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Gothenburg, Sweden.
Taken on labour day. I saw this kid sitting on his fathers shoulders. And when I was about to take the picture someone walked into the frame. But there still is something about it that I like. And I still think it works pretty good.
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It's not tulips for Amsterdam, it's tulips for Edendale in Southland, New Zealand. On just one day a year- Labour Day- Triflor NZ Ltd a tulip bulb exporter, opens one of their large paddocks for the public to visit and view an amazing display of flowers. The flowers aren't for picking though, they will cut and mulched and the bulbs will then be harvested. De-heading the flowers is to stop them setting seed and taking away all the goodness from the bulb. And before you cry foul, imagine trying to sell 70 million tulip blooms (let alone employing the labour to pick them). As one grower said 'When did your partner last buy you a dozen tulips?'
1er Mai, aujourd'hui une fête, hier un massacre
"On peut remarquer des différences dans plusieurs pays sur la façon dont la fête des travailleurs est pratiquée. Au Canada et aux États-Unis, la journée internationale des travailleurs est célébrée le 1er mai, tandis que la fête du travail est un jour férié du mois de septembre1,2. Au Royaume-Uni et en Irlande, elle est décalée le premier lundi de mai. En Australie, elle est fêtée à différentes dates proches du printemps ou de l’automne."
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"La fête internationale telle qu'elle est célébrée de nos jours tire son origine des combats du mouvement ouvrier pour obtenir la journée de huit heures, à la fin du XIXe siècle.
Aux États-Unis, au cours de leur congrès de 1884, les syndicats américains se donnent deux ans pour imposer aux patrons une limitation de la journée de travail à huit heures. Ils choisissent de débuter leur action le 1er mai parce que beaucoup d’entreprises américaines entament ce jour-là leur année comptable, et que les contrats ont leur terme ce jour-là. La grève générale du 1er mai 1886 est largement suivie7. Ils sont environ 340 000 dans tout le pays.
À Chicago, la grève se prolonge dans certaines entreprises, et le 3 mai 1886, une manifestation fait trois morts parmi les grévistes de la société McCormick Harvester. Le lendemain a lieu une marche de protestation et dans la soirée, tandis que la manifestation se disperse à Haymarket Square, il ne reste plus que 200 manifestants face à autant de policiers.
C’est alors qu'une bombe explose devant les forces de l’ordre. Elle fait un mort dans les rangs de la police. Sept autres policiers sont tués dans la bagarre qui s’ensuit. À la suite de cet attentat, cinq syndicalistes anarchistes sont condamnés à mort (Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George Engel, August Spies et Louis Lingg) ; quatre seront pendus le vendredi 11 novembre 1887 (connu depuis comme Black Friday ou « vendredi noir ») malgré l’inexistence de preuves, le dernier (Louis Lingg) s’étant suicidé dans sa cellule. Trois autres sont condamnés à perpétuité.
En 1893, le gouverneur progressiste de l'Illinois signe des pardons pour les syndicalistes encore détenus, en raison de la fragilité de l'enquête et du processus judiciaire.
Sur une stèle du cimetière de Waldheim, à Chicago, sont inscrites les dernières paroles de l’un des condamnés, August Spies :
« Le jour viendra où notre silence sera plus puissant que les voix que vous étranglez aujourd’hui »
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%AAte_des_travailleurs
English
"May Day parade and strikes
In October 1884, a convention held by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions unanimously set May 1, 1886, as the date by which the eight-hour work day would become standard.[16] As the chosen date approached, U.S. labor unions prepared for a general strike in support of the eight-hour day."
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The Haymarket affair (also known as the Haymarket massacre or Haymarket riot) refers to the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago. It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day. An unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they acted to disperse the public meeting. The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and at least four civilians; scores of others were wounded.
In the internationally publicized legal proceedings that followed, eight anarchists were convicted of conspiracy. The evidence was that one of the defendants may have built the bomb, but none of those on trial had thrown it. Seven were sentenced to death and one to a term of 15 years in prison. The death sentences of two of the defendants were commuted by Illinois governor Richard J. Oglesby to terms of life in prison, and another committed suicide in jail rather than face the gallows. The other four were hanged on November 11, 1887. In 1893, Illinois' new governor John Peter Altgeld pardoned the remaining defendants and criticized the trial.
The Haymarket affair is generally considered significant as the origin of international May Day observances for workers."
Marshville Heritage Festival in Wainfleet Ontario, Canada Happens every year on the Labour Day Weekend.
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Buon Primo Maggio a tutti !
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monday's photo challenge....where the *magic* happens. I work from home, so no matter the time, no matter my state of dress, I can work away. Only interruption at this time is the cat wanting lurve and snuggles.
This used to be the dining room, but due to every bedroom being used by a person a few years ago, and due to the dining room being used so sparely, we moved the office out here. Now that we've got a bedroom back, we don't want to move our office space back. I love being next to the kitchen, being in a bright sunny room...that is, when the sun is up....and I'm never more than 3 feet from a ball of yarn...sort of like spiders.
Textile (Weaving) -Bahrain
Fabric weaving Is one of the old crafts exercised by the people of Bahrain since ancient times, was known by the village of Banijamrah one of the villages of Bahrain .
صناعة النسيج في مملكة البحرين
هي واحدة من الحرف اليدوية القديمة التي زاولها أهل البحرين منذ القدم ، و من قرى البحرين التي اشتهرت بها هذه الصناعة قرية بني جمرة التي تقع شمال غربي مدينة المنامة .
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Enjoying a quiet time in Starbucks on Labour Day holiday. 勞工節假日到Starbucks放空～^_^ #theperfectsketchbook #starbucks #sketch #usk #urbansketch #urbansketcher #urbansketchers #shchow #shchow2015 #速寫 #ink #watercolors #aquarella #artsy #水彩 #labourday
Silly me left my tripod in the car for the day however tried to play around with some fireworks. Lessons learnt - 1) bring my tripod, 2) be further back from where the fireworks are being fired
It's not tulips for Amsterdam, it's tulips for Edendale in Southland, New Zealand. On just one day a year- Labour Day- Triflor NZ Ltd a tulip bulb exporter, opens one of their large paddocks for the public to visit and view an amazing display of flowers. The flowers aren't for picking though, they will cut and mulched and the bulbs will then be harvested. De-heading the flowers is to stop them setting seed and taking away all the goodness from the bulb. And before you cry foul, imagine trying to sell 70 million tulip blooms (let alone employing the labour to pick them). As one grower said 'When did your partner last buy you a dozen tulips?'
Blog Post here- A Riot of Colour
Swiss riot police on May Day in Zurich
Rest of the gallery is available here www.swerin.com/portfolio/gallery/switzerland/erster-mai-m...
It's the first May, Labour Day. In Germany it's an official holiday. When I went to the May 1st rally this morning, I discovered these little guys in the city. Someone made an installation in front of this monument.
Thursday, 1 May 2014
There were a number of interesting marchers at the recent Labour Day march in Hamilton. Shot on Olympus OM1 using Tri-x 400. F8 at 1/500. Stand developed in Blazinal.
1 May 2015 | Lego Challenge 121/365
"But sir, it's Labour Day..."
"Exactly! So go back to work now or I'll have you sent to the detention barracks."
It seems Darth Maul missed out the word "Holiday" on his calendar.
International Workers' Day (also known as May Day) is a celebration of the international labour movement. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and celebrated unofficially in many other countries.
International Workers' Day is the commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. The police were trying to disperse a public assembly during a general strike for the eight-hour workday, when an unidentified person threw a bomb at them. The police reacted by firing on the workers, killing four demonstrators. "Reliable witnesses testified that all the pistol flashes came from the center of the street, where the police were standing, and none from the crowd. Moreover, initial newspaper reports made no mention of firing by civilians. A telegraph pole at the scene was filled with bullet holes, all coming from the direction of the police.~~Wikipedia