Ben Fletcher and Local 8: Mural and Marker

Ben Fletcher, the most important African American practical leader you have ever heard can be. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Fletcher, in 1913 led 4,000 dockers and closed one of the country’s busiest ports for two weeks. During their winning holiday, the local 8 local employees of the marine transport workers were part of the world’s industry (IWW) charter. The local 8 was the most effective, strong international association of the period. Members, members were known as Wobblies, a workforce, 1/3 African American, 1/3 Ireland and Ireland did not organize a 1/3 immigrant from American and other European places. “Progressive” in Era America – the historian called “Nadir” in the black history after the cancellation in Rayford Logan – many colleagues, those who accept them. In contrast, the revolutionary Iww, the military union and a great holiday, admitted black workers and acted equal to them. Therefore, Ben Fletcher, who came together in 1949 and left for death.

First of all, in several lines of the local 8 of Melvyn Dubofski, I encountered a questionnaire, a slightly dated questionnaire, We will all be (1969). Fletcher Thanted for the only African American, which has the first target of IWW in the WWI-cycle, which is the first target. I went to write the date of the local 8 for my dissertation and the first two books, Wobblies on the waterfront: interracial association in progressive period and Ben Fletcher: a black color and time of black.

Until 2020, speed and GEORGE Floyd speed up the shock crime by a Minneapolis police officer, which launches the largest wave of the Protests of the Protests of the United States. Matt Atwell and Sepidah Mohsenian-Rahman in the fall of 2021, Philadelphia (DSA) Philadelphia (DSA) contacted me on behalf of the Philadelphia chapter (RJC). They investigated racial capitalism, past and present and Fletcher and local 8 in 8th and 8, Professor of Political Sciences. Jasmine Noelle Noelle got acquainted with the race.

After many magnification meetings and the first few of the countless emails, Mural Art Philadelphia (map), undoubtedly appealed to such a program in the United States. Any resident of the city can apply for a mural or offer a theme. We also supported the members of the City Assembly to write a letter of support from the first winter, 2021-22, and the Independence Seafort Museum (ISM), associations and other scientists. The map was adopted to support the creation and installation and installation of the artist, to help them find the place, to support all legal work (including a contract with the owner of the wall) and supporting a contract.

The map included numerous members of Philly DSA (Sepididah moved, others, Matt LED, on the road) and the local IWW branch (as a result FW Jax Hebner. Map us in the process of choosing the artist, Jonathan Pinkett; Fleletcher, a philadelphia, born and grown, African American radical, Pinkett belonged to the black battles in the early 1970s and was a professional artist for decades that were best with his fattening paintings. I shared my writings with Pinkett and they talked regularly because he prepares his thoughts. Meanwhile, our crew also went for a large number of tours in South Philly, and along the Delaware River, although I-95 and the construction of the containerization has long turned the Piladelf port for a long time.

We wanted to support between units to raise a radical, international history. In 1291, in 1291, the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) is something that consists of a generation of local 8 local 8 on the waterfront of Philadelphia. Others include Philadelphia Teachers’ Union, AFSCME and SEIU, which are related to local associations. Of course, IWW is an association, and some Philly DSA members were active in local residents.

In March 2023, we adopted a virtual event to increase awareness about Mural, history and its relevance, Ben Fletcher and the Local 8’s inheritance. ” Developed by Philly DSA and IWW, the panel discussion was managed by Kim Kelly, a well-known salary journalist, a radio historian, union and philadelphian resident. United, Philadelphia Armed Union and 1291 Museum of the Year was part of the panel and gave a short power point.

Our project was examined in local podcasts, Laborjawn (Philly Labor History) and Laborwave Radio. DSA RJC has created a page pamflet, both in English and Spanish, Ben Fletcher, an incredible multicolor, which is “Ben Fletcher.

Winter-Spring in 2024, several Muralists Pinkett’s paintings were painted and vision. This spring was held at the “Community Painting Day” at the facility where the map was created. A wonderful way to enter people into the artistic process, more than fifty people from all ages are involved.

As a result, we found a place for a city owned by Mural-City, just throw a stone from where Fletcher and other Wongshoremen. Penn’s landing operations building (301 S. Christopher Columbus Boulevard) is southern Ismada and is southern of Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, which manages most of the water coast on behalf of the city and state. This was the place where Mural’s workers were working every day. Because it was a large garage gateway in the middle of the wall, Pinkettin’s design was creative in two parts.

Ben Fletcher was dedicated to May 18, 2024 on Saturday, 2024, May 18, 2024. I arrived in the city a few days ago and took a trip to a house full of anarchist bookstore in South Philly. To promote the event, FW Jax and another cyclist created the artist screen marks and placed around the city and distributed more. At the top of a hundred people, he was welcomed by musicians. Jonathan Pinkett, Atwell, Hebner and spoke like myself; Thus, Jane Golden, founder and executive director. Members of the City Council are Marc Squilla (where Murali is located and our first political ally) and Nijolas O’Rourke, the State Senator Nikil Saval said. We have received excellent coverage Philadelphia Survey Mural, “Mural, Fletcher is not just for salary, but not justice and justice,” and the secret city is located in the Delaware River of Philadelphia.

We returned in 2022, but also appealed to the History and Museum Commission for Pennsylvania for a marker. Our application was asserted, but forecasted, moved slower than intended. At the same time, we hoped to open the brand and marker, but the delays related to the covig seriously slowed the work of the marker paid by the local IWW. The local 8 markers will be opened in Sprete Street Harbor Park, a popular venue, among the local 8 markers, Mural and Independence Seaport Museum in noon. This event will receive and inspire Philadelfles for many years to have dozens of labor, political and cultural standards, thirteen years of cooperation, Ben Fletcher and IWW local 8 for years.