Author: Rififi Bloomington

About Rififi Bloomington

It turns out South-Central Indiana isn’t such a placid spot after all. Cop racism provokes clashes in Evansville. Repression on the Secure Housing Unit leads to prisoner protests in Wabash Valley. When farmers and eco-anarchists organize against I-69, they are hounded and crushed. Close to home, the belt is being tightened with more and more restrictions on public benefits and the always-rising tuitions at IU and Ivy Tech, alongside enhanced police budgets to keep in line those who object.

These tensions are our starting point: not for an abstract politics, but a will to expose these violent contradictions, and to struggle within them. Rififi Bloomington will aggregate news and events from a variety of sources and tendencies, with the understanding that locally, we have a choice: to watch passively as the world’s rulers impose austerity and repression globally and at home, or to coordinate our struggles and take control of our lives.

Mar 5, 18

Bloomington, IN: Solidarity with West Virginia Teachers on Strike

The following photo and short report was originally posted on Riffi, and we repost it below. This past week, we’ve felt stronger,... Read Full Article

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Aug 16, 17

Against the Democratic Co-optation of #Charlottesville

This is the body of a flyer (PDF: Charlottesville text) distributed at yesterday’s vigil, called by Indivisible Bloomington (a front for the Democratic... Read Full Article

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Aug 9, 17

August 11th: Actions in Solidarity with Indiana Prisoners

Demonstration in Indianapolis accompanied by solidarity phone zap, from SF Bay View and IDOC Watch. Demo: Friday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m., outside the Indiana Department of... Read Full Article

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Jun 19, 17

Bloomington, IN: Community Picnic to Take Back People’s Park!

When: Sunday, June 18th at 4pm This week, Bloomington Police began to occupy People’s Park, heightening policing and surveillance, harassing community members... Read Full Article

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Apr 26, 17

Bloomington, IN: Banner for May Day

Banner dropped at Indiana University in Bloomington in support of May Day actions.

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Apr 19, 17

Bloomington, IN: Taking on Murray

In the early afternoon on April 11th, 2017, students chalked outside of Franklin Hall: “Pseudo-science advances one racist at a time.” Charles... Read Full Article

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Nov 1, 16

Bloomington: Solidarity Assembly and Action with Standing Rock

From Riffi Bloomington On Sunday, 30 October 2016, nearly 40 Bloomington community members gathered publicly to build solidarity in resistance to the Dakota... Read Full Article

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Oct 19, 16

Call-In to Stop Torture at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility

From Riffi Bloomington Please call Wabash Valley Correctional Facility Superintendent Richard Brown and Indiana Department of Corrections Commissioner Bruce Lemmon to protest the... Read Full Article

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Jul 24, 16

Bloomington: Banners for Alton and Philando, Executed by Police

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Jul 16, 16

In Memory of Clinton “Boo” Gilkie, A Premature Death

From Riffi Download Flyer Here Clinton “Boo” Gilkie was held in the Monroe County Jail since he was 16 after a failed robbery... Read Full Article

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Apr 19, 16

“End Prison Slavery” Banner

From Rififi Banner hanging over the 45/46 Bypass north of Bloomington. Not having received a statement, we can’t be sure what it’s... Read Full Article

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Jan 2, 16

Bloomington: Demo for Tamir Rice 12/29

From Rififi Within 24-hours of the announcement that the cops who murdered Tamir Rice would not be indicted, more than 50 people... Read Full Article

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Sep 9, 15

Banner drop in solidarity with anarchist prisoners

From Rififi Bloomington Received and posted: A banner was hung in Bloomington in response to the call for an international week of... Read Full Article

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