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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…

Let Us Shape the Future by Carl Oglesby (1965)

On November 27, 1965, the new president of Students for a Democratic Society, Carl Oglesby, gave a response to Paul Potter’s speech of the previous April.

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

Preface to The Wretched of the Earth by Franz Fanon (1961)

This book discusses the dehumanizaing effect of colonialism and the implications of a social movement for decolonization, especially focusing on the role of violence.

Congolese Independence Speech by Patrice Lumumba (1966)

Given by Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba shortly after the independence of the Republic of Congo in 1966, the Congolese Independence Speech was most praised for its critique of colonialism and imperialism. Withi…

Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism – Vietnam War

The Weather Underground Organization analyzes the significance of the Vietnamese victory over U.S. imperialism

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…

What is ALEC? – Project Baldwin (2011)

This is a call to action from Project Baldwin against the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) November meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Project Baldwin argues that ALEC is an organization that brings corporat…

Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts – Vietnam War

Black activists and students across the United States have utilized their radical groups to protest the Vietnam War

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.

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…”

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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Women’s Liberation Aims to Free Men Too (Gloria Steinem, 1970)

There is a common misconception that the struggle for women’s rights is solely beneficial for women. This narrative is oftentimes pushed by institutions and key actors that know if the everyday man is vehemently opposed…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

The Proper Way to Harvest Wheat? Direct Action for the 90’s (1989)

This document highlights various forms of direct action and resistance employed by groups such as Plowshares, known for disarmament actions, and Earth First!, associated with environmental sabotage. The text also discuss…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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”

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…

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…

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…

Black Women’s Manifesto (1970)

Hunger and Revolt – Cartoons (1935)

This book is a collection of cartoons by Jacob Burck that comment on a vide range of political and economic struggles, such as fascism, imperialism, and black liberation, but has an underlying focus capitalism and the wo…

Fidel Castro – Plan for the Advancement of Latin America (1959)

“Plan for the Advancement of Latin America” was a speech given in Buenos Aires, Aregentina, in 1959, by Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro. The plan began with an outline of the literacy and life expectancy differences be…

The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism (Audre Lorde, 1981)

In this piece from Audre Lorde, a renowned intersectional feminist/activist, she offers the use of anger as a unifying force for women across the lines of race. White women struggled to understand the consequences of rac…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 workers 

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…

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…

Everybody’s Protest Novel by James Baldwin (1949)

“Everybody’s Protest Novel” is an essay written by James Baldwin that criticized protest fiction, specifically Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, as something that perpetuates the status quo so that humanity beco…

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.

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.

Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom 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. This book discusses the dehumanizaing effect of colonialism and the i…

Defend the Territory – Warrior Publications (2014)

Tactics 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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Grunwick Strike (1976-1978)

The Grunwick strike in London involved predominantly Asian women workers at Grunwick Film Processing Laboratories, led by Jayaben Desai. They went on strike demanding better working conditions, fair pay, and union recogn…

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…

Statement by the Leader of Iran’s Green Movement – Mir Hossein Mousavi (2023)

The Iranian Green Movement, also known as the Persian Awakening or the Persian Spring, came to existence after the June 12, 2009 Iranian Presidential Election, in which activists demanded the removal of Mahmoud Ahmadinej…

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…

Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation (1968)

This collection of excerpts from Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation (Vol. 1, 1968) offers insights into the Black Power movement during a pivotal year. The document covers a variety of topics, including discussi…

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…

The Women’s Rights Movement in the US: A New View (1968)

In this article, author Shulamith Firestone looks to analyze the perception of the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States by tracing its development across generations. Mainly, she wants to answer the question of w…

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…

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…

Statement on the Ceasefire in Gaza – NYC Labor for Palestine (2025)

This source presents a statement from NYC Labor for Palestine following a ceasefire in Gaza, which they view as a significant victory for Palestinian resistance over the Zionist entity and U.S. Empire. The group exp…

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…

Violence and Class Consciousness in Revolutionary Struggle – L’Ouvrier Communiste (1930)

This document, written in 1930 by L’Ouvrier Communiste, a French political publication linked to the communist movement of the early 20th century, examines the relationship between violence and the development of class…

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…

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…

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.

Introduction to Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon (1952)

Black Skin, White Masks is an autoethnography, written by Frantz Fanon in 1952. Fanon shares his own experience while relating these experiences to a historical critique of racism and colonization.

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.

Brochure by the Weather Underground (1969)

This is an organizing pamphlet written by the Weather Underground for a November 15, 1969 anti-war demonstration.

Street Demonstration Tips – Montreal Counter-Information (2012)

This is a detailed guide published by Montreal Counter-Information, an anarchist and anti-authoritarian news source, on how to conduct a street demonstration.

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…

Feminism Old Wave and New Wave (1971)

This article explores the similarities and differences between the Old and New Waves of the Feminist Movement, from the sources and origins of each movement, to the ways that they have been perceived by the rest of socie…

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…

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…

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…

Spontaneity: Its Strength and Weakness 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. This book discusses the dehumanizaing effect of colonialism and the i…

A Terrorist Call for “Building a Red Army” (1970)

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. In this…

Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant (2002)

“Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant” is the autobiography of radical feminist Andrea Dworkin. Though Dworkin also wrote short stories and novels, she was best known for her non-fiction feminist writi…

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…

“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.

Riot Grrrl Manifesto (1991)

The Riot Grrrl movement began in Washington State in the 1990s. It sought to address sexism and other forms of oppression in the punk music industry and throughout society at large. This document is their manifesto.

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…

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…

The Black Unicorn – Audre Lorde (1978)

Audre Lorde was a feminist activist who wrote poetry to confront issues of racism, sexism, capitalism, and heterosexism. Her work expresses raw emotion that reflects the experiences that she had in her real life as an Af…

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…

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…

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,…

The Occupied Museum – Noah Fischer (2014)

In this piece, Noah Fischer, a founding member of the Occupy Museums movement, examines the group’s efforts to address economic inequality in the art world and promote alternative models of economic exchange. Emerging fr…

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…

Statement on Palestine and Student Protests – University of Maryland, Baltimore Macro Student Union of the School of Social Work (2024)

This statement from the SSW Macro Student Union critiques the University of Maryland Baltimore and its School of Social Work for their handling of the genocide in Palestine, arguing that the institutions prioritize profi…

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.

Women Deface the Presidio Army Base – Women Against Imperialism (n.d.)

On International Women’s Day, between 150 and 200 women occupied the exterior of the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco. The event, coordinated by Women Against Imperialism, sought to criticize U.S. militarism and imper…

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…

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.

“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.

Mothering Against Motherhood: doula work, xenohospitality and the idea of the comrade – Sophie Lewis (2022)

This essay, titled “Mothering Against Motherhood: doula work, xenohospitality and the idea of the momrade” by Sophie Lewis, explores the concept of “mothering against motherhood” and “family abolition.” She argues fo…

Guidelines and Press Statement by Earth Liberation Front (2007)

the initial press statement and guidelines for ELF

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…

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…

A Kind of Memo (1965)

Widely regarded as one of the first documents of the emerging feminist movement, this essay by Casey Haden and Mary King reflects the experiences that they had as volunteers in the Students Non-Violent Coordinating Commi…

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…

The Redstockings Manifesto (1970)

Founded in 1969 in New York City, The Redstockings, short for Redstockings of the Women’s Liberation Movement, published their manifesto in 1970. The radical feminist group mobilized women primarily through the use of co…

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…

Anarchist Techno Attacks: A Brief History of Reclaim the Streets – CrimethInc. and the Ex-Workers Collective (2024)

This document, published by CrimethInc. and the Ex-Workers Collective, explores the history and impact of Reclaim the Streets actions, which combined anarchist principles with techno music and direct action. These events…

The BITCH Manifesto (1972)

In this Manifesto by Jo Freeman, the author reclaims the title of “bitch” in a way that establishes the term as a description of a woman who does not conform to traditional social roles designated for women, and who exis…

Bucknell University Protests Recruitment During Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, Bucknell University began protesting against military recruitment, especially about the U.S. Marines and Navy, during the Vietnam War

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,…

Ned Lud’s Proclamation (1811)

This is a proclamation by Ned Lud, the legendary leader of the Luddites—an early 19th-century movement of English textile workers who protested against the introduction of mechanized looms and knitting frames, fearing…

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…

Principles of Unity – Women’s Committee Against Genocide (1981)

The Women’s Committee Against Genocide is an anti-imperialist group dedicated to advancing women’s liberation by opposing US-led imperialism and supporting the struggles of oppressed women worldwide. This 1981 draft…

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…

W.A.S.P Manifesto – Women Armed for Self-Protection (1974)

Founded in 1974 in Dallas, Texas, Women Armed for Self-Protection (W.A.S.P.) was created in response to the increasing incidents of rape and the societal attitudes that enabled such violence. In their 1974 manifesto, the…

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.

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.

Naming the System by Paul Potter (1965)

On April 17,1965, the president of the Students for a Democratic Society, Paul Potter, gave a speech at the March on Washington, the first major anti-Vietnam War march held in Washington D.C.

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…

Resisting Puerto Rican Sterilization

In a newspaper article from the Young Lords in 1970, Iris Morales writes about the genocide committed against Puerto Rican women.

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…

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…

Young Lords: Armense para Defenderse

In this newspaper article, Young Lords member Juan Gonzalez identifies the enemy of the party: privatization and authority. In order to protect themselves and reject their marginalized position, Gonzales influences membe…

Amalgamation – Trade Union Educational League (1922)

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 

Women! Join Our Celebration of Independence – Bread and Roses (n.d.)

This document is a call to action, urging women to join a movement led by Bread and Roses, a socialist women’s liberation group, on International Women’s Day in Boston, Massachusetts. The flyer presents a declaration of…

The Jeannette Rankin Brigade: Woman Power? (1968)

As a critique of the feminist movement’s protest against the Southeast Asian war, Shulamith Firestone wrote this essay, which articulated that a gathering of women should be used to create more productive gains for women…

Open Letter – Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine and Columbia Jewish Voice for Peace (2023)

This document is an open letter authored by Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine and Columbia Jewish Voice for Peace condemning Israel’s actions as settler-colonialism and apartheid, while expressing solidari…

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.

The Written Resistance #5 – National Students for Justice in Palestine (2024)

This is the fifth edition of the newsletter written by a compilation of individual authors and published by the National Students for Justice in Palestine. The edition offers perspectives and reflections on the tactics a…

Violence in the International Context 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. This book discusses the dehumanizaing effect of colonialism and the i…

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.

Communique 3 (on Cuba) From The Weather Underground(1970)

This communication from the Weather Underground was published on July 26, 1970 and celebrates the anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.

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…

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…

bell hooks – Feminism is for Everybody (2000)

bell hooks is a feminist, professor, and activist. In 2000, she published “Feminism is for Everybody”. Key to her politics and feminist philosophy is that the overarching “enemy”/structure to dismantle is the “white supr…

Proclamation to the Great White Father and All His People – Alcatraz Proclamation (1969)

Between November 20, 1969 and June 11, 1971, a group of Indigenous people – led by the group Indians of All Tribes (IAT) – occupied Alcatraz Island. The last of the occupiers were removed by the United States government.…

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…

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…

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…

Protest the Infirmary! (Gainesville Women’s Liberation, 1997)

This protest leaflet is from the Gainesville Women’s Liberation movement and is part of a wider effort at the University of Florida to increase women’s sexual autonomy through disrupting the mainstream tactics of the hea…

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…

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…

Speech by Guillermo Suarez at an Anti-Klan Conference (1981)

This is a transcript of a speech by Guillermo Suarez, a member of the Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional, a national Puerto Rican and Chicano/Mexicano organization. In his 1981 address, Suarez highlighted the need to resi…

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!…

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

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…

Herstory Monologues – Women Against Imperialism (1990)

This 1990 performance piece, “herstory,” amplifies the voices of diverse women confronting oppression while celebrating resistance. Personal anecdotes are intertwined with political demands, highlighting the interconne…

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…

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.…

Angela Davis on Mainstream Feminism/ Bourgeoise Feminism (2017)

In this lecture, Angela Davis addresses her career-long struggle to identify as a feminist, given the current state of the feminist movement. Breaking through the glass ceiling, as Davis notes, is grounded in a hierarchy…

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…

The World’s Trade Union Movement – Trade Union Educational League (1924)

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 

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…

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…

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…

Hanoi-Haiphong Bombed! – Vietnam War

Rallies in San Francisco at the Civic Center and Kezar Stadium were organized after the confirmed bombings of the two most populated cities in Northern Vietnam.

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1848)

One of the most influential documents of all time, the Communist Manifesto is an 1848 pamphlet that was written to explain class struggle and capitalism, and to summarize Marx and Engels’ theories on society and politics…

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’…

S.C.U.M Manifesto (1967)

Often noted as one of the most radical texts of the women’s liberation movement, the SCUM Manifesto created space for imagining new and innovative solutions for the oppression of women.

FAQ by ELF

This excerpt is a series of answers released by the ELF pertaining to the aim of their organization.

Essay on Liberation by Herbert Marcuse (1969)

In 1969, German-American philosopher Herbert Marcuse wrote “The Essay on Liberation”, an essay in which he expressed his support for liberation movements such as that in Vietnam. Marcuse drew inspiration from Marxism and…

16 Things You Can Do to Be Ungovernable – Indigenous Action Media (2020)

This excerpt, published shortly after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, presents a perspective rejecting both major political parties, arguing that neither offers genuine liberation from colonial oppression. Instead…

The Catastrophe of Liberation by Herbert Marcuse (1964)

an excerpt from Marcuse’s 1964 book, One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society. Marcuse critiques both capitalism and Soviet communism for social repression. This chapter is dedicated to…

The Cochabamba Water Wars: An Interview with Oscar Olivera (2011)

The Bolivian Water Wars were a series of protests and civil unrest against the privatization of water and rising water rates in the city of Cochabamba, primarily in 2000. This interview was conducted in 2011 with Oscar O…

The Ballot or the Bullet (1964)

In “The Ballot or the Bullet”, civil rights activist and Black Nationalist Malcolm X spoke to Black Americans, encouraging them to vote if they had the ability to. In this speech, however, he noted that if the United Sta…

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…

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…

Weather Underground – Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism (1970)

The accidental explosion of a Greenwich Village townhouse during a bomb-making session in 1970 left the Weather Underground– a radical left organization formed in 1969– distraught. In an attempt to reunify under their…

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’…

Introduction to Earth Liberation Front by Leslie James Pickering

Pickering’s own thoughts and opinions pertaining to this compilation

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…

“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…

Funeral Oration for the Burial of Traditional Womanhood (1968)

During a protest against the war in Southeast Asia, radical feminists staged a mock funeral for the end of traditional womanhood in the United States, which they deemed forced women to accept an unsatisfactory hand in li…

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…

The Fact of Blackness (1952)

Frantz Fanon was a French West Indian political philosopher whose work focused on post-colonial studies, decolonization, critical theory, and Marxism. In this work, Fanon works to theorize the way that different identity…

To the Peoples of the World – Zapatistas (2021)

This letter – written on January 1, 2021 – includes a description of what unites the people of the Zapatista movement and agreements to keep the struggle active.

Throwing Like A Girl by Iris Marion Young (1980)

This feminist essay by Iris Marion Young draws on works from Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice Merleau-Ponty to look at differences in feminine and masculine movement and how that movement is embodied and how it affects the…

Blockade, Occupy, Strike Back (2012)

This is a guide that was distributed by anarchists during the 2012 student strikes and social conflicts in Montreal. The document provides step-by-step instructions on how to form crews, how to create paint bombs, how to…

The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche (1887)

This book by Nietzsche consists of a preface and three treatises that trace the evolution of morality, specifically with a view towards Christianity and Judiasm.

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 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

“We are an honorable people – can you say the same?” (1973)

This document was written by the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy in 1973. It states their solidarity with the occupation of Wounded Knee. It is written for the United States government. It addresses the destruction and…

Lets Spit on Hegel – Carla Lonzi (1970)

Carla Lonzi, leading member of the Italian feminist collective Rivolta Femminile, 1970 pamphlet against patriarchal thought, history, and time. In this text Lonzi attacks Hegel (and Marx’s) notions of antagonism, progres…

Gender and the Political: Deconstructing the Female Terrorist

Author Amanda Third makes an account of the way that the religious right in the United States draws connections between the feminist movement, and terrorist attacks that occur on U.S. soil. Important to her argument that…

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…

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…

Lafchenke Machupe Resistance Sabotage

In Chile, the Machupe people are an indigenous group that have been fighting off outsider invaders to their land and livelihood for years. The Lafchenke Machupe groups are a resistance group that use tactics like sabotag…

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…

The Siege of the Third Precinct in Minneapolis (2020)

This anonymous account analyzes the tactics and composition of the crowd that besieged the Third Precinct in Minneapolis during the May 2020 uprising in response to the George Floyd murder. Some tactics of disruption d…

We Demand – Vietnam War

Students demand the US Government end the systemic oppression of political dissidents and release all political prisoners, stop the escalation, end the war in Vietnam, and withdraw forces from Southeast Asia.

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…

The ‘GlobalMay Manifesto’ of the International Occupy Assembly (2012)

This is a manifesto written by an international Occupy assembly, a part of the larger Occupy movement. It presents a powerful critique of the current global system, asserting that it prioritizes profit and competition ov…

Strategizing for Palestinian Solidarity – CrimethInc. (2024)

This CrimethInc. zine explores the connections between Palestinian solidarity and other social justice movements, particularly the “Stop Cop City” effort in Atlanta, highlighting shared roots in resisting state violence…

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.

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…

Occupy Wall Street – Students (2011)

This document declares the occupation of student, university spaces during Occupy Wall Street.

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…

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.

How to Submit an Anonymous Communiqué and Get Away With It (2024)

A communiqué is a report on direct actions that is typically shared either online or in print publications. This is a guide on how to submit an anonymous communiqué online. Key terms, step-by-step instructions, relevan…

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…

Politics of the Ego- A Manifesto for the New York Radical Feminists

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…

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 Theory of Sexual Politics (1969)

Kate Millett’s Sexual Politics discusses the ways in which the patriarchy infiltrates everyday experiences of women, including sexual relations. This chapter – chapter two – is titled the Theory of Sexual Politics. It di…

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…

A Storm and a Prophecy – Subcomandante Marcos (1992)

The first written essay by Subcomandante Marcos serving as “tour guide” to the state of Chiapas, desecrated by years of extractive neoliberalism. Written a year and a half before the Zapatista uprising, it outlines all…

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.

The Young Lord’s Party Redefines the War on Drugs

In a newspaper from 1971, Richie Perez from the Young Lord’s Party discusses the Nixon administration’s policies on “drug control.”

There Was A Young Woman Who Swallowed a Lie (Meredith Tax, 1972)

This series of cartoons produced by the Women’s Liberation Movement holds a deeper meaning and purpose of consciousness raising. It illustrates the standards that women were forced to adhere to and how natural those stan…

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…

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.

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…

The Written Resistance #4 – National Students for Justice in Palestine (2024)

This is the fourth edition of the newsletter, compiled by various authors and published by National Students for Justice in Palestine. The edition features a range of articles documenting student activism across several…

The National Liberation Movement Al-Fateh (1960s/70s)

This document is an outline to familiarize the public with the demands and organization of Fateh, a political party within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) advocating against the occupation of Palestine. This…

Communique 4 From The Weather Underground(1970)

This communication from the Weather Underground was published on Sept 15, 1970 and explains how they helped political prisoner Dr. Timothy Leary escape.

Outlaws of Amerika – Vietnam War

The Weather Underground group discusses the bombing at Harvard’s Center for International Affairs in October 1970 in this communique

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…

You Don’t Need a Weatherman To Know Which Way the Wind Blows by the Weather Underground (1969)

This position paper was distributed at an SDS convention in Chicago on June 18, 1969.

The Socialist Labor Party – Declaration of Interdependence (1895)

This document was written by Daniel DeLeon, a prominent leader of the Socialist Labor Party, in 1895. The Socialist Labor Party sought to turn labor movements and unrest into more radical socialist revolutions. In this d…

Power Anywhere Where There’s People! (1969)

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. Member Fred Hampto…

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.

Civil Disobedience Toolkit – Amnesty International

Amnesty International published a detailed guide that contains instructions on when and how to carry out acts of civil disobedience. Definitions, guiding principles, information on the decision-making process, steps for…

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 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…

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…

29 Ways to Say No! – John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (1989)

The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee, founded in 1978, was an anti-racist organization within the United States that took direct actions against the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist organizations in addition to pub…

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…

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…

Ten Public Resolutions Adopted by the National Conference of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Chile (1977)

In 1973, a military coup forcefully removed democratically elected President Salvador Allende, replacing him with military dictator Augosto Pinochet. Under his military all left-wing movements were repressed and ended th…

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…

“Student Slain” Flyer (1967)

In 1967, student Benno Ohnesorg was killed at a protest against the Shah of Iran visiting Germany. Shocked by his killing by the police, the German Social Democratic Student Association (SHB) released this flyer, condemn…

See Red Women’s Workshop (1972)

In 1972, See Red Women’s Workshop was founded as a feminist organization committed to combatting sexist images of women in the media by replacing them with more empowering alternatives. Feminist activist came together to…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron (1971)

The revolution will be no re-run, brothers The revolution will be live

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

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 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…

International Working Women’s Day – N. Lenin (1921)

This essay, written by Lenin in 1921 and published in Pravda, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1991, argues that women’s liberation is inherently tied to the overthrow of cap…

Thomas Sankara Speech Before the General Assembly of the United Nations (1984)

Thomas Sankara served as President of Burkina Faso for four years before being killed in a military coup supported by the United States and France. Beloved by his people for his social programmes, confrontation of the na…

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…

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

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…

De-Arrest Primer – Anonymous (2024)

This is a draft of a primer on de-arresting, which is defined as the act of freeing someone seized by law enforcement officers (LEOs), also known as un-arresting. It presents different tactics that can be employed fo…

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…

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…

Creation of the Malcolm X Center for Black Youth

The Black Panther Party created the Malcolm X Center to counter drug abuse, dropout, and illiteracy rates among Black teenagers.

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…

The Sixties Speak to the Eighties (Redstockings, 1983)

The Redstockings are a radical feminist group that emerged partly out of the Women’s Liberation Movement. In this speech, Kathie Sarachild, a prominent activist and leader within the Redstockings, reflects on her time sp…

The So-Called Dependency Complex of Colonized Peoples by Frantz Fanon (1952)

This excerpt is from Black Skin, White Masks, an autoethnography written by Frantz Fanon in 1952. Fanon shares his own experience while relating these experiences to a historical critique of racism and colonization.

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…

We Still Ain’t Satisfied! – Women Against Imperialism (n.d.)

This document is a powerful declaration addressing the numerous injustices and hardships faced by women. It condemns gender-based violence, racial discrimination, and the absence of sufficient support systems. The statem…

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…

Letter to President Washington (1790)

This document is a letter to President George Washington from Chiefs and Counsellors of the Seneca Nation – Big Tree, Cornplanter, and Half-Town. In this letter, the Chiefs and Counsellors address violence and deceit fro…

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…

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…

Communique 2 From The Weather Underground (1970)

This communication from the Weather Underground was published on June 9, 1970 and takes responsibility for the bombing of a police headquarters.

Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 by Karl Marx

These manuscripts were complied posthumously after Marx’s death in 1932. They analyze a variety of topics, including (in this excerpt) estranged labor, private property, communism, and the power of money in a bourgeoise…

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…

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.

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…

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

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…

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…

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.

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.

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 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…

Theory of Anarchy – Edward Abbey (1988)

This piece is an excerpt from the book, One Life at a Time, Please, written in 1988 by Edward Abbey, an American author and essayist. In this excerpt, Abbey writes on the various ways in which power corrupts and is exerc…

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…

Panther Sisters (Black Panther Party, 1969)

This is part of an interview where a group of women in the Black Panther Party discuss how the struggle for women’s rights intersected with their experiences in the Party. Many of them recall how they were expected to fi…

Launching Statement of the ‘Solidarity Committee with Mahalla Workers’ (2007)

This is a launching statement of the ‘Solidarity Committee with Mahalla Workers,’ formed on September 25, 2007, to express their support for the workers’ strike at the Mahalla Spinning and Weaving Company in Egypt. The s…

The Vagina on Trial (1971)

Kathleen Barry’s essay unpacks both the physical consequences that a woman faces when she endures rape, and the psychological effects that are the result of every woman’s knowledge of the threat of rape. She includes an…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

DEFENDING THE CAMP (2024)

This document, “DEFENDING THE CAMP,” published by CrimethInc., is a report from participants in the Gaza solidarity encampment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It recounts the initial days of the protes…

12-Point Plan for Milwaukee – Socialist Party of Milwaukee (1992)

This document outlines the Socialist Party of Milwaukee’s 12-point plan for the city, published in January 1992. It details the party’s vision for progress across multiple sectors, such as economic growth and neighborhoo…

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…

The Written Resistance #2 – National 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…

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…

A Critical Phenomonology of Solitary Confinement by Lisa Guenther (2013)

In this introduction to her book Solitary Confinement: Social Death and Its Afterlives, Guenther defines soiltary confinement as a kind of social death, looking at the experience of prisoners in the early nineteenth cent…

Bicycling Program (1972)

Two community members in Oakland, California recognized the need for reliable modes of transportation in their community. In the newspaper article, they are introducing a program that would fix bicycles so that the commu…

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…

Statement for International Women’s Day Demonstration – Judy Clark (n.d.)

This statement by Judy Clark, a member of the Weather Underground and May 19th Communist Organization, celebrates International Women’s Day and advocates for direct action against U.S.-led imperialism. She rejects reform…

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…

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…

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…

A15 Athens Economic Blockade for Palestine Statement (2024)

This is a statement from a group in solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance. They argue that traditional forms of protest are no longer sufficient and therefore support a global economic blockade, citing their action…

Women, the Unions and Work, or… What is Not to Be Done – Selma James (1972)

This 1972 pamphlet, written by Selma James—an American writer, feminist, and social activist who co-founded the International Wages for Housework Campaign—critiques the shortcomings of traditional left-wing and trade…

Concerning Violence 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. This book discusses the dehumanizaing effect of colonialism and the i…

Founding Manifesto –  Organização Socialista Libertária (2024)

This document is the founding manifesto of the Brazilian Libertarian Socialist Organization (OSL), established in September 2024 following their first congress in July 2023. This document outlines the OSL’s core identi…

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…

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…

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…

Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? by the Guerilla Girls (1989)

This poster was created by the Guerilla Girls as a way to disrupt our passive consumption of art and our implicit acceptance of patriarchal values that determine the legitimacy of art.

Why We Support Black Nationalism – John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (n.d.)

This document explores the concept of Black Nationalism, asserting its historical roots in the struggle for Black empowerment and self-determination in the United States. It highlights the economic disadvantages face…

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…

Women’s Day Off – Executive Committee for Women’s Day Off (1975)

On October 24, 1975, ignited by the activism of the Red Stockings radical women’s group, 90% of Iceland’s women went on strike to protest the exploitation of women’s unpaid labor at home and their underpaid, undervalued…

The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House (1984)

In 1984, In 1985, feminist, civil rights activist, and librarian Audre Lorde published “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”. The essay argued for the dismantling of the current system, alluding to…

How to Fire Your Boss: A Workers’ Guide to Direct Action – Industrial Workers of the World (1968)

This pamphlet, first released by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1968 and revised in 2022, promotes direct action as a powerful tool for workers to secure better conditions at work. It outlines a range of ta…

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…

The White Man’s Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States by Winthrop D. Jordan (1974)

Professor Jordan uses anecdotes from a multidue of sources to answer the question of: what were the attitude of white men toward black people during the first two centuries of European and African settlement in what beca…

Interview from “Confessions of the Guerrilla Girls” (1995)

The Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous group of feminist artists and activists who formed in 1985 to combat sexism and racism within the art world. This source is an interview with the Guerilla Girls, taken from their 1995…

Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female (1971)

This document was written by Frances M. Beal in 1971. “Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female” links the anti-capitalist struggle, women’s liberation, and black liberation.

Black Liberation Will Put a Stop to the Klan, the Nazis & Killer Cops – John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (n.d.)

This source discusses the ongoing struggle against white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Nazis. It highlights acts of resistance, such as Black and anti-Klan demonstrators who fought the Klan and police in…

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…

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…

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

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…

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

The Young Lord’s Trip to Puerto Rico

In December of 1970, Gloria Gonzales and Denise Oliver took a ten day trip to Puerto Rico. Their experiences, written in a newspaper article, underline the destructive impacts that western colonialism, specially from Ame…

Political Prisoners and Lesbian Resistance – Jennie McKnight (1989)

This 1989 interview from Gay Community News features political activists Linda Evans, Laura Whitehorn, and Susan Rosenberg, who were imprisoned for conspiracy. In the interview, they share their experiences as activist…

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 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.

The Written Resistance #3 – National 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…

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…

Democracy is Nothing if it is not Dangerous by Carl Oglesby (1965)

Carl Oglesby was the president of SDS from 1965 to 1966. He gave this speech in response to an editorial that criticized the SDS for “welcoming” communisits.

Abortion Protest (Redstockings, 1969)

This collection of documents illustrates an abortion protest held by the Redstockings group, a feminist organization. Their two main goals were to first, disrupt the mainstream legislative principles of male “experts” co…

Lynching: A Weapon of National Oppression (1932)

This pamphlet was written by Harry Haywood and Milton Howard in 1932 under the direction of the Labor Research Association. The pamphlet states the causes and purposes of lynching, the organization of lynching, laws and…

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…

On National Culture 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. This book discusses the dehumanizaing effect of colonialism and the i…

Manifesto of the German Anti-Parliamentarians to the Proletariat of the World – Communist Workers Party of Germany (KAPD) (1921)

This document is a manifesto from the Communist Workers Party of Germany (KAPD), outlining its opposition to the tactics of the Third International and the Unified Communist Party of Germany (VKPD). They argue that…

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.

The Black Power Mixtape (1967-1975)

THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the B…

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…

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…

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.

The Women’s Question is a Class Question – Celia Sojourn (n.d.)

This document, authored by Celia Sojourn, a member of the Weather Underground—a radical Marxist militant group active in the United States from 1969 to 1977—argues that the “women’s question” is inherently tied…

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…

Rethinking the Apocalypse: An Indigenous Anti-Futurist Manifesto (n.d.)

The source presents a powerful critique of the colonial and capitalist systems, arguing they represent an ongoing, destructive “apocalypse” built on violence, exploitation, and the suppression of Indigenous ways of bein…

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…

Weatherman edited by Harold Jacobs (1970)

This book details the founding of the Weather Underground, as well as strategies for accomplishing their goals.

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…

Call for a Day of Action in Solidarity with Portland & Against the Federal Invasion – Youth Liberation Front (2020)

The Youth Liberation Front (YLF) issued a call for widespread demonstrations to be held on July 25th, 2020 to show solidarity with ongoing resistance in Portland against federal invasions. This call to action was a respo…
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