Category: Federation
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Campaign: Help Buy a Printing Press for Anarchists in Sudan
Since February 2022 Black Rose/Rosa Negra (BRRN) and other members of our international network of anarchist political organizations have been collaborating with the Sudan Anarchist Federation (SAF), which started organizing shortly before the revolutionary upheavals that began in 2018. Thanks to the many comrades who donated to our previous fundraiser, we were able to support some…
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International Workers’ Day 2025
This statement was prepared by the External Education Committee of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation. Illustration by Dinelli. Around the world, millions of people will be taking to the streets today in honor of May Day, International Workers’ Day. In the U.S., mass mobilizations from coast to coast, border to border are stringing together various…
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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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Translation: What is (Organized) Anarchism?
We present this translation of a booklet produced by our Argentine sibling organization Federación Anarquista Rosario (FAR) as a basic introduction to our tradition within the anarchist movement. Translation by Enrique Guerrero López Introduction For a long time, our organization [FAR] has had the intention of creating an introductory piece on Anarchism, and especially of…
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It Will Take Collective Direct Action to Stop the Abductions
The Trump administration has begun disappearing international students and workers from university campuses. This article, written by three academic workers, argues that this escalation was made possible by a campaign of repression initiated by universities themselves. After analyzing where we are and how we got here, the authors put forward their answer to the pressing…
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Survival of the Organized: Critical Reflections on Organizing and Mutual Aid
Black Rose/Rosa Negra (BRRN) identifies mutual aid as a key principle that our members aim to introduce within social movements. This doesn’t mean that we all agree on how to do this, or even what we mean by “mutual aid.” We are continuing to have robust internal debate on the topic. The following essay represents…
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How the Koreatown Popular Assembly Organized Neighborhood Power to Confront ICE
This interview is a reflection on the successes and missteps of the Koreatown Popular Assembly (KPA), an attempt at neighborhood based organizing that existed from 2016-2022 and aimed to confront the first Trump administration’s deportation policies. With Trump now back in power, many are once again looking for models to defend themselves and their communities…
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Webinar Announcement: Organized Anarchism Series #3 – Federación Anarquista Rosario
<<Español abajo>> Join us for the third installment in our Organized Anarchism Series, this time with Federación Anarquista Rosario (FAR) or Anarchist Federation of Rosario. As its name suggests, FAR is based out of the Argentine city of Rosario where its militants are embedded in a variety of sectors—most prominently in labor unions both public…
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From the South, Resistance Rises: Report from ELAOPA XV
In late January 2025, the Black Rose/Rosa Negra International Relations Committee (BRRN – IRC) accepted an invitation to send a member of our organization to the 15th Encuentro Latinoamericano de Organizaciones Populares y Autónomas (ELAOPA) or “Latin American Gathering of Popular and Autonomous Organizations” in Santiago, Chile. Ketino, a militant of BRRN, primarily joined the…
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Clarifying Especifismo: A Response to DSA-LSC’s ‘Letter to the Libertarian Left’
This is a response to an article titled ‘A Letter to the Libertarian Left’, published by the Libertarian Socialist Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA-LSC) in August of 2024. Over the course of several months, members of Black Rose/Rosa Negra (BRRN) devoted time to discussing and debating this letter internally, as well as…