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April 8
Our Mutual Aid Efforts Need a Stronger Tech Immune System
Mutual aid networks and autonomous organizing is exploding in the post-coronavirus world. But are we setting ourselves up for failure using platforms... Read Full Article
April 8
Strike Everywhere and Strike Now
Argues that the contradictions made bare by the coronavirus pandemic requires a broad response from the working-class. By Anthony Pahnke If there’s... Read Full Article
April 8
West Philadelphia Tenants Declare Rent Strike
Statement from group of tenants renting from the Constellar Corporation who have declared themselves on rent strike. A group of tenants in... Read Full Article
April 8
Navajo & Hopi Families Relief Fund Builds Movement in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic
Report on growing mutual aid initiatives and the escalating health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, facing Diné (Navajo) and Hopi... Read Full Article
April 6
Chicago, IL: Occupation of Bank-Owned Building Turned Into Mutual Aid Hub
Report from Chicago, Illinois on recent occupation of banked-owned property that was turned into a hub for mutual aid efforts. On April... Read Full Article
April 4
Austin, TX: Amidst Crisis, Tenants Go On Rent Strike!
Report on launch of rent strike in Austin, Texas. Donate to strike fund here. As millions of recently unemployed tenants across the... Read Full Article
April 4
Brooklyn, NY: Tenants on Rent Strike After Landlord Fails to Negotiate
Report from the launch of a rent strike in Brooklyn, New York on April 1st. On Monday, March 30th, the 1234 Pacific... Read Full Article
April 2
Political Prisoner and Prison Rebel Birthdays for April
Political prisoner and prison rebel birthdays for the month of April, 2020. Inspired by the spirit of the Political Prisoners Birthday crew... Read Full Article
April 2
War Commentary Issue #2
Bay area anarchist publication, War Commentary, returns for a new issue. Download here. Our latest issue, formatted for easy printing at home.... Read Full Article
April 2
Out of the Iron Lung: A Miasma Theory of Coronavirus
The following text draws on miasma theory and myth to understand the ways we are understanding and responding to the virus, and... Read Full Article
April 2
What Sort of Life Is This?: On the Crisis of #Covid-19
Analysis on the Coronavirus and mutual aid from the Void Network, an anarchist formation in so-called Athens, Greece. We are facing a... Read Full Article
April 1
San Francisco, CA: Windows of Union-Busting Bakery Smashed Out
The following communique’ was anonymously sent to It’s Going Down which we republish below. For context, the Tartine Bakery in San Francisco... Read Full Article
March 30
#RENTSTRIKE757: Tidewater, VA Joins the National Rent Strike
Announcing #RentStrike initiatives in Tidewater, Virginia. We are locked down in an unprecedented medical crisis. We teeter on the precipice of an... Read Full Article
March 30
Reflections on the Upcoming Rent Strike in Vancouver
Report on rent strike campaign in so-called British Columbia. So-called Vancouver BC has in its most recent years been a place of... Read Full Article
March 30
Joshua Williams on Friendship
New editorial by Joshua Williams, a political prisoner from the Ferguson uprising. Originally published on Black Ink. What is a friendship? Is... Read Full Article
March 30
Protests and Rebellion Follow Police Killing in Newburgh, New York
Report on recent protests and rebellion following the shooting death of Tyrell Fincher at the hands of the Newburgh Police Department. Written... Read Full Article
March 28
The Other Occupy Oakland: Lessons from Depression-Era Mutual Aid
Cover Image: Workers at a cooperative store being paid in vegetables. A look back at mutual aid driven, autonomous, and cooperative responses... Read Full Article
March 26
What the Virus Said
The following editorial was originally published on Lundi.Am, an autonomous anti-capitalist publication. It is written from the viewpoint of the coronavirus itself... Read Full Article
March 25
Mutual Aid, Abolition, and the 815: A Dispatch from the Rustbelt
Report on ongoing mutual aid organizing in the wake of the pandemic in Rockford, Illinois. We started our collective as soon as... Read Full Article
March 23
Infoshops of the World, Unite!: A Report from Anarres in Portland, OR
Report from Anarrest Infoshop in so-called Portland, Oregon, about their recent opening amidst the coronavirus outbreak. Hello everyone, greetings from Anarres Infoshop... Read Full Article
March 23
#PDXRentStrike: April 1st, May 1st, and Beyond!
Call for a rent strike in so-called Portland, Oregon. Autonomous organizers in Portland, OR are coordinating a citywide rent strike in response... Read Full Article
March 23
March 25th Phone Zap: Suspend Rents in Washington State
Call for a phone-zap to demand that Washington State Governor Jay Inslee issue a statewide rent moratorium for tenants. Help push for... Read Full Article
March 21
Austin, TX: Rent Strike Declaration
Declaration from Austin, Texas, announcing the start of a rent strike on April 1st. Let’s be realistic. Over the past few weeks... Read Full Article
March 20
Superior, CO: Banner Drop Against the Crisis of Capital
The following action report was sent anonymously to It’s Going Down. The Big Breath Collective dropped a banner today in solidarity with... Read Full Article
March 19
Los Angeles, CA: Office of Corporation Developing Biometric Technology for ICE Flooded
The following communique was sent to It’s Going Down anonymously and is republished below. The communique reads: On the night of March... Read Full Article
March 18
To Survive this Crisis and the One We Left, We Must Break Laws
Argues that the exploited and excluded will need to act directly to meet their needs, which will bring them in conflict with... Read Full Article
March 16
Mutual Aid Community Kitchen in Tijuana Continues Serving During Coronavirus Crisis
Call to support Contra Viento Y Marea Comedor as they continue their work in Tijuana in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.... Read Full Article
March 13
Atlanta, GA: Food4Life Initiative in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Announcement of of new initiative in response to coronavirus outbreak in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Based on projections, we expect that the... Read Full Article
March 12
Violence in the Hands of the Violated is Self-Defense
The following communique comes from a group of anarchist women in Mexico analyzing the antagonisms within the recent women’s mobilizations and arguing... Read Full Article
March 8
Letter from Indigenous Prisoner in Struggle, Adrián Gómez Jiménez, On His Birthday
Letter from Indigenous Tzotzil prisoner in struggle, Adrián Gómez Jiménez, denouncing his continued imprisonment regardless of having already fulfilled sufficient work days... Read Full Article
March 7
Central NC: Railline Blocked in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Struggle
The following communique was sent anonymously to It’s Going Down and is reprinted below. It reads: In the late hours of Thursday,... Read Full Article
March 6
Anarchist Prisoner Michael Kimble Transferred; Asking for Additional Legal Support
Call to support anarchist prisoner Michael Kimble who has recently been transferred and is fundraising for legal expenses. Donate HERE Supporters recently... Read Full Article
March 3
Call for Anarchist Assembly in Brooklyn March 7th
Call for an anarchist assembly in Brooklyn, New York on March 7th. In NYC, we are calling for another anarchist assembly. The growth... Read Full Article
March 3
Albany, NY: Anti-Stop and Frisk Posters Pasted at Bloomberg Campaign Office
The following action report was anonymously submitted to It’s Going Down which we reprint below. It reads: The campaign headquarters of Michael... Read Full Article
March 2
Indigenous Prisoners in Struggle Denounce Ongoing Harassment from Prison Authorities
Indigenous prisoners in CERESO NO. 5, Chiapas, Mexico, denounce ongoing harassment from prison authorities as a result of their prison organizing. ... Read Full Article
February 28
Interview with Texas Prisoner on Conditions in Solitary Confinement
The following features and interview with a prisoner in Texas on the conditions they face on the inside along with the ways... Read Full Article
February 28
Vancouver, BC: Trains Disrupted at Port in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
The following communique was submitted anonymously to It’s Going Down which we reprint here. It reads: Inspired by the blockades and actions... Read Full Article
February 27
Report Back on February 15th, International ‘Tattoo Flash Day,’ in Solidarity with Ongoing Chilean Revolt
Report back from international day of solidarity with the revolt in Chile, which featured events across the world, including in the US... Read Full Article
February 27
Prison Rebel Birthdays for March 2020
Inspired by the spirit of the Political Prisoners Birthday crew, here’s a short listing of some rebel prisoners who have upcoming birthdays... Read Full Article
February 25
Long Beach, CA: Community Rallies Against Police Beating of Man
Report back on recent mobilization in Long Beach, California in the wake of a video showing police beating a man going viral.... Read Full Article