Let Us Be Terrible:Considerations on the Jacobin Club (repost)
Let us be terrible, so that the people do not have to be. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Let Us Be Terrible:Considerations on the Jacobin Club
New light on Saskatoon’s ‘starlight tours’ (repost)
On Jan. 28, 2000, two police officers drove Darrell Night five kilometres outside of Saskatoon and abandoned him in -22° C weather with just a T-shirt and jean jacket on his back. Read the rest of this post on the original site at New light on Saskatoon’s ‘starlight tours’
From Siri to sexbots: Female AI reinforces a toxic desire for passive, agreeable and easily dominated women (repost)
A recent article titled “Why is AI Female?” made the connection that gendered labor, in service professions in particular, is fueling our expectations for gendered AI assistants and service robots. Read the rest of this post on the original site at From Siri to sexbots: Female AI reinforces a toxic …
In Defence of Smashing Cameras (repost)
Anonymous submission. More seriously, we are making each other vulnerable. Photographers at demonstrations will soon outnumber demonstrators, those who are willing to take action. This is something we need to take a stand against. Read the rest of this post on the original site at In Defence of Smashing Cameras
No apologies: anti-racism, multiculturalism and violence (repost)
The far-right are mobilising yet again for a demo in Dover and yet again anti-fascists are heading to the south-coast town intent on stopping them. Read the rest of this post on the original site at No apologies: anti-racism, multiculturalism and violence
Rethinking White Men Behind Bars: Incorrigible Supremacists or Allies in Waiting? (repost)
This original story saw the light of day thanks to support from readers like you. Help us publish more stories like it by donating to Truthout now! Moments after I arrived in the living unit at the federal penitentiary in Lompoc, California, a young white man named Carl approached me. …
Mass Line and Mass Movement in Health: A Case Study of the Alliance for People’s Health (repost)
This article is based on my experiences over the past 9 years of working with the Alliance for People’s Health (APH) as a founding member. I have permission of current APH collective members to post this article and am very grateful for their thoughtful comments and contributions. Read the rest …
Certain Days 2017 Call for Submissions: SUSTAINING MOVEMENTS
What: A call for art and article submissions on sustaining movements for the 2017 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar Deadline: May 15, 2016 The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar collective (www.certaindays.org) is releasing its 16th calendar in the Fall of 2016. Over the years, we’ve turned …
La Radio Libertaire prive des femmes voilĂ©es d’antenne (repost)
Vendredi 18 mars 2016, alors qu’ils avaient Ă©tĂ© conviĂ©s par la Radio Libertaire pour parler radicalisation et discriminations, des membres du Collectif contre l’islamophobie et les racismes 20e (CIR) ont Ă©tĂ© contraints de faire demi-tour. Read the rest of this post on the original site at La Radio Libertaire prive …
Aric McBay Reviews Lumpen: The Autobiography of Ed Mead Book (in Briarpatch)
Lumpen: The Autobiography of Ed Mead By Ed Mead Kersplebedeb, 2015 Ed Mead’s autobiography, Lumpen, tells a story of a revolutionary life. Mead writes openly and unflinchingly about his days as a social prisoner, his time in the underground George Jackson Brigade, and his work as a prison organizer and …