The Washington Post, “D.C. authorities vow to respect Trump’s inaugural protesters — if they’re peaceful”
Asked about self-proclaimed anarchist groups that have indicated online that they may seek to disrupt the inauguration, Newsham said the city would be ready. “The fact that you have some folks who are indicating on social media that they are coming to shut down the inauguration or the events is something that we will be […]
Rachel Herzing: Big Dreams and Bold Steps Toward a Police-Free Future
Big Dreams and Bold Steps Toward a Police-Free Future Rachel Herzing, Truthout, September 16, 2015 Police scanners, Tasers, increased data collecting and sharing, SWAT teams, gang injunctions, stop-and-frisk, “quality of life” ticketing – all of these policing reforms have been taken up to improve the quality of policing in the United States. The dominant school […]
Stuart Schrader: The Liberal Solution to Police Violence: Restoring Trust Will Ensure More Obedience
The Liberal Solution to Police Violence: Restoring Trust Will Ensure More Obedience Stuart Schrader, The Indypendent, June 30, 2015 reprinted with permission “No justice, no peace,” goes the chant. From Ferguson to Baltimore, widespread protests over police killings of unarmed Black men and women have not only denounced the crimes of individual officers but […]
Chicago Sun Times, “Suit: Man assaulted by Chicago Police during 2012 NATO protests,” May 30, 2015
Suit: Man assaulted by Chicago Police during 2012 NATO protests by Ashlee Rezin, Chicago Sun Times, May 30, 2015 Frazier was not a member of the “black bloc” — the anarchist group deemed largely responsible for inciting the clash with police — and was exercising his right to peacefully assemble near Cermak and Michigan, according […]
Baltimore City Paper, “Wandering Eye: The badass art of Okwui Enwezor, cops now say they’re afraid to use force, and more,” May 12, 2015
Wandering Eye: The badass art of Okwui Enwezor, cops now say they’re afraid to use force, and more Baltimore City Paper, May 12, 2015 He is an anarchist, he says, devoted to making the spaces we live in more interesting and less predictable. For a lot of like-minded, well-meaning people, that idea translates directly into […]
KING 5 Seattle, “SPD talks about May Day response,” May 5, 2015
SPD talks about May Day response by Elisa Hahn, KING 5 Seattle, May 5, 2015 “I was certainly surprised by the number of individuals that would be in what we would consider anarchists or black block type of clothing, masks,” said Fowler. “This year there were a lot more individuals that were going to be […]
CNN, “Legal Expert Feels Personally Insulted By Crowd Saying ‘We Don’t Need Any Police,'” May 3, 2015
Legal Expert Feels Personally Insulted By Crowd Saying ‘We Don’t Need Any Police’ CNN (via RealClearPolitics.com), May 3, 2015 You were listening to hours of speeches. And many of them you found as a person of law enforcement background to be very uncomfortable. Those speakers you heard here yesterday, some of whom were calling for […]
Max Rameau: 6 Points About the Freddie Gray Murder Indictment
6 Points About the Freddie Gray Murder Indictment Max Rameau, The Hexateron, May 1, 2015 On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray was jumped by six Baltimore cops for staring at one of them. Less than an hour later, after a ride in the paddy wagon, Freddie’s spine was 80% severed and his voicebox crushed. On […]
CBS News, “NYC protests over Freddie Gray get heated,” April 29, 2015
NYC protests over Freddie Gray get heated CBS News, April 29, 2015 “If you kill somebody, it’s murder. If the police kill you, it’s nothing,” Shahid said. “It’s making this country’s youth anarchists.” READ MORE
Karetelnik: Spain: Ongoing wave of repression against anarchists
Spain: Ongoing wave of repression against anarchists Karetelnik, Libcom.org, Apr 5, 2015 Twenty-seven people have been arrested by police during a new operation against anarchists in Spain. Starting at 6 a.m. on March 30 2015, police actions in Madrid, Barcelona, Palencia and Granada led to the arrest of 13 people whom police allege belonged to […]