Long Live 1 May

Vive le 1 Mai - Long Live 1 May - by Helios Gómes, 1933

Helios Gómez Rodríguez was born in the Roma community in Seville in 1905. He became a trade unionist, avant garde painter, poster artist and poet. He joined the CNT in 1923 and was forced to go into exile to Paris in 1927. He was expelled from France for participating in demonstrations against the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti. 

In 1930 he returned to Spain and joined the Communist Party (PCE). He served on several fronts during the Civil War and was a political commissar.

He fell out with the PCE and rejoined the CNT, where was made responsible for producing the newspaper of the Durruti Column - El Frente. After the war he continued the fight, spending three years in concentration camps in France and Algeria. He escaped and returned to Spain in 1942 where he helped to found Liberación Nacional Republicana (Republican National Liberation), a clandestine resistance organisation.

He continued to fight against discrimination, injustice and stereotyping of the Roma community.

He was imprisoned again in 1946 and released in 1954. He died in 1956 from a liver disease he had contracted in prison.

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Workers and peasants worldwide confront shared struggles, primarily exploitation by capitalist forces. Internationalism is not just a choice but a fundamental necessity for any truly radical movement.

Capitalism operates on a global scale, with capitalists pitting populations against one another, shifting production to wherever costs are lowest. This system drives the super-exploitation of natural resources and people in poorer nations, exacerbating the devastating effects of climate change. As a result, millions are left with harrowing choices: face mass starvation or flee their homes in search of survival.

In the face of these challenges, international solidarity is essential. To inspire and unite, we have gathered a collection of radical posters from across the globe, reflecting the shared fight against oppression and inequality.