#communistparty

On September 4th, 1989, East Germans protested peacefully against their government in Leipzig. More demonstrations in other East German cities followed. Then on November 3rd, 1989, crowds of East German citizens joined protesters in forcing open the Berlin checkpoints between the two Germanies and toppled the Berlin Wall. Democratic elections then paved the way for eventual unification on this day, October 3rd, 1990. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

Regrann from @neeshellmybell - Regranned from @kishlb - When the women take hold of a great and crying evil, you may expect revolution — not necessarily a revolution of blood and destruction, yet not necessarily one of peace.” - #LucyParsons #Revolutionary, #radical, #anarchist---these titles barely scratch the surface in capturing the identities Lucy Parsons took on during her life. According to local Chicago #authorities, Parsons was more dangerous than a thousand rioters, and they were right. Parsons’ power was in her pen. Her writings terrified the government so much that the FBI forbid her from speaking in public. Can you imagine? On the same day she died in 1942, the government raided her home and stole 40 years worth of journal entries and books detailing her beliefs on #socialism and #anarchy...left never to be found again. During her early 20s, Parsons fled #Texas with her husband for fear of retribution for their political involvement. Texas officials shot her husband in the leg and threatened to #lynch him for trying to register #Blackvoters. So, they set out for #Chicago. Parsons’ sole mission was to fight for the #poor and #disenfranchised in the face of an #oppressive #american government. Her disdain for the wealthy is clear when she writes, “Let every dirty, lousy #tramp arm himself with a revolver or knife and lay in wait on the steps of the palaces of the rich and stab or shoot their owners as they come out. Let us kill them without mercy, and let it be a war of #extermination and without pity.” The #Chicagopolice arrested her numerous times for the alleged “#crime” of disseminating revolutionary-based pamphlets on the streets. She despised #capitalism and argued that #Blackpeople were oppressed because they were poor, not because they were #Black. She also believed violent and direct actions were the only way to change the capitalist system and ensure workers’ demands were met, which is why the #government tried to silence her. Parsons’ affiliations with the #SocialistParty, #CommunistParty, and dozens of radical newspapers made her a prime target for the #FBI. - #regrann

Housing 1944 booklet from the Communist Party on the state of Britain’s housing after 5 years of war and lobbying for a regeneration of the housing stock. Cover designed by Brook. #housing #regeneration #graphicdesign #socialhousing #londonshousing #communistparty

Flower design of the #communistparty of #vietnam (at Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long)

🇺🇦🇷🇺 CCCP Soviet Medal of achievement. . . #cccp #ussr #russia #russians #soviet #soviets #sovietunion #ukraine #украина #украена #medal #award #communist #communists #communistparty #stalin #lenin #gorbachev #coldwar (at Saint Petersburg, Russia)