Post by @calendsofapril@kolektiva.social

2026-06-29 16:27 UTC

“Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth.” – Lucy Parsons, revolutionary anarchist. Lucy Parsons was a writer, orator, labor organizer, and revolutionary anarchist. She co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) after the judicial murder of the Haymarket Martyrs, including her husband, Albert Parsons. She worked for social revolution, not electoral reform. In her advocacy for workers, women, Black people, and immigrants, she did not shy away from calling for direct action and propaganda of the deed. The power of her speeches and writing caused fear in the elite and those who served them: the police in so-called Chicago called her “more dangerous than a thousand rioters”. 🔥️ https://www.lucyparsonsproject.com/about_lucyparsons.html 1/3 #LucyParsons #subterraneanArt #calendsArt #anarchism #laborHistory #history #historyOfAnarchism #Haymarket #HaymarketAnarchists #HaymarketMartyrs #iww #illustration #drawing #portrait #anarchistArt #art #noAI

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@calendsofapril@kolektiva.social 2026-06-29 16:27

The quote in the illustration can be found in Lucy Parsons: Freedom, Equality & Solidarity, Writings and Speeches, 1878-1937, edited and introduced by Gale Ahrens with an afterword by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, from AK Press. The portrait in the illustration was drawn from a photo reference. The photo is a studio portrait made of Lucy in 1886, the year of the Haymarket Tragedy. You can see it on this page: https://www.lucyparsonsproject.com/images.html The photograph was monochrome (not a color photo); the red of the scarf in the illustration is artistic license. This illustration is the first of a series in progress which will feature the words, wisdom, and deeds of anarchist revolutionaries. The series is called Subterranean. Up next: August Spies. 2/3 #LucyParsons #subterraneanArt #AugustSpies #anarchism #laborHistory #history #historyOfAnarchism #Haymarket #HaymarketAnarchists #HaymarketMartyrs #iww

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@calendsofapril@kolektiva.social 2026-07-31 19:16

The second piece in this series features a quote from August Spies which I carry in my heart. You can find it here: https://kolektiva.social/@calendsofapril/117016154394550854

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