Michigan: Against the Fascists on Saturday; Against Deportations on Sunday.
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by BD, First of May Anarchist Alliance – Detroit Collective People in Michigan are under attack and fighting back. On Saturday, June 10, right-wingers and white supremacists held an “anti-sharia” rally in Lansing. It seemed like it was more oathkeepers and milita types than anything else. About 10-12 older white guys holding big guns, protecting … [Read more…]
Community Fights Back Against ICE in Detroit! Bus Blockade!
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From Solidarity & Defense MI by A, Solidarity & Defense – Detroit On Sunday, June 12, ICE in Detroit kidnapped over fifty Chaldean and Iraqi folks in a massive deportation sweep. Family members of those taken, as well as other community members and activists attempted to stop the bus from entering the ICE facility, where … [Read more…]
Statement on the Portland MAX Train Attack: Antifascism, Community Self-Defense and the Fight for Revolution
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By the First of May Anarchist Alliance Friday June 2, 2017 Statement on the Portland MAX Train Attack: Antifascism, Community Self-Defense and the Fight for Revolution Ricky Best, Taliesin Namkai-Meche and Micah David-Cole Fletcher. We say their names and honor their struggle and sacrifice and determination to defend two young women being attacked by a fascist … [Read more…]
Mayday and Pikeville, KY
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by BD, member of First of May Anarchist Alliance – Detroit Collective May Day is International Workers’ Day May Day, first of May, is International Workers’ Day. Fighting workers the world over stand together and in solidarity on May Day. We remember May 1, 1886, the day workers across the U.S. went on general strike … [Read more…]
On the Role of Black Bloc: A Critical Look
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On the Role of Black Bloc: A Critical Look by K., M1 Detroit Collective member When we, as anarchists or anti-fascists, go out into the streets, questions should arise: What are we doing here? What are our goals? What is the most appropriate or powerful way to achieve those goals? Our tactical choices should always … [Read more…]
For an Anti-Fascist, Revolutionary Unionism!
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The following is published by our friends and comrades in the Twin Cities African Peoples Caucus. -M1 Statement by the Twin Cities IWW African Peoples Caucus Fascism is a concept that has grown a lot of particular interest since the election of Donald Trump and the failure of neoliberalism. While we don’t consider Trump himself … [Read more…]
Militarized Immigration Raid Detains 30-50 in Detroit
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Saturday March 18th, 2017 Detroit Michigan 30-50 people were picked up by immigration in a raid on Saturday near Green & Lafayette in Detroit, Michigan. An armored personnel carrier was used as well as a mobile command center we were not able to photograph. 140 officers were involved in the operation and is being presented … [Read more…]
Against the Grain Radio: Militant Tactics Against the Right
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We re-post this interview which includes a Twin Cities General Defense Committee member discussing anti-fascism, the history of Anti-Racist Action, and the perspective of IWW ‘s GDC. In the aftermath of the shutdown of far right celebrity Milo Yiannapoulos at UC Berkeley, there’s been much debate among progressives and leftists about the use of militant … [Read more…]
Claim No Easy Victories: A History and Analysis of Anti-Racist Action
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From the archives. Given the re-emergence of popular radical anti-fascism we are putting up a 2002 article on the history of Anti-Racist Action. The article is a short and incomplete history. There is room for expanding on issues and 15 years later some needed corrections. But the article stands as one of the only attempts … [Read more…]