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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…
Revolution: Program or Communization? – Agitations (n.d.)
This translated text explores the concept of “communization” as a revolutionary strategy, contrasting it with what it labels “programmatism,” the earlier 20th-century approach focused on the proletariat seizing state…
Communique From an Absent Future – Research and Destroy (2009)
This pamphlet critiques the modern university system, claiming that it has become a tool of capitalism designed to produce obedient workers rather than encourage independent thought or true education. The authors reject…
“We are Power” – John Trudell (1980)
John Trudell, an active member of the indigenous struggle, gave this speech on July 18, 1980 at the Black Hills Survival Gathering. In his speech, he speaks of oppression, power, and liberation.
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…
The Enemy Within (1970)
This document was written by Susan Brownmiller in 1970. She discusses the ways in which women have internalized sexism and patriarchal expectations – for themselves and for other women. She explores this partly through h…
Prisoners in Revolution – Roger Boberg, Jaan Laaman, John Yancey, and Richard Williams (1975)
This statement, written by revolutionary prisoners at New Hampshire State Prison in 1975, serves as a response and further discussion of the Weather Underground’s “Prairie Fire”, aiming to provide a deeper examination…
Colonial War and Mental Disorders by Frantz Fanon (1961)
This PDF is an excerpt from The Wretched of the Earth, a 1961 book by the psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, a revolutionary theorist of colonialism and race.
Che Guevara: “Mobilizing the Masses for the Invasion” (1961)
“Mobilising the Masses for the Invasion” was a speech given to workers prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion by Che Guevara in 1961. The speech heavily focused on Latin American solidarity against US impealism. Che Guevara w…
Message to the Tricontinental by Che Guevara (1967)
Che Guevara’s Message to the Tricontinental was a seminal work for the 1960s global movement against imperialism through its expression of solidarity between all colonized people of the world. Its words and sentiment wer…
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…
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.
Man Made Language (1980)
Written in 1980, this introduction to Dale Spender’s Man Made Language explores the patriarchy and its presence in language. Spender discusses how language has been a means for constructing and sustaining the patriarch…
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…
Barbarous Rituals: 84 Ways To Feminize Humans (1972)
This anonymous collection of statements cuts straight to the core of gender as a social construct and the ways in which women are brought up to act/think in a specific manner. Through these descriptions, perhaps women ca…
The Young Lords Expose Murder at Lincoln Hospital
The Young Lords expose capitalism for gatekeeping food, clothing, and shelter from Puerto Rican communities, which led to Carmen Rodriguez’s necessity for abortion. The neglect in healthcare is an additional example of h…
Demonstrate Oct. 31: Leavenworth Prison – San Patricio Corps Solidarity Organization (n.d.)
This flyer is a political statement aimed at generating support for Puerto Rican independence and the release of imprisoned activists. The poster seeks to rally communities, specifically those in New York and Chicago, to…
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…
How to Sack Your Boss: A Workers’ Guide to Direct Action (n.d.)
This document is an excerpt from a worker’s guide that promotes direct action against employers. It critiques traditional resistance methods like strikes as ineffective, instead advocating for alternative tactics such as…