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Author: Filler Collective
About Filler Collective
Filler is a radical zine & distro affiliated with Pittsburgh’s autonomous student network.
Jun 18, 23
TERF Rally in Pittsburgh Surrounded and Shouted Down
Report back from recent rally against far-Right TERFs. Originally posted to Filler Collective. Last September, our amazing Pittsburgh Community gathered outside the... Read Full Article
Apr 11, 23
Action in Solidarity with Striking Post-Gazette Workers in Pittsburgh
Report on attempted blockade of newspapers by striking workers and their supporters. Originally posted to Filler Collective. A group of roughly 40... Read Full Article
Oct 27, 22
On the Ground at Penn State: A Pittsburgh Anti-Fascist Reports Back
Report on the recent antifascist mobilization against Proud Boys founder, Gavin McInnes at Penn State. Originally posted to Filler Collective. Penn State... Read Full Article
Mar 4, 22
Improvement of a Pro-Forced-Birth Billboard in Pittsburgh
Action report from so-called Pittsburgh, originally posted to Filler Collective. Some time recently in the early hours, autonomous individuals improved a billboard... Read Full Article
Dec 15, 20
A Pittsburgh Anti-Fascist Reports Back from D12 in Washington D.C.
The following report comes from an anonymous Pittsburgh anti-fascist who participated in the D12 community defense against the Proud Boys in Washington... Read Full Article
Nov 18, 20
Fuck Identity, We Need Solidarity
The following collection of texts from Pittsburgh critiques identity politics in the context of the recent uprising following the police murder of... Read Full Article
Jun 16, 20
Pittsburgh, PA: Anti-Fascists Confront Armed Nazis in Bloomfield
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... Read Full Article
Oct 23, 19
Pittsburgh Anarcho-Punk Compilation Album Benefiting The Big Idea Cooperative Bookstore & Cafe
A Scam for the Big Idea is a Pittsburgh anarcho-punk compilation album benefiting The Big Idea Cooperative Bookstore & Cafe. You can... Read Full Article
Mar 24, 19
Pittsburgh, PA: No One is Surprised
Report from the Filler Collective about the recent street protests in the wake of the police officer who murdered #AntwonRose being found... Read Full Article
Aug 28, 18
Pittsburgh, PA: Night March in Solidarity with the National Prison Strike
Report back from night time march in solidarity with the National Prison Strike from the Filler Collective. Sometime after midnight on Saturday,... Read Full Article
Aug 27, 18
Pittsburgh, PA: Autonomous Actions in Solidarity with the National Prison Strike
This is an incomplete list of autonomous actions taken in solidarity with the (inter)national prison strike. It is comprised of several anonymous... Read Full Article
Jun 22, 18
Fighting for the Memory and Life of Antwon Rose Jr.
The following report was originally posted on Filler PGH. Antwon Rose Jr. was murdered by the East Pittsburgh Police Tuesday night, June... Read Full Article
Mar 11, 18
Nightshade Report: International Women’s Day
The following editorial comes from the Nightshade Collective in Pittsburgh about International Women’s Day. Today, March 8, 2018, marks International Women’s Day,... Read Full Article
Mar 10, 18
Pittsburgh: Alt-Weekly Whitewashes White Power Tattoo Artist
On March 7th, the Pittsburgh City Paper ran a cover story featuring Lettia Suchevich, a local fascist and tattoo artist. “Women Ink” profiles 16 women... Read Full Article
Feb 16, 18
Pittsburgh, PA: Justice for Mark Daniels
This report on a recent police shooting comes from the Filler Collective, and includes information about a support event happening this Saturday.... Read Full Article
Sep 22, 17
From Pitt to Georgia Tech: Cops Off Campus!
On Wednesday morning, we dropped two banners at the University of Pittsburgh. They read, “From Pitt to Georgia Tech: Disarm the Police,... Read Full Article
Jul 10, 17
Pittsburgh, PA: Report back from Die-in & Rally to Stop Trumpcare
This report back is meant to show how protest marshals, imposed structure and hierarchically organized groups can prevent cohesive direct action, organic... Read Full Article
Jul 7, 17
From Pittsburgh to DC: Drop the Charges!
Today in Pittsburgh, the 11 comrades arrested for allegedly demonstrating in solidarity with striking inmates at the Allegheny County Jail are scheduled... Read Full Article
Jun 7, 17
Pittsburgh, PA: Week of Action Against Prisons and Their World
Every year on June 11th, anarchists and anti-authoritarians from around the world send some love and rage to our comrades who are serving... Read Full Article
May 18, 17
Pittsburgh, PA: Comrades Maxx and Shea are Free!
Statement from the Pittsburgh Anarchist Black Cross Received 5.18.2017 Today we are happy to report our friends Maxx and Shea were released... Read Full Article
Apr 19, 17
For a University Against Itself
Our material environment arranges life into a procession of neat little rituals. All that is possible or desirable is administered according to... Read Full Article
Apr 2, 17
Solidarity in the Streets
Solidarity and Broken Windows On March 18, around 80 inmates at Allegheny County Jail participated in a one-day sit-in strike demanding access... Read Full Article
Mar 10, 17
Beyond Another Gender Binary
My use of the terms patriarchy and gender are interchangeable, as I understand gender to be an apparatus of oppression and domination... Read Full Article
Jan 25, 17
Donate to Pittsburghers arrested at #DisruptJ20!
Donate Here On January 20th 2017 Border-guards, modern day slave catchers, paramilitary, military, and armed vigilante groups converged to protect the swearing... Read Full Article
Nov 18, 16
Support the Pitt Anti-Fascist Legal Defense Fund!
From Filler Distro SUPPORT VICTORIA AND PHIL DONATE HERE Let it be known that on the night of November 17th, tuition paying students... Read Full Article
Nov 1, 16
Pittsburgh: Fascist Scum, Off Our Campus!
From Filler Collective [Trigger Warning – discussion of sexual assault, racist violence, anti-queer violence] Weeks after Trump kicked off his campaign by falsely... Read Full Article
Sep 27, 16
Pittsburgh: Fuck a Police State – Night March Report Back
From Filler Collective On Thursday, September 23rd, around 30-40 people (and probably just as many pigs) turned out for a last-minute action in solidarity... Read Full Article
Jul 8, 16
A Brief Analysis of Politicization Following Orlando
From The Burning Bridge In the aftermath of the Orlando shooting, I saw some of my fellow queer folks decrying the neigh immediate politicization... Read Full Article
Apr 11, 16
Fuck Stiegemeyer, Fuck the Patriarchy, Fuck the Peace Police
From Filler Collective This past Friday the 8th of April, Pitt lent its spacious dining room in the O’Hara Student Center to Reverend... Read Full Article
Apr 5, 16
It’s a Man’s Campus, Let’s Fuck it Up! (Part I)
From Filler Notes toward organizing an anarcha-feminist assault on campus rape culture. While academia theoretically exists as a space reserved for education... Read Full Article