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Gord Hill to the Pigs: "Like I give a fuck about going to Babylon…"

The following from out west, via Mostly Water: The JIG is up! Gord Hill Threatened with Rendition by Olympic Cops By Gord Hill; October 20, 2009 – Vancouver Media Co-ophttp://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/story/1985 [Note: See also Statement by Gord Hill Regarding Visits by Olympic Police Agents.] Occupied Coast Salish Territory Yo Weeksus, I, …

2010 Slingshots AVAILABLE NOW!

By far the most popular way for anarchists to stay organized, the Slingshot 2010 organizers are here, complete with mini-calendar, daybook planner, address book section, international radical contact list, and nifty “what happened on this day” notes scattered throughout. The artwork, as ever, is wonderful in a chaotic punk rock …

HRC: Quit Leaving Queers Out

Although i think the problem is deeper than an establishment organization “leaving queers out”, it brought a smile to my face this morning to read that the HRC had been graffittied by some self-styled “Queers Against Assimilation” last night.The HRC, or Human Rights Campaign, is the largest LGBT lobby group …

Antifascism and Violence

These thoughts are provoked by a number of recent incidents: the assault on Sofia Papazoglou in Greece, bricks thrown through the windows of anti-racists in Bridgeland, Alberta, threats from Blood and Honour boneheads against Barricade Books in Australia, an autonomist youth center burned down by neo-nazis in Germany, as well …

What In the Hell… Responding to Hamerquist on Leninism

A response to Don Hamerquist’s Lenin, Leninism and some Leftovers, by Nate from What In the Hell blog: [What In the Hell] … did I think of Hamerquist’s piece on Lenin? I took a whole mess of notes on Don Hamerquist’s recent essay on Lenin and contemporary radical organization. Then …

Newport 63: With God on Our Side

I can’t sing “John Johanna” cause it’s his story and his people’s story – I gotta sing “With God On My Side” because it’s my story and my people’s story – – Bob Dylan The “social patriotism” that had inspired activists in the first half of the sixties came to …

Using the Master’s Tools: From Flash-Mobs to G20 Tweets

It was several years after the net existed before i got an email address, and in that i was not alone. i remember the opinion of many activists, that the web was a silly fad, a distraction, a toy for privileged people that could not be used in the struggle. …

ELF-style Bombers in Mexico?

From today’s Counterpunch, this report on a recent spate of ELF-style anarchist bombings in Mexico: Wave of Anarchist Bombings Strikes Mexico By JOHN ROSS Mexico City An unprecedented wave of anarchist bombings here and in provincial capitals has Mexican security forces on red alert. Beginning September 1st, bombs have gone …