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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.

Jan 3, 22

Noise Demonstrations Held Across So-Called US and Canada on New Year’s Eve

As people counted down to 2022, across multiple cities in the so-called US and Canada, people hit the streets to hold noise... Read Full Article

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Dec 31, 21

Antifascists Call for Mobilization in Chicago Against Neo-Nazi Group Behind Racist Attacks and Charlottesville Violence

Antifascists in Chicago have issued a call for a community mobilization against the neo-Nazi group, Patriot Front, who has stated that they... Read Full Article

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Dec 30, 21

This Is America #155: Philly and Spokane Heater Bloc; Discussion on Coup Power Point

Welcome, to This Is America, December 30th, 2021. We’re out here! Bunch of folks came to see about the heaters. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/e3xrkQbn9M... Read Full Article

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Dec 27, 21

Organization, Repression, Burnout, Action: A Discussion with CrimethInc.

photo: Pixabay In this latest episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we are joined with a participant of the CrimethInc. collective... Read Full Article

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Dec 24, 21

Resistance to Defend Atlanta Forest from ‘Cop City’ Continues Despite Police Raid

Last week, law enforcement raided a growing protest encampment set up in defense of the Atlanta forest. Both police and Blackhall Studios... Read Full Article

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Dec 21, 21

Help It’s Going Down Continue and Grow Into the New Year

DONATE HERE 2022 will mark the 7 year anniversary of the launch of It’s Going Down. Since we first began, IGD has... Read Full Article

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Dec 15, 21

This Is America #154: Inflation, Class War, and MAGA Factions Jostle for Power

photo: Detroit IWW Welcome, to This Is America, December 15th, 2021. On this episode we cover resistance news: from clashes in the... Read Full Article

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Dec 4, 21

Inside the Deadly History of Gangs within the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department

photo: Radical Graffiti On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with southern California journalist Cerise Castle on how... Read Full Article

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Nov 26, 21

Bay Area Sees Graffiti in Solidarity With Those Displaced by UC Berkeley Development

Graffiti against UC Berkeley led evictions and displacement goes up in the bay area of California. A post on Indybay.org, coupled with... Read Full Article

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Nov 24, 21

The Fight to Save Thacker Pass and Stop Evictions in the Winnemucca Indian Colony

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we spoke with members of the Sugarbush Crew, who are fighting to save... Read Full Article

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Nov 20, 21

This Is America #153: Mobile Home Residents Fight Evictions in Upstate New York; Analysis of Charlottesville & Rittenhouse Trials

Welcome, to This Is America, November 20th, 2021. On this episode, first we speak with the resident of a mobile home park... Read Full Article

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Nov 15, 21

This Is America #152: Sleydo’ on Indigenous Resistance to Coastal Gaslink; Groypers Fail in NYC; #BlackburnTakeover Ends

photo: @M_Tol Welcome, to This Is America, November 15th, 2021. On this episode, we feature an interview with Sleydo’, spokesperson for the... Read Full Article

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Nov 12, 21

With the Lights Out: A Discussion with Lobelia Commons on Mutual Aid, Climate Change, and Hurricane Ida

What happens with the lights go out and the police guard stores filled with food? Will our networks be ready to sustain... Read Full Article

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Nov 8, 21

Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Actions Spread as Blockades Continue

photo: yintahaccess.com Resistance continues on Wet’suwet’en territory, as blockades and direct resistance to Coast Gaslink (CGL) enters into its second month, in... Read Full Article

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Nov 4, 21

The Fascist Wing Solidifies: Anti-Vaxx Cops & Pardons for Paramilitaries

photo: @nycantifa On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we discuss the continuing anti-democratic turn of Trumpism into an authoritarian,... Read Full Article

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Oct 29, 21

This Is America #151: The Fight Against Line 5, Brenton Lengel on New Durruti Comic Book

Welcome, to This Is America, October 29th, 2021. On today’s episode, we speak with several Water Protectors involved in the ongoing struggle... Read Full Article

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Oct 28, 21

Chief Dtsa’hyl Arrested Following Growing Blockades; Machinery Shut Down on Wet’suwet’en Territory

photo: Michael Toledano In a video statement posted late Wednesday, Gidimt’en Checkpoint spokesperson Sleydo’ reported that Chief Dtsa’Hyl of the Likhts’amisyu and... Read Full Article

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Oct 22, 21

Paul O’Banion on the Changing Terrain of the far-Right, Antifascism, and Community Self-Defense

photo: Berkeley Antifa Long-time anarchist and antifascist organizer Paul O’Banion joins It’s Going Down to discuss how the struggle against the far-Right... Read Full Article

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Oct 20, 21

This Is America #150: University Occupations Spread; Daniel Baker Gets 3.5 Years for Facebook Posts

photo: @ChuckModi1 Welcome, to This Is America, October 20th, 2021. On today’s episode, we speak with attorney Brad Thomson about the case... Read Full Article

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Oct 14, 21

Fire From Below: Zoe Baker on Lessons from Anarchist History

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with anarchist historian and YouTuber, Zoe Baker, about lessons from anarchist... Read Full Article

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Oct 11, 21

This Is America #149: The Mask on Biden Slips

Welcome, to This Is America, October 11th, 2021. On today’s episode, we dive into headline and resistance news, before switching to our... Read Full Article

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Oct 3, 21

Anti-Pipeline Resistance and Organizing for Indigenous Survival: A Discussion

On this episode of It’s Going Down, we speak with Lakota ‘Black Elk’ Maroon, an Indigenous organizer in so-called Minnesota and the... Read Full Article

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Sep 24, 21

This Is America #148: Nabisco Strike Grows into Wider Struggle; Fight to Free Sean Swain Continues

photo: @tevitauhatafe Welcome to This Is America, August 24th, 2021. On this episode, first we speak with someone from Symbiosis in Portland,... Read Full Article

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Sep 23, 21

Break the Borders: For Solidarity, Mutual Aid, and Fire to the American Plantation

Zine PDF HERE Recent footage of border patrol agents whipping and herding Haitian migrants fleeing natural disasters and economic collapse like cattle... Read Full Article

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Sep 15, 21

“Our Enemy Has Always Been the State”: Interview with Indigenous Political Prisoner Fredy García Ramírez

It’s Going Down recently had the chance to talk over the phone with Fredy García Ramírez, an Indigenous Zapotec community organizer and... Read Full Article

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Sep 14, 21

Encryption, Cell Phones, and Threats from the Surveillance State: A Presentation from the Civil Liberties Defense Center

On this special edition of the It’s Going Down podcast, we present an audio recording of a recent webinar presentation from the... Read Full Article

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Sep 12, 21

#ShutEmDown2021 Actions Mark 50th Anniversary of Attica Uprising

On September 9th, with noise demos, banner drops, and direct actions, cities across the so-called US marked the 50th anniversary of the... Read Full Article

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Sep 10, 21

Life, Death & the Aftermath of Revolt: A Conversation on ‘After the Uprising’

What happens when insurrections die? What becomes of the participants? What happens when the police come back to settle scores and people... Read Full Article

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Sep 9, 21

National Shut’Em Down Demonstrations, Marches & Protests Set to Kick Off August 21st

On Saturday, August 21st, organizations, crews, and individuals across the country will participate in a call from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, a prisoner... Read Full Article

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Sep 2, 21

This Is America #147: Anti-Frat Action Goes Wild; Daryle Lamont Jenkins on Current Terrain; Philly ABC; Organizing Offline

Welcome, to This is America, September 1st, 2021. On today’s episode, first we speak with Daryle Lamont Jenkins about his recent travels... Read Full Article

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Aug 27, 21

Twenty Years of War, Occupation & Counter-Insurgency: A Conversation on Afghanistan

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with a former veteran and author of a recent piece on... Read Full Article

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Aug 25, 21

Abolitionists Hit the Streets in Support of Call to ‘Shut’Em Down’

On Saturday, August 21st, abolitionist groups across the so-called United States took to the streets in solidarity with a call from Jailhouse... Read Full Article

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Aug 20, 21

Alpacalypse Now: How a Trans Anarchist Homestead Defended Itself From Far-Right Attacks

In rural Colorado, the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch is building a trans-anarchist homestead and autonomous infrastructure while experimenting in permaculture and raising alpacas.... Read Full Article

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Aug 15, 21

In Conversation with Oakland Abolition and Solidarity on Strategy and the Upcoming ‘Shut’Em Down’ Demonstrations

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two members of Oakland Abolition and Solidarity about their organizing... Read Full Article

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Aug 12, 21

This Is America #146: Six Months After Storming of the Capitol; Climate Change, Delta Variant, Schools to Re-Open

Welcome, to This Is America, August 12th, 2021. On today’s episode, we speak with journalist Raven Geary, as we look back on... Read Full Article

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Aug 7, 21

“Energize the Movement”: Jailhouse Lawyers Speak on the Importance of the National Shut’Em Down Demonstrations

At It’s Going Down, we’ve been tracking, reporting, and interviewing people involved in the growing abolitionist and prisoner resistance movement since we... Read Full Article

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Aug 4, 21

Indigenous Resistance in Guerrero, Mexico: An Interview with a Member of the CIPOG-EZ

Last week, Its Going Down and Radio Zapote carried out a collective interview with a member of the Popular Indigenous Council of... Read Full Article

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Aug 4, 21

Spectacle, Apocalypse, Rebellion & Movement: In Conversation with adrienne maree brown

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with author, podcaster, and organizer, adrienne maree brown, known for such... Read Full Article

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Jul 29, 21

This Is America #145: Eviction Moratorium Set to End; Pipeline Company Paying Cops to Police Line 3 Protests

photo via: @KanahusFreedom Welcome, to This Is America, July 29th, 2021. On this episode, we speak with someone from the Puget Sound... Read Full Article

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Jul 23, 21

Cuban Anarchists On Context and Importance of the Recent Wave of Protests

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with an anarchist from Cuba and a Cuban-American anarchist living in... Read Full Article

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