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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South African Crackdown on Xenophobic Attacks

South Africa 2026: A coalition calling itself “Concerned Citizens and Voters of SA” organizes a nationwide shutdown on May 4, calling for the expulsion of all immigrants—both documented and undocumented—from the coun…

The Written Resistance #6 – National Students for Justice in Palestine (2025)

This is the sixth edition of the newsletter written by a compilation of individual authors and published by the National Students for Justice in Palestine. The authors analyze the historical context of the movement, disc…

For the Kimberley: A Glimpse of Recent Resistance (2011)

This article provides dated updates of the tactics of resistance used by activists against the construction of a gas plant and port at James Price Point in the Kimberley region of West Australia. The planned project woul…

Herstory Monologues – Women Against Imperialism (1990)

This 1990 performance piece, “herstory,” amplifies the voices of diverse women confronting oppression while celebrating resistance. Personal anecdotes are intertwined with political demands, highlighting the interconne…
Hong Kong 'umbrella movement' marks first anniversary and vows to fight on | Hong Kong | The Guardian

Hong Kong 2014 Umbrella Movement

In 2014 in Hong Kong, the Umbrella movement began after Beijing ruled against universal suffrage, prompting tens of thousands of activists to occupy main roads in the city for weeks on end. Protesters built barricades, s…

Free Puerto Rico! – New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and Socialism (1986)

This document is a May 1986 newsletter published by the New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and Socialism, focusing on Puerto Rico’s ongoing fight for independence from the United States. It highl…

AIDS Activism- “By Any Means Necessary”

Kirk Mason urges his AIDS negative and positive community members to refuse the governments death sentence to LGBTQ+ folks living with AIDS.

Excerpts from a Native Women’s Liberation Front Newsletter (1970)

These excerpts come from a Native Women’s Liberation Front newsletter published in 1970. Four different cases of direct action land struggles waged by various Native American groups are described, including the occupat…

Manifesto of the German Anti-Parliamentarians to the Proletariat of the World – Communist Workers Party of Germany (KAPD) (1921)

This document is a manifesto from the Communist Workers Party of Germany (KAPD), outlining its opposition to the tactics of the Third International and the Unified Communist Party of Germany (VKPD). They argue that…

Funeral Oration for the Burial of Traditional Womanhood (1968)

During a protest against the war in Southeast Asia, radical feminists staged a mock funeral for the end of traditional womanhood in the United States, which they deemed forced women to accept an unsatisfactory hand in li…

Darkness Before Dawn: Occupy Movements of Bahrain

The uprisings in Bahrain were demonstrations that challenged the internal power of the nation as well as its external relations. People gathered in masses at the Pearl Roundabout, with many series of anti-government prot…

Statement of Indigenous Youth Standing in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en (2020)

On February 6, 2020, Indigenous youth in Canada began their occupation of the ceremonial gates and steps to the B.C. Legislative Assembly in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation, who were resisting an encroachment…

Mitsubishi Stumped! – NYC Earth First! (1998)

This piece describes the direct actions taken by NYC Earth First! and Wetlands Rainforest Action Group activists at the Mitsubishi International office building. The activists entered the building with multiple 600-pound…

Open Letter from Students for Justice in Palestine to Universities (2024)

This letter was released by Students for Justice in Palestine on April 21, 2024. In the document, SJP lays out its mission, sets forth various demands, expresses solidarity with SJPs across the country, and makes clear i…

A Storm and a Prophecy – Subcomandante Marcos (1992)

The first written essay by Subcomandante Marcos serving as “tour guide” to the state of Chiapas, desecrated by years of extractive neoliberalism. Written a year and a half before the Zapatista uprising, it outlines all…

“Eternal Vigilance” – Minneapolis Truckers’ Strike (1934)

This document was written by James P. Cannon on August 6, 1934 during the Minneapolis Truckers’ Strike. It describes the importance of resisting the violence and remaining persistent in their demands and needs.

The Written Resistance #2 – National Students for Justice In Palestine (2024)

This is the second edition of the newsletter written by a compilation of individual authors and published by the National Students for Justice in Palestine. Smiling as an act of resistance, Palestinian educational instit…

We Hold the Rock – Indians of All Tribes (1969)

This document was produced by the same group that wrote the Alcatraz Proclamation. In this piece, the occupiers demanded ownership of Alcatraz Island in the name of the Indians of All Tribes. They described the many inju…

Anarchist Techno Attacks: A Brief History of Reclaim the Streets – CrimethInc. and the Ex-Workers Collective (2024)

This document, published by CrimethInc. and the Ex-Workers Collective, explores the history and impact of Reclaim the Streets actions, which combined anarchist principles with techno music and direct action. These events…

Retreat of the State in the English-Speaking Caribbean: Impacts on Women & Their Responses

Structural adjustment policies in Jamaica, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago disproportionately harmed women, slashing healthcare, education, and jobs while increasing their unpaid domestic burdens. In response, women mobi…

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