The First International Syndicalist Congress was a meeting of European and Latin American syndicalist organizations at Holborn Town Hall in London that began on this day in 1913. The congress was attended by 38 delegates representing 65 organizations from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, with a total membership between 220,000 and 250,000.

Despite being marked by heated disagreements over both tactics and principles, the Congress succeeded in creating the International Syndicalist Information Bureau as a vehicle of exchange and solidarity between the various organizations, and the "Bulletin international du mouvement syndicaliste" as a means of communication. It would be viewed as a success by almost all who participated.

The First International Congress of Revolutionary Trade Unions (July 3rd to 19th 1921)

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  • DoghouseCharlie [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    Hey, I need some suggestions for a costume I want to do for Christmas. I've got a really cute reindeer horns and tail set and some lederhosen, but I want my nose to glow red like Rudolph. They have those costume noses you can wear but what I was thinking was get a single red LED and stick in in my nose. I wear glasses so I could feasibly run a wire up my glasses and behind my ear for a battery or whatever. What would be the best way of setting something like that up do you reckon?