Category: Bay Area
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Black Rose Bay Area Hosts Organizing Events Across California
This is a brief report on a series of public events put on by the California Bay Area Local of Black Rose/Rosa Negra in May and June of 2025. You can find the Bay Area Local on their Instagram page: @blackrosebayarea. by Black Rose/Rosa Negra – Bay Area Local Throughout May and June, members of…
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To Kick ICE Out Requires Action, To Keep Them Out Requires Organization
This past weekend in Los Angeles provocative ICE raids sparked fierce protest as community members turned out to disrupt the kidnapping and terrorizing of their neighbors and loved ones. As the situation in LA appears to be deepening with Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard and protests expanding to other cities, our California Bay Area…
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Two Upcoming Public Events in California
Members of Black Rose/Rosa Negra (BRRN) in California are hosting two public events in May aimed at analyzing the moment we find ourselves in and strategizing together to meet it. Both events will include a panel discussion coupled with a hands-on organizer training. As well, each event will feature opportunities to connect with mass organizations…
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A Letter From Black Rose Militants in California Public Universities to Our Colleagues
As members of grad student union UAW 4811 across the University of California begin voting in a unfair labor practice strike authorization in response to the encampment crackdown, members of BRRN who work in California universities drafted the following statement. We write to you as our California-based campuses join the ongoing encampment campaigns at American…
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Event Announcement (Oakland, CA): Queer & Feminist Solidarity Against Crisis in Turkey
Editor, curator, and activist Aylime Aslı Demir from the Ankara-based LGBTI organization Kaos GL will discuss the experiences of queer and feminist social movements in Turkey and their efforts to create a solidarity of struggles amidst harsh repression, demoralization, and trauma.
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Bay Area Local Marches to Name & Shame Cop City Funders
Photographs by Shay Horse | Instagram @huntedhorse On Tuesday, May 30th members of the Bay Area Local of Black Rose / Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation participated in a march alongside a larger coalition which sought to name and shame funders of Cop City. The march took place in Oakland, beginning at Oscar Grant Plaza before…
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Santa Cruz Grad Students Prepare to Launch Full Strike Next Week
Following up on our previous coverage of the wildcat strike and work stoppage launched by UC Santa Cruz grad student workers, participant Cameron A. writes on the workers next move: launching a full strike this coming Monday, February 10. See below for how you can follow and support. By Cameron A. Graduate Student workers at…