What would a city look like with housing for all? Voices were raised collectively on August 28th, asking why we can’t defend against skyrocketing rents, mass housing displacement, and systemic gentrification of working class communities and communities of color. Starting with a rally at City Hall, housing organizations and renters spoke out about the housing […]
Read MoreTowards a Fatter Insurrection: Introduction to a Revolutionary Body Liberation Movement
After Jessica parked, she was too busy juggling her phone and keys to notice the crowd of teenage boys moving toward her vehicle. As she got out she immediately recognized what was happening. It wasn’t the first time. She began walking to the café as quickly as possible and they began hurling insults about […]
Read MoreStanding Together: Reporting from the Portland Renter Assemblies
The Renter’s Assemblies have been something that people in housing justice circles have been hearing rumbles about for a while. Rumored to be coming out of the Right to the City Coalition, which deals with progressive solutions to economic and housing problems, the assemblies were meant to have an open air of possibility for tenants […]
Read MoreBrazilian Bakunin: Anarchist Militant Domingos Passos
A union militant, carpenter by trade, and renowned orator and agitator, Domingo Passos stands out as a figure of early 20th century anarchism in Brazil. While a more detailed profile of Passos, yet alone a contemporary and comprehensive account of Brazilian anarchism, has yet to be published in English we do recommend the 1973 “Anarchists […]
Read MoreNuestras perspectivas y tareas sobre la Revolución en Rojava
Black Rose Anarchist Federation / Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra #Rojava #Kobane #solidaridadinternacional Como revolucionarios en Norteamérica quisiéramos resumir los fundamentos de nuestra perspectiva política. Como organización hemos acordado relacionarnos con los eventos recientes y el progreso de la lucha en Rojava en el Oriente Medio. Nuestra Perspectiva La revolución de Rojava probablemente ha hecho un […]
Read MoreConfronting Vigilante Responses in Accountability Work: The Need for Accountability in Everything We Do
By Romina Akemi This piece was originally published in Perspectives issue #28 by the Institute for Anarchist Studies which is available for purchase from AK Press. On June 7,th 2014 multiple organizations in the Los Angeles-area hosted an event called “Transformative Justice: Our Movements and Our Struggle” at the Asian Americans Advancing Justice space in downtown Los […]
Read MoreSocialist Faces in High Places: Syriza’s Fall From Grace and the Elusive Electoral Road
A note from the authors: “Socialist faces in high places” will be part of an ongoing series looking at the left in relation to the electoral path and state power. By Enrique Guerrero-López and Adam Weaver As various segments of the US radical left begin planting their flags in the electoral arena, Syriza’s recent fall from […]
Read MoreDemonstration in Los Angeles Against Turkey’s New War
Since the ISIS suicide bombing in Suruc, Turkey, of a delegation of Turkish revolutionaries going to help the reconstruction of Kobane in Kurdish Syria, the Turkish government has started a new US-supported “war on terror” that perversely targets the same people and movements that were victims of ISIS terror, while leaving the murderous right-wing jihadist […]
Read MoreMarcha Contra el Desplazamiento en East Boston
Militantes del capítulo de Boston de Rosa Negra se han dedicado por más de una década a las luchas de los inquilinos. Después de la crisis de embargos hipotecarios (foreclosure) encontramos a nuestra ciudad de Boston bajo ataque por los especuladores, propietarios y agencias de bienes raices que están aumentando las rentas y desalojando a […]
Read MoreIntroducing the #straightouttaanarchism meme
The BRRN social media crew is excited to be dropping a series of memes highlighting historical and present day figures and movements from the global anarchist tradition. As part of reclaiming our legacy of struggle we will be including links with bios, readings and article related to the images. Please comment, like, share, and let […]
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