The Latest from Black Rose/Rosa Negra
-
Sanctuary as a Verb: Experiences and Directions from Transversal Organizing for Immigrant Defense
Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (BRRN) is excited to announce the publication of Sanctuary as a Verb: Experiences and Directions from Transversal Organizing for Immigrant Defense. Drawing on organizing experiences of Black Rose/Rosa Negra members across the United States, this pamphlet explores how workers, neighbors, and communities are building collective resistance to ICE and defending…
-
ATX Solidarity Network is Fighting Wage Theft, La Migra, and Apathy
AK, a founding member of ATX Solidarity Network, discusses their experience organizing immigrant workers to confront wage theft and other issues in right-to-work Texas. Increased ICE enforcement has raised fears about fighting back, turning many to seek services in a field dominated by nonprofits. In this interview we explore the tensions organizing for direct action…
-
Event Announcement: Resisting ICE – Strategies from Minneapolis, Chicago, and Durham
Event Description: One year after Midway Blitz, social movements across Chicago continue to fight deportations and detention. At this panel discussion you’ll hear from people organizing against ICE in cities around the country, including a member of the #Minnesota15, as well as organizers from Chicago and Durham, NC. Bring a friend, coworker, or neighbor! Social…
-
“A Dense Web of Solidarity”: How Chicago Public School Workers Defend Students Against ICE
ICE’s invasion of Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz sparked a range of organized community responses, from rapid response teams to fighting detentions at Broadview ICE Facility. In this interview, Heather, a teacher with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), reflects on their organizing experiences during that wave of struggle. Drawing on…
-
The Platform at 100: Voices of Organized Anarchists Around the Globe (Vol. 2)
To mark the 100 year anniversary of the publication of the Platform of Libertarian Communists (Draft), we are excited to present the second in a three volume series of interviews discussing the document’s lasting legacy with anarchist organizations around the world. The Platform, as it is often called by shorthand, was written by a group…
-
Anarchists in the Tenant Movement #3 – the Southeast
This is the third installment of our Anarchists in the Tenant Movement series. You can find the first installment here and the second here. The interview below was conducted with an organizer named Mario, involved in a tenant union in the US Southeast. We’ve concealed Mario’s specific location at his request. Like our other series Anarchists in the Labor…
