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Black anarchists amid the insurrection

As a compliment to the previous post, we share an excellent article by Vanessa Taylor, published with Mic (30/07/2020). How Black anarchists are keeping the protest movement alive With a series of uprisings gripping the United States, President Trump has … Continue reading

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Whose afraid of anarchists?

Judging from what comes from the mouths of the Donald Trump government and its servile media, the united states of america is seemingly on the brink of a nation wide “anarchist insurrection”. From “anarchist led” protests against racist police violence, … Continue reading

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Remembering Martin Sostre

To return to past struggles, to recall those who gave their life to them, is not to engage in museumification or idol worship. It is to remember today that those pasts remain our present, that those who fought are still … Continue reading

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Dignity: On The George Floyd Rebellion

From It’s going down (06/08/2020) … A look at both the historical context within the George Floyd rebellion and how current experiments within it might expand. The storming of the Third Precinct lifted the veil of fear. As it went … Continue reading

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From Portland to the World

Posted with the CrimethInc. Collective (22/07/2020) … From Portland to the World: A Call for Solidarity with the Struggle against the Federal Occupation Since the end of May, demonstrators opposing police violence and white supremacy have thronged the streets of … Continue reading

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Learning From Portland

By Black Flag Catalyst (Anarchist Library 16/07/2020) … Foreword My city: Portland, Oregon is currently under siege from an occupying force. Make no mistake in assuming the state will hesitate to occupy other cities with their militant, violent force, for … Continue reading

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Experiments in total power: Portland

From one country to another, the pretense of democratic constitutional rule, respect for citizens’ rights, the presumed worth and dignity of everyone, is stripped away as quickly as the crises multiply and rain down upon us. Increasingly, the one obvious … Continue reading

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The Cop-Free Zone

From the CrimethInc. Collective (02/07/2020)… The Cop-Free Zone: Reflections from Experiments in Autonomy around the US The cop-free zone is not the particular block or traffic circle or park. It is the shared commitment to defending a space and eliminating … Continue reading

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The Floyd rebellion: pathway to a revolution?

Reflecting on the potential of the “Floyd rebellion”: an article by Kali Akuno published with Roarmag (30/06/2020). The article was originally published on the Wire, a project of the Progressive International. … The Floyd rebellion, if followed by a general strike and People’s … Continue reading

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Mutual aid in New York City

Further news and reflection on mutual aid, from the CrimethInc. Collective (26/06/2020), the first in a promised series covering mutual aid initiatives across the globe … Finding the Thread that Binds Us: Three Mutual Aid Networks in New York City … Continue reading

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