#ThereIsPowerInAUnion, a classic #JoeHill song, was published on #ThisDayInHistory in 1913 in the #IWW's #LittleRedSongBook. It asked if you would "have wings up in heaven to fly" but "starve here with rags on your back". Hill was killed two years later by Utah for his politics.

Poems & protest songs, back-to-back.
► Martín Espada on memory, justice, and the work of making work visible
► IWW Little Red Songbook classics to raise your voice
Tune in 1p ET on WPFW 89.3FM (Pacifica).
#JazzAndJustice #IWW #LittleRedSongbook #MartínEspada #UnionYes

Poet Martín Espada joins the Labor Heritage Power Hour; Then we crack open the IWW Little Red Songbook to “fan the flames of discontent.”
Live today 1p ET on WPFW 89.3FM (and Pacifica).
#LaborHeritage #WPFW #Poetry #IWW #LittleRedSongbook #UnionStrong

#LittleRedSongbook doesn't have a day of the week in the name but has other qualities to recommend it