The KEXP 90.3 radio program Mind over Matters has recorded a roughly 30-minute interview with Fellow Worker Hex, the IWW and GDC member who was shot on January 20th outside of the Milo Yiannopoulos event on the campus of University of Washington, Seattle.
Seattle IWW Interview about UW Shooting
A 17 minute interview with the IWW Seattle Press Secretary, offering updates on the UW Shooting (1/20/17) and the need for working-class defense against fascists.
Interview on militant tactics with GDC member
An interview with DACA student from UC Berkeley, and anti-fascist GDC member, regarding the shutdown of Milo Yiannopoulos' planned event at UC Berkeley, and the use of militant tactics against the far right.
UW-Seattle Shooting Victim is Anti-Racist Organizer; Victim was de-escalating conflict at protest when shot
UW-Seattle Shooting Victim is Anti-Racist Organizer ; Victim was de-escalating conflict at protest when shot. The victim of the shooting at University of Washington's Seattle Campus (UW-Seattle) on Friday, January 20, 2017, is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the IWW's General Defense Committee (GDC), an anti-racist and anti-fascist organization. He was present at the protests against Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos on Friday night to oppose Milo's hateful speech, which encourages violence towards minority groups, and has resulted in actual violence in the past. The victim spent the period prior to being shot de-escalating conflicts between protesters and counter-protesters.
Fellow Worker and GDC Member Shot at anti-fascist protest in Seattle
A IWW and GDC member were attacked and shot at an antifascist protest against Milo at the University of Washington in Seattle. This is an appeal for solidarity actions and funds to support the fellow workers' recovery.
Community Self Defense: Organizing through the diversity of the Working Class
A brief review of pathways into IWW and workplace organizing, via the anti-oppression work of the General Defense Committee of the IWW
Building Working-Class Defense Organizations: An Interview with the Twin Cities GDC
An interview with the Secretary Treasurer of the Twin Cities GDC, about the history and direction of the IWW's General Defense Committee in the Twin Cities.
A Crossroads in Saint Cloud: Culture War or Rebuilding Together
This is a long form essay on the situation in Saint Cloud following the knife attack by Dirhan Adan, the backlash against Somalis that followed, and the resistance to that backlash. Written in several sections, it explores how the anti-refugee far right is using Islamophobia as a cover for their attack on the working class, compares and contrasts this anti-immigrant sentiment with the historical anti-German sentiment that helped form St Cloud's history of tension and resistance, and analyzes the city's economic conditions. It puts forward a call for community working class unity to push for housing, wages, and jobs, and against attempts by the far right to push cultural warfare.
Twin Cities GDC Calls for Mobilization at Donald Trump Fundraiser
The Twin Cities General Defense Committee Local 14 of the Industrial Workers of the World calls for all anti-racists and anti-fascists who want to put a stop to Donald Trump’s racist agenda to converge in Minneapolis on Friday the 19th to confront Trump and his hateful supporters. Donald Trump’s campaign has been a crusade against … Continue reading Twin Cities GDC Calls for Mobilization at Donald Trump Fundraiser
