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.”
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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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“Una superpotenza nucleare e un popolo espropriato”
https://crimethinc.com/2023/10/08/una-superpotenza-nucleare-e-un-popolo-espropriatoa-nuclear-superpower-and-a-dispossessed-people-un-anarchico-di-jaffa-sullescalation-in-palestina-e-sulla-repressione-israeliana
Sotto minaccia di detenzione per azioni di solidarietà, un anarchico di Jaffa parla della violenza in Palestina, del sistema giudiziario israeliano e di come sostenere i prigionieri palestinesi.
#Italiano
https://crimethinc.com/2023/10/08/una-superpotenza-nucleare-e-un-popolo-espropriatoa-nuclear-superpower-and-a-dispossessed-people-un-anarchico-di-jaffa-sullescalation-in-palestina-e-sulla-repressione-israeliana
Sotto minaccia di detenzione per azioni di solidarietà, un anarchico di Jaffa parla della violenza in Palestina, del sistema giudiziario israeliano e di come sostenere i prigionieri palestinesi.
#Italiano
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“Una superpotencia nuclear y un pueblo desposeído”
https://crimethinc.com/2023/10/08/una-superpotencia-nuclear-y-un-pueblo-desposeido-un-anarquista-de-jaffa-sobre-la-violencia-en-palestina-y-la-represion-israeli
El 7 de octubre, Hamás, el partido gobernante en la Franja de Gaza, rompió el muro de asedio que les rodea para llevar a cabo una serie de ataques. El gobierno israelí ha respondido con una operación militar en toda regla.
Jonathan Pollak, que lleva mucho tiempo participando en Anarquistas contra el Muro y en otras iniciativas de solidaridad anticolonial, se enfrenta actualmente a una pena de prisión por sus actividades de protesta a principios de este año. En la siguiente entrevista, describe cómo ve la actual escalada. También describe cómo el sistema judicial israelí oprime estructuralmente a las personas palestinas; explica cómo apoyar a los presos y presas palestinas y evalúa la eficacia de los esfuerzos de solidaridad a lo largo de los años.
#Español
https://crimethinc.com/2023/10/08/una-superpotencia-nuclear-y-un-pueblo-desposeido-un-anarquista-de-jaffa-sobre-la-violencia-en-palestina-y-la-represion-israeli
El 7 de octubre, Hamás, el partido gobernante en la Franja de Gaza, rompió el muro de asedio que les rodea para llevar a cabo una serie de ataques. El gobierno israelí ha respondido con una operación militar en toda regla.
Jonathan Pollak, que lleva mucho tiempo participando en Anarquistas contra el Muro y en otras iniciativas de solidaridad anticolonial, se enfrenta actualmente a una pena de prisión por sus actividades de protesta a principios de este año. En la siguiente entrevista, describe cómo ve la actual escalada. También describe cómo el sistema judicial israelí oprime estructuralmente a las personas palestinas; explica cómo apoyar a los presos y presas palestinas y evalúa la eficacia de los esfuerzos de solidaridad a lo largo de los años.
#Español
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Zine: Green Scared?
https://crimethinc.com/zines/green-scared
We've prepared a zine version of "Green Scared?", our analysis of the FBI crackdown on ecological direct action in 2005. This text summarizes everything we can learn from the strategy of the police and prosecutors, with the intention of passing on the lessons to the next generation of environmental activists.
For many years, the FBI targeted ecological activists as their #1 priority. This is one of the chief reasons environmental devastation has continued unchecked.
Please print and distribute these!
https://crimethinc.com/zines/green-scared
We've prepared a zine version of "Green Scared?", our analysis of the FBI crackdown on ecological direct action in 2005. This text summarizes everything we can learn from the strategy of the police and prosecutors, with the intention of passing on the lessons to the next generation of environmental activists.
For many years, the FBI targeted ecological activists as their #1 priority. This is one of the chief reasons environmental devastation has continued unchecked.
Please print and distribute these!
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Anarchistické hlasy z Arménie a Ázerbájdžánu
O násilí v Náhorním Karabachu
https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/23/anarchisticke-hlasy-z-armenie-a-azerbajdzanu-o-nasili-v-nahornim-karabachu
V polovině září vypuklo nové kolo násilí kvůli sporné zóně Náhorního Karabachu, arménské enklávy v Ázerbájdžánu. Anarchisté z Arménie, Ruska a Ázerbájdžánu se podělili o analýzu situace.
#Čeština
O násilí v Náhorním Karabachu
https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/23/anarchisticke-hlasy-z-armenie-a-azerbajdzanu-o-nasili-v-nahornim-karabachu
V polovině září vypuklo nové kolo násilí kvůli sporné zóně Náhorního Karabachu, arménské enklávy v Ázerbájdžánu. Anarchisté z Arménie, Ruska a Ázerbájdžánu se podělili o analýzu situace.
#Čeština
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The Israeli military has dropped more bombs on Gaza this week than the United States military dropped on all of Afghanistan in the years 2014-2016.
They have already killed more people in Gaza than the number of Israelis killed in the attacks of October 7. They have rendered hundreds of thousands of people homeless—in what was already one of the most crowded places on earth. With the exit routes blocked, those refugees have nowhere to go, and the bombing continues.
The casualties in Gaza include several hundred children who bear no responsibility for the events of October 7. Far more children will die in these bombings than died in the attacks of October 7.
Taking revenge in this way will not bring back the people killed on October 7, nor will it halt the decades-long cycle of bloodshed that led to this tragedy. It will only lead to more deaths and concentrate more power in the hands of militarists and bigots.
They have already killed more people in Gaza than the number of Israelis killed in the attacks of October 7. They have rendered hundreds of thousands of people homeless—in what was already one of the most crowded places on earth. With the exit routes blocked, those refugees have nowhere to go, and the bombing continues.
The casualties in Gaza include several hundred children who bear no responsibility for the events of October 7. Far more children will die in these bombings than died in the attacks of October 7.
Taking revenge in this way will not bring back the people killed on October 7, nor will it halt the decades-long cycle of bloodshed that led to this tragedy. It will only lead to more deaths and concentrate more power in the hands of militarists and bigots.
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