The Latest from Black Rose/Rosa Negra
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Online Event: Europe in Revolt
This event is organized and hosted by Black Rose/Rosa Negra (BRRN) Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in France and Spain in recent weeks over issues of education and housing. As this event announcement goes up, general strikes are being prepared in both countries. How are organized anarchists participating and strategically intervening in…
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Southern California Event: Towards an Anarchist History in the Inland Empire
The Los Angeles Local of Black Rose/Rosa Negra announces this public event on anarchist histories of the past and present in Southern California’s Inland Empire. Towards an Anarchist History in the Inland Empire will explore contemporary anarchism, especifismo, popular power, and local labor struggles and social movements in the Inland Empire. This panel discussion features…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
