For weeks now, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has been ramping up its aggressive rhetoric around the possibility of a strike at the ‘Big 3’ automakers – GM, Ford, and Stellantis. The UAW represents some 150,000 workers across the three firms. Each company has raked in billions of dollars in profit in recent years. In […]
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This statement, originally written in Spanish, was collaboratively produced and signed by anarchist organizations around the world. We reproduce the English translation here and the original Spanish below. Fifty years ago, the civilian-military coup in the territories dominated by the Chilean state gave free rein to state terrorism and meant for those from below years […]
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Following the overwhelming success of the book’s launch event in July, we are happy to announce a follow up talk for Anarchist Popular Power: Dissident Labor and Armed Struggle in Uruguay 1956-76, this time in Los Angeles. The book, published by and available from AK Press, chronicles the history of a critical period for the […]
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The following is a statement collaboratively written and endorsed by anarchist organizations around the world, including Black Rose / Rosa Negra. This statement originally appeared on Anarkismo.net and is reproduced here in full. Exile is never an easy decision. It’s never a choice. Without resources, it can become a real ordeal. Solidarity is the key […]
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Join us on August 31st for ‘Queer & Feminist Solidarity Against Crisis in Turkey’ hosted by Tamarack Bar & Restaurant in Oakland, CA. This event is entirely free and will begin at 6:30 PM. In times of atomization, repression and alienation, solidarity is the spark of hope. But how do we create the bonds of […]
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In the last month, militants of Black Rose / Rosa Negra (BRRN) have appeared on two podcasts to discuss our organization’s recently released political program: Turning the Tide: An Anarchist Program for Popular Power. This is America In July, militants Robin and Matthew appeared on episode of #188 of This is America, a podcast project […]
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In May of 2023 several Black Rose / Rosa Negra (BRRN) militants organizing in the healthcare sector attended the Health Autonomy Convergence (HAC) in Durham, North Carolina. This is their collective reflection on and analysis of the event and of the prospects for radical labor organizing in healthcare more generally. By Healthcare Worker Members of […]
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On July 18th, around 40 people crammed into the upstairs floor of the Tamarack bar, social center, and library in Oakland, California for the launch of Anarchist Popular Power: Dissident Labor and Armed Struggle in Uruguay 1956-76. With so little space in the upper story of the building, some attendees stood in the stairwell to […]
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Black Rose / Rosa Negra Introduction For days now, riots have rocked cities across France. This uprising comes in response to the police murder of French born Algerian teenager Naël M. (also stylized ‘Nahel’ and ‘Nael’) on June 27 in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. For those viewing these events from a US perspective, it […]
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Black Rose / Rosa Negra (BRRN) Introduction This interview was conducted between our sibling organizations Die Plattform (Germany) and Union Communiste Libertaire (France). It focuses on the recent large-scale strikes of French workers starting in January 2023 which were organized in opposition to a proposed ‘reform’ of the country’s pension system—effectively raising the age of […]
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