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.
Occupation
Earth First! Direct Action Manual (2015)
2011-Present, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Disruptive Spaces, Evasion, Occupation, Sabotage/Ecotage, Tactics of Disruption, The 'Natural World', The WorkplaceTree-sits, ground blockades, scouting, tunneling, evading, and monkey-wrenching, the most up to date and complete Earth First! manual on defending the earth.
- DOING THE DAM THING 4
- STAYING SAFE 8
- HOW TO DO IT 32
- SOUND OF THE POLICE 72
- GROUND BLOCKADES 102
- AERIAL BLOCKADES 140
- CLIMBING BASICS 198
- A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY 230
- YOU’RE GONN A LOCK TO WHAT? 260
- KNOTS 317
- CONT ACTS AND RESOURCES 320
- DIRECT ACTION TRAINING OUTLINE 322
Temporary Autonomous Zone – Hakim Bey (1985)
1946-1989, Alternative Spaces, Authority, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Evasion, History/Theory, Occupation, Patriarchy, Sabotage/Ecotage, Self Institution, Tactics of Disruption, Theory, Uncategorized, Urban SpacesClassic 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 philosophy to think through spatial and mental liberation.
"The TAZ springs from the historical development I call “the closure of the map.” The last bit of Earth unclaimed by any nation-state was eaten up in 1899. Ours is the first century without terra incognita, without a frontier."
Eviction Defense Toolkit – Anti-Eviction Network – 2020
2011-Present, Authority, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Occupation, Privatization, Tactics of Disruption, The HomeStep by step guide on organizing an eviction defense including direct actions against Banks, Police, Judges, and Corporate Property Managers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Organizing Direct Actions Against Eviction
- Steps to Organizing a Direct Action
- Things to Think About When Planning Your Action
- Press and Social Media
- After the Action
- Legal Support
CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) Demands – 2020
2011-Present, Authority, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Occupation, Tactics of Disruption, Urban Spaces, White SupremacyThe 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 and criminal justice system and the wholesale uprooting of Seattle’s racist economic, health, and educational structures.
Although we have liberated Free Capitol Hill in the name of the people of Seattle, we must not forget that we stand on land already once stolen from the Duwamish People, the first people of Seattle, and whose brother, John T. Williams of the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe up north was murdered by the Seattle Police Department 10 years ago.
Black Lives Matter — All day, Every day.
The People’s Church – The Young Lords (1969)
1946-1989, Date, Disruptive Spaces, Institutions, Occupation, Tactics of Disruption, Urban SpacesAccount 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.
- The Young Lord Demands:
- Space for a hot breakfast program for children of the community. The Young Lords
would provide everything. All they asked for was space during week days when the
building was closed and not in usage. - Space for a day care center to be established for the people of the community.
- A liberation school where they would teach special courses according to their philosophy.
They did not ask for money.
The People’s Detox (Film) – Jenna Bliss (2018)
1946-1989, 2011-Present, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Disruptive Spaces, Institutions, Occupation, Tactics of DisruptionIn 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 Detox, Jenna Bliss uses documentary storytelling to explore the history of a revolutionary drug clinic in New York City in the 1970s that profoundly transformed contemporary notions of health and care.
Click link to video:
https://www.kunstverein-muenchen.de/en/program/schaufenster/2021/jenna-bliss
Seize the Hospitals! – The Young Lords (1970)
1946-1989, Date, Disruptive Spaces, Institutions, Occupation, Tactics of DisruptionAccount 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 would
serve the community effectively and be run by the community, 2) Provide an educational program that would teach the true nature of our oppression and the connection between capitalism, dope and genocide.
We must begin to ask questions about all the things that affect the lives of Puerto
Rican and Black people. Who can better determine what’s best for ourselves than us?
The Coming Insurrection – The Invisible Committee (2009)
1990-2010, Alternative Spaces, Authority, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, History/Theory, Imperialism, Infrastructure/Data, Institutions, Occupation, Privatization, Sabotage/Ecotage, Self Institution, Subjectives of Refusal, Subjects Redefined, Tactics of Disruption, The Bourgeoisie, The Workplace, Theory, Time Interrupted, WorkersNow 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.
The goal of any insurrection is to become irreversible.
It becomes irreversible when you’ve defeated
both authority and the need for authority, property
and the taste for appropriation, hegemony and the
desire for hegemony. That is why the insurrectionary
process carries within itself the form of its victory, or
that of its defeat. Destruction has never been enough
to make things irreversible. What matters is how it’s
done. There are ways of destroying that unfailingly
provoke the return of what has been crushed.
The Do-It Yourself Occupation Guide – MTL Counter Info (2012)
2011-Present, Authority, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Evasion, Occupation, Tactics of Disruption, Urban SpacesHow to occupy a building. Tips and tactics on entry, sealing the building, access, and defense against eviction.
Defend the Territory – Warrior Publications (2014)
2011-Present, Authority, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Defining the Enemy, Evasion, Occupation, Tactics of DisruptionTactics and Techniques for Countering Police Assaults on Indigenous Communities. Covers everything from evading police and crowd control tactics including chemical weapons, water cannons, and armored vehicles.
Introduction_______________________________ 2
Personal Security & Surveillance________________ 3
Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment_______3
Know Your Enemy: Police Crowd Control
Tactics and Weapons_________________________ 7
Chemical Agents____________________________ 8
Less-Lethal Launchers________________________ 9
Lethal Weapons / Firearms____________________ 12
Other Police Weapons________________________ 12
Armoured Vehicles__________________________ 14
Water Cannons_____________________________ 18
Blockades_________________________________ 19
Notes from “Shut the province down”_ 22
Operations manual_________________________ 23
Scouting Manual For Activists – The Ruckus Society (2016)
2011-Present, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Disruptive Spaces, Evasion, Infrastructure/Data, Institutions, Occupation, Sabotage/Ecotage, Tactics of Disruption, The 'Natural World', The Workplace, Urban SpacesA 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 scout should provide information that will allow her to
evaluate site access, security, the kind of image
the action will provide (especially relevant if visual messaging
is important), safety concerns, and probability of success.
Thinking about weather, lighting, finding useful symbols or
signage, and understanding traffic and security patterns are
all concerns that are critical for action planning.
Occupy Oakland: The Port Shutdown – Jack Gerson (2012)
2011-Present, Alternative Spaces, Authority, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Infrastructure/Data, Occupation, Privatization, Self Institution, Tactics of Disruption, The Bourgeoisie, The Workplace, Urban SpacesGerson discusses the transition of Occupy Movement from occupation of Public Squares to Port Blockades and the disruption of global commodity circulation.
On December 12th 2011, the Occupy movement shut down the major west coast ports of Oakland, Portland, Longview (Washington), and Seattle. There were partial shutdowns or support actions at the ports of San Diego, Vancouver, and Long Beach, as well as in Hawaii and Japan. Wal-Mart distribution centers were blockaded in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Albuquerque.
