From Sabal Trail Resistance Back in 2017, we at #SabalTrailResistance engaged in a fight against pipeline construction across Alabama, Georgia and Florida, we supported lawsuits and organized blockades. Today a NEPA lawsuit was filed by a group of Alabama prisoners against the new […]
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Cars, Riots, and Black Liberation: Lessons from Philadelphia’s Walter Wallace Rebellion
by Shemon and Arturo / Mute The US saw some of the largest riots and protests in its history this year in response to the continuing police murder of black people – most recently the Walter Wallace Rebellion in Philadelphia. Yet there […]
Continue readingGeorge Floyd Uprisings: Anatomy of a Counterinsurgency
by Martin Schoots-McAlpine / MR Online Introduction On May 25, 2020, police in Minneapolis Minnesota murdered George Floyd in cold blood. Responding to allegations of counterfeit money, police arrested Floyd, with one officer kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes, ultimately […]
Continue readingMapping the State’s Strategy of Repression Against the Rebellion
from It’s Going Down While the recent rebellion against the police and white supremacy has been historical, it has also been coupled by an attempt by the State to drown the uprising in a sea of tear-gas and rubber bullets. While demonstrations […]
Continue readingA Letter From the Other Front
from CrimethInc. On Rural Anarchist Participation in the Uprising of June 2020 In this essay, anarchists from a rural area of the United States describe how people who live outside the urban centers can contribute to the movement against police violence and […]
Continue readingPort of Oakland Shut Down by Dockworkers in Observation of Juneteenth
by Shwanika Narayan and Roland Li / San Francisco Chronicle Economic activity at the Port of Oakland came to a halt on Friday as thousands of workers and supporters gathered on Middle Harbor Road to protest police brutality and racism in the […]
Continue reading#SixNineteen Weekend of Action Kicks Off With 300+ Events Nationwide
submitted to the Earth First! Journal In response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black people at the hands of police or vigilantes, the Movement For Black Lives is organizing a weekend of mobilizations to […]
Continue readingHow to Topple a Statue Using Science
Bring that sucker down without anyone getting hurt. by James Stout / Popular Mechanics It hasn’t been a great past few weeks for statues. From Bristol, England to Birmingham, Alabama, people all over the world have been grappling with the legacy of […]
Continue readingBurning Down the Third Precinct Changed Everything
by Vicky Osterweil / The Nation By seizing the cops’ home base, rioters showed that law enforcement is not above the forces of history. Calls to abolish the police are spreading. Dozens of cities are considering cutting police budgets, and police are […]
Continue readingClimate Crisis: Black Lives Matter, Looting Puerto Rico, And California’s Environmental Racism
by Steve Horn / The Real News Network Black Lives Matter The police killing of George Floyd has shifted news coverage in the United States from all issues—including the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to kill people and killed 2,952 between June 2-4—back […]
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