leone in Glasgow earlier that year.
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"V.I. Lenin with the Latvian riflemen in the Kremlin on May 1, 1918", painting by Oto Skulme, 1957
The art of any propagandist and agitator consists in his ability to find the best means of influencing any given audience, by presenting a definite truth, in such a way as to make it most convincing, most easy to digest, most graphic, and most strongly impressive.
Lenin, The Slogans and Organisation of Social-Democratic Work (1919)
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The art of any propagandist and agitator consists in his ability to find the best means of influencing any given audience, by presenting a definite truth, in such a way as to make it most convincing, most easy to digest, most graphic, and most strongly impressive.
Lenin, The Slogans and Organisation of Social-Democratic Work (1919)
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#Communism, in its purest form, is not about eliminating the educated (Scientists, inventors and explorers); it's about creating a society where everyone has the potential to become educated. It's about nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and empowering individuals to make their mark on the world. It's about recognizing that true progress stems not from the achievements of a select few, but from the collective brilliance of the many.
The history of #socialist nations is replete with examples of individuals from humble beginnings rising to extraordinary heights. Yuri Gagarin, the first man to venture into space, epitomizes this spirit of empowerment.
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#Communism, in its purest form, is not about eliminating the educated (Scientists, inventors and explorers); it's about creating a society where everyone has the potential to become educated. It's about nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and empowering individuals to make their mark on the world. It's about recognizing that true progress stems not from the achievements of a select few, but from the collective brilliance of the many.
The history of #socialist nations is replete with examples of individuals from humble beginnings rising to extraordinary heights. Yuri Gagarin, the first man to venture into space, epitomizes this spirit of empowerment.
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In contrast to capitalist societies where #women are confined and commodified, #communism champions the equality of women and men, dismantling any barriers that restrict their potential.
Under communism, women are not relegated to the domestic sphere or bound by traditional gender roles. Instead, they stand shoulder to shoulder with men as equal partners in shaping the world.
In a #communist society, women are not merely seen as wives and mothers; they are recognized as agents of change, innovators, and leaders, their voices echoing with equal resonance alongside those of men.
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Under communism, women are not relegated to the domestic sphere or bound by traditional gender roles. Instead, they stand shoulder to shoulder with men as equal partners in shaping the world.
In a #communist society, women are not merely seen as wives and mothers; they are recognized as agents of change, innovators, and leaders, their voices echoing with equal resonance alongside those of men.
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Known as the Great Patriotic War in the #USSR the Second World War left deep social scars and trauma that it took many years for the #Soviet Union to recover from, though the rebuilding of the country and the economy in the wake of the war is one of the great accomplishments of Soviet socialism. It would be less than a generation before the USSR would launch the first satellite and then the first man and woman into space.
Here we look at a portfolio of the work of #Ukrainian artists, many of whom were Red Army veterans, that tackles powerful themes around this time of great sacrifice. It was published in the USSR in 1972.
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https://telegra.ph/Loss-Sacrifice-and-Victory----Second-World-War-Art-of-the-Soviet-Ukraine-06-12
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Here we look at a portfolio of the work of #Ukrainian artists, many of whom were Red Army veterans, that tackles powerful themes around this time of great sacrifice. It was published in the USSR in 1972.
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https://telegra.ph/Loss-Sacrifice-and-Victory----Second-World-War-Art-of-the-Soviet-Ukraine-06-12
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“The revolution is made through human beings, but individuals must forge their revolutionary spirit day by day”
― Ernesto "Che" Guevara
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"Marx in the style of Van Gogh" By AI
Natural science will in time incorporate into itself the science of man, just as the science of man will incorporate into itself natural science: there will be one science.
Marx, Private Property and Communism (1844)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manunoscripts/comm.htm#44CC8
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Natural science will in time incorporate into itself the science of man, just as the science of man will incorporate into itself natural science: there will be one science.
Marx, Private Property and Communism (1844)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manunoscripts/comm.htm#44CC8
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On this day, 12 June 1963, Medgar Wiley Evers, a Black civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi, was shot in the back and killed by Byron De La Beckwith as he pulled into his driveway after returning from a meeting in the early morning. Beckwith, a white supremacist and member of the white supremacist Citizens' Council, was arrested, but when he was put on trial – twice – by all-white juries, they were all illegally screened and investigated by the state beforehand. The former governor of the state interrupted the second trial to shake his hand while Evers' widow, Myrlie, was testifying. So Beckwith walked free, and for years boasted about the murder at KKK rallies. He also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination as a gubernatorial candidate. However, after years of campaigning by Myrlie, she succeeded in getting the case reopened, and in 1994 Beckwith was eventually convicted and put in prison where he died a few years later.
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On this day, 12 June 1963, Medgar Wiley Evers, a Black civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi, was shot in the back and killed by Byron De La Beckwith as he pulled into his driveway after returning from a meeting in the early morning. Beckwith, a white supremacist and member of the white supremacist Citizens' Council, was arrested, but when he was put on trial – twice – by all-white juries, they were all illegally screened and investigated by the state beforehand. The former governor of the state interrupted the second trial to shake his hand while Evers' widow, Myrlie, was testifying. So Beckwith walked free, and for years boasted about the murder at KKK rallies. He also unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination as a gubernatorial candidate. However, after years of campaigning by Myrlie, she succeeded in getting the case reopened, and in 1994 Beckwith was eventually convicted and put in prison where he died a few years later.
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🔴 Are you ready for WWIII? The Russians are
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“Map Shows Ukraine’s Record-Breaking Hits on Russian Nuclear Warning Sites” Newsweek reports. The article, triumphalist in tone, fails to address the central issue: how crazy do you have to be to compress Russia’s decision-making window before it must decide whether to launch nuclear weapons at you? And who thought this was a good idea at the very time that nuclear-capable F16s are about to arrive in Ukraine and the US, along with a clutch of client states, has announced their missiles will strike mainland Russia in the coming days or weeks? Never in history has a nuclear power been attacked in this way. Even at the height of the Cold War neither side was brainless enough to do what the Western countries are doing now: attack detection facilities and launch missile strikes on a nuclear power.
Read more: https://telegra.ph/Are-you-ready-for-WWIII-The-Russians-are-06-13
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✍🏻 Eugene Doyle
“Map Shows Ukraine’s Record-Breaking Hits on Russian Nuclear Warning Sites” Newsweek reports. The article, triumphalist in tone, fails to address the central issue: how crazy do you have to be to compress Russia’s decision-making window before it must decide whether to launch nuclear weapons at you? And who thought this was a good idea at the very time that nuclear-capable F16s are about to arrive in Ukraine and the US, along with a clutch of client states, has announced their missiles will strike mainland Russia in the coming days or weeks? Never in history has a nuclear power been attacked in this way. Even at the height of the Cold War neither side was brainless enough to do what the Western countries are doing now: attack detection facilities and launch missile strikes on a nuclear power.
Read more: https://telegra.ph/Are-you-ready-for-WWIII-The-Russians-are-06-13
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"#Stalin takes care of each of us in the Kremlin", #soviet poster, 1940
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