Category: Federation
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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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How To: Organize a Neighborhood Popular Assembly
This is a basic guide on how and why to build structures for decision making and collective action at the neighborhood level, what we call popular assemblies. We emphasize the need for popular assemblies to be rooted in a defined geographic area and aimed at organizing the people who live, work, or stay there to…
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Upcoming Events in Texas and California
Join members of Black Rose/Rosa Negra for two upcoming public events; one in May in San Antonio, TX and the other in Sacramento, CA in June. If you are looking to begin organizing in your area and want to connect with Black Rose/Rosa Negra, these events are for you! May 31st – San Antonio, TX…
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Online Event Announcement: Labor Lessons from the South
Many in the US labor movement are fearful as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle legal protections granted to unions by the National Labor Relations Act and regulated by the National Labor Relations Board. Many see a dismantling of the NLRA as a terrible blow that could topple the US labor movement as it is…
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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…