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A Visual Diary of a Working Class: The Real Estate Tax Collectors’ Strike

Posted on 14/12/200705/02/2021 By 3arabawy

Several bloggers visited the strikers’ camp before its suspension.

Check out some pix by IRC President and by Spellz. Also, Mak forwarded me some shots he took with his mobile:

Tax Collectors sit-in, Photo by Demagh Mak

More photos by journalist and friend Jano Charbel:

اعتصام موظفي العقارية بشارع حسين حجازي، تصوير جانو شربل

And some pix by Farah.

Good job ya shabab. I hope the blogosphere continues to devote this excellent attention to the current wave of strikes. Mubarak’s dictatorship will not be overthrown except by a general strike or another Jan 1977.

We need to continue disseminating the photos of the struggles both locally and abroad. “Seeing” the industrial action by photos and/or videos has a ultra-empowering effect on those who are fighting for the same cause in Egypt and elsewhere, more than just “hearing” or “reading” about it.

Twittering from Mahalla

Posted on 28/09/200704/02/2021 By 3arabawy

Bloggers continue their trips to Mahalla to report on the 27,000 strong strike, in the Middle East’s biggest textile mill. Nora Younis and Salma were there on Friday. Here are some of the entries on Nora’s Twitter:

Security around factory was relaxed. about 7 hours ago from txt
We spoke to tens of workers all seemed very united. Insisted to show us well kept machines with high sense of ownership! about 7 hours ago from txt
Wondering if we could get chairman on camera too! about 7 hours ago from txt
We are heading back to cairo. Shot footage and salma took good photos. about 7 hours ago from txt
Workers main chant: wa7ed, etnein, hosni mubarak fain. about 9 hours ago from txt
Thousands of workers prayed friday inside factory then protests erupted against gov, chairman, and corruption. about 9 hours ago from txt
Workers who voted for mubarak ask him to return favor. about 9 hours ago from txt
In mahala factory. Thousands of workers and families continue their strike. about 9 hours ago from txt

Spread the word… and the image المقاومة بالصـورة أيضاً

Posted on 06/07/200712/01/2021 By 3arabawy

Labor strikes, factory occupations, student protests, street clashes, sit-ins, anti-regime cartoons, activist animations–these all need to be collected, archived, and uploaded to the net. We cannot just be content with spreading the “word,” we have also to spread the “image”.

If you have any video clips of demos, strikes, activist songs, don’t just leave them on your computer hard disks or mobile phones. Go ahead and get a free YouTube account and start uploading ya shabab.