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Apr 28, 20
Pittsburgh Demands Abolition During Coronavirus (and Forever)
An analysis of Pittsburgh’s local jail amidst the coronavirus epidemic and a short report on ongoing abolitionist activity. Over the past many... Read Full Article
Apr 28, 20
If it Falls, Let it Drop: Lessons from the Car Blockades
On April 24, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp began a controversial “re-opening” of the state’s economy, the first governor to do so in... Read Full Article
Apr 24, 20
Rent Strike: Housing Activism in the Pandemic Online Forum 4/28
Check out this upcoming livestream event about the rent strike and discuss with authors and activists from Ottawa, Los Angeles, and the... Read Full Article
Apr 23, 20
Parole Letters Needed for Ferguson Prisoner Josh Williams
Info on how to help Ferguson prisoner, Joshua Williams, with parole letters. Josh is up for parole in June of 2020. In... Read Full Article
Apr 23, 20
Phone-Zap Oregon COVID-19 Campaign
Call for a phone-zap campaign in so-called Oregon to free prisoners in the face of the spread of COVID-19. In light of... Read Full Article
Apr 22, 20
Philly Tenants Union Calls for a City Wide Rent Strike on May 1st
Call from the Philly Tenants Union for a city-wide rent strike starting on May 1st. On Friday 5/1, thousands of Philadelphians will... Read Full Article
Apr 21, 20
Pittsburgh, PA: Call for Phone Zap for Prisoners at Allegheny County Jail
Call for phone-zap for prisoners at Allegheny County Jail who are at high risk of infection from coronavrirus. Pittsburgh’s Bukit Bail Fund... Read Full Article
Apr 21, 20
Solidarity and Collective Autonomy: An Interview with Woodbine
A translated interview from the French publication Rouen Dans la Rue with the autonomous anti-capitalist space, Woodbine, located in so-called New York.... Read Full Article
Apr 21, 20
ROAR Collective Interviews Zoé Samudzi: COVID-19, Hierarchical Power, and the Distribution of Death
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, both the ROAR Conference and the 2020 Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair has been cancelled. In it’s place... Read Full Article
Apr 21, 20
Phone Zap: End NC DPS’ Repression & Medical Neglect Against Daniel Allen
Call for phone zap in support of Daniel Allen, a prisoner in North Carolina. On Wednesday, April 22, we are appealing to... Read Full Article
Apr 20, 20
Direct Action to #FreeThemAll: From Stateville Prison to the Front Yard of its Warden
Report and video on recent action in solidarity with prisoners at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, IL. There has been a major... Read Full Article
Apr 19, 20
Free Fidencio Aldama! Indigenous Land Defender and Political Prisoner of the Yaqui Tribe
Fidencio Aldama is an Indigenous Yaqui land defender and political prisoner from the northern Mexican state of Sonora. He was arrested on... Read Full Article
Apr 19, 20
May Day 2020: Autonomous, Decentralized, Everywhere!
Call for autonomous and decentralized May Day actions on May 1st in the so-called Seattle area. Two months ago we put out... Read Full Article
Apr 17, 20
Quarantined in Paradise: A Report on the COVID19 Crisis from Mexico
A personal reflection of the quarantine in Mexico and the growth of mutual aid projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I... Read Full Article
Apr 16, 20
Statement from Indigenous Prisoner, Marcelino Ruiz Gómez, Denouncing the Situation in the Prisons of Chiapas
Statement from Indigenous Tzotzil prisoner in struggle, Marcelino Ruiz Gómez, denouncing the lack of basic hygiene supplies in prison, and the prison... Read Full Article
Apr 14, 20
Letter from Indigenous Tzotzil Prisoner in Struggle Marcelino Ruiz Gómez
Letter from Indigenous Tzotzil prisoner in struggle, Marcelino Ruiz Gómez, denouncing the advancement of megaprojects in Indigenous territories and calling for the... Read Full Article
Apr 14, 20
Car Demos Surround the Jail and Governor’s Mansion in Durham & Raleigh, NC
Reportbacks from two different demonstrations pushing for the release of prisoners on the local and state-level, as well as some thoughts on... Read Full Article
Apr 13, 20
Anarchist Days in Mexico City Canceled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
In light of the health emergency afflicting the globe, the organizers of the anarchist days planned for July in Mexico City have... Read Full Article
Apr 12, 20
Communique from Family Member of Marcelino Ruiz Gómez, Indigenous Prisoner in Struggle
Communique from, Karla Guadalupe Meza Méndez, partner of Indigenous prisoner in struggle, Marcelino Ruiz Gómez, expressing her concern for the measures being... Read Full Article
Apr 12, 20
Chicago, IL: Cook County Jail Noise Demo “Decarceration Caravan” Reportback
A report on a recent noise demonstration outside of the Cook County Jail in so-called Chicago. A Festival of Decarceration at Cook... Read Full Article
Apr 8, 20
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
Apr 8, 20
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
Apr 8, 20
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
Apr 8, 20
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
Apr 6, 20
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
Apr 4, 20
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
Apr 4, 20
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
Apr 2, 20
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
Apr 2, 20
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
Apr 2, 20
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
Apr 2, 20
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
Apr 1, 20
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
Mar 30, 20
#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
Mar 30, 20
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
Mar 30, 20
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
Mar 30, 20
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
Mar 28, 20
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
Mar 26, 20
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
Mar 25, 20
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
Mar 23, 20
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