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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History April 21, 1834: 30,000 workers marched for the freedom of six trade unionists who were transported to Australia from Tolpuddle, Britain. The Tolpuddle struggle, which began in 1832, marked the beginning of British trade unionism. The workers were fighting for the repeal of the “Combination Laws,” which outlawed the formation of unions. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were pardoned in 1836, thanks to the popular protests.

The Tolpuddle Martyrs' Museum. By Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1178017
#workingclass#LaborHistory#Tolpuddle
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Andy

#DietrichBonhoeffer #pastor #christian #religion #hero #heroic #nazi #ww2 #hitler #martyr #german #germany #history #lutheran #protestant #peace
There are many heroes from WWII, and whenever I come across a name I’ve never heard of, I always like to publicise it.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer - A pastor and devoted Lutheran Christian who opposed the Nazi regime and simply wanted peace. Unfortunately, this kind and heroic man paid the ultimate price for his beliefs…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich

en.wikipedia.orgDietrich Bonhoeffer - Wikipedia
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A quotation from Chamfort

Education must be based on two things: ethics and prudence; ethics in order to develop your good qualities, prudence to protect you from other people’s bad ones. If you attach too great an importance to goodness, you produce credulous fools; if you’re too prudent, you produce self-serving, scheming rogues.
 
[L’Éducation doit porter sur deux bases, la morale et la prudence ; la morale, pour appuyer la vertu ; la prudence, pour vous défendre contre les vices d’autrui. En faisant pencher la balance du côté de la morale, vous ne faites que des dupes ou des martyrs; en la faisant pencher de l’autre côté, vous faites des calculateurs égoïstes.]

Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 5, ¶ 321 (1795) [tr. Parmée (2003), ¶ 205]

Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/897…

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Ms. Que Banh

For 22,000 #Vietnamese & some #Cambodians, #CônSơn Island was literally the last stop on a journey that began with their arrest & incarceration on the mainland. Their crime? Resisting #ForeignInvaders du jour & fighting for their country’s independence & unification. In addition to execution, causes of death included disease & torture.

The French built the Côn Đảo prison complex in 1861 to hold #PoliticalPrisoners and handed it over to the South Vietnamese government in 1954. It was a political Alcatraz on steroids, with #inhumane living conditions, barbaric torture methods, no escape and, for many, no survival. The US & its client state collaborators honed this hell on Earth to #dystopian perfection.

Sáu was sent to 3 jails before being shipped to Côn Sơn Prison, because the French didn’t have the courage to carry out her death sentence on the mainland at a time when it was against #ColonialLaw to execute woman. She was the only female prisoner held by the French on Côn Sơn.

Like other Vietnamese who died for the cause of independence, Sáu, a national heroine who is celebrated in theater & song, was elevated to the status of ancestral spirit. Every Vietnamese city & town has a street named after her, as are many schools. She embodies the spirit of millions of Vietnamese throughout history, including soldiers of the First & Second Indochina War, who sacrificed everything, their youth, their health, their love, their personal happiness, & their lives, so that Vietnam could become a unified, sovereign nation.

“The lekima flower in full bloom, we are reminded of a heroine who died for future generations. The young lady so full of vitality fought against our enemies with firm spirit & even death could not force her to yield”. The song echoes in the mind of everybody who visits Hàng Dương cemetary in Côn Đảo district, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province. Vo Thi Sau, the #heroine mentioned in the song, was #executed by the #French #colonialists at the foot of Chua mountain in the early morning of January 23, 1952. 60 years later, her immortal patriotism & sacrifice still shine in the heart of every Vietnamese person, particularly those who live on #ConDao island, once called “hell on the earth”. (Ref: VOVWorld)

The 20-hectare Hàng Dương cemetery holds the graves of more than 20,000 martyrs, including #revolutionary #martyr Lê Hồng Phong, patriot Nguyễn An Ninh & #hero Cao Văn Ngọc. Visitors are moved to see grave after grave, some named, some unnamed, stretching over the hill. Vo Thi Sau’s grave, set in gravel & soil shoveled by her fellow prisoners, lies in section B.

Sister Sau was already a legend when the ship carrying her docked at Con Dao island in 1952. At the execution, she refused to be blindfolded, wanting to admire the motherland’s landscape & sing until her last breath. Many families on Con Dao island have set up altars to worship sister Sau, whose legend has become eternal in Vietnamese hearts.

A monochromatic portrait of Võ Thị Sáu, placed centrally on a light-colored, circular background. Her eyes are covered by bold red stripes. Surrounding her are various graphic elements: two grenades positioned towards the left, an AK-47 rifle angled downwards on the right, and greenery interspersed with these weapons. The ocean and boats are faintly visible in the distant background, providing context of a coastal setting. The overall composition contrasts the tranquility of the sea with the violence implied by the weaponry.
#AsianMastodon#Vietnam#VietnameseRevolutionaries
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Ms. Que Banh

Võ Thị Sáu (1933 – 23 January 1952) was a #Vietnamese schoolgirl who fought as a #guerrilla against the #FrenchOccupiers of #Vietnam, then part of French #Indochina. She was captured, tried, convicted & executed by the French #colonialists in 1952. She was the first woman to be executed at Côn Sơn Prison.

Vo Thi Sau was no ordinary schoolgirl. She was just 14 when she tossed a grenade at a group of French soldiers, killing one & injuring 12 before escaping into a crowded market. A few years later, in 1952 aged just 19, she was executed by a French firing squad.

Minutes before her death, a priest asked if she wanted to confess & she simply replied: “I only regret not finishing destroying all the colonists and people who betrayed this nation.” She then demanded her captors take off her blindfold: “No need to cover my eyes, I want to look at this beloved country for the last time and I have the courage to look directly at your muzzle.” She refused to kneel & calmly sang “Tien Quan Ca,” the then national anthem of North Vietnam, before she was shot dead. Her last words were reportedly “Down with the French Colonialists, long-lasting independence Vietnam, long-live President Ho.” Bold & fearless, Sau has been seen as a #heroine & #martyr, beloved by her country ever since.

chaohanoi.com/2020/04/21/vietn

Portrait of Võ Thị Sáu at the Vung Tau Police Office. Age 15. 1949. Black and white photo.
#AsianMastodon#VietnamHistory#VietnameseRevolutionaries
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Geeks anciens

Dans son numéro de décembre, la revue "L'Histoire" s'intéresse aux condamné-e-s qu'on livrait aux bêtes dans la Rome antique. (L'article en ligne est logiquement réservé aux abonné-e-s.)
"Des foules en délire devant des martyrs dévorés par les lions... Les supplices 'ad bestias' sous l'Empire romain ont suscité bien des fantasmes. En réalité, les chrétiens ne furent pas les seules victimes de cette sanction pénale."
lhistoire.fr/quand-les-crimine
#RomeAntique #Antiquité #Rome #arène #PeineDeMort #zoologie #martyr #histoire #LHistoire

www.lhistoire.frQuand les criminels étaient livrés aux bêtesDes foules en délire devant des martyrs dévorés par les lions... Les supplices ad bestias sous l'Empire romain ont suscité bien des fantasmes. En réalité, les chrétiens ne furent pas les seules victimes de cette sanction pénale.
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Saleh©صالح
تظاهرات أمام #البرلمان المغربي بمدينة #الرباط وفاءً للشهيد #يحيى #السنوار ودعمًا لفلسطين

وثقت مقاطع فيديو خاصة للتلفزيون #العربي تظهر جانب من الوقفة التي نظمتها مجموعة العمل الوطنية من أجل #فلسطين أمام البرلمان المغربي في العاصمة الرباط، التي نظمت الساعة السادسة من مساء يوم الجمعة، وفاءً للشهيد يحيى السنوار والتأكيد على دعم #المقاومة الفلسطينية، كما هتف المتظاهرون هتافات لرئيس حركة #حماس #الشهيد يحيى السنوار، بالإضافة إلى الهتافات الداعمة للمقاومة، كما رفعوا الأعلام الفلسطينية واللبنانية خلال.
تصوير: هالة خالد(خاص للتلفزيون العربي).
#المغرب #غزة

Demonstrations in front of the Moroccan parliament in the city of Rabat in fulfillment of the martyr #Yahya #AlSinwar and in support of Palestine

Special videos of Arab TV #documented an aspect of the stand organized by the National Working Group for #Palestine in front of the Moroccan Parliament in the capital Rabat, which was organized at six o'clock on Friday evening, in fulfillment of the martyr Yahya Al -Sinwar and emphasizing the support of the Palestinian resistance, as the demonstrators chanted Cheers for the head of the Hamas movement #Martyr Yahya Al -Sinwar, in addition to the chants that support the resistance, and they also raised the Palestinian and Lebanese flags during.
Photography: Hala Khaled (private for Arab TV).
#Morocco #Gaza
#gaza
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BigTeal

Hamas has officially announced the martyrdom of Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau, Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar, يحيى إبراهيم حسن السنوار late Friday morning. He bravely fought alongside the Palestinian resistance in Gaza against the world’s greatest colonial evil: the U.S. backed Zionist occupying force Israel.

"Profile: #YahyaSinwar iconic #Hamas leader and flagbearer of #resistance dies on the frontline"

presstv.ir/Detail/2024/10/17/7

PressTVProfile: Yahya Sinwar, iconic Hamas leader and flagbearer of resistance dies on the frontlineYahya Sinwar, leader of the Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement, was found dead in southern Gaza’s Rafah city on Thursday, wearing a combat vest with an AK-47 rifle by his side.
#AxisofResistance#martyr#FreePalestine
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Sheila DeBonis

I wanted to remind everyone that a #martyr is someone who dies (or sometimes suffers and must change their life trajectory forever) for their convictions and beliefs. #JoanofArc, burnt at a stake, was a martyr. #CatherineofAlexandria, burnt on a wheel, was a martyr. #IgnatiusLoyola, who gave up his prestigious career as a general after a cannon ball wounded him, was a martyr.
Civilians in #Gaza, #Israel, #Ukraine, etc who die in a destroyed clinic, school, or home during war are not martyrs...

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