This day, 36 years ago

This day, 36 years ago, a bunch of brave workers started a fight that eventually they lost. But is was not the losing. We all did.

This day, 36 years ago, a bunch of brave workers started a fight not for their rights but for the rights of every worker in the UK and of the western world.

This day, 36 year ago, a bunch of brave workers started a fight not knowing if they would win or lose. But they did not shy away.

And you… sitting there reading this. Are you ready for the fight?

We will lose. One time. And another.

And another.

But one day… one day we will win.

This day, 36 years ago, a bunch of brave workers started a fight not knowing from where or if help will come. This help came (also) from the gay and lesbian movement.

This day, 36 years ago, a bunch of brave workers started a fight that saw help coming not from strangers but from those oppressed like they were.

This day, 36 years ago, a bunch of brave workers started a fight. This fight is called Class warfare.

This day, 36 years ago, a bunch of brave workers started a fight. A fight to show that there is a Workers Class. That there is Class warfare. That only united we may, eventually, win: as a Class.

March 6, 1984: the miners in the UK went on strike. They would resist for almost a year. Their families would resit for almost a year.

We owe them to fight, so that their strength may have not been wasted in vain.