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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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…
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…
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…
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…
A Woman’s Guide to Stanford (1986)
The Women’s Guide to Stanford Collective was an organization of women at Stanford University who would yearly publish handbooks of what were essentially survival guides to being a woman at the university. Topics covered…
I Am Your Sister: Black Women Organizing Across Sexualities (1985)
In 1985, feminist, civil rights activist, and librarian Audre Lorde published “I Am Your Sister: Black Women Organizing Across Sexualities”. The essay was centered around organizing black women in the fight against patri…
You Cannot Profit off Our People’s Blood and Think Students Will Not Come for Your Money – Hammer & Hope (2024)
This source presents conversations with five college student groups actively organizing for Palestine solidarity at various universities in the United States. The students discuss their strategies and tactics for rai…
Radical Women Manifesto – Radical Women Publications (1975)
Radical Women, founded in 1967 in Seattle, Washington, is a revolutionary faction within the women’s movement and a prominent feminist voice on the Left. The organization fights against racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-t…
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…
“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.
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
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,…
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…
Guerrilla Girls on the Art of Creative Complaining (2018)
The Guerilla Girls are an anonymous collective of feminist artists who combat sexism and racism within the art world. Founded in 1985, the group uses culture-jamming tactics and mass media to expose discrimination. This…
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…
“I incite this meeting to rebellion…” (1912)
This document was a speech given by Emmeline Pankhurst on October 17, 1912 at Royal Albert Hall in London. Pankhurst was an active militant suffragist and a founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union. In this spee…
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”
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron (1971)
The revolution will be no re-run, brothers The revolution will be live
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…