Betrayal - a critical analysis of rape culture in anarchist subcultures
An important zine on rape culture in the anarchist milieu and what tends to happen during accountability processes stressing survivor autonomy.
Trigger warning for abuse.
Activist scenes are no safe space for women: On abuse of activist women by activist men
Tamara K. Nopper on the abuse of women by male activists and its unacceptable toleration within activist circles. Trigger warning for abuse.
I was a teenage SWP member
Submitted by thegonzokid on Dec 24 2012 18:51
A personal account of life in the Socialist Workers Party.
What If the black bloc held a summit and the G20 had a bake sale?
Crudo critiques some perspectives on summit protests.
Managers of marauders of the desert?
A critique of activism, both liberal and anarchist.
How can we emulate the Montréal students?
Submitted by Soapy on Aug 18 2012 17:23
After a trip to Montréal I have some recommendations as to how we can get on their level.
Some (more) thoughts on activism, class struggle and material needs
A personal account of activism, class struggle and organizing around material needs by Jared Davidson (Beyond Resistance, New Zealand).
The problem with the Pay Up campaign
Submitted by Phil on Jun 19 2012 20:45
On the back of a demonstration at Sainsbury's headquarters, Pay Up has recently emerged as the latest UK Uncut-style activist campaign. Its aim is to highlight the problem of "in work poverty" and push for a living wage - starting with Sainsbury's. As someone whose first experience of workplace struggle was in Sainsbury's, this immediately caught my attention. So I decided to have a closer look at the campaign, and its pitfalls.
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