LADY IN BANGLADESH WAITING to load up another basket with dirt being excavated for a ditch. You can see a photo of her helping another lady lift the load in Day 122.
Archive for May, 2011
BIHARI LAD ENJOYING A BALLOON AT THE Krishi Market Camp.
THIS SCHOOL GUARD REALLY WANTED HIS PHOTO TAKEN. He had seen me taking photos of the construction outside Charles’ apartment building, and came out requesting I take his photo. Charles said he saw him coming out making sure his hat was on properly for the photo.
DITCH DIGGING FOREMAN! This fellow was motioning to me that he wanted some money to buy some food with. Even though he has a job he thought maybe I would help him out!
BENGALI WOMEN WORKING ON CREW to excavate a ditch. With Mother’s Day coming soon, I’m sure many people would be glad their Mother didn’t have to have this kind of job. It is commendable that they are working and not begging! I suspect there were days my Mother worked this hard!
LADY IN BANGLADESH ON A CREW THAT IS EXCAVATING FOR some drainage pipes. She hauls dirt in a basket on her head to another location.
MAY DIBOSH! MAY DAY HOLIDAY TODAY IN BANGLADESH! In countries other than the United States and Canada, resident working classes sought to make May Day an official holiday and their efforts largely succeeded. For this reason, in most of the world today, May Day is marked by massive street rallies led by workers, their trade unions, anarchists and various communist and socialist parties.
In the United States, however, the official Federal holiday for the “working man” is Labor Day in September. This day was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor organized the first parade in New York City. The first Labor Day celebration was held on September 5, 1882, and was organized by the Knights of Labor. The Knights began holding it every year and called for it to be a national holiday, but this was opposed by other labor unions who wanted it held on May Day (as it is everywhere else in the world). After the Haymarket Square riot in May, 1886, President Cleveland feared that commemorating Labor Day on May 1 could become an opportunity to commemorate the riots. Thus he moved in 1887 to support the Labor Day that the Knights supported. FACEBOOK entry by Shaherin Arafat
SHAHEEN (Our househelper) AND HER NIECE!
NORTH END COFFEE ROASTERS’ CURRENT SELECTIONS! This nice coffee shop is open at 7:30 AM. The shop is closed on Friday.
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