Category: Federation
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Resources on Anarchism in Asia
The deep and global history of anarchism in the global south is still being unearthed, recovered and documented. Major strides have been made such as the collection of academic writings Anarchism and Syndicalism in the Colonial and Postcolonial World: 1870-1940 but there still remains much work to be done. Here we would like to gather…
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The Hamburg G20 Protests: The Final Straw Interviews Mark Bray
The Final Straw Podcast interviews historian, author and Black Rose/Rosa Negra member Mark Bray who was present at the G20 protests in Hamburg, Germany. The interview covers what is the G20, the significance of the protests, the culture of protest in Hamburg and how they were organized. You can follow Mark on Twitter @Mark_Bray. Listen…
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What Made Large Scale Resistance Possible at the G20 in Hamburg?
We bring you this on-the-ground account from one of our comrades in Black Rose/Rosa Negra who had the opportunity to travel and participate in the G20 protests in Hamburg, Germany. Similar to the impact of the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle, we may look back at the Hamburg G20 protests as a symbol of global…
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Screenings of “No Borders: Social Struggles Across the USA”
Across the the US locals of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation will be hosting screenings of “No Borders: Social Struggles Across the USA,” an 11 episode web series created by a Chilean media team which spent months traveling across the US to learn about social movements and the daily resistance to capitalism. Each 30 minute…
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3 Reasons to Throw Away July 4th
July 4th is a celebration of white supremacist settler colonial and here’s what we mean by that. By Tariq Khan 1. The Declaration of Independence is a document based on settler colonialism and genocide If we read the Declaration of Independence in high school or college we know it to be a list of grievances…
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Emancipation of the Working Class – Celebrate the Legacy of the IWW
Founded 112 years ago this week, we celebrate the rich legacy of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The union brought together a number of existing unions and radical currents to create an alternative to the conservative trade unions of time which promoted harmony between workers and capital and also practiced exclusion in their…
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The “Madurization” of Chavismo – Anarchist Statement on Venezuela
English Español Anarchists of the Caribbean and Central America on the Neo-Liberal and Militaristic “Madurization” of Chavismo From Where and Whom We Support For us, as anarchists who live in lands adjacent to Venezuela, what is going on in that country doesn’t seem distant or is indifferent to us. Our dependent economies have received for…
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10 Theses on the U.S. Racial Order
“10 Theses on the US Racial Order” was originally was published on the website of the now defunct Fire Next Time Network in 2012 during the Obama era but prior to the Ferguson rebellion. It attempts to understand how the US racial order has changed in recent decades, how it is working at the moment…
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¿Quiénes Son los Anarquistas y Qué es Anarquismo?
Por Thomas Giovanni / Versión Ingles Tras el uso de tácticas callejeras activistas en las protestas de la inauguración de Trump, la controvertida cancelación de dos prominentes oradores de derecha en la Universidad de California, Berkeley, y variadas acciones notorias contra la extrema derecha, los anarquistas han recibido una mayor atención mediática y suscitado un extenso…
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The “Left-Wing Terrorism” Narrative Doesn’t Understand Violence
The Alexandria, Virginia Shooting and the Hollow “Left-Wing Terrorism” Narrative By Tariq Khan The shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia last Wednesday has been followed by a predictable flurry of disingenuous and opportunistic narratives from politicians, corporate media outlets, and the right-wing about the rise of “left-wing terrorism” in…