social movements

Accounts, overviews and histories of movements for social change.

Students and workers from the Sorbonne and elsewhere march

Students and workers from the Sorbonne and elsewhere march

Palestinian fighters, 1938

The 1936–39 Revolt in Palestine – Ghassan Kanafani

PDF pamphlet on the history of the Arab revolt against colonialism in Palestine in 1936-9 written by Ghassan Kanafani, first published by…

“Instead, We Became Millions”: Inside Colombia’s Ongoing General Strike

Despite brutal state repression, Colombia’s general strike has continued strong now for 23 days…

Colombia Has Lost Its Fear: A Nationwide Uprising Continues in the Face of State Violence

After decades of armed conflict and paramilitary violence, Colombia has seen…

Tunisia: From the 2011 Revolution to the Revolt of 2021

A report from Tunisian comrades setting the recent revolt in the context of struggles over the past…

Letter from Russia: On the Protests of January 23

A report from anarchists in Russia, describing the situation there during the protests of January 23, in which tens of thousands across the…

Demonstration during August strike in El Alto, Bolivia, 2020.

The current state of the struggle in Bolivia

After having narrated the events leading to the coup, we return to Bolivia with the aim of analyzing what has been happening since November of…

Hong Kong: Anarchists in the Resistance to the Extradition Bill

An interview with Hong Kong anarchists involved in the movement against the new Extradition Bill…

Messianic Troublemakers: The Past and Present Jewish Anarchism - Jesse Cohn

Jesse Cohn looks at the engagement and activities of Jewish people in the international anarchist…

Some Further Thoughts on the Yellow Vests Movement

At the time of writing – early January 2019 – it is difficult to say whether the movement of the gilets jaunes has entered a phase of reflux…

Gilets jaunes et confusion politique has been published in French

About the Gilets jaunes : Even oysters

Haiti in Revolt: An Overview and Analysis of Six Months of Revolt

An analysis of the ongoing revolt in Haiti, from the Black Autonomy Network.