Today in Labor History June 16, 1836: The London Working Men's Association was formed, launching the Chartist movement. The Chartists took their name from the People's Charter, which demanded universal suffrage for men, regardless of social class. The movement appealed to skilled workers, not the masses of unskilled laborers. They followed the utopian socialism of Robert Owen. The movement lasted from 1838 to 1857. America’s first cop, Allan Pinkerton, creator of the Secret Service & persecutor of the Molly Maguires, was a radical participant in the Chartist movement before becoming the bulldog of capitalists. While the Chartism was primarily a constitutional movement, there was a radical, insurrectionary wing. Pinkerton was a part of this wing. He fought cops, destroyed property and set fires.

You can read my biography of him, “The Eye That Never Sleeps,” here: https://marshalllawwriter.com/the-eye-that-never-sleeps/

https://youtu.be/waRwJZFoJmw?t=3

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #chartist #Pinkertons #MollyMaguires #cop #police #PoliceState #socialism #RobertOwen #Chumbawamba

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8 Hours Labour, 8 Hours Recreation, 8 Hours Rest.
The phrase coined by social reformer and #coops founder #RobertOwen
This was in 1817 at Lanark Mills
Over 200 years ago.
We’ve still got a long way to go…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Owen

It’s Monday, so allow me to bless your timeline with these cursèd clowns (all artwork by Robert Owen)
#clowns #art #illustration #artwork #robertowen #spooky #haunted #folklore #clown #creepy

Here's a review of my upcoming orchestral suite by @Philsongwriter

I'm not great with words, so to have someone express their thoughts on my music in such depth is much appreciated.

#orchestra
#orchestral
#NewLanark
#FallsOfClyde
#RobertOwen
#AnnieMcLeod

https://t.co/P32o8oon3X

Available for pre order on Bandcamp from the 2nd of December. A limited edition CD with a delux version containing a PDF and additional earlier versions of the suite as a work in progress.

Orchestral Suite No. 1 Inspired by the New Lanark mills, the people and the surrounding areas. I'm immensely proud of it.

#OrchestralSuite
#NewLanark
#FallsOfClyde
#RobertOwen
#AnnieMcLeod
#ClassicalMusic

... The experiences of the Anti-Mills definitely influenced the work of #RobertOwen, and it was in the aftermath of the #Owenite movement that a group of former Owenites founded what the standard historiograhy remembers as the first modern co-op in #Rochdale, England in 1844.