Colombia. A report and interview on the background of the revolt.
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Solecast: Revolutionary Horizons of the #Pandemic w/ a Crimethinc Participant
In this episode of the solecast I sit down with a crimethinc participant.
Continue reading Solecast: Revolutionary Horizons of the #Pandemic w/ a Crimethinc ParticipantDavid Graeber: The Shock Of Victory
An essay by David Graeber—and a short eulogy for him.
Continue reading David Graeber: The Shock Of Victory#Belarus: Anarchists in the Uprising against the Dictatorship
Belarus. An Interview with members of the Belarusian anarchist publishing collective Pramen and another longtime Belarusian anarchist, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Continue reading #Belarus: Anarchists in the Uprising against the DictatorshipTools and Tactics in the #Portland Protests – From Leaf Blowers and Umbrellas to Lasers, Balloons, and Power Tools
Across over two months of protests, demonstrators in Portland have experimented with a variety of tactics and strategies. The clashes in Portland drew international attention starting in mid-June, when footage spread of federal agents in unmarked cars snatching demonstrators off the sidewalks and Donald Trump announced that federal agents would be using this model to intervene in other cities around the United States. After Trump’s announcement, the demonstrations in Portland grew exponentially, drawing thousands each night, until the governor of Oregon declared that federal agents would be withdrawn from the streets. In the following overview, participants in the Portland demonstrations describe some of the tools and tactics they have seen employed there.
Continue reading Tools and Tactics in the #Portland Protests – From Leaf Blowers and Umbrellas to Lasers, Balloons, and Power ToolsAccounts from the Battle of Grant Park – How #Chicago Demonstrators Pushed Back the Police and Nearly Toppled a Statue
On July 17, 2020, following a rally in Grant Park—the site of horrific police violence during the Democratic National Convention of 1968—demonstrators outwitted and outfought police officers, winning an opportunity to try to topple a hated statue of Christopher Columbus. In the following accounts, participants explore the tactics and strategies of the demonstrators and the lessons they learned in the process.
Continue reading Accounts from the Battle of Grant Park – How #Chicago Demonstrators Pushed Back the Police and Nearly Toppled a StatueFrom #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 Portland, Oregon, clashing with law enforcement officers. Last week, aspiring autocrat Donald Trump escalated the situation by announcing that he would be sending federal agents around the country to assert his authority through acts of violence against protesters. The past few days have seen thousands sweep into the streets of Portland to defend those who were already protesting and demand the departure of Trump’s federal agents from their city.
Continue reading From #Portland to the World – A Call for Solidarity with the Struggle against the Federal OccupationThe New Terror Bill in the #Philippines: Another Front in the Worldwide Struggle against Tyranny
Yesterday, a new “anti-terror” law went into effect in the Philippines, marking another stage in the worldwide rise of autocracy. The law enables authorities to warrantlessly arrest and detain anyone for two weeks or more on the sole suspicion of inciting terrorism “by means of speeches, proclamations, writings, emblems, banners or other representations,” even “without taking any direct part in the commission of terrorism.” What constitutes terrorism is defined at the whims of the Anti-Terrorism Council, a group comprised almost entirely of members of authoritarian president Rodrigo Duterte’s cabinet.
Continue reading The New Terror Bill in the #Philippines: Another Front in the Worldwide Struggle against TyrannySolidarity with the People in the Streets of #Portland – Against the Federal Occupation and the Police
On Thursday, both Donald Trump and his white nationalist and nativist advisor Stephen Miller announced that they will begin deploying armed officers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the streets of cities that have seen large-scale protests—specifically, cities governed by Democrats. According to The Daily Mail, Trump stated he would “be looking at Seattle, Minneapolis, Portland, and Chicago.” To understand what the stakes are, we focus on Portland, where DHS agents have already been brutalizing demonstrators for weeks.
Continue reading Solidarity with the People in the Streets of #Portland – Against the Federal Occupation and the Police#Greece: Everything Is Coming to a Boil
Greece. Looming recession, the ban on freedom of assembly, and the death of Vassilis Maggos.
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