Joel Olson

Joel Olson (November 4, 1967 – March 29, 2012) was an anarchist activist and writer, contributing to projects including Profane Existence, Love And Rage, Bring The Ruckus!, The Blast, Cop Watch and Repeal Coalition.

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¡The Blast! newspaper (1990s)

Online archive of ¡The Blast!, an anarchist newspaper published by the Agitator Index Collective in Minneapolis in the mid 1990s. At least seven…

Cover image of Contemporary Anarchist Studies

Contemporary anarchist studies: an introductory anthology of anarchy in the academy

This volume of collected essays by some of the most prominent academics studying anarchism bridges…

Movement, cadre, and dual power - Joel Olson

I will use my experience as a member of Bring the Ruckus to explain the role of a cadre organization in political struggle; and how being in a…

White Supremacy - Joel Olson

Joel Olson's Lexicon pamphlet outlining the history and practice of white supremacy in the United States.

Between infoshops and insurrection: U.S. anarchism, movement building, and the racial order

Joel Olson argues against counter-institution building and militant street protests…

Whiteness and the 99% - Joel Olson

Joel Olson of US based group, Bring the Ruckus, talks about the issue of race in the #Occupy Movement.