Defining The Enemy

Here you will find documents of disruptive struggles that identify the structural cause(s) of oppression and present systemic solutions to smashing them. While some see a single enemy, many others present multiple.

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Civil Disobedience Toolkit – Amnesty International

Amnesty International published a detailed guide that contains instructions on when and how to carry out acts of civil disobedience. Definitions, guiding principles, information on the decision-making process, steps for…

Call for a Day of Action in Solidarity with Portland & Against the Federal Invasion – Youth Liberation Front (2020)

The Youth Liberation Front (YLF) issued a call for widespread demonstrations to be held on July 25th, 2020 to show solidarity with ongoing resistance in Portland against federal invasions. This call to action was a respo…

Protest the Infirmary! (Gainesville Women’s Liberation, 1997)

This protest leaflet is from the Gainesville Women’s Liberation movement and is part of a wider effort at the University of Florida to increase women’s sexual autonomy through disrupting the mainstream tactics of the hea…

Bicycling Program (1972)

Two community members in Oakland, California recognized the need for reliable modes of transportation in their community. In the newspaper article, they are introducing a program that would fix bicycles so that the commu…

Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation (1968)

This collection of excerpts from Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation (Vol. 1, 1968) offers insights into the Black Power movement during a pivotal year. The document covers a variety of topics, including discussi…

Trail of Broken Treaties 20-Point Position Paper – American Indian Movement and Rosebud Sioux (1972)

In 1972, AIM activists and members of the Rosebud Sioux organized the Trail of Broken Treaties and Pan American Native Quest for Justice. This demonstration brought caravans of Native Americans from across the country to…

Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts – Vietnam War

Black activists and students across the United States have utilized their radical groups to protest the Vietnam War

Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom by Frantz Fanon (1961)

This PDF is an excerpt from The Wretched of the Earth, a 1961 book by the psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, a revolutionary theorist of colonialism and race. This book discusses the dehumanizaing effect of colonialism and the i…

Organize the Unorganized – Trade Union Educational League (1926)

The Trade Union Educational League was founded in late 1920. It was supported by the Communist Party USA and a majority of members were also members of the Communist Party USA. Its goal was to build a union and workers 

Dump Veolia Campaign

The BDS, Boycott Divestment and Sanctions organization, is an organization that uses tactics such as boycotting certain companies/brands to curb further investment into Israel. One of their most successful campaigns was…

Che Guevara: “Mobilizing the Masses for the Invasion” (1961)

“Mobilising the Masses for the Invasion” was a speech given to workers prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion by Che Guevara in 1961. The speech heavily focused on Latin American solidarity against US impealism. Che Guevara w…

People Don’t Get Radicalized Fighting Other People’s Battles (Redstockings, 1968)

This magazine was published by the Redstockings, a radical feminist group, as part of their Action Series. The series of writings in it contain intersectional analysis of the New Left Movement, and the issues that that i…

Communique From Some Warriors in South Dakota (1975)

This document, written by Native American Warriors from South Dakota, was addressed to Prairie Fire, the Weather Underground, and all third world and anti-imperialist allies. The Native American Warriors called on these…

CAM Mapuche Statement (2023)

In a direct statement from CAM, they held a general meeting to discuss their organization’s updated goals and even there, they faced resistance from the Chilean government. They resisted against them successfully enough…

Riot Grrrl Manifesto (1991)

The Riot Grrrl movement began in Washington State in the 1990s. It sought to address sexism and other forms of oppression in the punk music industry and throughout society at large. This document is their manifesto.

De-Arrest Primer – Anonymous (2024)

This is a draft of a primer on de-arresting, which is defined as the act of freeing someone seized by law enforcement officers (LEOs), also known as un-arresting. It presents different tactics that can be employed fo…

Flaming Fury: Tunisian Occupy Movements

Mohammad Bouazizi, setting himself on fire in Tunisia during the series of Occupy movements, was immensely disruptive. This act emphasized the need for drastic change, as this man was willing to sacrifice his life and bo…

First International Conference of Socialist Women (1907) and Second International Conference of Socialist Women (1910)

These manifestos reframed women’s liberation as inseparable from a working-class revolution. By promoting international synergy and a complete restructuring of society, they challenged existing oppressive hierarchies.

The Young Lords Expose Murder at Lincoln Hospital

The Young Lords expose capitalism for gatekeeping food, clothing, and shelter from Puerto Rican communities, which led to Carmen Rodriguez’s necessity for abortion. The neglect in healthcare is an additional example of h…

“We are not a movement of an -ism” – Paris (May 1968)

In this document, students and workers in Paris in May 1968 explain that reforms are not enough. Destruction and permanent revolution is necessary for the people to prevail.

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