Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology

Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.

Compiled by Ulli Diemer

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December 8, 1723
Birth of Paul Heinrich Dietrich, Baron d’Holbach (1723-1789), French-German author, philosopher, atheist, encyclopedist and prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.
Further Reading: Baron d’Holbach: Essay on the art of crawling, for the use of courtiers
Baron d’Holbach: On Religious Cruelty
Neil Faulkner: The Enlightenment
Related Topics: Enlightenment, The
December 8, 1886
Birth of Diego Rivera (1886-1957), Mexican artist and communist.
Related Topics: Artists
December 8, 1987  
Start of the First Intifada in Israeli-occupied Palestine, a campaign of militant resistance against Israeli military occupation. The uprising begins in the Jabalia refugee camp and quickly spreads throughout the occupied territories: Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinian actions primarily include nonviolent civil disobedience and resistance, including general strikes, boycotts on Israeli products, refusals to pay taxes, graffiti, barricades and demonstrations.
Related Topics: Civil Disobedience – Palestine – Palestine/Occupation – Resistance


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