Crosscut, “Anarchist sues Seattle police for breaking agreement”
In late 2015, Brendan Dunn was pulled over by a New York State trooper for driving with expired registration. The officer handed him a ticket. Then he asked whether Dunn had ever lived in Washington State. He had. But Dunn wondered what relevance his prior residence had to the traffic stop. His Oldsmobile had New […]
The Stranger, “Watch a “Father, Anarchist, Veteran” Address the Seattle City Council as “Bootlickers” While Quoting Marx”
Twenty minutes had flown by, the allotted time for public comment during Tuesday’s special meeting to repeal the head tax. The council had just voted to allow another 30 minutes for speakers to address their representatives, despite the protestations of Council President Bruce Harrell that “At some point it just becomes repetitious, honestly.” A self-described […]
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
The Stranger, “Is Seattle Ready for Nikkita Oliver?”
“To see communities of color showing up, to see anarchists showing up in a space just because Nikkita is showing up—that to me is amazing,” said Yin Yu, a 32-year-old volunteer who helps coordinate Oliver’s listening posts. Continue Reading
The Stranger, “State Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Masks and Hoods in Public”
It’s not hard to guess at what Honeyford means when he talks about “a small but dangerous group of individuals” at political protests. That rhetoric reflects a lot of what we hear about black bloc anarchists, whose tactics my colleagues have written about here, and here, and here, and here. Continue Reading
Q13 Fox Seattle, “Trump and anti-Trump supporters share ‘peace joint,’ Pepsi at May Day protest”
Pro-Trump demonstrators and an anarchist shared a ‘peace joint’ during a protest at Westlake Center. Continue Reading
The Stranger, “The Morning News: A Relatively Quiet May Day, Jon Grant Calls for Mayor Murray’s Resignation”
Smashy Smashy Hits Portland and Olympia: Police declared riots in both cities after protesters broke windows and set shit on fire. Anarchists in both cities threw rocks and other projectiles at law enforcement. Portland’s rioters reportedly weaponized Pepsi cans. Police in Olympia made 9 arrests, while Portland authorities arrested 25. Continue Reading
KIRO 97.3 Seattle, “May Day 2017: The winners and losers”
Losers Anarchists/Antifa: Talk about a poor showing. They aimlessly wandered the streets of Olympia destroying a bastion of greedy capitalism — the window front of a Goodwill? Way to go, guys. They tried their level best to insult pro-Trump activists at Westlake Park, only to make fools of themselves. Perhaps they all went down to […]
The News & Observer, “The Latest: 5 arrested in Seattle protest; 9 Olympia arrests”
Olympia Police Chief Ronnie Roberts said Monday night that nine people were arrested in connection with a May day protest turned riot and that all were booked on a felony riot charge. Continue Reading
The Seattle Times, “Remember when May Day was, ahem, fun? Readers share stories of bygone times”
It was in 2012 that the self-named anarchists and anti-capitalists began hijacking May Day in Seattle. The labor and immigration groups who hold marches in the daytime correctly describe their protests are peaceful. But then there is perception: images of anarchists holding incendiary signs, such as “Put wings on pigs” referring to killing police; images […]