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Coming out of the Occupy movement, we initiated a dialogue with anarchists who had participated in similar assembly-based movements in Spain, Greece, Bosnia, Slovenia, Brazil, and elsewhere. Our goal was to identify the ways that the decision-making processes we employed had facilitated or impeded social change, and to formulate an anarchist analysis of democratic discourse and models. The result was our book, From Democracy to Freedom. You can download the book here for free, or order a print copy: https://crimethinc.com/democracy

Occupy Wall Street got off the ground 12 years ago today. The initial idea was pretty silly—to occupy Zuccotti Park and reach consensus on a single demand, with the also naïve idea that President Barack Obama would somehow be forced to grant it. Instead, owing to the financial crisis, as soon as a puncture opened in business as usual, tens of thousands of people poured into it, bringing a wide range of different concerns and tactics. The most combative Occupy encampments set the baseline for the protests against murderous police that broke out in 2014, setting precedents for the uprising of 2020. You can read about some of the tensions that unfolded within the Occupy movement here: https://crimethinc.com/2016/04/14/occupy-democracy-versus-autonomy

Today is the birthday of Claude McKay, Jamaican-born Black author and participant in the Harlem Renaissance. "If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!"

Today is the birthday of Claude McKay, Jamaican-born Black author and participant in the Harlem Renaissance. "If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!"

Introducing “Ink Lite” for Zine Printing https://crimethinc.com/InkLite We’ve introduced a new option for printing our zines for when you need to make a little toner go a long way. We explain the feature and present a list of all the zines we offer in “Ink Lite.” Don't forget—we offer well over 100 PDFs in our zine library! #Distroism

If the FBI Approaches You to Become an Informant An FAQ: What You Need to Know https://crimethinc.com/InformantFAQ It's never a bad time to educate yourself about what you need to know if police or FBI agents pressure you to provide them information. "Federal agents approach you. Perhaps they just ask a couple offhand questions; perhaps they have a deal to propose. They might tell you they are trying to help you; they might tell you that you are in a lot of trouble and it will just get worse unless you cooperate with them; they might tell you that they need your help to prevent something terrible from happening. But whatever they say, you can’t be sure what their real agenda is or what they’re trying to learn. Whether you’ve already been approached for interrogation or you simply want to be prepared for the possibility, this FAQ answers all the questions you might have."

This weekend, we will be tabling at the New York City Anarchist Book Fair. Come pay us a visit! https://anarchistbookfair.net/

For more background on how the slogan “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” (“Woman, Life, Freedom”) spread throughout the region and became the watchword of the 2022 uprising in Iran: https://crimethinc.com/JinJiyanAzadi

Pour comprendre l’usage des lois RICO contre le mouvement pour la défense de la forêt d’Atlanta Des poursuites massives cherchent à criminaliser toute contestation https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/05/pour-comprendre-lusage-des-lois-rico-contre-le-mouvement-pour-la-defense-de-la-foret-datlanta-des-poursuites-massives-cherchent-a-criminaliser-toute-contestation Depuis début 2023, le parquet de l’État de Géorgie menaçait de mettre en examen les militant-es opposé-es à la construction de la « Cop City » [littéralement : la Ville des keufs], un centre d’entraînement et de militarisation de la police, pour avoir supposément enfreint les Lois sur les organisations motivées par le racket et la corruption (le RICO Act). La semaine dernière [fin août 2023], Chris Carr, le Procureur général de Géorgie, a utilisé ces lois pour inculper 61 personnes dans le comté de Fulton. #français

One year ago today, the Iranian Guidance Patrol police arrested Jina Mahsa Amini. Allegedly, she was not wearing the hijab in accordance with Iranian state policy. After Jina died at their hands, people across Iran took to the streets, confronting the police and opening up spaces of ungovernable freedom. https://crimethinc.com/Jina Today, our thoughts are with those who were killed or imprisoned as a consequence of that uprising, and with all who continue to fight today—in Iran and all around the world. Let's make a world without patriarchal violence. 🏴

Participants in the movement to #StopCopCity have called for a mass action to shut down construction November 10-13. This follows the indictment of 61 people on trumped up RICO charges and the Atlanta city government's outrageous decision to reject a petition signed by over 100,000 locals demanding a referendum on whether to build Cop City. https://atlpresscollective.com/2023/09/12/block-cop-city-group-issues-call-for-mass-action-to-stop-construction/ This is the next stage of a historic struggle. Those who hold power today intend to deal with ecological and economic crises by channeling more and more money towards police in order to repress the victims. The outcome of the movement in Atlanta will determine what the future looks like for all of us.

Introducing “Ink Lite” for Zine Printing https://crimethinc.com/InkLite We’ve introduced a new option for printing our zines for when you need to make a little toner go a long way. We explain the feature and present a list of all the zines we offer in “Ink Lite.” Don't forget—we offer well over 100 PDFs in our zine library! #Distroism

In response to the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center 22 years ago, the US showed that there is no tragedy that government can't make worse. Neoconservatives led a bipartisan push to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. Congress passed the Patriot Act. The FBI stepped up operations targeting Muslims, but also environmental activists. Politicians militarized the police. The occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan cost nearly a million lives, driving more people to join the jihadists. The rise of the Islamic State a decade later showed that the invasions had only strengthened the forces that neoconservatives claimed to be attacking. The Taliban recapturing Afghanistan in 2021 confirmed the pointlessness of the invasions. By any metric, the stability of the US government has eroded since 2001. Every time the authorities escalate the conflicts they expose us to and the control they hope to wield over us, they are taking a risk. For a more detailed analysis: https://crimethinc.com/texts/french911

22 years ago today, in response to the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, neoconservatives in the Bush administration rushed the US into invading Afghanistan and then Iraq. The US government passed the Patriot Act. The FBI stepped up operations targeting Muslims in particular, but also environmentalists and animal liberation activists. Politicians expanded and militarized the police. The brutal occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan cost nearly a million lives, driving more people into the ranks of the jihadists. The rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria a decade later showed that the invasions had only strengthened the forces that neoconservatives purported to be attacking. When the Taliban recaptured Afghanistan in 2021, that only underscored how pointless as well as destructive the US invasions had been.

This weekend, everyone who orders books, posters, or stickers from us will get copies of these zines. https://store.crimethinc.com/ 🏴

Κατανοώντας τις διώξεις RICO στην Ατλάντα Ένα σαρωτικό κατηγορητήριο επιδιώκει να ποινικοποιήσει την ίδια την αντίσταση https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/05/katanoontas-tis-dioxeis-rico-sten-atlanta-ena-sarotiko-kategoreterio-epidiokei-na-poinikopoiesei-ten-idia-ten-antistase Από τις αρχές του 2023, εισαγγελείς στη Τζόρτζια απείλησαν με διώξεις ακτιβιστές, οι οποίοι διαμαρτύρονταν εναντίον μιας σχεδιαζόμενης στρατιωτικοποιημένης εγκατάστασης της αστυνομίας, γνωστής ως “Cop City”, για παραβίαση του νόμου RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations – Επιρροής Εκβιαστών και Διεφθαρμένων Οργανώσεων ). Την περασμένη εβδομάδα, ο Γενικός Εισαγγελέας της Τζόρτζια Κρις Καρ απήγγειλε κατηγορίες υπό το νόμο RICO σε 61 άτομα στην κομητεία Φούλτον. Η υπόθεση αυτή αντιπροσωπεύει μια πολιτικά υποκινούμενη καταστολή που αποσκοπεί στο να φιμώσει κάθε μορφής ακτιβισμού και πολιτικής διαφωνίας, αλά Βλαντιμίρ Πούτιν. #Ελληνικά

Elon Musk blames the Anti-Defamation League for the catastrophic decline of the platform formerly known as Twitter, but the fault is entirely his own for willfully flooding it with Nazis. Billionaires like him promote anti-Semitism in hopes of distracting angry people from their true enemies—the ruling class itself and the capitalist system that gives a few people so much power. https://crimethinc.com/TwitterCanary It has been nice to see activity picking up on other platforms this past week. What we knew as Twitter is unsalvagable. Let it die.

Сегодня Дмитрию Петрову исполнилось бы 34 года. Дмитрий организовывал выступления против самодержавного правительства России, пока не был вынужден бежать из страны, где его разыскивала ФСБ. Он отправился в Рожаву и помог издать серию книг о её революционном эксперименте, участвовал в восстаниях в Украине и в Беларуси, организовал подпольную сеть для борьбы с Путиным и, наконец, был убит в апреле этого года, сражаясь против российского вторжения в Украину. Он всегда впечатлял нас своей скромностью и храбростью. Вы можете прочитать наш панегирик о нём здесь: https://crimethinc.com/dima В Европе издательство Active Distribution выпустило книгу, в которой собраны панегирик о Дмитрии и наши переводы его текстов. Заказать её можно здесь: https://black-mosquito.org/en/dmitry-petrov-a-life-in-combat.html Его русскоязычные товарищ:ки сделали в его часть этот мемориальный сайт: https://leshy.info/ Мы от всей души сочувствуем друзьям, подругам и близким Дмитрия. #Русский

Today, Dmitry Petrov would have been 34 years old. Dmitry organized against the autocratic government of Russia until he was forced to flee the country with the secret police looking for him. He traveled to Rojava and helped publish a series of books about the revolutionary experiment there, participated in uprisings in Ukraine and Belarus, organized a clandestine network to fight against Putin, and was finally killed last April fighting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He always impressed us with his humility and courage. You can read our eulogy for him here: https://crimethinc.com/Petrov In Europe, Active Distribution has published a book collecting our eulogy for Dmitry and our translations of his writing. You can order it here: https://black-mosquito.org/en/dmitry-petrov-a-life-in-combat.html His comrades in the Russian-speaking world have made this memorial site for him: https://leshy.info/ Our hearts go out to Dmitry's friends and family. 🖤🏴

Acclaimed artist NO Bonzo has just published this moving allegory about the transmission of anarchist history, "The Beautiful Idea." Among other sources, it draws on a discussion that one of us engaged in with the From Embers podcast about our text, "Against the Logic of the Guillotine." It's an honor for us to be connected with such an elegant and inspiring project. You can view it online here: https://archive.org/details/the-beautiful-idea_202308/mode/1up Or order a magnificent print copy here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1548877503/the-beautiful-idea-comic