A process of ongoing high-level cooperation between European governments following the G20 in Hamburg this time last year has led to the creation of a “black bloc task force,” as well as what appears to be a Europe-wide digital database of so-called “left wing extremists” based on a dubious and toxic ideological framework, according to a series of articles, activist commentary, and government documents.
Continue reading #NoG20: High-Tech Repression And “Left Extremist Database” In Europe
Every day — whether it’s the landlords charging ever more rent for ever shittier apartments, the boss pushing you to work harder, the business association lobbying for more cops, or just the Audi that cuts you off in rush hour — the rich make our lives worse. Every day we have to deal with their attacks on us, but every once in a while we can find a way to strike back.
Continue reading Ungovernables and Yuppie Tears: A Saturday night on Locke St in #Hamilton #Ontario
I was asked to write a piece for the Swedish anarchist magazine Brand about the resistance against the Nazi march in Gothenburg 30/9. The subject of the issue was joy and militancy, here you go!
Continue reading Kids, Klezmer and Black Bloc- #Gothenburg 30/9
With the No G20 protests in Hamburg coming closer and closer we republish “Has The Black Bloc Tactic Reached The End Of It’s Usefulness?” by Severino from 2002. Although this essay is 15 years old, its still interesting.
Image: Black bloc during a demo for the Hafenstraße in the 1980’s in Hamburg, Germany.
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As has been seen in the aftermath of past May Days in the Pacific Northwest, the Olympia Police Department has requested the aid of the public in identifying those involved in what was deemed an “unfriendly mob” on May Day in downtown Olympia earlier this month. We can’t know for sure what this means, it could be an act of desperation because the police have no evidence or it could be that they have plenty of evidence but are waiting for a more strategic time to press charges. Let’s take this as a chance to reflect on some much needed personal concerns in the pursuit of creating a strong culture of security.
Continue reading #Olympia #WA: OPD Cries for Public Aid in Identifying “Unfriendly Mob”
We re-publish a text from 2001 (first published in 2002) by David van Deusen of the Green Mountain Anarchist Collective.
Continue reading Emergence of The #BlackBloc & The Movement Towards #Anarchism
We re-publish a letter (and the reactions on the letter) about the clashes during the NATO summit in Strasbourg in 2009: Correspondences about revolutionary strategy and emotions by a few “rioters”.
Image: The riots during the NATO summit in April 2009 in Strasbourg, France.
Continue reading #BlackBloc: And After We Have Burnt Everything?
A Communiqué on Tactics and Organization to the Black Bloc, from within the Black Bloc by Anti-Racist Action & The Green Mountain Anarchist Collective.
The University of California at Berkeley probably will not be the last American college to experience mayhem at the hands of “black bloc” militants.
In the weeks since President Trump took office, such activists have mounted destructive protests not just on Berkeley’s campus but in the streets of Portland, Ore., and Washington D.C. Although the target of their Berkeley action, the right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, has been sidelined as a result of controversy over his remarks about pederasty, other similarly incendiary “alt-right” leaders, such as the white supremacist Richard B. Spencer, remain on the college speaking circuit.
The “black bloc” label, attached to those who broke windows and set fires at Berkeley, refers not to a specific organization but to a specific tactic that involves wearing black clothing to blend in with other activists, shielding one’s identity behind bandannas or masks, and causing disruption to get a point across.
Lacy MacAuley, a member of the D.C. Antifascist Coalition, has been a public face for such militants. In January, for example, she was a spokeswoman for DisruptJ20, the group that organized Inauguration Day protests, without permits, at which black-bloc activist destroyed property in downtown Washington and skirmished with the police. On a national level, she has provided media representation for anarchist and leftist activists for about 12 years.
In February, The Chronicle asked Ms. MacAuley about this month’s chaos at Berkeley and the likelihood that other campuses will see similar activity. Following is an edited and condensed transcript of that interview.
Continue reading Resistance, #Anarchism, and the #BlackBloc: An Interview with Lacy MacAuley
Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) co-ordinator Kevin Blowe explains why the organisation encourages activists to mask up.
Image: EZLN supporters in Chiapas, Mexico
Continue reading Why Covering Your Face At a Protest Is The Right Thing To Do
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