Vice, “How Anarchists Helped Californian Fire Refugees in a Walmart Parking Lot”
Before the fire, the Walmart parking lot in Chico, California, was already a natural place for people to seek a kind of refuge if they didn’t have other places to stay. According to Steve Breedlove, a local anarchist activist, the superstore turned a blind eye when people passing through town parked overnight and slept in […]
San Francisco Chronicle, “Trump’s threat to cut federal funds after fiery protest stuns UC”
The speech was canceled at the last minute, when a group of masked anarchists joined a large protest at Sproul Plaza, tore down barriers, broke windows and set a police generator on fire. Continue Reading
Death and Taxes, “Kid who started fire and said ‘screw our president’ at inauguration is Drew Carey’s son”
Aside from his first name, it seemed like this young activist might remain as anonymous as the black masked anarchists who destroyed a limousine on its way to Trump’s inaugural ball, but TMZ reported Thursday that Connor actually the son of comedian Drew Carey. Continue Reading
The Washington Post, “Time lapse: Protesters ignite fire on K Street in downtown Washington”
Anarchists and anti-Trump protesters set a fire on K Street outside The Washington Post building shortly after President Trump took the oath of office on Friday, Jan. 20. Continue Reading
The Washington Post, “The Oakland fire would never have happened if the city cared more about artists”
These were artists, not anarchists. And evicting them from the spaces they’ve created won’t keep them safe. A tangle of complex issues underlies this tragedy, and one of them is the housing crisis. But to characterize the affected community as anarchists choosing a life of lawlessness is a dangerous and disrespectful misrepresentation. These artists have […]
BBC, “Punk protest: Sex Pistols manager’s son sets fire to collection”
Joe Corre, the son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, burnt the items on the 40th anniversary of the Sex Pistols debut single. The 48-year-old told the crowd that “punk was never meant to be nostalgic”. Continue Reading
Rolling Stone, “See Green Day’s Manic, Surprise Return to 924 Gilman,” May 18, 2015
See Green Day’s Manic, Surprise Return to 924 Gilman by Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, May 18, 2015 Green Day returned to 924 Gilman Street, one of the Bay Area punk venues where they played in their salad days, for a special benefit concert on Sunday. They played the secret show to help raise money for […]
KROQ, “Green Day Get Back To Punk Roots, Play Surprise Show at Small Berkeley Venue,” May 18, 2015
Green Day Get Back To Punk Roots, Play Surprise Show at Small Berkeley Venue by Alyssa Pereira, KROQ/CBS San Francisco, May 18, 2015 The show was a benefit for AK Press, an anarchist publishing house in Oakland that recently lost its warehouse in a large fire. READ MORE
East Bay Express, “AK Press Defies Expectations — Again,” April 22, 2015
AK Press Defies Expectations — Again Sam Lefebvre, East Bay Express, April 22, 2015 Radical politics and roaring infernos are well acquainted. Countless insurrectionary screeds invoke flames as harbingers of necessary cataclysm, while such fiery fixations are reflected in the titles of avowed anarchist publications such as The Match and, locally, Fireworks. The literature published […]
KQED, “Weeks Later, Fatal Fire in West Oakland Still Hurts,” April 7, 2015
Weeks Later, Fatal Fire in West Oakland Still Hurts by Ted Goldberg, KQED, April 7, 2015 AK Press has insurance, but it’s not certain how much the policy will cover damages from the fire. The publisher will probably not make back the money it needs to have the books it had in stock before the […]