Category: Federation
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May 13-15: Join Four Star at Chicago Anarchist Film Fest
Next weekend, watch some great movies and join Four Star in supporting the Chicago Anarchist Film Festival. It’ll be held May 13-15 at Wicker Park Art Center, 2215 W. North Ave. Check out the film schedule and CAFF poster.
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Join us at “Punk Rock Karaoke”
Next weekend, we’ll be hanging out at Punk Rock Karaoke, a benefit for the Chicago Anarchist Film Festival. Details: Saturday May 14, 9pm-1am, The Spaceship (1804 S. Racine). $5 suggested donation. Flyer: Punk Rock Karaoke
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Four Star endorses Chicago May Day 2011 March
~~~Español Abajo~~~ 125 years after Haymarket – a global symbol of the struggles of the workers of the world, and 5 years after the historic boycott for immigrants rights, we continue in the struggle for freedom, equality, and a world without borders. Solidarity forever! We’ll see you in the streets! Read more. Cuatro Estrellas endosa…
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Latest “Four Star Digest” summarizes our recent work
A look at what we’ve been up to in the past few months: Four Star Digest
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A History of Wild Rose Rebellion (2007-2009)
by Juan Conatz and R.Spourgítis Wild Rose Rebellion (WRR) was an anarchist group primarily based in Iowa City, Iowa. Its beginnings can be traced to late 2007, when anarchists involved in a local student antiwar group, infoshop and IWW branch decided they wanted to hold meetings to plan for the 2008 Republican National Convention protests…
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Update from WRC
It’s been a while since we’ve updated the site, so here’s a rundown of what we’ve been up to since May. -Along with other Iowa City individuals that we’ve worked with in the past, trying to start up a ‘solidarity network’ in the model of the Seattle Solidarity Network, that would take on bosses and landlords.…
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Sometimes We Don’t Even Get to the Point of Losing
One of our members wrote this piece about his experiences trying to organize on the job. It was originally posted here. Reading The American Worker and old Italian operaismo surveys of auto workers, it occurred to me that it would be worth documenting some of my own experiences in wage labor. We often forget how powerful…
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Back to the Grind: SWU Southern Midwest Tour a Success
Back in March, we hosted members of the Starbucks Workers Union on their midwest tour. Here is their account of the trip. On March 19, a delegation of IWW Starbucks baristas from the Twin Cities crammed themselves into one worker’s 3-cylinder Geo Metro and set off on a journey to bring the good word of…
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Audio From May Day Event
On May 1, 2010, around 20 people came to hear Paul Street, Dan Knutson and Carlos Rich talk at our ‘Workers in Rebellion’ event. Here’s the audio (in mp3 format). Audio (Limelinx)
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Workers in Rebellion: A May Day Event
May Day has been a significant date for many working people worldwide since the late 19th century. From the battles over the 8-hour day to the general strike, walkouts and rallies of 2006, workers have utilized May 1 to gather with each other and assert their rights. This May Day, Wild Rose Collective will be…