Why I Left Crimea
The only thing left is to take each person by the hand, serve them tea, put a plaid throw over them and say, “That’s it. This shit is fucked. We’re going to kill you now.”
People’s History
World events explained, unfiltered, by those who experienced them.
Capitalism, Slavery, and Resistance
“We’ve really got to reckon with these forces, these conglomerations of power that still exist, and are still driven by the legacy of slavery. That can’t be wiped away by white people having a change of heart.”
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Einige Gedanken zu Syrien
Ich möchte AnarchistInnen dazu ermutigen sich mit den SyrierInnen zu beschäftigen und jene zu unterstützen, die immer noch in Komitees und Räten arbeiten.
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Four Years Out: Thoughts on the Syrian Revolution
By Leila Al Shami (visit her excellent blog) I was asked for an overview on Syria for a meeting of anarchists in Tunis which unfortunately I couldn’t attend. This is a slightly edited version. In 2011, the Syrian people, as part of a transnational uprising sweeping the region, rose up in huge numbers to demand
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Storytelling: “Borderline”
AntiNote: This story was told in December 2014 to a live audience in Seattle at one of the RISK! Tour’s many live storytelling performances. RISK! describes itself as a platform for people to tell stories they “never thought they’d dare to share.” We hope many more will dare to share the kind of story that
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Look Toward Kobanê
I see how alive the revolution in Rojava is, and also the discrepancies that come with it. Under a dictatorship, everyone is supposed to think alike. Here there are varied perspectives, communicated freely and openly.
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A People’s History of the Syrian Revolution
Enormously detailed interview with Syrian revolutionary Joseph Daher by Italian journalist and activist Mattia Gallo
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The Battle Intensifies: Stories from Summer 1999
“I wasn’t really planning on getting arrested that day. When I heard there was cutting on the north end, I went up after the cops had already cordoned off the area. I didn’t really think about it much, but somebody handed me a U-lock, and I ran across the line.”
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The Battle of the Story of Taku Wakan Tipi
It strikes me how little is known and appreciated about the Taku Wakan Tipi occupation, which after all resulted in the then-largest police action in Minnesota state history.
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Journey Through a Counterculture
The Bohemian immigrants to Chicago and Cleveland, two big centers where they settled, were linked with Chicago anarchists…who were themselves a very bohemian bunch in the 1880s.
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