Category: Federation
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We Are Not Pawns, We Are the People Who Rose Against the Regime
This article by Syrian writer Jwana Aziz reflects on the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Jwana examines the conditions that precipitated the 2011 uprising, the years of civil war, and the difficulties that now lay ahead for the Syrian people, while also holding open the possibility for a truly liberated future. Jwana is the daughter…
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Anarchists in the Labor Movement #5 – Public Schools
This is the fifth installment in our Anarchists in the Labor Movement series. Click through the links to read installment #1 with an education worker, #2 with healthcare workers, #3 with a metal worker, and #4 with a public librarian. In this interview we speak with Shan, a public school teacher in North Carolina. As the title suggests, this series…
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“Esto es peor que Cuba”: Miles de residentes de viviendas móviles en Miami luchan contra el desalojo
Miembros del Local de Miami de la Black Rose Anarchist Federation/ Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra han estado apoyando la lucha de los residentes del Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park contra CREI Holdings. En este informe, documentan la situación a la que se enfrentan los residentes, las élites empresariales y políticas que la están provocando, y…
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“This is worse than Cuba”: Thousands of Mobile Home Residents in Miami Fight Eviction by Affordable Housing Developer
Members of the Miami Local of Black Rose Anarchist Federation/Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra have been supporting the Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park residents’ struggle against CREI Holdings. In this report, they document the situation residents face, the business and political elites who are causing it, and some next steps to stop the evictions. By Adam…
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Statement from Tekoşîna Anarşîst on the Fall of the Regime in Syria: “We Carry a New World in Our Hearts”
The Black Rose/Rosa Negra International Relations Committee (IRC) republishes the following statements from our International Anarchist Coordination (IAC) sibling organization Tekoşîna Anarşîst (Anarchist Struggle). NOTE: This post was originally published on December 3rd. You are now viewing an updated version which includes a more recent statement from Tekoşîna Anarşîst, published on December 7th. BackgroundOn November…
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Don’t Panic, Organize: Meeting the Moment of Trump’s Second Term
Donald Trump has once again ascended to the Presidency. Below we lay out our recommendations for how to respond. Included at the bottom of this text are a collection of articles, audio pieces, and other resources that provide what we are calling “on-ramps” to organizing. by Black Rose/Rosa Negra’s External Education Committee (EEC) 1. No…
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The Ballot Box and Popular Power: Charting a Better Way Forward
This article by Black Rose / Rosa Negra members Frank Ascaso and Patrick Berkman takes stock of the present conjuncture around the 2024 presidential election. The “choice” before us, is no choice at all: between a program of unadorned reaction and that of friendly faced genocide. But despair and retreat aren’t adequate in the case…
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Anarchists in the Labor Movement #4 – Public Libraries
This is the fourth installment in our Anarchists in the Labor Movement series. Click through the links to read installment #1 with an education worker, #2 with healthcare workers, and #4 with a metal worker. In this interview we speak to Alex, a public library worker in North Carolina. As the title suggests, this series…
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Report on Labor Notes 2024
This somewhat belated report captures Black Rose/Rosa Negra Labor Committee’s participation in the 2024 edition of the Labor Notes Conference. Prepared by the Black Rose/Rosa Negra Labor Committee. Background on Labor Notes The 2024 Labor Notes Conference was held from April 19th to 21st in Chicago, bringing together some 4,700 unionists from around the United…
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Grants Pass and the Carceral Conjuncture
In the last several years, the total rate of those lacking safe, clean, and stable shelter in the United States has increased by double-digit percentages year-over-year. This ‘crisis’, as it is often called, is an increasingly extreme manifestation of the degradations built-in to the structures of a capitalist housing market maintained and protected by the…