Their Guns Won’t Protect You, but They Can Get You Killed
https://cwc.im/TheirGuns
Neither Republican calls for more guns and policing nor Democrat demands for more gun control will put an end to the epidemic of mass shootings in the United States. The problem runs deeper.
The function of police is not to protect, but to control. It is not to prevent crises, but to determine who suffers in them. The footage of police in Uvalde physically restraining parents while their children were murdered speaks volumes.
Militarizing police has not stopped mass shootings. On the contrary, flooding our society with even more weapons will only increase the number of killings, whether by on-duty police, off-duty police, or others who have access to their guns.
Democrats are calling for more gun control. But who would enforce stricter gun laws? The police, of course. And they would enforce those laws just as selectively, and with just as much racism and violence, as they enforce all the other laws on the books.
https://cwc.im/TheirGuns
Neither Republican calls for more guns and policing nor Democrat demands for more gun control will put an end to the epidemic of mass shootings in the United States. The problem runs deeper.
The function of police is not to protect, but to control. It is not to prevent crises, but to determine who suffers in them. The footage of police in Uvalde physically restraining parents while their children were murdered speaks volumes.
Militarizing police has not stopped mass shootings. On the contrary, flooding our society with even more weapons will only increase the number of killings, whether by on-duty police, off-duty police, or others who have access to their guns.
Democrats are calling for more gun control. But who would enforce stricter gun laws? The police, of course. And they would enforce those laws just as selectively, and with just as much racism and violence, as they enforce all the other laws on the books.
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The police exist to protect the wealthy—and themselves. As disparities in wealth and power increase, cops protect fewer and fewer people. The gulf between the wealthy and the poor has steadily increased for decades now alongside desperation, gun violence, and police shootings.
There is no safety without self-determination. To be safe, we have to be the ones who define what counts as safety, and we have to have the power to shape the conditions of our lives.
To put an end to gun violence, we have to abolish the disparities that characterize our society. We can begin by supporting student protesters on their own terms and asking what a direct action campaign targeting gun industry profiteers might look like.
There is no safety without self-determination. To be safe, we have to be the ones who define what counts as safety, and we have to have the power to shape the conditions of our lives.
To put an end to gun violence, we have to abolish the disparities that characterize our society. We can begin by supporting student protesters on their own terms and asking what a direct action campaign targeting gun industry profiteers might look like.
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Today, we remember the events of May 28, 2020—when people in Minneapolis, mourning George Floyd, honored his memory by showing the power of uncompromising collective resistance.
https://cwc.im/ThirdPrecinct
The same forms of oppression remain. Let's keep fighting them together. 🏴
https://cwc.im/ThirdPrecinct
The same forms of oppression remain. Let's keep fighting them together. 🏴
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Here, you can read some firsthand accounts from the countrywide uprising that followed the destruction of the Third Precinct in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020:
https://cwc.im/Uprising2020
https://cwc.im/Uprising2020
When we made this poster celebrating the George Floyd Rebellion, there was a lot of concern about how the arson of this partly-constructed housing development would impact people in Minneapolis.
https://crimethinc.com/posters/a-new-world
Here's a photograph of the development, which was completed despite the fire.
Meanwhile, the Third Precinct—pictured here—remains a burnt-out husk.
A tremendous amount of work remains ahead of us to build a new world free of police, white supremacy, and capitalism in the ashes of the old.
But let's not be afraid of transformative change, even when it's messy.
https://crimethinc.com/posters/a-new-world
Here's a photograph of the development, which was completed despite the fire.
Meanwhile, the Third Precinct—pictured here—remains a burnt-out husk.
A tremendous amount of work remains ahead of us to build a new world free of police, white supremacy, and capitalism in the ashes of the old.
But let's not be afraid of transformative change, even when it's messy.
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On Sunday, June 5, we'll be tabling in Oakland, California at the 24th Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair. It runs from 11 am to 5 pm in the parking lot at 15th and Harrison beside Tamarack. Come visit!
If you want a particular zine, tell us and we'll try to bring it for you:
https://crimethinc.com/zines
If you want a particular zine, tell us and we'll try to bring it for you:
https://crimethinc.com/zines
Save the date! Sunday June 12, we will be hosting an online panel discussion:
Confronting War & Racism: Migration & Solidarity in Eastern Europe
12pm US/Pacific; 3pm US/Eastern; 9pm Central Europe
https://cwc.im/MigrationSolidarity
A panel presenting grassroots perspectives on the situation in Ukraine and the broader context of migration in Europe. Featuring: a Ukrainian anti-authoritarian volunteer on mutual aid and defense; a Roma activist on the impact of the crisis on the Ukrainian Roma community; and a Polish No Borders volunteer on racism towards refugees at the Polish/Belarus border.
There will be presentations by the panelists, followed by discussion and audience Q&A.
Confronting War & Racism: Migration & Solidarity in Eastern Europe
12pm US/Pacific; 3pm US/Eastern; 9pm Central Europe
https://cwc.im/MigrationSolidarity
A panel presenting grassroots perspectives on the situation in Ukraine and the broader context of migration in Europe. Featuring: a Ukrainian anti-authoritarian volunteer on mutual aid and defense; a Roma activist on the impact of the crisis on the Ukrainian Roma community; and a Polish No Borders volunteer on racism towards refugees at the Polish/Belarus border.
There will be presentations by the panelists, followed by discussion and audience Q&A.
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Media is too big
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WE ARE NOW.
Unsere Doku über eine bewaffnete polizeifreie Zone in Atlanta gibt es nun auch mit deutschen Untertiteln:
https://de.crimethinc.com/videos/we-are-now-german-subnoscripts
#Deutsch
Unsere Doku über eine bewaffnete polizeifreie Zone in Atlanta gibt es nun auch mit deutschen Untertiteln:
https://de.crimethinc.com/videos/we-are-now-german-subnoscripts
#Deutsch
Sus armas no te protegerán, pero pueden hacer que te maten
https://es.crimethinc.com/2022/05/27/sus-armas-no-te-protegeran-pero-pueden-hacer-que-te-maten-por-que-ni-la-vigilancia-policial-ni-el-control-de-armas-bastaran-para-detener-los-tiroteos
Ni los llamamientos para que se aumenten las armas y la vigilancia policial, ni las exigencias para que se controlen más las armas, pueden poner fin a la epidemia de tiroteos masivos en EEUU.
#Español
https://es.crimethinc.com/2022/05/27/sus-armas-no-te-protegeran-pero-pueden-hacer-que-te-maten-por-que-ni-la-vigilancia-policial-ni-el-control-de-armas-bastaran-para-detener-los-tiroteos
Ni los llamamientos para que se aumenten las armas y la vigilancia policial, ni las exigencias para que se controlen más las armas, pueden poner fin a la epidemia de tiroteos masivos en EEUU.
#Español
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We Are Now
Upcoming European showings including live q&a with the director:
Sunday, June 5: Bristol, UK @ The Base
Thursday, June 16: Hamburg, DE @ the hafenstrasse staircase.
The film is available with Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, French, and German subnoscripts.
If you would like to show the documentary in Europe before July 15 (with a live Q&A with the director including an overview of the autonomous police-free zones during the George Floyd rebellion), get in touch: podcast@crimethinc.com
https://cwc.im/WeAreNow
Upcoming European showings including live q&a with the director:
Sunday, June 5: Bristol, UK @ The Base
Thursday, June 16: Hamburg, DE @ the hafenstrasse staircase.
The film is available with Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, French, and German subnoscripts.
If you would like to show the documentary in Europe before July 15 (with a live Q&A with the director including an overview of the autonomous police-free zones during the George Floyd rebellion), get in touch: podcast@crimethinc.com
https://cwc.im/WeAreNow
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Updating the General Strike for the 21st Century🏴
https://cwc.im/TwoGeneralStrikes
What would a general strike look like today? In this history, we compare the last two general strikes in the US—both in Oakland, in 1946 and 2011.
Looking at the strikes of the 1940s, we can see that any combative labor resistance that breaks out today will likely emerge in defiance of union leadership rather than because of it. Looking at the general strike of 2011, we can see that to succeed, combative organizing must begin outside the workplace as well as within it, connecting the struggles of the unemployed and precarious with those of the employed. Exploring how the strategies that people experimented with in 2011 over the decade since, we draw up new proposals about what to bring to tomorrow’s uprisings.
As it has become increasingly difficult for workers to exert leverage on employers on a workplace-by-workplace basis, the general strike might represent a way to wield power against the capitalist class as a whole.
https://cwc.im/TwoGeneralStrikes
What would a general strike look like today? In this history, we compare the last two general strikes in the US—both in Oakland, in 1946 and 2011.
Looking at the strikes of the 1940s, we can see that any combative labor resistance that breaks out today will likely emerge in defiance of union leadership rather than because of it. Looking at the general strike of 2011, we can see that to succeed, combative organizing must begin outside the workplace as well as within it, connecting the struggles of the unemployed and precarious with those of the employed. Exploring how the strategies that people experimented with in 2011 over the decade since, we draw up new proposals about what to bring to tomorrow’s uprisings.
As it has become increasingly difficult for workers to exert leverage on employers on a workplace-by-workplace basis, the general strike might represent a way to wield power against the capitalist class as a whole.
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We Are Now: The Story of an Armed No-Cop Zone in Atlanta
Screening on Thursday, June 16
Hamburg, Germany at the hafenstrasse staircase.
The film is available with Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, French, and German subnoscripts. If you would like to show it in Europe before July 15, write to podcast@crimethinc.com.
http://cwc.im/WeAreNow
Screening on Thursday, June 16
Hamburg, Germany at the hafenstrasse staircase.
The film is available with Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, French, and German subnoscripts. If you would like to show it in Europe before July 15, write to podcast@crimethinc.com.
http://cwc.im/WeAreNow
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This Sunday, June 12, we will be hosting an online panel discussion:
Confronting War & Racism: Migration & Solidarity in Eastern Europe
12 pm US/Pacific; 3 pm US/Eastern; 9 pm Central Europe
Watch here:
https://cwc.im/MigrationSolidarity
A panel presenting grassroots perspectives on how the war in Ukraine is impacting migration throughout Eastern Europe.
Featuring a Ukrainian anti-authoritarian volunteer supporting refugees; a Roma activist on the impact of the crisis on the Ukrainian Roma community; and a No Borders volunteer on racism towards migrants at the Poland/Belarus border.
After the panelist present their experiences, there will be a discussion. Bring your questions!
Confronting War & Racism: Migration & Solidarity in Eastern Europe
12 pm US/Pacific; 3 pm US/Eastern; 9 pm Central Europe
Watch here:
https://cwc.im/MigrationSolidarity
A panel presenting grassroots perspectives on how the war in Ukraine is impacting migration throughout Eastern Europe.
Featuring a Ukrainian anti-authoritarian volunteer supporting refugees; a Roma activist on the impact of the crisis on the Ukrainian Roma community; and a No Borders volunteer on racism towards migrants at the Poland/Belarus border.
After the panelist present their experiences, there will be a discussion. Bring your questions!
Rusia: A le espera de que gire la rueda de la historia
Reflexiones sobre la primera fase del movimiento antiguerra ruso.
https://crimethinc.com/2022/03/31/rusia-a-le-espera-de-que-gire-la-rueda-de-la-historia-reflexiones-sobre-la-primera-fase-del-movimiento-antiguerra-ruso-1
La primera fase del movimiento antibélico en Rusia está llegando a su fin, reprimido principalmente por la fuerza bruta. En la siguiente recopilación, discutimos lo que está en juego en estas protestas, compartimos las reflexiones de los anarquistas rusos acerca de por qué las manifestaciones se estrellaron contra un muro, y presentamos las traducciones de cuatro artículos de grupos anarquistas y feministas rusos que exploran por qué se oponen a la guerra, qué desafíos han encontrado y cómo piensan seguir adelante.
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Reflexiones sobre la primera fase del movimiento antiguerra ruso.
https://crimethinc.com/2022/03/31/rusia-a-le-espera-de-que-gire-la-rueda-de-la-historia-reflexiones-sobre-la-primera-fase-del-movimiento-antiguerra-ruso-1
La primera fase del movimiento antibélico en Rusia está llegando a su fin, reprimido principalmente por la fuerza bruta. En la siguiente recopilación, discutimos lo que está en juego en estas protestas, compartimos las reflexiones de los anarquistas rusos acerca de por qué las manifestaciones se estrellaron contra un muro, y presentamos las traducciones de cuatro artículos de grupos anarquistas y feministas rusos que exploran por qué se oponen a la guerra, qué desafíos han encontrado y cómo piensan seguir adelante.
#Español
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Today—June 11, the International Day of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners—we honor activists like Marius Mason (https://june11.noblogs.org/prisoners/) who are imprisoned for their brave efforts to halt the destruction of the biosphere we all depend on for life.
For more background:
https://cwc.im/June11
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For more background:
https://cwc.im/June11
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