Ben Gilvar-Parke is a labor organizer, writer and musician based in Washington, D.C. In 2019, he taught at the Universidad de la Amazonia in Florencia, Caquetá, a territory in Southern Colombia formerly controlled by FARC insurgents.
“Therefore, today we stand united, pledging to continue the fight for the rights and welfare of the working class, and in saving our planet and humanity from the destructive capitalist system. Labor Day will always be a day of protest for all of us. So, with the days beyond.”
“This is the culmination of a campaign by the German government that has been going on for months to prevent any solidarity with the people of Palestine and criticism of the German government’s military and political support for Israel.”