On the Local Uprisings: Containment in Houston

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The following essay was originally published on Regeneration and discusses attempts at ‘soft’ counter-insurgency in Houston in the wake of the George Floyd rebellion. Since national protests erupted after the police murder of George Floyd we’ve seen a huge increase in Houston of new BLM activists, organizations, individuals, communities and small crews of leftists become active.... Read Full Article

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Prisoners at Lane County are Striking Due to Lack of Covid-19 Protections

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Report on hunger strike in so-called Lane County in Oregon due to lack of COVID-19 protections. EUGENE, OREGON, June 25, 2020 – Four pre-trial detainees have not eaten since last Sunday due to a lack of Covid-19 protections in Lane County Jail. At least one of the four detainees who is striking is Bryan MacDonald,... Read Full Article

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Report on Attempted Occupation of Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia

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On Saturday, June 27th, health-care workers and community members in Philadelphia put up barricades and attempted to occupy the entrance to the shuttered Hahnemann hospital. For a brief moment on Saturday, nurses, patients and community members seized a shuttered hospital in Philadelphia and turned it over to the people to use as a clinic. Following... Read Full Article

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Seattle, WA: We Demand Amnesty For All

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Call from Seattle for amnesty for all arrested during the ongoing rebellion after the police murder of George Floyd. Originally posted to Puget Sound Anarchists. From surveillance to prosecution and incarceration, the state disproportionately targets BIPOC youth. From racist predictive policing to red-lining and a police department nationally recognized for its excessive use of force,... Read Full Article

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Rebel Steps: Talk It Out (Conflict Resolution)

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Anytime people are working together on something they are passionate about, there is bound to be some disagreement. These disagreements can be intense and emotional, especially if people are invested in the project. In this episode, we’ll be exploring some ways to handle conflict. Listen and Download HERE Bexa notes that many thoughts shared on... Read Full Article

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No More Illusions #9: On the George Floyd Rebellion

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Solidarity and Defense presents a selection from the new issue of No More Illusions. View the full issue here. On May 25th, 2020 the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police set the city off. Marches demanding justice were immediately met by police teargas, rubber bullets, and explosive ammunition. People in the streets responded in... Read Full Article

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System Fail #01: Riots Across America

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sub.Media returns with a brand new show, System Fail. This first episode touches on the ongoing rebellion and features an interview with a local Minneapolis organizer. The pilot episode of subMedia’s brand new show, System Fail, looks at the incendiary riots that have swept across the United States in the wake of the murder of... Read Full Article

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This Is America #120: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

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Welcome, to This Is America, June 28th, 2020. On this episode we feature an interview with journalist Robert Evans, known for his work on the Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here podcasts. Evans speaks on the Boogaloo Boys, the rise of far-Right violence and attacks against Black Lives Matter demonstrations and also what... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: LIVE in West Philly: Rally for Political Prisoners
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Anarchists in Huajuapan, Oaxaca, Mark Four Years Since the Police Killing of Salvador Olmos

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Communique from anarchists in Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, marking four years since the police killing of the anarchist radio worker and land defender, Salvador Olmos (Chava)   To everyone, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers. Greetings wherever you find yourself and at whatever time of the day that you read this. Today,... Read Full Article

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Conflict Infrastructure: A Discussion with Kinłani Mutual Aid

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In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two members of Kinłani/Flagstaff Mutual Aid about the growing Indigenous Mutual Aid network, the devastating impact of COVID-19 within indigenous Diné and Hopi communities, and how people in Kinłani/Flagstaff have organized to provide material support across a vast land base. View this post... Read Full Article

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Anti-Police Rioting Continues Across Mexico

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A report and reflection on ongoing anti-police revolt across Mexico, following several high profile acts of police brutality and murder. Translated by Abolition Media Worldwide. A few days after the acts of vandalism that occurred in Guadalajara, San Luis Potosí, Mexico City and Xalapa on the occasion of police brutality and the murder of Giovanni... Read Full Article

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Anarchist Prisoner Eric King Assaulted by Guard at FCI Englewood

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Report on recent attack against anarchist prisoner Eric King by a guard. On June 18th Eric was taken into the showers while shackled and attacked. The guard took the metal detection wand and swung at his Each of his ankles and then then he would life his leg this officer would swing at the other.... Read Full Article

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Hamilton, ON: Hunger Strike in the Barton Jail

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Report on recent hunger strike inside the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Center in so-called Hamilton, Ontario. At about 4:30pm on June 19th, 2020, all prisoners of the 4B range, in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Center (aka Barton Jail), sent back their trays and announced a hunger strike. Since COVID-19 measures hit jails some months back, the quality of... Read Full Article

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Corporate Co-option as Ruling Class Strategy

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The following editorial from Three Way Fight points out that in different times of mass upheaval, the corporate class has helped the State co-opt and recuperate social movements and act of rebellion. It’s the biggest threat the U.S. power structure has faced in many years—a Black-led, multiracial wave of protests, uprisings, and strikes against the... Read Full Article

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Welcome to the Party: The George Floyd Uprising in NYC

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Since early March, New York has been in a quarantined paralysis. Over 20 thousand have died in New York City alone, many working-class brown and black people, and hundreds of thousands more lost their livelihoods. This shocking new reality left many wondering if the pandemic would be the final nail in the coffin for a... Read Full Article

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Help Support Mutual Aid Relief Following Earthquake in Oaxaca

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Following today’s earthquake in Oaxaca, anarchists in Mexico City are making a call out for economic support to help provide mutual aid relief to affected communities   Today, June 23, Oaxaca was once again the epicenter of a major earthquake, a 7.5 on the Richter scale. The damage in different areas of the state is... Read Full Article

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New Zine: Beyond the Concrete Milkshake

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The following text addresses how to deal with far-Right trolls and media outlets at demonstrations and beyond. The modern “media troll” (Latin name, medius troglodytus), also commonly known as the “Portland grifter,” is a relatively new species, at least in the numbers they appear in today. They are commonly found in flocks near protests, blockades,... Read Full Article

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Poughkeepsie, NY: Antifascists Picket at Home of Local White Supremacist

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Action report from antifascists in the Hudson Valley against a local neo-Nazi. by the Hudson Valley Antifascist Network On June 13, 2020, the Hudson Valley Antifascist Network (HVAN) took to the streets to protest outside the apartment of Keith Hayes, an open white supremacist who for months has been flying a Nazi flag in the... Read Full Article

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Indigenous Prisoner in Struggle Marcelino Ruiz Gómez Denounces Prison Conditions in Chiapas

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Statement from Indigenous prisoner in struggle, Marcelino Ruiz Gómez, denouncing the ongoing negligence of prison authorities and the state in CERSS No. 10 in Chiapas   To the Public To the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion To the National Indigenous Congress To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the Non-Governmental Human Rights Defenders To... Read Full Article

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This Week in Fascism #65: DHS Doesn’t Think Boogaloo is far-Right & FBI Says ‘ANTIFA’ Will Pay You in Bitcoin

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Welcome, fellow antifascists! This week, we’ve got the Trump campaign using a Nazi symbol in a Facebook ad, a MAGA shooter in New Mexico, massive “Blue Leaks” from Anonymous, plus doxxes of Proud Boys, NSC-131, and some everyday fascists going mask-off due to anti-police protests. Without further ado, let’s begin! News Trump Campaign Uses Nazi... Read Full Article

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Phone Zap for North Carolina Prisoner Timothy Smith

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Announcing phone-zap campaign for North Carolina prisoner, Timothy Smith. Timothy Smith (opus # 0380259) is an inmate at Nuese Correctional. He is being denied care for a broken tooth as well as a colostomy procedure that were supposed to take place w Central because of the No Transfer rule. Prisoners from facilities like Polk Youth... Read Full Article

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San Francisco, CA: Abolitionist Mobilization at Pride June 28th

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Call for a abolitionist mobilization at PRIDE in San Francisco, CA. On Sunday June 28th, we will gather to honor LGBTQ freedom fighters who came before us, to call for the liberation of Black, Brown and Indigenous people, and to demonstrate that trans and queer people are in this fight. It is not enough to... Read Full Article

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Final Straw: A View From the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

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An interview with an anarchist in Seattle about the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) on the long-running anarchist radio and podcast show, The Final Straw. Listen and Download HERE In the past few weeks since the uprising in response to police killings of Black and Brown folks around Turtle Island, amazing chances have presented themselves... Read Full Article

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Juneteenth: By Any Means Necessary

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Members of the Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement (RAM) in NYC reflect on Juneteeth and the ongoing struggle against white supremacy. Juneteenth is a very special day, marking the end of slavery in the United States. For all of us it is a marker of a day to come in the future when we can finally be... Read Full Article

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Against Collaboration: A Statement to Radical Jews and Other Accomplices in the Streets during the George Floyd Rebellion

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A statement from Outlive Them NYC on the recent rebellion and a call to reject collaboration with the police and the State. The below was written by members of Outlive Them NYC in response to what we ourselves have seen in the streets and heard from our networks across the city. As Jewish abolitionists fighting for liberation,... Read Full Article

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Washington DC: Confederate Monument Toppled

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The following action report was anonymously submitted to It’s Going Down which we reprint below. It reads: Last night DC activists toppled a Confederate monument outside Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring. Combined with the monument in Whites Ferry, this makes two racist monuments toppled in a week. The obelisk toppled Wednesday memorialized 17 white... Read Full Article

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Mapping the State’s Strategy of Repression Against the Rebellion

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While the recent rebellion against the police and white supremacy has been historical, it has also been coupled by an attempt by the State to drown the uprising in a sea of tear-gas and rubber bullets. While demonstrations and actions continue, the State is now gearing up for a more long-term strategy of repression, as... Read Full Article

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Olympia, WA: Militant March Takes the Streets Despite Heavy Far-Right Presence

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Report back on recent militant march in Olympia, Washington. Originally posted to Puget Sound Anarchists. The night of June 12th, an assortment of black liberation fighters, anarchists, and fellow travelers held a rowdy march against the police and the white supremacist world they maintain in downtown Olympia. In spite of the heavy militia presence tailing... Read Full Article

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Montreal, QC: Racist John A. Macdonald Monument Vandalized

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The following communique was originally posted anonymously to Montreal Counter-Info. In a post-Victoria Day / pre-Canada Day action — the Macdonald Monument at Place du Canada was sprayed in purple paint by local anti-colonial vandals. The anti-colonial statue vandals practiced physical distancing, wore masks, and washed their hands before and after the action. According to... Read Full Article

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Questions in the Face of Counterinsurgency

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by Peter Gelderloos As the rebellion that has rocked the US and spread internationally approaches a full month, the counterinsurgency strategy being used to pacify it has become well defined. Police repression and vigilante violence from the outside, and rumors of agent provocateurs to divide the movement from the inside. But another method of internalized,... Read Full Article

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This Is America #119: Down To Their Level

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Welcome to This Is America, June 17th, 2020. In this episode, first we talk with two people who have been spending time in the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ. We discuss their experiences, the extreme amount of misinformation that has been pushed by the far-Right, and what day to day life looks there. We... Read Full Article

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Pittsburgh, PA: Anti-Fascists Confront Armed Nazis in Bloomfield

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Report from the Filler Collective about community defense of neighborhood and bookstore after neo-Nazi skinheads held and “Anti-Antifa” rally. Around 6:30, the fascists split into smaller groups and put up propaganda flyers around the neighborhood. Local anti-fascists monitored the situation, following the fascists from a distance and filming their activities.  Around 6:45, one fascist reportedly... Read Full Article

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Atlanta, GA: Riot Kicks off After Police Murder of Rayshard Brooks; Wendy’s Torched

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Report from Abolition Media Worldwide on the rebellion which took place last weekend following the police murder of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, Georgia. A Wendy’s restaurant was set on fire on Saturday in Atlanta following the murder of Rayshard Brooks, yet another black man killed by police. The Wendy’s had called the pigs that killed... Read Full Article

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New London, CT: Report Back from #GerogeFloyd Solidarity Actions

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Report back from recent #GeorgeFloyd actions in so-called New London, Connecticut. On Saturday, in New London, and all over the country, people gathered to speak up and speak out. In parade plaza, our little city’s central square, several hundred people gathered for what was billed as a community discussion. It became quickly apparent that rather... Read Full Article

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Abolition is the Flood, Not the Ceiling

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Long running abolitionist and queer liberation group Gay Shame offers up this analysis on the abolitionist struggle. It is important to remember that institutional violence flows not merely from the bullets of the police but in fact moves through all elements of the social fabric. The formal, municipal police forces are just the tip of... Read Full Article

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Police and Liberal Counterinsurgency

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The Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement points out the reactionary role of liberal “leadership” within a counter-insurgency strategy that attempts to co-opt the resistance back into the dominant system when pure brutality fails to squash the rebellion. The anti-police uprising that began in Minneapolis and spread throughout the US provided a glimpse of the revolutionary potential that... Read Full Article

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Montreal, QC: Community Mobilizes for Abolition Outside of Bordeaux Prison

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Report back from recent abolitionist mobilization outside of Bordeaux prison. On Saturday, June 13th, one hundred Montrealers gathered in front of the Bordeaux prison to call for defunding the police and decarcerating prisons. Black activists told the crowd about the violence inflicted upon their communities by prisons and the police. The crowd held banners with... Read Full Article

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This Week in Fascism #64: Far-Right Violence Escalates As Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric

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Welcome, fellow antifascists! This week far-Right and vigilante violence against Black Lives Matter demonstrators ramped up. We’ve go reports of someone shot at a statue protest in Albuquerque, New Mexico by a militia member; Proud Boys attacking someone in Seattle, WA; violent Trump supporters clashing with a rural Black Lives Matter demonstration in Ohio; neo-Nazis... Read Full Article

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Indigenous Prisoners in Struggle in Chiapas Denounce Prison Authorities After the Death of an Inmate

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Statement from Indigenous prisoners in struggle in CERSS No. 5 in Chiapas denouncing prison authorities as COVID-19 continues to take its toll at the prison.   To the Public To the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion To the National Indigenous Congress To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the National and International Sixth To... Read Full Article

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Bunker Down: Why The Elites Need the Protests to Fail

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As resistance grows in the streets, the State and the far-Right becomes more unstable and afraid, pushing for more and more violence in return. As of writing, the totality of the American state’s highest echelon has rejected calls to meaningfully change the carceral system and its interactions with the public. Having witnessed another string of... Read Full Article

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The World Is Ours: The Minneapolis Uprising in Five Acts

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The following is a collective account from locals regarding the uprising in Minneapolis, which began on Tuesday, May 26th, one day after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd. It covers much of what went down in the first five days, but given the scope of the uprising, should not be considered a complete overview.... Read Full Article

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Yannick Marshall on Anti-Colonial Rebellion and Pushing Back Against Liberal Co-option

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Cover Image from Spilt Cocoa with Permission In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Yannick Giovanni Marshall, an author, poet, educator, and contributor to Black Perspectives. We discuss the ongoing rebellion, and broadly about what support looks like as the liberal manager class attempts to grab control over the movement... Read Full Article

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Radio Fragmata Interview with Members of the Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement

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The following is an interview between a Greek anarchist radio project and members of the Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement (RAM), about the ongoing rebellion in the United States. The following is an interview intended for an international and revolutionary audience. It includes questions from the Greek anarchist radio project RadioFragmata regarding the insurrection against white supremacy happening in the... Read Full Article

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June 11th, 2020 Statement from Marius Mason’s Lawyer, Moira

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Marius was unable to write a statement for this year’s International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners.  Marius’ attorney wrote beautiful statement in his stead.  Please read below: The other day when I spoke to Marius on the phone he was dealing with worries ranging from uncertainty about whether or... Read Full Article

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CrimethInc. #78: Prisoner Solidarity, COVID-19, and Anti-Police Rebellion

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CrimethInc. presents a new podcast on June 11th, an international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. Today we celebrate June 11th, an international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. While this is the sixteenth year this date has been observed, 2020 presents an unprecedented context: both the COVID–19 pandemic and the massive uprising... Read Full Article

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Final Straw: Support for Marius Mason and Words from Jeremy Hammond

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Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show, The Final Straw, presents a special episode for June 11th, day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. Listen and Download HERE In this June 11th podcast special, we’re happy to feature two interviews. The first is with Letha, a supporter of anarchist prisoner Marius Mason who is 7 years... Read Full Article

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June 11th, 2020 Statement from Jeremy Hammond

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Revolutionary greetings, it’s Big Jerm. I’m doing this video message to commemorate June 11th, the International Day of Solidarity with Long Term Anarchist Prisoners. I wanna pay my respects to the comrades, locked down doing hard time and staying strong, and show my appreciation for the ABCs, the books to prisoners, the @CertainDays calendar, those... Read Full Article

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CrimethInc. #77: Minneapolis Uprising, Part 1—How to Abolish the Police

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CrimethInc. returns with a new podcast, detailing the start of the uprising in Minneapolis and beyond. Listen and Download HERE The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police has sparked a nationwide rebellion against the police and global solidarity efforts. One of the most striking developments is the announcement on Sunday, June 7 by a... Read Full Article

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Peaceful Protest, Outside Agitators, and the State: A Letter to BIPOC Comrades

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Originally published to North Shore Counter-Info, this text has been distributed at some anti-racist rallies in Southern Ontario recently. It is available here in online readable form and imposed for printing. It’s been a week of intensity nearly unknown in our lifetimes. I, like many of you, have been glued to my phone for updates from... Read Full Article

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Radically Redistributing Mutual Aid

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A call from Mutual Aid Disaster Relief to spread skills and resources to as many places as possible. Over the past three months, starting with the pandemic and expanding into the current rebellion, there has been a beautiful flowering of mutual aid. These projects grew from the seeds of already-existing collective care. Indeed, “mutual aid”... Read Full Article

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From Embers: New Content in Spring 2020

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Announcing new episodes of From Embers, covering actions and projects across so-called Canada. From Embers is a regular anarchist podcast produced in Kingston, Ontario. We produce a few episodes each month about actions and projects going on in so-called Canada that inspire us, or about topics that we think will be relevant to anarchists living... Read Full Article

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Bloomington, IN: Free Michael Kimble, Raze the Walls

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Report back from outreach action at recent march in Bloomington, Indiana for anarchist prisoner, Michael Kimble. “Never should we lay down and accept the state’s logic of submission by depending on the state to free us. Freedom is in our hands.” – Michael Kimble On June 5, 2020, in anticipation of the June 11th International... Read Full Article

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June 11th, 2020 Statement from Jennifer Rose

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On 10/28/19 I was granted a sentence reduction from 25-years-to-life down to 8 years on the assault and battery against a state prosecutor – a “non-serious” felony. Several people attended my hearing and applauded the judge’s ruling with raised fists. Now, I’m eligible for parole and have a BPH hearing scheduled for July 28, 2020.... Read Full Article

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Introducing The Uprise Daily

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Announcing the Uprise Daily podcast, a daily newsreel show covering the ongoing rebellion. The Uprise Daily is a daily, city-by-city newsreel podcast covering the ongoing uprising in the US. This is a grassroots effort from activists around the country to compile information about protests that have been happening in the wake of the police murder... Read Full Article

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Phone-Zap: Demand Charges Be Dropped Against BLM Protesters in Stanislaus County

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Call for a phone-zap campaign to demand that charges be dropped against Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Stanislaus County. On June 3rd a Black Lives Matter protest was held in Oakdale, CA. During the demonstration, counter-protesters who were drinking openly in front of police, began shouting racist slurs and began attempting to incite violence. On... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: Youth Abolitionist Explains What a Police-Free World Looks Like
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Get In the Zone: A Report from the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle

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The following is an interview with a Seattle resident who has been out on the streets during the recent uprising and watched as both vigilantes, police, and the National Guard have attacked protesters in the Capital Hill neighborhood. Now, after over a week of intense rioting and clashes with the authorities, Seattle police have evacuated... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: Unhoused Press Conference: BIPOC Minneapolis Residents Evicted from Sheraton Hotel Temporary Housing
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Watch on YouTube here: Defund Minneapolis Police Community Meeting [Full Video]
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Abolish the Police and the World that Created Them

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The following editorial breaks apart the differences between the neoliberal recuperation of abolitionist politics and what a true embrace of abolition would actual mean. Originally published here. By Duncan Riley Ever since the uprising sparked by the murder of George Floyd on the 25th of May by the Minneapolis Police began, two great social forces... Read Full Article

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We Don’t Want to Be Gravediggers: Abolition also Means Self-Defense and Revolutionary Popular Assembly

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A call for abolitionists to expand the current rebellion to include communes, general assemblies, and collective forms of power. By Chicago Abolitionists on the Front Lines We would like to first acknowledge that we write this statement on the sovereign lands of the Council of the Three Fires: Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations,and many other... Read Full Article

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Seattle, WA: Memorial for Martyrs; Brave Comrade Defends Crowd from Vigilante Shooter

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Report back from memorial gathering for martyrs in Seattle and attempted shooting by a vigilante. Originally published to Puget Sound Anarchists. June 7th, around 8pm, people gather for another consecutive day of rallying around Cal Andersen park in a soft siege of siege of the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct. Umbrellas have moved to the... Read Full Article

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Anti-Police Riots Explode in Guadalajara Following Murder of Giovanni López

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A report on the wave of recent anti-police riots in Mexico following the police murder of Giovanni López in Guadalajara. Collected from various reports on Abolition Media Worldwide. Following a week of solidarity demonstrations with the ongoing rebellion in the so-called United States, riots broke out in Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest city, after the police... Read Full Article

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Final Straw: Hotel Sanctuary and Community Defense in MPLS

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Long running anarchist radio and podcast show The Final Straw brings us an interview with folks on the ground in so-called Minneapolis about the evolving terrain following the recent rebellion. Listen and Download HERE This week we have a double feature! Firstly we got to connect with Rosemary, who is an organizer in Minneapolis, about... Read Full Article

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Support the Jail Mutual Aid Fund

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Call from the Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement (RAM) to support bail funds of rebels who have been swept up in arrests following the recent rebellion. As the George Floyd protests continue to increase momentum, we have seen an escalation in police violence.  We have seen children pepper sprayed, vans attempting to run over people, and people... Read Full Article

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This Week in Fascism #63: Police and far-Right Make Common Cause in Midst of Rebellion

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Welcome, fellow antifascists! This week, we’ve got gangs of right-wing reactionaries patrolling the streets, cops targeting journalists, KKK members and neo-Nazis attempting to murder Black Lives Matter protesters, plus a QAnon cop and a Groyper school teacher. Without further ado, let’s begin! News White Reactionaries, Far-Right Organize Vigilante Posses Across the United States New from... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: Defund MPD: Mayor Frey Asked to Leave After Saying He Doesn't Support Abolishing Police
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Watch on YouTube here: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Says MPD Should be Dismantled
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Olympia, WA: Report Back from June 6th Action in Solidarity with Anti-Police Uprising

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Report back from ongoing street clashes in Olympia, WA. Originally posted to Puget Sound Anarchists. For the last week or so, Olympia has been plagued with various protest leaders appearing out of no where who claim the role of “community leader” despite the fact that no one in the community seems to have met them... Read Full Article

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Portland, OR: Portland Police Chase and Harass Court Supporters

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Report from Portland, OR on recent attempts by the police to harass people engaged in court support for those arrested in ongoing demonstrations. Jail support volunteers and legal observers were met with an unprecedented amount of hostility and harm from the Portland police in the very late hours of June 6th, 2020. The police have... Read Full Article

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Rebellion, Counter-Insurgency, and Cracks Within the Ruling Class

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In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we discuss the current moment two weeks into the uprising. While the demonstrations continue, a real counter-insurgency effort is underway. Across the social terrain, the neoliberal media is attempting to isolate any actually disruptive and proletarian elements from the rebellion, the far-Right is pushing each and... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: No Police For 8 Days, George Floyd Vigil Site Thrives
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Watch on YouTube here: The Path Forward: Community Members with Minneapolis City Council Members
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Watch on YouTube here: The Path Forward: Community Members with Minneapolis City Council Members
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Watch on YouTube here: #LIVE #Minneapolis #JusticeForGeorge postal workers & union members press conference at burned down
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Watch on YouTube here: Community Protects George Floyd Memorial From Rain
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Indigenous Prisoners in Chiapas End Hunger Strike After 16 Days

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Indigenous prisoners in CERSS No. 5 and CERSS No. 10 in Chiapas have ended their hunger strike after sixteen days. Here we provide an update following the strike as the struggle for their freedom continues.   After just over two weeks of consuming only water and honey, four Indigenous prisoners in two different prisons in... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: LIVE: Minneapolis March Demanding MPD is Defunded
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This Is America #118: From Pandemic to Uprising

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Welcome, to This Is America, May 5th, 2020. It’s been a while, but we’re back! First up, we feature an interview with a resident from Minneapolis, MN who discusses the first day of protests against the police murder of George Floyd which kicked off the nation wide rebellion. We then feature an interview with two... Read Full Article

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The Conditions of Black Life Must be Addressed if We Are to End Police Violence

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The following editorial argues that the conditions of Black life that must be addressed if we are to end police violence. Riots do not come from nowhere. They are not just a response to individual acts of injustice. They emerge from immiserated lives of which the horrific moments of police violence, while a constant threat,... Read Full Article

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Reportbacks From the George Floyd Rebellions: Denver, Minneapolis, NY, Eugene, & PDX

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The Solecast presents a collection of interviews with people out on the streets, reporting on the ongoing rebellion. https://ift.tt/2YalcaL In the wake of the brutal murder of George Floyd we have seen an unprecedented rebellion take shape across the so called United States. In this 2.5 hour episode I catch up with comrades all over... Read Full Article

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Call for Vigils to Honor the Lives of Those Killed by the State & Vigilantes during Uprising

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The following is a call for people to organize vigils to honor the lives of those killed by the State and by vigilantes during the ongoing George Floyd rebellion. From anarchist BIPOC & accomplices: Since the George Floyd rebellions began on May 26 2020, following his horrific murder by police, at least a dozen more... Read Full Article

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“I Will Smack the Black Off You Boy”: Trump Supporters Get Drunk in Front of Cops, Attack Black Lives Matter Protesters

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Report back from recent rally in solidarity with #GeorgeFloyd that was attacked by Trump supporters and the police. Despite a barrage of violent online threats, hundreds showed up in solidarity with George Floyd at a Black Lives Matter protest in Oakdale, California on June 3rd, starting at 10am. Oakdale is a town of around 20,000... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: LIVE: Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' protest in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Watch on YouTube here: LIVE: Muslims for George Floyd
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Watch on YouTube here: Day 10: George Floyd's Life Celebrated at Memorial Site
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Statement of Solidarity with Indigenous Prisoners in Struggle in Chiapas

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Statement from anarchists in Mexico City in solidarity with the hunger strike of Indigenous prisoners in struggle in Chiapas. On May 21, 2020, Indigenous prisoners in struggle in Chiapas launched a hunger strike demanding their immediate freedom and medical attention for all prisoners amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, giving continuity to a struggle from inside the... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: Minneapolis: George Floyd Memorial Service
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On the Black Leadership and Other White Myths

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A statement from a black affinity group in the streets What they call, “the black leadership,” does not exist. Let’s be serious: what they are talking about is nothing more than a figment of the white liberal imagination. That is, if these so-called black leaders even exist at all, then they can only be found... Read Full Article

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Toronto Tenants: We’re in this Together

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 92 total views,  92 views today At look at how people across Ontario are fighting back against rent and landlords in an age of COVID-19 Since March, tenants have been facing hard choices. While being ordered to stay home, people across Ontario have lost wages. Many have lost their jobs entirely. Although CERB was supposed to solve... Read Full Article

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In Solidarity with Black Radicals, Indigenous Rage is Necessary: Against False Solidarity and Movement Police

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 114 total views,  114 views today Report on recent march against police violence in occupied Kinłani. Originally posted to Flagstaff Rent Strike. Occupied Kinłani — Last night more than 400 people converged for an “All Out Against Police Violence” action in East Flagstaff. The demonstration was called in response to the murder of George Floyd and the... Read Full Article

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San Jose, CA: South Bay Takes to the Streets in Solidarity with George Floyd

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 146 total views,  146 views today The following is a report on what happened on the streets of San Jose, California, May 29th, as over a 1,000 took to the streets in solidarity with George Floyd. Originally posted to Dump Trump San Jose. On Friday, May 29th San Jose held protests in solidarity with Minneapolis, MN protesting... Read Full Article

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Philadelphia, PA: Banner Drop in Solidarity with Uprising

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 84 total views,  84 views today The following is an anonymous action report back from so-called Philadelphia, PA. In the wee hours of the morning of 05/29 we performed a meager act in remembrance of George Floyd and in support of our accomplices throwing down in so-called mpls, st. paul, memphis, louisville, nyc, la, phoenix and wherever... Read Full Article

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Brooklyn, NY: Banner Drop in Solidarity With the Rebellion

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 132 total views,  132 views today The following anonymous action report was sent to It’s Going Down, which we republish below. On May 30th, while the city of New York was pushing back against too many decades of injustice and brutality by the NYPD and pigs worldwide, the High Seas Spacebag Collective took advantage of the police... Read Full Article

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Watch on YouTube here: Minneapolis: Community open mic holds space at 1st Pct downtown as curfew starts
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Watch on YouTube here: LIVE: Action at WCCO to end media bias against victims of police violence (Day 9)
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June 11th, 2020 Statement from Eric King

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 88 total views,  88 views today June 11th statement from anarchist prisoner Eric King. For more information on June 11th, an international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners, go here. This is my sixth year in prison and has easily been the hardest. After being accused of assaulting a lieutenant on August 17, 2018, I’ve been... Read Full Article

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