The Latest from Black Rose/Rosa Negra
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Eyes on the Prize: Solidarity from the Streets of Portland
Along with cities from around the country, Portland erupted on November 25th in one of the largest demonstrations and actions it has seen in years. The Portland Solidarity Network came on as an official sponsor of the event that was planned in solidarity with the Mike Brown actions happening both in Ferguson and in cities…
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Photographs from Tuesday’s Protest #Handsupdontshoot #Mikebrown
Photographs from Tuesday November 25,2014 Solidarity protest #handsupdontshoot #mikebrown Miami, Fl Photo by member AB Kunin
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Oregon Canvassers Workers Push for Unionization at Union-Funded Workplace
Seven workers and union activists head toward the office on September 17, just before the morning shift begins, debating how to enter. Should they all parade in together? What if lower management is out front smoking before the shift begins? Should they go in early, or wait until the day’s canvassers are already inside? They…
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Reflections on Ferguson
We arrived in St Louis early on the morning of Saturday October 11th, the day of the Community March and Rally. We parked near a market, and emerged not twenty minutes later to find the car sporting a ten dollar ticket for parking without paying the meter. No signs anywhere indicated that parking was metered…
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Spokes on the anti-austerity wheel: moving beyond reform
If we want to envision an anti-austerity movement that can genuinely empower people, we will have to create one that moves beyond austerity altogether. The contraction of capital, the latest stage in the perpetual crisis of the free market, is happening again. This time it is feeding on the oxygenated blood of the working poor.…
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Solidarity networks spread as a new alternative to ‘alternative labor’
We caught a break. Most weather reports promised rain, and the outskirts of Portland were getting soaked. But as we arrived at the meeting point there was a pause in the downpour. We were expecting 20 people, 30 if we were lucky. From the crowd that had formed in the parking lot of the pawnshop…
