Agency’s April / May Top Podcast Picks from Channel Zero
This month we travel the world in our favorite podcasts from the Channel Zero Anarchist Podcast Network! From the growing anarchist movement in Indonesia, to antifa organizing in Australia, the ongoing impacts of colonialism in the guise of ayahuasca tourism in the Amazon, and then back home to discuss antifa and Occupy here in the […]
Politico, “Americans celebrate Labor Day, Sept. 4, 2017”
Some union officials advanced May 1 as an alternative date for the holiday. May Day, then as now, was celebrated throughout much of Europe as International Workers’ Day. But Cleveland feared that observing Labor Day on May 1 would encourage Haymarket-style protests and would strengthen socialist and anarchist movements that, though distinct from one another, […]
Capitol Hill Times, “Free speech and the alt-right in Seattle”
Each year after the peaceful workers and immigrant-rights march, anti-fascists and anarchists meet up in Westlake Park for a May Day march that always results in property damage. Last year SPD acted more quickly than in May Days past, pushing protesters away from Downtown and into Seattle’s industrial district. Continue Reading
CBS Portland, “November rioter charged for smashing windows”
Police learned of Elliott’s identity after he was arrested on May 1, 2017 during another riot. When he was arrested he “had in his possession multiple flares, anarchist literature and a large rock,” according to court documents. Video from the May 1 riot shows Elliott approaching a police vehicle with a burning flare. Continue Reading
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. […]
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 […]
The Cooper Point Journal, “Nine Arrested in Mayday Action”
This celebratory spirit was echoed in a report back posted anonymously on Puget Sound Anarchists that said “In the course of an hour we experienced intense joy, desperate fear, and profound sadness… We sent out signals of disorder and showed that the facades of capital—of the Port’s world—are not invulnerable to our rage. We honored […]