Every year on 1 May, Italy marks Primo Maggio – or Festa dei Lavoratori (Workers’ Day) – a date deeply rooted in international labour history. Like elsewhere, its origins lie in the late 19th century struggles for fair wages, dignity at work, and above all the eight-hour day, first championed by workers in the United States and quickly embraced […]

Young people from east Belfast took part in a street art tour on Friday evening (April 24th). Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre delivered the event on behalf of Portview Trade Centre. Artists from Seedhead Arts talked about the art on display, as 18 young people made their way around the east of the city before returning […]

Belfast’s May Day programme for 2026 was launched on Thursday (April 16th). The event at the Oh Yeah Music Centre heard from a number of people from the labour movement and the arts sector ahead of a series of events, including the annual May Day parade through the city centre. Chilean musician Victor Henriquez set […]