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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Ania Loomba’s “Dead Women Tell No Tales”
Representations of the sati-widow from the colonial era to the postcolonial period uncover deep fractures in the colonial, patriarchal, nationalist, and feminist systems that tried to define her.
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 U.S. Imperialist State and the Black Nation – Saladine Muhammad (n.d.)
This pamphlet, published by The Institute of Black Political Studies, presents a Black scientific socialist perspective on the nature of U.S. imperialism and the struggle for Black national liberation. It argues tha…
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…
On the Principles of Non-Collaboration – Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional (n.d.)
The Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN) was founded in 1977 as a coalition of anti-imperialist Puerto Rican and Chicano-Mexicano activists in the United States. This document by the MLN outlines the group’s stance ag…
Stop Police Brutality – New York City-Wide Mobilization Committee Against Police Brutality (1979)
This pamphlet, published in 1979 by the New York City-Wide Mobilization Committee Against Police Brutality, condemns police brutality and systematic oppression, particularly against Black and Hispanic working-class indi…
In Defense of the Right to Political Secession for the Afro-American Nation: Papers and Resolutions from the School on the Afro-American National Question (1982)
These excerpts primarily discuss the Marxist-Leninist perspective on the “Afro-American National Question,” arguing that Afro-Americans in the Black Belt region of the Southern U.S. constitute an oppressed nation with th…
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.
8 Things You Can Do to Stop ICE – Crimethinc. (2025)
This is an eight-step guide by Crimethinc. detailing actions one can take during interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The goal of the flyer is to educate individuals on their rights, empoweri…
The Yellow Jacket Movement: France 2018
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary French citizens put on their high-visibility vests as a response to President Emmanuel Macron’s fuel tax hike.
From the Encampments: Student Reflections on Protests for Palestine (2024)
This document features reflections from students at Columbia Law, City University of New York (CUNY) Law, New York Law, and Yale Law students, offering firsthand accounts and analyses of the motivations, demands, and exp…
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…
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…
Be Gay Do Crime – Mary Nardini Gang (2019)
This excerpt, from the introduction of a book titled “Be Gay Do Crime” by Mary Nardini Gang, reflects on ten years of queer, anarchist, criminal, and mystical resistance. It details the origins of their movement in Mil…
Defy The Draft – 1967
Students join protesters in New York to show off their right to have freedom of speech by defying the Vietnam draft with the burning of draft cards
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.
No More Miss America (1968)
On September 7, 1968, a coalition of women’s liberation groups planned various demonstrations against the annual Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. These demonstrations aimed to challenge the pageant’s objectificatio…
Real Democracy Now!
A 2011 political theory essay by Thomas Decreus analyzes the Occupy and Indignados movements as experiments in direct, horizontal democracy and critiques their rejection of traditional political representation.
Stanford “Disorientation Guide” (2005)
Published in 2005 by student activists, this Stanford University “Disorientation Guide” did an in depth analysis of the history of Standford Unviersity in relation to racism, sexism, and capitalism.