The Latest from Black Rose/Rosa Negra
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Rights Are Made in the Streets, Not the Courts: BRRN Statement on Leaked Supreme Court Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade
The following is a statement and analysis written and endorsed by Locals and at large members of the Black Rose / Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation. Introduction We must fight for access to safe, legal, free, and universally available abortion. The people of the United States are in the midst of a critical moment. On May…
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Anarchist Theory and History in Global Perspective
This article was originally published in 2016 for I Congreso Internacional de Investigadorxs sobre Anarquismo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was subsequently translated by Enrique Guerrero-López (a member of Black Rose/Rosa Negra), for publication via the Institute for Anarchist Theory and History in 2021. The original Portuguese version can be found here. We republish the…
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Tipping the Scales: Popular Power in an Age of Protest and Pandemic
This article originally appeared in the Perspectives on Anarchist Theory Journal (No. 32) published by the Institute for Anarchist Studies in 2021. A brief updated introduction has been appended below, but otherwise the text is presented without modification. April 2022 Introduction This article was originally composed in the Fall and Winter of 2020. By that…
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Reflection & Reorganization: Black Rose/Rosa Negra Resumes Public Activity
[Español abajo] In 2020 Black Rose / Rosa Negra (BRRN) began experiencing serious internal political conflict over the direction of our organization, its strategy, and its structures. The organizational turmoil produced by this conflict was greatly exacerbated by the psychological, social, and political strain brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd Uprising.…
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Black Rose Response to Public Statement
Black Rose Anarchist Federation / Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra would like to acknowledge that we have read the reflections shared by Thistle Writing Collective. The concerns stated are a topic that BRRN has been discussing for some time and we will continue to critically reflect on and transform the patriarchal and white supremacist structures and…
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Announcing: Black Autonomy Podcast
Black Autonomy Podcast is a new podcast discussing anarchism and its relevance to the ongoing Black Liberation Movement. Hosts Lorenzo Komboa Ervin and JoNina Abron-Ervin are veteran organizers, former members of the Black Panther Party and co-founders of the Black Autonomy Federation. Lorenzo is the author of Anarchism and the Black Revolution which he wrote…
