Tag: Anarchism
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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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¿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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History and Ideas of Anarchism: Mark Bray on Rev Left Radio
Our Top Recommendation for a Podcast Introduction to the History and Ideas of Anarchism Sitting down with Revolutionary Left Radio is author Mark Bray who gives an overview of the origins, history and ideas of anarchism. Mark Bray is most well known as the author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook but he is also a historian focusing on…
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Who Are the Anarchists and What is Anarchism?
We published this piece in 2017 as a helpful starting point to explain the ideas of anarchism and libertarian socialism. For additional introductory materials, scroll to the bottom. By Thomas Giovanni Versión Español / Greek In the wake of the use of militant street tactics at the Trump inauguration protests, the controversial shut down of two…
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Lorenzo Komboa Ervin: Why I Am An Anarchist
Lorenzo Komboa Ervin is a former member of the Black Panther Party and wrote the seminal text “Anarchism and the Black Revolution” while incarcerated as a political prisoner. This is an excerpt from the sections “Why I Became and Anarchist” and “What I Believe” and the full text can be found in Black Anarchism: A Reader published…
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Marxism and Anarchism: A Dialogue
The following text is based on a transcript of a talk presented by a member of Black Rose/Rosa Negra at an event that took place on February 12, 2017, at the Sepulveda Peace Center in Los Angeles. The talk was presented as part of a “Marxist-Anarchist Dialogue” with a member of the International Marxist Humanist Organization (IMHO), who preferred…
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A New Day Coming
Can you feel the old world dying? Don’t worry, we won’t need to mourn its passing. You’ll recognize the old world from all of the stories that make you feel tired to the bone. “Young black man shot by police while walking home.” “Family evicted by bank too big to fail.” “Workers paid pennies at…
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A Conservative Threat Offers New Opportunities for Working Class Feminism
Author Note: This article was written by Romina Akemi and Bree Busk for Solidaridad, the newspaper of the Chilean organization Solidaridad – Federación Comunista Libertaria. For this reason, more time is spent explaining history and concepts that would be familiar to a US audience. In the first week of Donald Trump’s presidency, there were two…
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Interview: Breaking the Waves, Creating An Offensive
A radio interview on feminism, anarchism and building a movement Romina Akemi of Black Rose/Rosa Negra is interviewed by “Free Flow” on KCHUNG Radio broadcasting from Chinatown, Los Angeles discussing “Breaking the Waves: Challenging the Liberal Tendency within Anarchist Feminism” written by Romina and Bree Busk for the Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS). The interview covers…
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Fighting for the Future: The Necessity and Possibility of National Political Organization for Our Time
This essay is an argument for moving towards national organization in the United States and was published in April 2013 during the opening of the process that led to the founding of what became Black Rose/Rosa Negra. It aims to explore the limitations of political organization today, recent positive experiences, and possible ways to build…