The Maryland Freedom Union - Mike Flug Participant reports of the formation of a union by workers in the 1960s, from nursing homes, shops and laundries. The workers, mostly Black women…
Interview with Baltimore Bloc An interview with Ralikh Hayes of the Baltimore Bloc, from Viewpoint Magazine's "Strategy After Ferguson" collection.
One Hood United: Ganging Up on Oppression This piece was originally written [in 2015], but Saleem was enthusiastic about it being used for this project. One Hood United is a youth movement of imprisoned activists that was inspired by Hip Hop activist Jasiri X’s One Hood Movement in Pittsburgh. More information about One Hood United can be found at http://www.onehoodunited.org
Baltimore and the Black Lives Matter movement An interview with Baltimore activists looking into the social issues that fed into and inspired the Black Lives Matter movement in the city, how…
Riots, race and capitalism Appeals to “community” in the face of anti-police riots in Baltimore and elsewhere ignore the inherent class contradictions at the root of these…
Police provocateurs, real and imaginary Radicals need to know the difference between actual efforts at police infiltration and made up stories about police disrupting "peaceful"…
Baltimore Jimmy John’s workers stop work, march on boss On August 22nd, Jimmy John’s workers in Baltimore engaged in a short work stoppage and marched on…
Baltimore Jimmy John's workers announce IWW membership, present demands to management A Jimmy John's Workers Union-IWW campaign has gone public in Baltimore, Maryland.
Longshore workers strike Port of Baltimore More than 2,000 longshore members of the International Longshoremen's Association walked off the job at the Port of Baltimore, the 12th largest…
Communique on the recent #occupations A communique outlining a number of issues with Occupy Baltimore and the wider movement, including a resistance to address race and gender, as…
