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Work: Democratize, Decommodify, Remediate – 2020
Ferreras, Méda, and Battilana, Covid-19 inspired Manifesto subsequently published in 43 Newspapers in 36 countries, calling for a revival of the workers councils, the decommodification of labor, and the disruption of en…
Manifest of “Occupy Museums” (n.d.)
This is a declaration by the activist group Occupy Museums, stating the direct actions they have taken to expose a cultural system of inequality and exploitation within the American and International art world. Inspired…
Slavery Exists! Miss America is a Slave to:
In 1968, 200 feminist activists protested at the Miss America Pageant, symbolically trashing items that enabled domination of women, such as bras, hairspray, makeup, girdles, corsets, and more. The protestors saw the pag…
Statement to the Red Aid Teach-In (1972)
Between 1970 and 1998, the Anti-Fascist, Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Imperialism, Communist leftist militia The Red Army Faction was labeled as a terrorist organization in first West Germany, and then unified Germany. Ulrike M…
Media Burn by Ant Farm (1975)
The aim of this video is to transform media from something that dominates to something that is used for liberation. This artwork demonstrates distruction of the television to emphasize the consumers capitulation to both…
The Radical Women Manifesto – Platform (2001)
The Radical Women Manifesto: Socialist Feminist Theory, Program and Organizational Structure is the manifesto of the Radical Women (RW). RW is an intersectional, multi-issue based organization rooted in intersectional, s…
Proclamation of the Striking Textile Workers of Lawrence (1912)
This document is the proclamation of the striking textile workers of Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 – known as the Bread and Roses Strike. The workers went on strike due to the low wages and long hours. This proclamatio…
Message From Democracy Village (2010)
In 2010, anti-Afghanistan War activists turned Parliament Square in London into a protest camp, renaming the square “Democracy Village.” Over the course of the occupation, between May 1st and July 20th, other groups…
On Freedom For Women
This publication by Robin Morgan captures the sentiment of the Women’s Liberation Movement following the Miss America Pageant Protest. Like many others attest to as well, Morgan speaks of an awak
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We Are at the White House: No Compromises, No Excuses Biden – Sunrise Movement (2021)
A statement by the Sunrise Movement describing the 500 individuals of the organization who occupied every entrance of the White House and the homes of two important senators in 2021, staging a sit-in to demand the Biden…
CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) Demands – 2020
The Demands of the police-free Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone established in Seattle, USA on 8 June during the height of the 2020 Black Lives Matter Uprising. These included the abolition of the city’s police department an…
The Working Woman – CPUSA – The Woman Today (1937)
In the mid-1930s, as the Communist Party in the United States attempted to navigate a complex process of self-definition, the inclusion of women in politics reflected the Party’s negotiations with regards to group identi…
Processed World Magazine by Chris Carlsson, Adam Cornford, Greg Williamson (1981-2005)
Processed World Magazine was established to foster unity among office workers, temps and any creatives who were being alienated by the processed world of the workplace
Black Power by Stokely Carmichael (1966)
Carmichael expands on black power in his speech to Berkeley students in 1966. SNCC and the Black power movement tried to create new standards of legitimacy by shifting away from white supremacy and trying to base legitim…
Yomango
Yomango literally means to steal, or to shoplift. This cultural jamming movement emerged from the Mango brand, a popular clothing company. They were vehemently anti – consumerism, utilizing a tactic of shoplifting and di…
In Time of Crisis – Dave Foreman (1991)
This piece is an excerpt from the book, Confessions of an Eco-Warrior, written in 1991 by Dave Foreman, a co-founder of Earth First!. In this excerpt, Foreman details the principles, practices, and goals of Earth First!…
Occupy Wall Street – Students (2011)
This document declares the occupation of student, university spaces during Occupy Wall Street.
Guidelines and Press Statement by Earth Liberation Front (2007)
the initial press statement and guidelines for ELF
You May Be Guilty of Conspiracy – Berkeley Student Protest
In this publication, student protestors at Berkeley articulate their interpretation of the motives behind conspiracy charges brought against the movement. As the protests at Berkeley continued, the suppression of student…
Introduction to Earth Liberation Front by Leslie James Pickering
Pickering’s own thoughts and opinions pertaining to this compilation
Maine Earth First! Disrupts State’s Approval of Plum Creek Development Plan – Maine EF! (2010)
This article, published by Maine Earth First! details the occupation of the Land Use Regulatory Commission’s meeting in Bangor, Maine in opposition to the agency’s approval of Plum Creek’s proposal to develop in the…
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…
A Letter to All Defenders of the Revolution – Paris Commune (1871)
This letter, written in 1871, calls on “the republicans of the world” to support the Paris Commune and rise up against the common enemy.
Ursula Le Guin – NBA Speech (2014)
“We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art…
The Grand Coolie Damn (1969)
Marge Piercy was an American novelist and activist who wrote this 1969 expose in order to expose the inherent sexism of the American left at the time. Following the chronological order of events and the general accelerat…
Fourth Statement on Uprisings in Turkey (2013)
This statement, issued by Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (DAF – Revolutionary Anarchist Action), describes the uprisings that spread across Turkey in 2013. It includes details of violence that protestors and occupations hav…
Running Feet and Roaring Chainsaws in the Mattole – Doctor Zaus (2001)
A member of the Mattole Forest Defenders described the group’s actions against logging plans to cut down the remaining Northern California coastal old-growth Douglas fir trees. Blockade structures were built, trees we…
Lysistrata Project (2003)
In 2003, there were many protests around the war in Iraq. In a widely popular move of disruption and protest against this war, two actors in New York created a way for people across the world to show their opposition in…
How to Sink Whalers, Driftnetters, and Other Environmentally Destructive Ships – Earth First! (n.d.)
This is an in-depth guide provided by Earth First! on how to sink whalers, drift netters, and other environmentally-destructive ships. Necessary tool lists and chronological steps to undertake with diagrams included are…
We Won This Round: The Cancún WTO Ministerial Summit – Lesley Adams (2003)
This piece was written by an activist at the 2003 ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization in Cancún. Over 10,000 protesters from around the world took action throughout the summit, occupying a building, c…
“A cop sleeps inside each one of us. We must kill him.” The graffiti of the French May 1968 Uprising
A collection of slogans spray-painted on the walls and halls of Paris – May 1968.
One Big Union – Industrial Workers of the World (2000)
This document, written in 2000 by the Industrial Workers of the World, outlines the organization of workers and the working class. It includes a brief historical discussion, advantages of one union and organization, unio…
Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement (2006)
Anuradha Ghandy was a founding member of the Indian Communist Party, and strongly contributed to and drafted policy regarding the caste system in India, and the intersection between feminism and Marxism. As a salient par…
The Young Lords Party: 13-Point Program and Platform
In a 13-Point Program and Platform, the Young Lords Party declared their fight for self-determination for Puerto Ricans inside and outside the United States.
Newsletter by the Free Speech Movement (November 10, 1964)
The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year at the University of California, Berkeley. Students protested the ban of on-campus political activities and asserte…
We Want to Riot, Not to Work – The Brixton Uprisings (1982)
A pamphlet giving the day by day account of the 1981 Brixton Uprisings, race tension/solidarity, and theoretical reflections on the rise of the “Impossible Class”
Angela Davis – Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex (2000)
In this document, Angela Davis analyzes the Prison Industrial Complex, specifically the privatization of and profits from prisons, the ways that it is portrayed to citizens, and how it reinforces racism in the United Sta…
Breaking the Illusion of Scarcity: A Squatter’s Primer (2003)
This piece is a detailed guide on how to squat an unoccupied property. Information on how to find a place, claim squatters’ rights, gain adverse possession, and fix utilities within the space are described and illustra…
Simulations and Simulacra by Jean Baudrillard (1981)
Jean Baudrillard introduces the idea that reality and a constructed form of reality are unable to be distinguished from each other. He explains the ways images, culture and media work to define simulacra.
The Television Will Not Be Revolutionized (R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron) by Lupe Fiasco (2011)
“By this one-eyed monster most of the world was raised, and by this hero most of the world was saved, and to this master most of the world is slaves, it factors your fears with actors and cheers from a live studio audien…
EF! Climbers Guild Vol. 1 Climb Training Orientation -Earth First! (2014)
This is an in-depth guide provided by Earth First! on safe methods to climb and rig rope structures needed in direct action situations. Knots to learn, equipment checklists, the psychological aspects of climbing, safe cl…
Young Lords Occupy People’s Church to Create People’s Defense Center
In October 1970, Hundreds of Young Lords members occupied the People’s Church, waving Puerto Rican Flags, chanting their support, and demanding that the murder of Julio Roldan be avenged. After the dissatisfaction with t…
The Written Resistance #3 – Students for Justice In Palestine (2024)
This is the third edition of the newsletter written by a compilation of individual authors and published by the National Students for Justice in Palestine. The importance of discomfort, the global struggle against imperi…
An Excerpt From an Interview With Earl Livermore About the Indians of All Tribes (Ioat) Occupation of Alcatraz – 1970
This is a transcript of an interview with Earl Livermore, a leader of the American Indian Movement. He describes the thought behind occupying Alcatraz, the organization of various committees, schools, medical centers, an…
Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare by Umberto Eco (1986)
Eco argues that controlling the message is less important than controlling the possible interpretations of the message. To disrupt the mainstream mass media, Eco suggests using guerilla tactics, such as cultural jamming,…
Sabotage – Emile Pouget (1908)
A pestiferous epidemic, becoming to the body social of capitalism more dangerous and incurable than cancer and syphilis are to the human body
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 workersâ…
May-Day Strike by French Postal Employees (1924)
This is a screenshot of an excerpt from a 1924 newspaper on the proposed May-Day strike by French postal workers. In an effort to obtain a raise in wages, these postal workers sought to disrupt the operation of the mail…
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…
Taksim Commune: Gezi Park And The Uprising In Turkey – Brandon Jourdan (2013)
Short documentary filmed at the height of the 2013 Turkish Uprising focusing on the liberated zone of Taksim Square and the neighborhood assemblies in its aftermath.
The Alcatraz Proclamation (1969)
This was a proclamation issued by the group of indigenous peoples who occupied Alcatraz Island beginning on November 20, 1969 and lasting until June 11, 1971. In the proclamation, Natives demanded the reclamation of the…
Manifesto of the Fast Food Worker – Socialist Alternative (U.S.) (2003)
The Manifesto of the Fast Food Worker was published in 2003 by U.S. based group, the Socialist Alternative. This piece is broken into an introduction, the history and economics of the fast food industry, the treatment of…
Nuclear Waste Shipment Meets Massive Resistance in Germany – Skyler Simmons (2006)
An article, found in the January-February 2007 issue of the Earth First! Journal, details the diversity of tactics French and German farmers, students, environmental activists, and anarchists, among others took in Novemb…
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…
Young Lords Socialist Medicine
The Young Lords Party identifies the disparities of the United States health system, which neglects the needs of the oppressed in the Bronx.
Radical America: The Guardian: From Old to New Left (1968)
Started by Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in the late 1960s, Radical America was a magazine publication which focused on the many goals and updates of the specifically campus-based New Left. “The Guardian: From…
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…
President of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Letter to the Chairman of the Town of Lac du Flambeau – John Johnson Sr. (2023)
This letter, written in December of 2023 by the President of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, John Johnson Sr., to the Chairman of the Town of Lac du Flambeau, Matt Gaulke, communicated that th…
The Written Resistance #1 – National Students for Justice in Palestine (2024)
This is the first edition of the newsletter written by a compilation of individual authors and published by the National Students for Justice in Palestine. The right to resist, a history of the Israeli-Palestinian confli…
Treesitter’s Journal Entry (2000)
A journal entry written by an anonymous treesitter discusses issues of privilege and oppression, and how these issues relate to direct action campaigns to protect the forests.
Resistance #3 by ELF (2000)
The publication Resistance featured the ELF three times. This first feature tells the story of Craig Rosebraugh at his Grand Jury hearing in Spring of 2000.
Luddites Protest (1812)
During the Industrial Revolution in England, textile workers protested against the rise of machinery that took their jobs and reduced their wages. The factory heads and upper class started to push workers out and as a re…
Newsletter From the Free Speech Movement (October 9 1964)
The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year at the University of California, Berkeley. Students protested the ban of on-campus political activities and asserte…
FLARE UP! Niger Delta Women Take on Oil Companies – (2002)
This article, written by an American journalist under a pseudonym, details the actions taken by indigenous intertribal women of Nigeria against US oil companies ChevronTexaco and Shell. These oil companies, among others,…
Indonesia: PT Istana: A Factory Occupied and Producing Under Workers’ Control – Jorge Martin (2016)
This document is a written account by Jorge Martin, the International Secretary of Hands Off Venezuela, of his November 2008 visit to PT Istana, an occupied and now worker-run factory in North Jakarta, Indonesia. The sto…
Anatomy of an Industrial Struggle (1976-1978)
This article was written by Garry Hill who worked at the Tonsley Park Chrysler plant in Australia in 1976 during the workers’ struggles – that he actively participated in.
Statement From Vestas Workers on Their Factory Occupation (2009)
On July 20, 2009, workers of the Vestas Wind Systems factory in Newport, Isle of Wight, occupied the factory after finding out that more than 525 jobs from both the Isle of Wight and the Southampton factories were moving…
Scouting Manual For Activists – The Ruckus Society (2016)
A basic overview of scouting techniques including cover stories, useful equipment, and what to look out for when planning everything from a blockade to a banner drop.
A Recipe for Nocturnal Direct Actions! – MTL Counter-Info (2017)
Step-by-Step guide for covering your tracks including scouting, prep, CCTV evasion, DNA Forensics, and arrest.
Young Lords High School Revolt
In this document, Richie Perez from the Young Lords Party calls upon his Black and Puerto Rican community members to continue to fight for the “return of the educational system to the people.” Perez defines the common en…
Tuberculosis Truck Liberated
On June 17, the Young Lords Party liberated an X-ray truck from the Tuberculosis Society.
Complete Guide To Ending The Fur Industry (2020)
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is an animal rights group that was form in 1975, with the intention to end animal cruelty and exploitation. ALF is a nonviolent group, operating primarly underground by raiding plants wi…
Third Statement on Uprisings in Turkey (2013)
This statement, written by Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (DAF – Revolutionary Anarchist Action), discusses the ongoing occupations in Gezi Park and Taksim Square, particularly the police violence against them.
The Freedom Charter – South African Congress Alliance (1955)
In 1955, the African National Congress (ANC) sent out 50,000 volunteers to various townships and rural areas throughout South Africa to gather “freedom demands” from average people. The ANC was tired of the repressiv…
Extinction Rebellion Occupation of Insurance Firms – Extinction Rebellion (2024)
This is a news article by Extinction Rebellion (XR) detailing the occupation of the offices of five major insurers within the City of London by various XR protesters. Activists occupied the lobbies of the firms and calle…
The Do-It Yourself Occupation Guide – MTL Counter Info (2012)
How to occupy a building. Tips and tactics on entry, sealing the building, access, and defense against eviction.
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…
Radical Education Project (1966)
This document is the introduction to the Radical Education Project. It includes their objectives, beliefs, and an invitation for those also interested in accomplishing the goals they outlined. Their overall objectives in…
Earth First! Direct Action Manual (2015)
Tree-sits, ground blockades, scouting, tunneling, evading, and monkey-wrenching: the most up to date and complete Earth First! manual on defending the planet.
Stanford “Reorientation Guide” (2009)
Published in 2009 by student activists, this Stanford University “Reorientation Guide” did an in depth analysis of the history of Standford Unviersity in relation to racism, sexism, and capitalism.
Malcolm X Liberation University: Collection of News Articles
In October of 1969, the Malcolm X Liberation Univeristy was founded byHoward Fuller and other prominent Black activists. The creation of the university was inspired by Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism, of which Malco…
How to Destroy a Cell Phone Tower – Warrior Up (2020)
Ingredients: 2-3 comrades, Entry tools (Boltcroppers, Wiresnips, etc) Gloves, Mask, Clean Clothes, Hat, Cap or Hood (for DNA traces) Fuel (500ml, White Spirit or Kerosene), Fuel (100ml of Benzine/Petrol), Firelighters,…
Occupy Oakland: The Port Shutdown – Jack Gerson (2012)
Gerson discusses the transition of Occupy Movement from occupation of Public Squares to Port Blockades and the disruption of global commodity circulation.
One Fine Day by Klaas Bense (2011)
The following video is an excerpt that follows Maria Jesus Sanhueza, a student protester during the 2006 Penguin Revolution in Chile.
Newsletter by the Free Speech Movement (November 17, 1964)
The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year at the University of California, Berkeley. Students protested the ban of on-campus political activities and asserte…
The Furies- Lesbian/Feminist Monthly (1972)
In this first volume of the monthly publication by the Furies, the group introduces themselves and and their ideology, which is based on reforming the avenues taken by women in their liberation so that do not fall prey t…
The Social General Strike – Stephan Naft (1905)
The social general strike will completely interrupt production in the whole country, stop communication and consumption for the ruling classes long enough to totally disorganize the capitalistic society
Communique 1 From The Weather Underground (1970)
This communication from the Weather Underground was published on May 21,1970 and declares war on the United States of America.
Seize the Hospitals! – The Young Lords (1970)
Account of and reasons behind the Young Lords barricading and occupation of the South Bronx Lincoln Hospital in Nov 1970 to set up a community drug program. The occupation aimed to: 1) Implement a drug program that woul…
“Characteristics of the Early Factory Girls” (1898)
In this document, Harriet Hanson Robinson describes women working in factories in the 1830s in Lowell, Massachusetts – from her experience working in a factory starting at 10 years old. The Lowell Factories recruited you…
Declaration of Rebellion – Extinction Rebellion UK (n.d.)
Extinction Rebellion UK published a statement detailing their rebellion against the government, and declaring the nullification of the bonds of the social contract as a result of the government’s failure to directly ad…
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Leader Ghassan Kanafani Interview (1970)
In this interview, Kanafani rejects a westernized perception of the events, where the PLFP is engaged in a civil war, and instead incorporates fascism, and the history of exploitation of his people in his understanding o…
Workers! Students! – Jeunesse Communiste Révolutionnaire (1968)
Jeunesse Communiste Révolutionnaire, a French Trotskyist organization, wrote this piece, describing the transition from a student revolt into a general strike of workers contesting capitalist society during the May 1968…
Taking Back – Stacy Pettigrew and Skott Kellogg (2003)
Movimiento Sin Tierra (MST), also known as the Landless Workers Movement, began in Brazil and has since spread across the Americans to places like Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia. MST fights for access to land for poor workers…
Interview with Alzada Clark – Organizing Black Women Workers (1989)
Alzada Clark organized workers – specifically Black women – in the South, established unions, and participated in the Black Power movement at large. In this interview, she discusses her experiences.
Manifesto of the Industrial Workers of the World (1905)
The Industrial Workers of the World is a worker-led union advocating for and working towards direct action, democracy in the workplace, and unionism. This manifesto explains the power of collective membership since capit…
Extinction Rebellion (2018-now)
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a decentralized global protest group dedicated to raising awareness for biodiviersity loss and climate change, as well as persuading governments to enact policies that respond justly to the g…
Raise Three Fingers for Democracy (2021)
This website was created by Myanmar artists as a way to unify the global art community in support of the protesters in Myanmar
How To (Safely) Stop A Train – Bure Polit-Art Collective (2019)
“The interruption of electricity, goods or data streams with the aim of disturbing the functioning of capitalist logic or the infrastructure of the ruling order has always been a form of resistance.”
The Woman Identified Woman
The Radicalesbians identified lesbianism as the result of a woman acting on natural impulses to deviate from society and instead pursue a more liberated form of existence. Lesbianism is the product of rage. Most importan…
Preamble of the Industrial Workers of the World (1908)
The Industrial Workers of the World is a worker-led union advocating for and working towards direct action, democracy in the workplace, and unionism. This preamble to their constitution updated their mission and struggle…
In Defense of the Right to Free Speech and Peaceful Protest on University Campuses – American Association of University Professors (2024)
On April 29, 2024, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released a statement defending the right to free speech and peaceful protest on college campuses, condemning the militarized response to these f…
Newsletter by the Free Speech Movement (October 20, 1964)
The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year at the University of California, Berkeley. Students protested the ban of on-campus political activities and asserte…
Human Rights and Refugee Protest against Immigration Detention: Refugees’ Struggle for Recognition as Human by Lucy Fiske (2016)
The fact of protest was a rejection of a powerless state, a way for detained refugees to experience their own agency and, with it, restoration of some of the “essential characteristics of human life” and a means to use t…
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron (1971)
The revolution will be no re-run, brothers The revolution will be live
Are Prisons Obsolete? Angela Davis (2003)
In 2003, Angela Davis published “Are Prisons Obsolete?”. Barely over 100 pages, the book is broken into six chapters, arguing for the abolition of prisons. The first chapter outlines the differences between prison reform…
Newsletter by the Free Speech Movement (November 2, 1964)
The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year at the University of California, Berkeley. Students protested the ban of on-campus political activities and asserte…
The Political Invention of the Feminist Strike – L. Cavallero & V. Gago (2021)
Luci Cavallero and Verónica Gago discuss the March 8th feminist strike in Argentina in both global and historical context. They argue that the strike disrupts multiple domains of patriarchal society – weaving together j…
Communique in Support of Port Workers in Northwest – Occupy Oakland (2011)
This is a communique published by Occupy Oakland in solidarity with Longshore workers in Longview, Washington. Occupy Oakland strongly condemns the actions taken by Export Grain Terminal (EGT), as the company has engaged…
Blank Panther Self-Defense Campaign
Black folks recognized that the police force was committed to “oppression, not protection” of Black bodies and communities. Therefore, they created their own alternative space and self-institutions where Black individual…
An Eyewitness Account by a Libertarian Communist (1968)
This document is a firsthand account of the events that occurred in Paris, France during the May 1968 time of unrest. The anonymous author describes the various strikes, occupations, and other actions taken by workers an…
A Critique of the Miss America Pageant (1968)
The Miss America Pageant Protest marked a turning point for the Women’s Liberation Movement, because the media coverage of the event itself exposed the American public to the existence of the movement. With a focus on th…
The Antiauthoritarian Manifesto of the Situationist Avant Garde (1961)
The Situationist International was an international organization that consisted of social revolutionaries who were also avant-garde theorists, artists, and scholars. Strongly inspired by communism, class consciousness, a…
Birthright Unplugged
Birthright Unplugged is an organization that aimed to give people a perspective on what the Palestinian people endured throughout their occupation. During this program, participants meet with Palestinian acitivists and o…
Art Front Magazine (1937)
The Art Front was a magazine first published by the Artists Union of New York as a response to Nelson Rockefeller’s destruction of a mural by Diego Rivera in 1934. Politically, the Artists Union and the magazine were ali…
Sixth Statement on Uprisings in Turkey (2013)
This statement, made by the Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (DAF – Revolutionary Anarchist Action) describes occupations and uprisings in Turkey, including Gezi Park. It is an account of actions, motivations, and violence fa…
USA Communist Party: A Manual on Organization (1935)
In 1935, The Communist Party of the USA published “A Manuagl on Organization”. The document was divided by it’s preface, chapter 1 regarding party fundamentals, chapter 2 on basic principles of the party’s organization,…
What’s Really Happening at Gustafsen Lake and Why (1995)
This piece describes the conflict between sundancers of the Shuswap First Nation and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) during August and September of 1995. Members of the Shuswap Nation were engaging in their annu…
Call to Action – National Students for Justice in Palestine (2024)
This was a call to action posted on the social media accounts of the National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on April 19, 2024. In the document, the National SJP criticizes the decision of the universities to ch…
BUGA-UP: Billboard Utilizising Graffitists Against Unhealthy Promotions (1979-early/mid 1980s)
BUGA-UP is a organization formed in Australia to protest cigarette and other unhealthy advertisments, through cultutal jamming, specifically by vandalizing billboards.
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.
The Great Berkeley Rent Strike – Berkeley Tenants Union (1969)
The Berkeley Tenants Union was established in 1969 and sought to organize low-income tenants to join in protest against rent increases, eviction, and poor housing conditions. This document is a flyer produced in 1969 by…
Sabotage – I.W.W. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1911)
In which the rebel girl describes various forms of sabotage including limiting the over-supply of workers through contraception.
We Are Still Here (2009)
This is a communique from the occupation of a business administration building at San Francisco State University in the fall of 2009. Occupiers were protesting budget cuts and fee increases. In this communique, students…
Voices from Wheeler Hall (2009)
This document contains excerpts from the zine created after the occupation of Wheeler Hall at the University of California, Berkeley on November 20, 2009. The occupation was the apex of three days of demonstration after…
Workers, Students! – Paris (May 1968)
This document, written during the events in Paris during May 1968, calls for students and workers to continue the resistance, continue the occupations, and keep their power.
Rape Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry (1971)
In this essay, author Kay Potter recounts her personal experiences with reporting her rape, and the arrest and prosecution that followed. Interrupting the sequence of events with her current analysis of the sentiments im…
Statement by Al-Fateh to the United Nations General Assembly (1968)
In October 1968, Al-Fateh delivered a statement at the 23rd session of the General Assembly of the UN. In this statement, Al-Fateh compared the Palestinian resistance movement to those against German occupation during WW…
100 Years of Land Struggle – Mike Gouldhawke (2020)
This document is a timeline of Native American resistance in pursuit of land and self-determination between the years of 1921-2020.
Ten-Point Program (1966)
Published in 1966 by the Black Panther Party, written by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, “The Ten Point Program” was a statement of their goals and organization. Intended to be ten points which would guide the everyday…
Resistance #4 by ELF
The publication Resistance featured the ELF three times. This second feature tells the arrest of Josh Harper, among other stories and statements by the ELF.
Homestead Strike (1892)
The Homestead Strike of 1892, centered at Carnegie’s steel plant in Pennsylvania, marked a pivotal moment in American labor history. It erupted over wage cuts and benefit reductions, leading to a violent clash between st…
Canopy Action Network Newsletter (2001)
An excerpt from a Canopy Action Network newsletter provided a strategic analysis of the disruptive tactic of tree sitting. The history of this action was discussed in detail, including a description of the development of…
The Railroaders’ Next Step – Trade Union Educational League (1921)
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’…
Poor White Women (1970)
In this 1970 essay, author Roxanne Dunbar includes an intersectional analysis of the oppression of women, focusing on both gendered and class-based issues. Drawing on her own experience growing up in a poor farming commu…
Building Resistance & Self-Reliance in Detroit
The Black Panther Party organized a self-run, community-based institution to mitigate the devastating impacts of Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” where healthcare services previously provided to Black families became n…
A Civilian’s Guide to Direct Action – CrimethInc. (2017)
This piece is a step-by-step guide published by CrimethInc. on organizing direct action. Common objectives of direct action, how to navigate the initial planning stages, what to do during and after the action, as well as…
Miss America Protest Songs
The 1968 protest against the Miss America Pageant utilized many disruption tactics, the most well-known of which was a “Freedom Trash Can” used for burning items that the protestors deemed as oppressive to women. Another…
The Urban Guerilla Concept (1971)
Between 1970 and 1998, the Anti-Fascist, Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Imperialism, Communist leftist militia The Red Army Faction was labeled as a terrorist organization in first West Germany, and then unified Germany.”The Urba…
The Politics of Housework (1970)
Written by Pat Mainardi in 1970, this essay is an analysis of the conversations that commonly arise between women and men, as women try to illuminate the political nature of their social statuses. Specifically, Mainardi…
Black Panther Party’s Free Medical Clinic
The Black Panther Party created the Mark Clark Free Medical Clinic to assist Black families with gaining access to proper medical facilities. The newspaper article argues Philadelphia’s state-provided medical care is hap…
The Red Rebel Brigade (2019-now)
We illuminate the magic realm beneath the surface of all things and we invite people to enter in, we make a bubble and calm the storm, we are peace in the midst of war. We are who the people have forgotten to be!
Press Release from The New School Students for Justice in Palestine
Over the past weeks at various universities across the United States, students have erected encampments to demand action to end Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. These protests have arisen on the campuses of some of the…
You Do Need A Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows by Shin’ya Ono (1969)
“What I would like to go into here is how the Chicago action, and the Weatherman logic behind it, made, and still makes, compelling sense…”
A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority (1967) by RESIST
This document was written by the group RESIST, which was a collective group formed in response to the growing unrest in the US surrounding the Vietnam War. It was disseminated by Marcus Raskin, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Willia…
Statement from U.S. Political Prisoners to Nelson Mandela (1990)
On June 21, 1990, U.S. political prisoners sent a statement to Nelson Mandela, who, at the time, was the Deputy Vice President of the African National Congress. In the statement, US political prisoners compared the crimi…
A Call to Bucknell Faculty, Staff, and Students – Bucknell Students for Justice in Palestine (2024)
This is a statement made by the Students for Justice in Palestine at Bucknell University (BUSJP), located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The group set forth four demands for the university including disclosing the identitie…
Press Release – Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (2024)
This is a press release from the Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine’s Twitter page. In the document, the organization demands their voices be heard, likens their quest for liberation to that of the Civil Rights…
Joint Statement by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups on the Situation in Palestine (2024)
In this piece, Palestine Solidarity Groups at Harvard University take a stand against the violence committed against Palestinians and call on the Harvard community to take action. This is a part of a string of pro-Palest…
Covert Sex Discrimination Against Women as Medical Patients (1972)
In this speech originally given to the American Psychological Association, activist Carol Downer described her analysis of the medical field in the United States, and the way that male dominance within the field effectiv…
NAPA Demonstrates at St. Mary’s – Network Against Psychiatric Assault (1975)
This is a call to action by the Network Against Psychiatric Assault, to join them in their direct actions against the psychiatric treatment program at St. Mary’s McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute in San Francisco. In…
If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front by Marshall Curry (2011)
The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is the collective name for a group of individual cells that use ecotage to stop the destruction of the environemnt. This documentary tells the story of one of the activists, Daniel G McGo…
Direct Action! 101: A Primer – El Lobo Solo (n.d.)
This undated, pseudonymous piece describes how Earth First! employs direct action methods such as civil disobedience and social arrest against those harming the earth. The article teaches how to effectively carry out dem…
Declaration of the Occupation of New York City (2011)
During the aftermath of the Great Recession, between September 17 and November 15, 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement occurred in opposition to economic inequality, corporate greed, money in politics, and big finance.…
Ecodefenders Sabotage Bighorn Hunt – Rod Coronado (1987)
This piece, written by Rod Coronado, an active member of the Sea Shepherd Society, the Hunt Saboteurs Association, the Animal Liberation Front, and Earth First! describes the direct actions taken over the course of a wee…
Self-Management and Hierarchy +1 – Cornelius Castoriadis (1974-6)
Two short articles that argue for the disruption of workplace hierarchy through worker self-management turning to the often overlooked 1956 Hungarian Uprising as example.
How to Throw a Squatted Dance Party – Anonymous (2018)
This is a step-by-step anonymous guide published on CrimethInc.’s website detailing how to throw a squatted dance party. Information on gear, location, how to promote the event, handling the authorities, among other im…
Voice of the Women’s Liberation Movement (1969)
As the Women’s Liberation Movement widened its scope and began to see involvement in all corners of the country, it became increasingly more important to maintain a certain degree of connectedness between chapters, so as…
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…
The People’s Church – The Young Lords (1969)
Account of the Young Lords occupation of a seldom used church to create space for free children’s breakfast program, a liberation school, and a people’s day care center.
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…
Resignation Statement by Leslie James Pickering (June/July 2002)
Pickering’s own thoughts and opinions pertaining to his resignation as the spokesperson for the ELF
Don’t Move, Occupy! (2013)
Mehmet Döşemeci analyzes global uprisings of 2011 and the occupation of public space in order to outline a theory of social arrest.
ActUP Activists Lock Al Gore Out of Office
On August 23, 1997, Five activists were arrested after locking down the Old Executive Office Building to deny Al Gore access to proceed with his U.S.-South Africa deal on pharmaceutical access.
10 Steps for Setting Up a Blockade – (2018)
First off, understand that you CAN do this. For the last 18 months groups as small as 8 have been disrupting and occupying pipeline construction sites all over Turtle Island. It takes even fewer than that to accomplish m…
Katuah Earth First! Cashes in Willamette’s Chips – John Johnson and Rich Spencer (1999)
This article describes the tactics used by activists of Katuah Earth First! And EarthCulture to stop the continued chipping of native forests in the Southeast. Activists targeted the Willamette Industries’ Broad River…
We decided to call our magazine Adbusters by Adbusters (2020)
Created in 1989 by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz, the Adbusters magazine was created as an act of rebellion against consumer culture. Rather than allowing media to be a reflection of daily life, the creators of this magazi…
Temporary Autonomous Zone – Hakim Bey (1985)
Anarchist text by Hakim Bey about creating temporary spaces that elude formal structures of control. From Pirate Utopias to Nomadic Bands, Poetic Terrorism to Ontological Anarchy, Hakim Bey draws on history and philosoph…
401 Animals from the University of Iowa Liberated – Communiqué from ALF Activists (2004)
A communiqué from ALF activists describes the raid they conducted on the laboratories of the University of Iowa Psychology Department. All equipment and documents pertaining to the work of the vivisectors were destroyed…
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1968)
This 1968 book by Brazilian author Paulo Friere is considered one of the pillars of the critical pedagogy movement, which aimed to apply critical theory to the study of culture. The methodology in the text aims to empowe…
Blockade Personal Accounts – Earth First!ers (1983)
This piece consists of personal accounts of three Earth First!ers during their various blockades over the course of a two week period. The blockades occurred in order to stop the continued destruction of the Bald Mountai…
FAQ by ELF
This excerpt is a series of answers released by the ELF pertaining to the aim of their organization.
May First Movement Technology
May First Movement Technology is an organization that supports a variety of movements whose overarching goal is to “engage in building movements by advancing the strategic use and collective control of technology for loc…
The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm (1968)
In this essay, author and activist Anne Koedt questions the way that conventional sex appeals to and is constructed for women–more accurately, she criticizes the fact that “normal” conceptions of sex do not take into ac…
The Written Resistance #2 – 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…
Return to Bald Mountain: The Second Battle of the North Kalmiopsis – Chant Thomas (1987)
A story from Vol. VII, No. IV of the Earth First! Journal that describes the direct actions taken by Oregon Earth First!ers in response to the Siskiyou National Forest’s reneging on an agreement to postpone logging wit…
Monkeywrenching Principles Excerpt from Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching – David Foreman (1985)
In an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching, David Foreman lists and describes 11 principles that monkeywrenching must follow in order to succeed as a campaign of resistance.
Indiana University Students for a Democratic Society: Collection of Newsletters (1965)
During the 1960s, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) as a national organization had chapters at over 300 universities. The organization lasted unitl 1969, until it ultimately split due to disagreements within regard…
The Construction of Lay Expertise (1995)
People’s Blockade of S.F. Bay
This piece was an anonymous call to action to impose a people’s blockade on the Oakland Army Terminal and the naval facilities at the port of Oakland-San Francisco. This was in response to President Nixon’s blockadin…
Port Huron Statement (1962)
The Port Huron Statement was published in 1962 at a United Workers Retreat in Port Huron, Michigan. It was the first time Students for a Democratic Society gathered from across the nation, and became the group’s manifest…
From Protest to Resistance (1968)
Published by leftist journalist Ulrike Meinhof, “From Protest to Resistance” aims to inspire protestors to take up more forceful resistance against the right and the state.
The Coming Insurrection – The Invisible Committee (2009)
Now classic text by French collective – The Invisible Committee describing the present impasse through seven circles of hell and the way out through the insurrectionary commune
Andreas Baader: Letter to the Press (1972)
Between 1970 and 1998, the Anti-Fascist, Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Imperialism, Communist leftist militia The Red Army Faction was labeled as a terrorist organization in first West Germany, and then unified Germany. One of t…
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…
Guerilla News Network Interview of ELF (Spring 2002)
an interview by the Guerilla News Network, a privately owned network that tried to expose important global issues
Five Centuries of Resistance in Argentina – Kendra Fehrer and Brad Will (2004)
This piece describes the direct action tactics used by the Ava Guaraní indigenous peoples of Argentina and their allies against Tabacal Sugar, a subsidiary of the Seaboard Corporation. Tabacal Sugar owns the ancestral l…
Dalit Panthers Manifesto (1973)
As the quote below indicates, the Dalit Panthers were a group shaped after some of the ideologies of the Black Panthers. Dalits are know as untouchables and they are at the very bottom of the caste system. They were resi…
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…
The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective (1981)
In 1981, Angela Davis Published “Women, Race, and Class”. The book analyzes the women’s liberation movement through the lens and intersection of racism and classism. Chapter 13, “The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework…
May Day Tactical Manual – Student and Youth for a People’s Peace (1971)
This is a manual published in advance of the 1971 May Day protests in Washington D.C. It describes how to carry out civil disobedience actions in opposition to the Vietnam War. Information on non-violent civil disobedien…
Sproul Hall Sit-In Address – Mario Savio (1964)
On December 2, 1964, Mario Savio, an activist and key member of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, gave an address on University of California, Berkely’s campus at the Sproul Hall sit-in. Many students, including Savio…
Communiques from the Earth Liberation Front (1997-2002)
The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is the collective name for a group of individual cells that use ecotage to try to stop the destruction of the environemnt. This list of commniqes is compiled by former ELF spokesperson Le…
Letter from the Strike Committee – Lawrence, Massachusetts (1912)
This letter is from the striking textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912. It is written to the president of the American Woolen Co. William M. Wood. The letter explains that workers can no longer bear the wor…
Choke Points: Mapping an Anticapitalist Counter-Logistics – Degenerate Communism (2014)
Essay arguing for the material and theoretical logic behind the disruption of the circulation of capital. A mapping of the logistical infrastructure of California with assessment of its major choke points
The General Strike – I.W.W. ‘Big’ Bill Haywood (1911)
Delivered on the 40th anniversary of the Paris Commune, Haywood traces the history of the general strike since 1871, its use as a disruptive tactic, and its relation with the ballot
On the General Strike – Bill Haywood (1911)
This speech was given by Bill Haywood regarding general strikes in countries such as Italy, France, Germany, and Spain. He explains the importance and power of the general strike.
Sarayaku Court Case(2012)
The indigenous people of Sarayaku were faced with a devastating loss in 1996. The Ecuadorean state gave away a large part of their land to an oil company without consulting the people that were living there. In 2002, thi…
Documents on Unlock Apartheid’s Jails Campaign (1987)
The Unlock Apartheid’s Jails Campaign, initiated by The Africa Fund, fought for the release of detainees and political prisoners in South Africa. This compilation of documents included a letter from Dumisani S. Kumalo,…
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…
Why I Want a Wife (1971)
This piece of feminist satire by Judy Syfers is not purely comical; rather, it serves to prompt a wife’s male counterpart to consider the value that his wife brings to him, in the sense that she is a loyal and uncomplain…
The Philippine Communist Party: Establish Underground Local Governments (1950)
As a way to overthrow the imperialist rule by both American and Japanese governments that had persisted in the Philippines for years, the Philippine Communist Party encouraged citizens to form local underground governmen…
Lesbians in Revolt (1972)
In 1972, author Charlotte Bunch articulated lesbianism was a political choice that fundamentally threatened male supremacy by challenging the idea that men were crucial to the existence of women. In her essay “Lesbians i…
Letter Protesting Marcos’ Visit – Philippine Solidarity Network and Coalition Against the Marcos Dictatorship (1982)
This document is a letter from the Philippine Solidarity Network and Coalition Against the Marcos Dictatorship requesting support for opposing the state visit of the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos. The le…
White House Sit-In Flyer – Students for a Democratic Society (1965)
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was a national student activist organization in the US during the 1960s that sought to establish a New Left focused on civil rights, peace, and universal economic security. In 1965…
In Defense of Self Defense (1967)
The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, and originally was called The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. It was a militant, leftist group in support of Black Liberation. Huey P. Newtown, o…
Young Lords Community Education
Education Lieutenant Carlos Aponte discusses the colonization of Puerto Rican education. The Young Lords refuted this erasure of history by setting up their own educational programs to aid younger generations in learning…
“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.
Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)
The Battle of Blair Mountain is considered to be one of the largest civil uprisings in American history. Thousands of coal miners in Mingo County, West Virginia received terrible wages and horrendous treatment within the…
Shields Barricades and Words of Wisdom from Puerto Rico – Disruption Project (2020)
A love letter to US activists from Puerto Rico, giving advice on barricades, assemblies, and wresting the street from police control.
Occupy Melbourne Leaflet (2011)
This leaflet from Occupy Melbourne describes the ways in which the Occupy movement has freed its participants from the reigns of capitalism.
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…
Our Lives are at Stake – Shell Strike (1973)
This pamphlet tells the story of the United States Shell Strike in 1973. It includes descriptions of working conditions, exploitation of workers, and the strike itself.
POPaganda: The Art and Crimes of Ron English (2006)
“Bombarded by relentless advertising in a growing culture of junk, one man-activist/artist Ron English-dares to hijack corporate advertising, challenging us to change the sham of reality…Ron takes traditional advertisi…
You Don’t Have to Fuck People Over to Survive (1980)
In this book originally published in 1980, graphic artist and author Seth Tobocman attacks the politics of the Reagan Era, which led up to the Tompkins Square Riots and the formation of ACT-UP. Tobocman’s art is bold and…
Two, Three, Many Columbias by Tom Hayden (1968)
This speech given by Hayden during the Columbia take-over explains that students are protesting becuase they are opposed to the “fundamental institutions of society.” This protest was essentially disruptive because of it…
Young Lords Student Conference
The Young Lords established the first National Puerto Rican Student Conference, which debuted on September 22nd at Columbia University. This event marked the first nationwide consciousness-raising event hosted by Puerto…
Update from the Treetops – (2009)
The article, written by an unnamed farmer participating in the occupation, describes the “tree-village” that has formed in a Humboldt County, California forest. The logging company Green Diamond has permits to destro…
Call for a Coordinated West Coast Port Blockade – Occupy Oakland (2011)
Occupy Oakland, a part of the larger Occupy Movement, published this piece calling for a blockade of all the West Coast Ports in order to shut down operations and disrupt the profits of the 1%. They reflect on the succes…
What is Socialist Feminism? (1970)
By coining the term “socialist feminism,” members of the group aimed to encompass the way that capitalist realities negatively impacted women–rather than aiming to demolish the family structures that oppressed women and…
Tecumseh Calls for Pan-Indian Resistance (1810)
In this document, Tecumseh, a Shawnee chief and warrior, details a message of both resistance and spirituality. He writes to a community larger than just the Shawnee, calling on all the “red men” to unite and to recl…
Females and Welfare (undated)
This essay identifies poor women who serve as heads of their families as the ideal engine for the Women’s Radical Movement: as author Betsy Warrior notes, poor women have both the knowledge of the oppressive system, and…
The Black Man’s Stake in Vietnam by Eldridge Cleaver (1969)
Eldridge Cleaver, an early leader of the Black Panther Party, wrote this article to the Black men who were being drafted into Vietnam. Cleaver explains the implications of this on a global stage and calls for unity among…
The War of the Worlds in France – Kristin Ross (2023)
In the past two years Les Soulèvements de la Terre, a network of ecological activists and groups, has used direct confrontations with polluters and developers to threaten industrial agriculture’s monopoly on the Frenc…
Address to All Workers – ENRAGÉ-SITUATIONIST INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE (1968)
Paris, France, beginning in May of 1968 was a city filled with general strikes, demonstrations, and occupations of universities and factories by students and workers. In this piece, the Enragé-Situationist International…
Why We Fight- Berkeley Student Protest (1960)
As civil rights issues, protests against the war in Vietnam, and the free speech movement all converged, the students at the University of California, Berkeley engaged in a series of large protests that became a well-kno…
The People’s Detox (Film) – Jenna Bliss (2018)
n November 1970, Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx was collectively occupied by local heroin addicts, revolutionary health organizations, the Young Lords, and the Black Panther Party. In her 2018 film The People’s D…
Soviet Churches and Schools (1919)
Nikolai Bukharin – a Bolshevik revolutionary – discusses the need for not only economic liberation but also spiritual liberation of the working class and its party. He asserts that religion is a detriment to the workers’…
The Manukan Declaration (2004)
The Manukan Declaration was signed by seventeen different organizations across North America, South America, Asia, and Africa that make up the Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network in 2004. Generally, it advocates for…
Eviction Defense Toolkit – Anti-Eviction Network – 2020
Step by step guide on organizing an eviction defense including direct actions against Banks, Police, Judges, and Corporate Property Managers.
CPUSA – How Class Collaboration Works (1920s)
In the 1920s, the Communist Party in the USA published a pamphlet collection titled The Little Red Library. Written by Bertram D. Wolfe, communist and scholar, “How Class Collaboration Works”, was a Lenin inspired pamphl…
Resistance #5 by ELF
The publication Resistance featured the ELF three times. This third feature continues to tell the story of how the ELF was targeted by the FBI and the US government.