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This Is America #195: Friends of Bushnell Speak, Deep Dive on Haiti

This Is America #195: Friends of Aaron Bushnell Speak, Deep Dive on Situation in Haiti

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In this episode, first we speak with several anarchists and mutual aid organizers in so-called San Antonio, Texas about their late friend, Aaron Bushnell. On February 25th of this year, Bushnell, an anarchist originally from the Cape Cod area of Massachusetts. engaged in what he described as an “extreme act of protest,” when he set him self on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC, in protest of the US government’s ongoing support of the state of Israel and its campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in the occupied territories. We speak about their friend and how they came to know Bushnell as he lived and worked in the area alongside them. We talk about Aaron’s upbringing in a Christian sect and how it influenced him later in life and how he came to embrace anarchism. We also speak about how his friends have dealt with the aftermath of his death and attacks on Aaron from neoliberal and far-Right media.

This Is America #190: Block Cop City Tour and Mobilization

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On this episode, we speak with Sam about the recent Block Cop City speaking tour across the US and the upcoming mass actions in Atlanta against the Cop City project from November 10th – 13th.

We also speak with hosts of the Final Straw podcast about the recent Asheville Anarchist Bookfair about organizing anarchist and autonomous events in the current terrain with COVID-19 still a looming threat, how to make gatherings accessible and engaging to as many people as possible, and much more.

Heating Up

he's heating up... he's on fire! enfuego! - NBA JAM

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This summer brought yet another record heat wave, as climate change fueled disasters hit countries around the world, leaving human communities devastated by flooding, wildfires, and storms. While this “new normal” has brought climate change to the forefront of popular consciousness, we’ve also seen the far-Right spinning new conspiracies and the neoliberal center pushing the same tired consumerist lifestyle changes as false solutions.

William C Anderson In Conversation with JoNina and Lorenzo Ervin

William C Anderson In Conversation with JoNina and Lorenzo Ervin

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Original title: William C Anderson In Conversation with JoNina and Lorenzo Ervin at Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair

In this special episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we present an audio recording from the recent Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in so-called Asheville, North Carolina in August, 2023. The recording features a conversation with author and activist, William C Anderson and JoNina and Lorenzo Ervin, two longtime anarchist organizers who have been directly involved in the historic civil rights movement and proceeding Black liberation struggles.

Banner Drop in Oaxaca for the Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners

Banner Drop in Oaxaca for the Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners

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Today, August 30, we dropped a banner over a highway in Oaxaca in solidarity with all anarchist prisoners and those being persecuted by the state.

Free Jorge “Yorch” Esquivel!

Free Jorge “Yorch” Esquivel!

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Original title: Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners: Free Jorge “Yorch” Esquivel!

Statement regarding the case of Mexican anarchist prisoner, Jorge “Yorch” Esquivel, to mark the first day of the International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners. For more information on Yorch’s case go here.

Dispatches from the Fediverse

Dispatches from the Fediverse

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Our fediverse correspondent Lenny returns to discuss the FBI seizure of the servers of Kolektiva.social, the largest anarchist instance on Mastodon. We also talk about the continuing discrediting of big tech companies such as Twitter, Meta and Reddit, and what that might mean for people working to build an open-source, decentralized alternative to corporate social media platforms.

“Crisis of their Own Legitimacy”

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Original title: “Crisis of their Own Legitimacy”: Peter Gelderloos and Tom Nomad on the Recent Trump Indictment

The following interview with Tom Nomad and Peter Gelderloos offers up an anarchist analysis of the ongoing political fallout of Trump’s recent indictment and its impact on both the political landscape and the upcoming 2024 election cycle.

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