“The Rank and File Strategy”: A Syndicalist View - Tom Wetzel
Veteran activist and writer Tom Wetzel enters the wide ranging debate on the left around the “rank and file strategy” orientation to the labor movement. This piece is based on material in his forthcoming book from AK Press, Overcoming Capitalism, and was first published by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
Secret Police on the Streets of Portland: Interview with a Member of Black Rose
Submitted by R Totale on Jul 23 2020 18:28
Fifty days into the popular uprising sparked by the police murder of George Floyd and demonstrations in Portland, Oregon show little sign of abating. In fact, Portland has now become a proving ground for the Trump administration to demonstrate its ‘law and order’ bona fides in the run up to the 2020 election.
Black Rose caught up with a member of their Portland local to find out more about what’s been happening on the ground.
Lifting the Mask of Capitalist Disaster: The Coronavirus Response
From official disregard and denial to mismanaged response, each day the COVID-19 crisis brings into ever sharpening clarity the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of the ruling class. This article was first published by Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
A Letter to Intellectuals Who Hide Behind the Word “Purity”
A commentary responding to the Monthly Review Online piece “A letter to intellectuals who deride revolutions in the name of purity” on the question of revolution and state power. This article was previously published by the Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.
Wildcat Strike Launched by UC Santa Cruz Grad Student Workers
Submitted by R Totale on Dec 9 2019 21:48
Could the #Red4Ed strike wave spill over to higher education and graduate student organizing? Participant C.A. writes on the announced strike hours after the vote was taken. This article was first published by the Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.
Wildcat Strike Launched by UC Santa Cruz Grad Student Workers
Submitted by R Totale on Dec 9 2019 21:48
Could the #Red4Ed strike wave spill over to higher education and graduate student organizing? Participant C.A. writes on the announced strike hours after the vote was taken. This article was first published by the Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.
“This is overdue”: Interview with a striking General Motors worker
Submitted by R Totale on Sep 19 2019 16:45
As General Motors reaped $8.1 billion in profit and paid its CEO $22 million, nearly 50,000 GM workers have been on strike since Monday. While workers gave major concessions during the previous recession the company is digging in it’s heels over wages and has even cut off healthcare plans for workers. Marianne Garneau of Organizing Work interviewed Lynn, a rank-and-file UAW and Black Rose/Rosa Negra member, on strike at a components plant in Rochester.
UPDATED - Solidarity with Detained Cuban Anarchist and LGBT Activists
Submitted by R Totale on May 12 2019 09:23
Havana, Cuba – Following tensions around the cancellation of the state sponsored LGBT march and the effort by activists to call for an independently organized one, two anarchist and LGBT activists, Isbel Diaz Torres and partner Jimmy Roque Martinez, are believed to have been detained by Cuban authorities. The detentions are seen as an attempt by the Cuban state to suppress and intimidate outspoken activists whom they see as leaders and vocal activists in the LGBT community in Cuba. This story was first posted by Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
On Strike at Stop & Shop: Interview from the Picket Line
Submitted by R Totale on Apr 16 2019 18:03
An interview with a striking Stop & Shop worker, originallly published by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
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