On 1 April 1649, The Diggers began to occupy St. George’s Hill, Surrey, England to plant in defiance of the law, the church , and landlords to build what Gerard Winstanley called “a common treasury for all.”
In 1966, The Diggers of San Francisco emerged from the Free City Collective for all human needs to be free. Two years later, their commitment manifested in their God’s Eye Bakery at Resurrection City, the community at West Potomac Park in Washington, DC, formed by the original Poor People’s Campaign.
Poor People’s Embassy salutes the legacy of The Diggers of 1649 that inspired strong allies of PPC 219 years later,
¡VIVA DIGGERS! ¡FREE BREAD FOREVER! ¡PAN GRATIS PA’SIEMPRE!
Poor People’s Embassy - Embajada de la Gente Pobre 