Category: Federation
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Statement: The Necessity of Abolishing the Police and Capitalism
In a time of political upheaval, pandemic, and protest our comrades in New York City have produced this statement. Download a PDF version of this statement. By Black Rose/Rosa Negra NYC Local The explosive revolt following the murders of George Floyd, Raynard Brooks, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Loreal Tsingine and Chantel Moore laid bare the…
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From Wildcat to Union Reform: The West Virginia Teacher Struggle Continues
By Michael Mochaidean In the aftermath of the 2018 wildcat teachers strike in West Virginia that kicked off the #Red4Ed movement networks of militant teachers formed the rank-and-file caucus known as West Virginia United and for the past five months the group has been working to challenge the incumbent leadership of the West Virginia Education…
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Secret Police on the Streets of PDX: Interview with a Member of Black Rose Portland
by Members of Black Rose Anarchist Federation Fifty days into the popular uprising sparked by the police murder of George Floyd and demonstrations in Portland, Oregon show little sign of abating. In fact, Portland has now become a proving ground for the Trump administration to demonstrate its ‘law and order’ bona fides in the run…
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Statement: Choose Food Over Rent
The following is a statement from the Americas Coordination / Coordinadora de las Américas, a joint project between Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (U.S), Solidaridad (Chile), and Acción Socialista Libertaria (Argentina). Español Abajo The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already difficult situation for working class tenants everywhere especially affecting women and migrant communities. Over the…
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In Defense of Autonomy: Seattle’s CHOP Advanced the Movement for Black Lives
CHOP is dead, long live CHOP! As the police moved to dismantle the Seattle Capitol Hill Organized Protest (formerly “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone”) earlier this morning, this piece by Seattle based historian Micheal Reagan eloquently reflects on the power, significance and important weaknesses inherent in the movement. This piece was originally published by the Institute…
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How You and Your Co-Workers Can F*ck the Police
By Evan Milner The racist police murder of George Floyd has lit a fire in the tinderbox of pandemic-era America. We need to carry that energy and rage into every corner of the country and that includes our workplaces, where we spend a huge fraction of our life. Organizing with your coworkers against racism and…
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Life and Times at the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ/CHOP)
We republish this interview by Shane Burley with two participants which helps document one facet of the current unprecedented uprising around anti-Black racism taking place. While events at the Seattle Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which has since been renamed Capitol Hill Organized Protest or CHOP (explanation), remain ever changing the taking of physical space is…
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Panel: La lucha negra contra la violencia racial
English Below Como entender la situación de Estados Unidos desde nuestra América en clave Socialista Libertaria? Conversatorio con compañerxs desde Estados Unidos y el sur de Sudamérica. Tras el asesinato de George Floyd por parte de la policía de Minneapolis, se levantaron revueltas en todo Estados Unidos para pedir justicia y denunciar el sistemático asesinato…
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Summer Agitational Posters
These posters are designed for quick and easy printing and are centered on social movement struggles that are currently ongoing in the U.S. All of the posters are sized 11×17 inches. For information on how to wheatpaste (also known as flyposting), consult the video at this link: How to Make Wheatpaste for Guerilla Street Art…