Wild Fields: Self-Organized Movements of Ukraine
The upcoming documentary Wild Fields follows the story of Nadia, a single mother who turned war reporter when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. It follows her journey to understand, document, and sustain the self-organized mutual aid movement that arose independently of the government following the first days of Putin’s “special operation.” In June 2022, […]
Show Up, Go Forth and Find: What Jen Angel Taught Me
A decade ago, Jen Angel contacted me about a project she was co-founding, soon to be named Agency: An Anarchist PR Project. The proposal, as Jen and her co-founders explained it, was that “by creating original, accessible materials written for a broad audience (including anarchists and non-anarchists alike) and promoting anarchist perspectives on a wide […]
Remembering Jen Angel — 1975-2023
The core tenets of anarchism are autonomy, mutual aid, voluntary association, and direct action. These are all positive things. Jen Angel Beloved long-time social justice activist, anarchist, and owner of Angel Cakes bakery, Jen Angel died on Feb. 9, 2023. Jen passed on after three days on life support following critical injuries in an apparent […]
Love & Support for Jen Angel
Long-time Social Justice Activist and Agency co-founder Jen Angel in Critical Condition in Oakland Updated February 9, 2023 [Originally posted February 8, 2023] Update as of 7:00pmPT, Feb 9th, 2023: Update from Family and Friends of Jen Angel: “Oakland Community Leader and Bakery Owner, Jen Angel Has Died”. Read the full statement here. Press release […]
Ideas in Revolt: Grants for Radical Writers, Artists and Creators
The Institute for Anarchist Studies and Agency are partnering on a 2022-23 grants program and are excited to invite you to apply. For a quarter of a century, the IAS has funded creative work that furthers anarchist ideas and makes them accessible to a broad audience. This year, Agency has joined forces with the IAS […]
Agency 2021 Year In Review
2021. Can’t say we’re sad to see you go. Beginning with a literal attempt at an insurrectionary coup by Trump’s fascist goons and closing out with still another deadly wave of COVID-19, 2021 won’t go down in the record books as a great year. We’ve seen the continuing rise of neo-fascism and xenophobia on a […]
Understanding the Modern State: an Interview with Eric Laursen
It’s become increasingly common to see news stories about the record levels of dissatisfaction and distrust in governments and institutions. One of the most recent came from a Harvard Kennedy School poll of young people in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 29 in which more than half of respondents believed they are […]
What is the State? A New Animated Video Primer From Agency & AK Press
As we collectively face an increasing level of social and environmental crises around the world, many people are questioning how the State—a system that wreaks so much destruction—even came to exist and why it has such a stranglehold on us. As anarchists we feel that it is important to acknowledge that the State is the […]
Anarchist Profiles: Klee Benally on Indigenous Mutual Aid
Agency’s Ryan Only caught up with Indigenous anarchist Klee Benally to discuss his work with Kinlani Mutual Aid and other projects. Klee has an extensive background in radical media work including producing films and founding the media action groups Outta Your Backpack Media and Indigenous Action. Deciding what to interview Klee about was no small […]
Jewish Anarchist Women of the Early 1900s: An Interview With Elaine Leeder
Elaine Leeder was a member of the 1970s anarcha-feminist movement before becoming a sociology professor. She is the author of six books, including The Gentle General: Rose Pesotta, Anarchist & Labor Organizer and My Life with Lifers, about her educational work in San Quentin prison. Her upcoming Zoom talk at the YIVO Institute for Jewish […]