On this day
June 11
June 11, 1888
Anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti born in Italy
Italian anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti was born. Framed and executed alongside Nicola Sacco, their trial became a world-famous miscarriage of justice.
June 11, 2009
First International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners
June 11 is observed annually as the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners, initiated in 2009 by supporters of imprisoned Earth Liberation Front activist Jeff "Free" Luers. The day is marked by letter writing events, demonstrations, prisoner zines, and fundraising for anarchist political prisoners worldwide.