Author: It's Going Down

About It's Going Down

In search of new forms of life. It's Going Down is a digital community center and media platform featuring news, opinion, podcasts, and reporting on autonomous social movements and revolt across so-called North America from an anarchist perspective.

Feb 12, 20

This Is America #106: Riot Police Attack Wildcat Strike at UC Santa Cruz

Welcome, to This Is America, February 11th, 2020. In this episode we speak with a member of the Black Rose Anarchist Federation... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Feb 10, 20

Offices Occupied & Ports, Freeways, and Railroads Shut Down Across Canada As RCMP Reaches Unist’ot’en Camp

On Thursday, February 6th, the RCMP began a highly militarized raid on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory. By nightfall on Thursday, demonstrations, protests, acts... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Feb 6, 20

Solidarity Actions Blockade Ports, Highways, and Rails After RCMP Raids Wet’suwet’en Territory

Early in the morning of February 6th, the RCMP raided the Wet’suwet’en territory, making several violent arrests and opening the region to... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Feb 5, 20

Mexico City: Resistance to Sexual Violence at UNAM Explodes During Campus General Strike

On November 5, 2019, women from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) began an... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Feb 4, 20

Original Content, Podcasts & Reporting: January 2020 on IGD

We hit the ground running in January 2020! From coverage of combative housing struggles, solidarity actions with the Wet’suwet’en, interviews with frontline... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Feb 4, 20

This Is America #105: Between Spectacle, History, and Revolt

Welcome, to This Is America, February 3rd, 2020. In this episode, first we speak with folks involved in a Food Not Bombs... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Feb 1, 20

“The Spark Is Already There & the Flame is Catching On”: Between the Shell of the State & the Growth of Autonomy in Puerto Rico

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we spoke with an organizer from El Grito de Sunset Park and Asamblea de... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 30, 20

Decolonize This Place on J31 and Beyond: “People Are Becoming Ungovernable”

Over the past few months, anger has exploded on the streets of New York as the city has pushed (along with increased... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 26, 20

This Is America #104: Wet’suwet’en Prepare for RCMP Raid; Report Back from Virginia

Welcome, to This Is America, January 26th, 2020. In this episode, first we speak with Wet’suwet’en Chief Dtsa H’yl about what he... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 23, 20

Josh Harper & Andy Stepanian on the New Documentary ‘The Animal People’ and Lessons from the SHAC 7

“The number of activists isn’t huge, but their impact has been incredible … There needs to be an understanding that this is... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 21, 20

#WetsuwetenStrong: Solidarity, Sabotage, and Shutting It Down

Since late December, the struggle on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory to evict and keep out the Coastal GasLink corporation and RCMP authorities, has... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 19, 20

This Is America #103: Antifascist Thoughts on Virginia; Trump, Iran & Impeachment

Welcome, to This Is America, January 19th, 2019. In this episode, we speak with someone from the Red Strings and Maroons podcast about an... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 15, 20

After Hundreds Mobilize to Defend Occupied Home, Riot Police Evict Mothers With Tanks & Robot

Cover Photos from Indybay Donate to Bail Fund HERE On January 14th, a massive, militarized eviction by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 12, 20

An Anti-Colonial Anarchist Analysis on the Rise of Far-Right Hindu Nationalism in India

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we bring you an interview with Sarang Narasimhaiah, an anti-colonial anarchist, on the... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 10, 20

This Is America #102: Abolitionist Organizing in Mississippi, Anarchist Analysis of Trump’s Push Toward War

Welcome, to This Is America, January 10th, 2020. In this episode, we speak with two people on the ground in Mississippi, who... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 8, 20

Marches, Office Occupations & Rail Sabotage Denounce Attacks on Wet’suwet’en as 72 Hour Notice Given

Pipeline employees and the so-called B.C. supreme court have told Native Wet’suwet’en land defenders and their supporters that they have 72 hours... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 7, 20

2019 in Review: The Long and Hard Fought Road

2019 was truly a year of extremes: massive generalized revolt, hard fought campaigns, continuing repression, and tested limits for autonomous social movements... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 2, 20

Black Socialists of America on Building Dual Power in an Age of Crisis

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Z from Black Socialists of America about the group, building... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Jan 1, 20

More Than 25 Cities Light Up the Night Against Prisons & Migrant Detention Camps

On New Year’s Eve, in over 25 cities across so-called North America, anarchists, abolitionists, and autonomous anti-capitalists took part in noise demonstrations... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 31, 19

This Is America #101: There’s No Time to Waste

Welcome, to This Is America, December 31st, 2019. In this episode, first we talk to one of the Tucson 12 about their... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 31, 19

Noise Demonstrations Across North America Being Organized Outside of Detention Centers, Jails & Prisons

For years, anarchists, abolitionists, and autonomous anti-capitalists have marked New Year’s Eve with noise demonstrations in an attempt to let those locked... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 27, 19

“Fighting in a Way That Makes Us Stronger”: CrimethInc. on the Current Wave of Uprisings

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we present a recording of a talk given by a member of the... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 26, 19

War, Crimes & the Spectacle of Impeachment

On December 18th, Donald Trump became the third president in US history to be impeached, as the House of Representatives approved two... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 19, 19

This Is America #100: Palm Beach Tenants Launch Barricade Against Eviction & Horrific Conditions

Welcome, to This Is America, December 19th, 2019. On this episode, first we talk with two folks from the Palm Beach Tenants... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 18, 19

Protesters Disrupt MTA Board Meeting as City Hires 500 More Cops

Today, several people disrupted a meeting of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), who pushed through a decision to hire an additional 500... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 13, 19

This Is America #99: Inside the UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strike

Welcome, to This Is America, December 12th, 2019. On this episode, we are lucky enough to speak with two grad students involved... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 12, 19

Peter Gelderloos on the Changing Terrain of Revolt and Empire

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we again speak with Peter Gelderloos, author of Anarchy Works, How Non-Violence Protects... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 10, 19

Oakland Readies to Resist Eviction of ‘Moms 4 Housing’

For over three weeks, a collective of African-American mothers and their children, under the banner of Moms 4 Housing, backed by a... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 6, 19

What Will Spark the Next Insurrection in the US? Probably Everything.

“This morning, I woke up in a curfew.” – Bob Marley Since the economic meltdown of 2008, Americans have been told again... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Dec 4, 19

This Is America #98: Stop the Sweeps Austin, Newnan Update, An Anarchist Analysis of ‘A Warning’

Welcome, to This Is America, December 4th, 2019. In this episode, we speak with two people from Stop the Sweeps in Austin,... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 30, 19

Roundup of November 29th #NoBodyPays Transit Actions

On November 29th, cities across so-called North America responded to a call to engage in fare strikes and other autonomous actions around... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 28, 19

All Aboard: An Interview with Seattle Anarchists on the #NoBodyPays Fare Strike

With insurrections against fare increases and austerity still raging across the world, a call on November 29th for a fare strike and... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 28, 19

This Is America #97: #NotAgainSU, Project FANG, NYC Radical Tech Conference

Welcome, to This Is America, November 27th, 2019. In this episode, first with speak with someone from Project FANG, about their project... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 22, 19

Globalized Gaza: How Tech, Surveillance & Policing Flow from Occupied Palestine to the US Border

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Jamil of the Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance about how the... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 22, 19

Proud Boys Help Defend Paramilitary Neo-Nazi Groups Online as Their Leader, Enrique Tarrio, Prepares Congressional Run

The Proud Boys, a paleoconservative and pro-Trump street gang, has for months been using the social media app Telegram to mobilize its... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 20, 19

November 30th: An International Night of Music to Benefit Rojava

Across the world, on Saturday, November 30th, people are organizing benefit concerts for Rojava. Here is a statement from the organizers: We... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 19, 19

This Is America #96: Oakland IWOC on Jail Strike & No More Deaths Trial

Welcome, to This Is America, November 18th, 2019. In this episode, first we speak with two members of the Oakland Incarcerated Workers... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 14, 19

Sacramento, CA: State’s Attempt to Railroad Antifascists Fails as Trial Ends Before it Begins

Today, Antifa Sacramento announced the end of a lengthy and arduous court battle for three antifascists of color, who were facing potential... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 13, 19

What You Need To Know About Stephen Miller’s Connection To Richard Spencer, White Nationalism & Why It Matters

On Tuesday, Michael Hayden on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch blog, dropped a bombshell that exposed further connections between White House... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down

Nov 12, 19

Fight Against the Laval Migrant Prison in Quebec Continues to Heat Up

In so-called Quebec, the struggle against the construction of a new migrant prison in Laval, which is slated for completion in 2021,... Read Full Article

— It's Going Down