Today I’m telling the story of a strike - how ten shop workers in Ireland challenged the apartheid in the 1980s with nothing but their conviction and a stubborn refusal to play along.
Mainly is a story of persistence and courage, a reminder that sometimes the first step toward changing the world is simply refusing to handle seven grapefruits.
https://open.substack.com/pub/theclimatehistorian/p/ten-shopworkers-seven-grapefruits?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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