22.9.81 – Death On The Potsdamerstrasse
An anonymous account of police violence during a protest against evictions in Berlin. 19 year old Klaus Rattay died during the demonstration, although this is not directly covered in the text. (Rattay's death is covered in "A Short History Of The Berlin Squatting Movement December 1980 - July 1982")
Originally appeared in Bar Fax.
On an Island Watch House Bed, A Black Man's Lying Dead
Submitted by Internationalis... on Dec 1 2020 21:02
We are publishing this article to commemorate last year’s shooting in Yuendumu, shortly before the 5th year anniversary of the Sydney Long Bay Jail Killing, and for the 16th anniversary of the Palm Island Riots. Its content is largely reflective of these events and other deaths in custody. We wish to advise Indigenous readers that this piece mentions the names and stories of people who have died at the hands of the bourgeois state.
Newham Monitoring Project
Annual reports of the Newham Monitoring Project, an anti-racist and police monitoring group that emerged from black and Asian struggles in the 1970s and 1980s. The reports cover a 22-year period from 1983 to 2005.
“Black” anger shakes the rotten pillars of bourgeois and democratic “civilization” - Bordiga, 1965
I'm not a Bordigist, but... This text by Bordiga on the Watts Rebellion of 1965 seems somehow relevant to recent protests against racism.
I discovered the French translation and realised that there was no decent English translation of the text available. Plus, the French edition had some relevant footnotes, including one quite harshly criticising Bordiga for being soft on the American Antebellum slave economy...
The Murder of George Floyd: The End of Racism Starts with the Death of Capitalism
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 11 2020 14:52
The killing of George Floyd in plain sight by the Minneapolis police rightly shocked millions of people across the world. The killing of a black person by the police is not an unusual event, particularly in the US.
They Call It Suicide, We Call It Murder - Black Flag
On 5 March 1998 the Italian police arrested 3 anarchists on serious charges of “subversive association for the purpose of constituting an armed gang”. They were accused of various actions linked to the popular struggle against the construction of the high speed railway through the Val di Susa in Piemonte. Now only one of the 3 arrested anarchists remains alive.
Article from Black Flag #215 1998.
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.
Greece: Everything Is Coming to a Boil - Looming Recession, the Ban on Freedom of Assembly, and the Death of Vassilis Maggos
Submitted by R Totale on Jul 23 2020 18:04
A report on the situation in Greece, where the collapse of tourism has left the country on the verge of a major recession, while the government introduces a major crackdown on demonstrations. This report comes from Radio Fragmata's contribution to the "Bad News" international radio project, and was adapted and transcribed by Crimethinc.
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