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News from Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), a.k.a. Capitol Hill Occupied/Organized Protest (CHOP)

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

From Roarmag (16/06/2020) … Life and times at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone Shane Burley Following a long tradition of left revolutionary praxis, protesters in Seattle have declared a cop-free autonomous zone in the heart of the city. Over the … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter and Justice for George Floyd Uprisings: This is anarchy

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. Collective (09/06/2020) … This Is Anarchy: Eight Ways the Black Lives Matter and Justice for George Floyd Uprisings Reflect Anarchist Ideas in Action Since Minneapolis police brutally murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, demonstrations have exploded across the … Continue reading →

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The Minneapolis Uprising

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

To hell or utopia: The Minneapolis uprising Christopher Scott Thompson (Gods and Radical Press 10/06/2020) “Rather than running off as the police intended, the protesters stood their ground. When they were forced back by tear gas, they advanced again as … Continue reading →

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From protest to occupation: The CHAZ of Seattle

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

As of June 9th, six blocks in Seattle—including an empty police precinct – have fallen under the control of protesters and declared an “autonomous zone”. From the IWW’s Industrial Worker … The Birth of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone J … Continue reading →

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For George Floyd

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

NOW! (1965) Production: ICAIC | Director: Santiago Álvarez (Cuba)| Photography: Archives | Music: Song, Now! performed by Lena Horne | Editing: Norma Torrado, Idalberto Gálvez | Sound: Adalberto Jiménez | 6min

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black anarchism

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

Color is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality. James Baldwin, Down at the Cross The Anarchist movement in North America is overwhelmingly white, middle class, and for the most part, pacifist so the question … Continue reading →

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From riot to revolution: Protest as self-defense and mutual aid

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

Reflecting on the protests following the murder of George Floyd and as an historical example of mutual aid in African-American political history, a moment from the history of the Black Panther Party.

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Racism, from Minneapolis to Portugal

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

(https://www.instagram.com/olhosesfomeados/) On racism … Negrophobes exist. It is not hatred of the Negro, however, that motivates them; they lack the courage for that, or they have lost it. Hate is not inborn; it has to be constantly cultivated, to be … Continue reading →

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Against police violence, revolution

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. Collective (31/05/2020), a reflection on a question that has so often been raised in the past, and that reappears again in the wake of the George Floyd police murder in Minneapolis … What Will It Take to … Continue reading →

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Solidarity With The Rebels In Minneapolis

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

An anonymous contribution to the understanding of a rebellion, posted on It’s going down (28/05/2020) … The Following Editorial Looks At The Recent Revolt In Minneapolis In The Context Of Both The COVID-19 Pandemic And The Overall Social War In … Continue reading →

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