Anarchists have always been at the front of struggles against fascism. Yet liberals consistently seek to associate anarchy with fascism and authoritarianism, intentionally misusing the word in order to muddy the waters.
Seeking to concentrate oppressive power in the hands of autocrats is precisely the opposite of anarchy. The only reason to create confusion about this is to discredit anarchists, presumably in order to reduce the imaginable political terrain to a binary between different degrees of state violence and oppression.
Those who smear anarchism reveal their own authoritarianism and dishonesty.
https://crimethinc.com/2021/01/12/why-we-need-real-anarchy-dont-let-trumps-minions-gentrify-revolt
Seeking to concentrate oppressive power in the hands of autocrats is precisely the opposite of anarchy. The only reason to create confusion about this is to discredit anarchists, presumably in order to reduce the imaginable political terrain to a binary between different degrees of state violence and oppression.
Those who smear anarchism reveal their own authoritarianism and dishonesty.
https://crimethinc.com/2021/01/12/why-we-need-real-anarchy-dont-let-trumps-minions-gentrify-revolt
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Voces anarquistas de Armenia y Azerbaiyán
https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/23/voces-anarquistas-de-armenia-y-azerbaiyan-sobre-la-violencia-en-nagorno-karabaj
Esta semana ha estallado una nuevo episodio de violencia en torno a la disputada zona de Nagorno-Karabaj, también conocida como Artsaj, enclave armenio en Azerbaiyán. Anarquistas de Armenia, Rusia y Azerbaiyán comparten su análisis de la situación.
#Español
https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/23/voces-anarquistas-de-armenia-y-azerbaiyan-sobre-la-violencia-en-nagorno-karabaj
Esta semana ha estallado una nuevo episodio de violencia en torno a la disputada zona de Nagorno-Karabaj, también conocida como Artsaj, enclave armenio en Azerbaiyán. Anarquistas de Armenia, Rusia y Azerbaiyán comparten su análisis de la situación.
#Español
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Today, demonstrators in San Pablo, California took action against a proposed 43 million dollar police militarization facility.
Across the spectrum, politicians aim to weather the ecological and economic crises ahead of us by using brute force to control the desperate and displaced, pouring public resources into militarizing the police. The fight to #StopCopCity in Atlanta is part of a worldwide struggle over our future.
https://blockcopcity.org/call-to-action
Across the spectrum, politicians aim to weather the ecological and economic crises ahead of us by using brute force to control the desperate and displaced, pouring public resources into militarizing the police. The fight to #StopCopCity in Atlanta is part of a worldwide struggle over our future.
https://blockcopcity.org/call-to-action
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Since far-right pundits are spreading alarmism about it, this is as good a time as any to direct your attention to our guide to organizing in affinity groups.
https://crimethinc.com/affinitygroup
"Getting organized doesn’t mean joining a pre-existing institution and taking orders. It shouldn’t mean forfeiting your agency and intelligence to become a cog in a machine. From an anarchist perspective, organizational structure should maximize both freedom and voluntary coordination at every level of scale, from the smallest group up to society as a whole.
"You and your friends already constitute an affinity group, the essential building block of this model. An affinity group is a circle of friends who understand themselves as an autonomous political force. The idea is that people who already know and trust each other should work together to respond immediately, intelligently, and flexibly to emerging situations."
https://crimethinc.com/affinitygroup
"Getting organized doesn’t mean joining a pre-existing institution and taking orders. It shouldn’t mean forfeiting your agency and intelligence to become a cog in a machine. From an anarchist perspective, organizational structure should maximize both freedom and voluntary coordination at every level of scale, from the smallest group up to society as a whole.
"You and your friends already constitute an affinity group, the essential building block of this model. An affinity group is a circle of friends who understand themselves as an autonomous political force. The idea is that people who already know and trust each other should work together to respond immediately, intelligently, and flexibly to emerging situations."
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“Wait…but there’s no broken glass or even graffiti.”
“And?”
“I mean the shelves are all empty. Did they just evacuate all the merchandise?”
“Haha what?! No. We looted it, the whole neighborhood. Well, women and children first.”
“And no one destroyed… anything?”
“Listen, we don’t want them to get a bigger insurance claim. Besides, if things keep going the way they are, that building may soon be ours.”
“I hope so. I can’t imagine things ever going this far in the states. Good luck with your struggle.”
“NO! No no no, brother—OUR struggle. You’re here. You’re in this. Tell people.”
“I don’t even know how I’d explain this to anyone back home.”
“Explain it like this: neoliberalism was born in Chile, and here it will die.”
***
On the four-year anniversary of the 2019-2020 revolt in Chile, join us for an event in Tucson, Arizona featuring memes, videos, and stories from the uprising.
October 18, 2023
7:30 PM
@BCCtucson
101 E. Ventura St.
with a special guest
“And?”
“I mean the shelves are all empty. Did they just evacuate all the merchandise?”
“Haha what?! No. We looted it, the whole neighborhood. Well, women and children first.”
“And no one destroyed… anything?”
“Listen, we don’t want them to get a bigger insurance claim. Besides, if things keep going the way they are, that building may soon be ours.”
“I hope so. I can’t imagine things ever going this far in the states. Good luck with your struggle.”
“NO! No no no, brother—OUR struggle. You’re here. You’re in this. Tell people.”
“I don’t even know how I’d explain this to anyone back home.”
“Explain it like this: neoliberalism was born in Chile, and here it will die.”
***
On the four-year anniversary of the 2019-2020 revolt in Chile, join us for an event in Tucson, Arizona featuring memes, videos, and stories from the uprising.
October 18, 2023
7:30 PM
@BCCtucson
101 E. Ventura St.
with a special guest
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
“Wait…but there’s no broken glass or even graffiti.” “And?” “I mean the shelves are all empty. Did they just evacuate all the merchandise?” “Haha what?! No. We looted it, the whole neighborhood. Well, women and children first.” “And no one destroyed… anything?”…
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For background on the Chilean uprising of 2019, we recommend our four-episode podcast series about it, starting here:
https://crimethinc.com/podcasts/the-ex-worker/episodes/70
Altogether, this series includes fully eight and a half hours of coverage from the streets in the midst of the events, some of it in both English and Spanish.
https://crimethinc.com/podcasts/the-ex-worker/episodes/70
Altogether, this series includes fully eight and a half hours of coverage from the streets in the midst of the events, some of it in both English and Spanish.
CrimethInc.
The Ex-Worker
A Podcast of Anarchist Ideas and Action For Everyone Who Dreams of a Life Off the Clock
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Our comrades at Municipal Adhesives have reprinted these stickers. You can order them in bulk here, extremely cheap:
https://crimethinc.com/stickers/you-cant-kill-an-idea
They produced the stickers as a solidarity gesture to help keep our project visible in the streets after we were banned from certain corporate social media platforms.
Together, we are unstoppable! 🏴🏴🏴
https://crimethinc.com/stickers/you-cant-kill-an-idea
They produced the stickers as a solidarity gesture to help keep our project visible in the streets after we were banned from certain corporate social media platforms.
Together, we are unstoppable! 🏴🏴🏴
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If you let the government go on reinforcing the institutions that prevent other people from traveling freely, you make it virtually inevitable that eventually, when you have to flee from a hurricane, forest fire, economic crisis, or war, you will find those same agencies cutting off your escape route.
https://crimethinc.com/borders
Refugees will continue to cross borders—legally or not—as long as they are driven by desperate need. The solution is not to build more walls, but to address the root causes of the escalating disparities in wealth and power that are destroying communities around the world.
Abolish borders. Solidarity forever. 🏴
https://crimethinc.com/borders
Refugees will continue to cross borders—legally or not—as long as they are driven by desperate need. The solution is not to build more walls, but to address the root causes of the escalating disparities in wealth and power that are destroying communities around the world.
Abolish borders. Solidarity forever. 🏴
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The Ex-Worker #97: Understanding the RICO Charges in Atlanta
https://crimethinc.com/exworker97
An audio version of our coverage of the RICO charges against 61 people accused of protesting a planned police militarization facility in Atlanta.
#StopCopCity
https://crimethinc.com/exworker97
An audio version of our coverage of the RICO charges against 61 people accused of protesting a planned police militarization facility in Atlanta.
#StopCopCity
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https://crimethinc.com/Palestine2023
Facing prison time for solidarity actions, an anarchist from Jaffa speaks on the new escalation of violence in Palestine.
A longtime participant in Anarchists Against the Wall and other projects, he also explores how the Israeli judicial system structurally oppresses Palestinians, explains how to support Palestinian prisoners, and evaluates the effectiveness of solidarity efforts over the years.
Facing prison time for solidarity actions, an anarchist from Jaffa speaks on the new escalation of violence in Palestine.
A longtime participant in Anarchists Against the Wall and other projects, he also explores how the Israeli judicial system structurally oppresses Palestinians, explains how to support Palestinian prisoners, and evaluates the effectiveness of solidarity efforts over the years.
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Paroles d’anarchistes d’Arménie et d’Azerbaïdjan
Sur la violence au Haut-Karabakh
https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/23/paroles-danarchistes-darmenie-et-dazerbaidjan-sur-la-violence-au-haut-karabakh
Des anarchistes d’Arménie et d’Azerbaïdjan partagent leur analyse de la nouvelle séquence de violences dans l’Artsakh, une enclave arménienne en Azerbaïdjan.
#Français
Sur la violence au Haut-Karabakh
https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/23/paroles-danarchistes-darmenie-et-dazerbaidjan-sur-la-violence-au-haut-karabakh
Des anarchistes d’Arménie et d’Azerbaïdjan partagent leur analyse de la nouvelle séquence de violences dans l’Artsakh, une enclave arménienne en Azerbaïdjan.
#Français
As proponents of colonialism observe "Columbus Day," we remember the brutal legacy that he represents and celebrate those who continue to resist.
https://crimethinc.com/Columbus
https://crimethinc.com/Columbus
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"Une superpuissance nucléaire et un peuple dépossédé"
https://crimethinc.com/2023/10/08/une-superpuissance-nucleaire-et-un-peuple-depossede-un-anarchiste-de-jaffa-a-propos-de-la-violence-en-palestine-et-de-la-repression-israelienne
Menacé de prison pour des actions de solidarité, un anarchiste de Jaffa parle de la violence en Palestine, du système judiciaire israélien et de la manière de soutenir les prisonnier·es palestinien·nes.
#Français
https://crimethinc.com/2023/10/08/une-superpuissance-nucleaire-et-un-peuple-depossede-un-anarchiste-de-jaffa-a-propos-de-la-violence-en-palestine-et-de-la-repression-israelienne
Menacé de prison pour des actions de solidarité, un anarchiste de Jaffa parle de la violence en Palestine, du système judiciaire israélien et de la manière de soutenir les prisonnier·es palestinien·nes.
#Français
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Solidaridad entre las personas desplazadas
https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/19/solidaridad-entre-los-desplazados-como-les-anarquistes-ruses-en-el-exilio-apoyaron-a-les-ocupes-refugiades-armenies
En Armenia, los y las anarquistas rusas en el exilio dieron un ejemplo de solidaridad, apoyando a los y las refugiadas armenias que habían okupado el abandonado Ministerio de Defensa.
#Español
https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/19/solidaridad-entre-los-desplazados-como-les-anarquistes-ruses-en-el-exilio-apoyaron-a-les-ocupes-refugiades-armenies
En Armenia, los y las anarquistas rusas en el exilio dieron un ejemplo de solidaridad, apoyando a los y las refugiadas armenias que habían okupado el abandonado Ministerio de Defensa.
#Español
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