https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/457 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3888 <p>Formed through the merging of several Detroit and Michigan groups, the OSCA educated the public on Central American issues, particularly the human rights violations in El Salvador in the 1980s. Their papers represent the activities and writings of the Latin American solidarity movement.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3888#comments Central America Solidarity Committee Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (Detroit, Mich.) Crockett, George W. Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front Firestone, Bernard Gumbleton, Thomas J. Human rights Mahaffey, Maryanne Michigan Interfaith Committee on Central American Human Rights United States--Federal Bureau of Investigation United States--Foreign Relations--Central America United States--Foreign Relations--Cuba Women guerrillas Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:19:04 -0400 drice 3888 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/4070 <p>Durst Ranch Hop pickers in their camp organize to strike.</p> <p>A bumper crop of hops at the ranch that year brought in close to 3000 men, women, and children to work as pickers. When the living conditions and poor wages led IWW activists to call for a strike, the ranch owners called on the sheriff to put it down. A confrontation took place on August 3, 1913 and two lawmen and two migrant workers were killed. The IWW was blamed for the four deaths and the two activists, Richard Ford and Herman Suhr, were tried and convicted of murder.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/4070#comments Central America Solidarity Committee Industrial Workers of the World Industrial Workers of the World - General Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:23:23 -0400 mwallace 4070 at https://reuther.wayne.edu