Williamette Week, “May Day Mystery Solved: What Was The Deal With Those Spiders?”
An answer can be found in a lengthy article published in the online anarchist journal Crimethinc, which says the photogenic spiders symbolized “mutual aid, solidarity, and direct action.” Continue Reading
AOL News, “Inauguration day protestors hit with new felony charges”
A majority of the protestors, many of them “Black Bloc” anarchists or anti-fascist activists, had been previously charged with felony rioting in the Inauguration Day melee that left streets in the nation’s capital littered with destruction and smoldering debris. Continue Reading
The Washington Post, “Prosecutors file additional charges against inauguration protesters”
Prosecutors allege that the protesters employed “black bloc” tactics, most commonly linked to anarchists. Continue Reading
The Washington Times, “‘Black bloc’ protester pleads guilty to felonies from Inauguration Day rioting”
Carrying hammers, crowbars, metal poles and wooden sticks, the self-described anarchists broke windows at a dozen businesses, including Starbucks, McDonald’s and Bank of America; pulled newspaper stands and trash cans into the streets; spray-painted buildings, and shattered the windows of a police cruiser and limousine. Continue Reading
The Stranger, “The Morning News: 4/20!!!”
Seattle Police Are Gearing Up for May Day: The police spent yesterday training in a Port of Seattle warehouse for a handful of anarchists who predictably break some windows, and maybe a TV news van, every May 1. Seattle police say they’re willing to use pepper spray and blast balls on protesters if free speech […]
Washington Examiner, “UC-Berkeley: The place where free speech ends and violence begins”
When the smoke cleared, approximately 1,500 Berkley students, self-named Antifa “activists” (short for Anti-Fascists – yes, more irony) and “Black Bloc” anarchists were blamed for more than $100,000 in damage done to the school and community – all because they didn’t want someone with differing opinions to have a platform on their turf. Continue Reading
Pacific Standard, “The Protest That Never Ended”
“These are my friends,” Carrefour says, “and if we expect people to come out and put themselves on the line, then we need to have their backs.” That job ended up being a lot bigger than anticipated, but they’re approaching it with seriousness — and with anarchist good humor. Continue Reading
The Washington Post, “D.C. police infiltrated inauguration protest group, court papers show”
Authorities have alleged that members of Disrupt J20 were behind inauguration protests that turned violent. Some activists, wearing masks and dressed in black, smashed downtown store windows and burned a limousine, resulting in more than $100,000 in damage, officials say. Six officers were injured, including one who was knocked unconscious when a brick or piece […]
CBS San Francisco, “Woman Punched During Berkeley Protest Describes Melee”
Rosealma traveled to Berkeley with her boyfriend and two other friends – all members of the Antifa anti-facist collective — from Southern California on Saturday to take part in a counter demonstration at a Patriot’s Day event organized by alt right and neo-nazi groups including the Proud Boys. Continue Reading
SF Gate, “Arrests made as protesters clash at pro-Trump rally in Berkeley”
Trump protesters and anarchists waving red-and-black flags, marched around the park, periodically stopping to clash with the Trump supporters. Continue Reading