Al Jazeera, “US anti-fascists take on alt-right fight squads”
A group of black-clad anarchists surround a far-right activist, pushing him from their protest area and dousing him in silly string. The anti-fascist demonstrators had gathered in Portland in the United States to counter an alt-right rally. “Nazis go home,” they yell in videos of the incident on Sunday. Continue Reading
Free Speech TV, “State In Our Minds + Scott Crow on Anarchy, Building & Being Ungovernable”
This week on Act Out! The longer and second part of our sit down interview with anarchist, author and organizer scott crow who dives into the many facets of anarchy, the “growing up” of anarchy in the USA, the power of building vs. resisting, reactionary politics and more. But first, a little set up for […]
Mother Jones, “A New Wave of Left-Wing Militants Is Ready to Rumble in Portland—and Beyond”
Redneck Revolt: This network, largely made up of anarchists and libertarians, is focused on anti-racist organizing among the white working class. Inspired by the Young Patriots—white Appalachian activists who allied with the Black Panthers in the late 1960s—the group now claims chapters in more than 30 regions. Redneck Revolt’s members can speak to their neighbors […]
The Oregonian (Op-ed), “May Day protest: The view from the back of the march”
As anarchists we celebrate May Day as an international day of recognition of working class and liberation movements throughout history. We believe in building empowered communities that have a direct say in every aspect of their lives, from schools and workplaces to housing and development. We believe that all wealth and resources should be held […]
The Portland Mercury, “Anarchist Interviews, Part 2: ‘May Day Was a Complete Success'”
I will never not be poor, I will always be scraping to get by. That’s fucked. Why should I have to scrape by when Donald Trump’s kids don’t? What did they do differently than me other than be born with wealth? Continue Reading
XRAY FM (91.1 Portland), “What Anarchists Really Want”
Over the past several months protests have been ever present, and most of those protests have had at least a handful of self-describe anarchists. But who are they? Why are they always at the protests? What do they want? Here to help us answer some of those questions is Paul Massersmith-Glavin. Continue Reading
The Portland Mercury, “Get to Know an Anarchist”
The media, being the propaganda arm of the state, tries to do everything in its power to reject our opinion, but they only focus on black bloc direct action. There’s so much more about anarchism than that. They frame us as terrorists, as people who want to see everything fall apart, as young crust punks. […]
Berkeleyside (Op-ed), “Opinion: Cry terrorism — Berkeley must say no to Urban Shield”
Besides “training” Urban Shield has been a place to buy “Black Rifles Matter” T-shirts and other “tchotchkes” that glorify a culture of death and destruction. They practice in scenarios that include “Arab terrorists threatening to kill Jews” and “Anarchist Occupy protesters” using violence to take over our public spaces. Continue Reading
Esquire, “Six Months After The Election, What Does “The Resistance” Mean Now?”
“Huge demonstrations require an incredible amount of work and it’s important that we not be dedicated only to pageantry, or only to the moments when the left is most visible,” Matt Whitley, an organizer with the anarchist umbrella group, Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Committee (MACC), told me. “Hosting a general assembly may not have the same […]
The Oregonian, “Here’s what anarchists really want (Op-ed)”
What do anarchists want? Anarchists want a society free of racism, class exploitation, misogyny and ecological ruin. Anarchists want everyone to have access to free health care. Anarchists want to live in a way that doesn’t necessitate imperialist wars. Anarchists want a society that doesn’t change the climate. Clearly, this society does none of those […]