Panagioti Tsolkas: “Next Step, We Burn it Down” A Tribute To Karen Smith, Rest In Power
byAntistasis, December 1, 2020 Karen passed on to the ancestors’ realm in the late hours of Nov 29, 2020 as the result of a…
Critical Voices
Critical Voices is Agency’s platform for amplifying thoughtful commentary on current events that is originally published elsewhere. Not all of these articles are written by anarchists or take an explicitly anarchist point of view. What they have in common is that they call attention to issues of direct concern to anarchists, and do so from a perspective we broadly agree with. We publish them here because they we believe they contribute to the radical and holistic examination of power relations, the state, and capital that’s so important to us as anarchists.
Indigenous Solidarity Network: Rethinking “Thanksgiving” Toolkit
byIndigenous Solidarity Network, 11/26/2020 INTRODUCTION For many Indigenous People, giving thanks is a way of life. Among the Haudenushonne (Iroquois) Nations an opening address,…
Yannick Giovanni Marshall: After this election, we should not come together
byBlack people would better spend their energy on international solidarity than on reconciliation with Trump supporters. Al Jazeera, November 16, 2020 Again, millions of…
Praxis, Episode 1: Paul Messersmith-Glavin, Portland OR
byOctober 5, 2020 “Host Taylor interviews Paul Messersmith-Glavin—anarchist, acupuncturist, parent, organizer—part of the collective running the Institute for Anarchist Studies which publishes the journal Perspectives…
Panagioti Tsolkas: The Election vs. The Resistance
byAntistasis Project, November 1st, 2020 Thoughts on anarchist movement strategy and liberation struggle during the electoral cycle. Spoiler Alert: Neither an anti-voting rant or…
Kelly Hayes – Searching for Truth in a Right-wing Nightmare
byTruthout, October 14, 2020 With the threat of right-wing violence and other chaos hanging over the election, what does personal and community safety look…
Dean Spade: Mutual Aid Is Essential to Our Survival Regardless of Who Is in the White House
byTruthout, October 27, 2020 When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a crisis in the U.S. in early 2020, people all over the country started coordinating to deliver…
Silver Threads Podcast: Anarchy Is Something I Do
byOctober 27, 2020, carla bergman, Eleanor Goldfield and scott crow Agency’s scott crow was recently interviewed by Silver Threads Podcast: “I only call myself…
Robert Evans: Portland is living in America’s terrifying future
byBusiness Insider, October 28, 2020 If you want a picture of what the United States would look like during President Donald Trump’s potential second…
Dean Spade: 5 Book Plan: Mutual Aid
byDean Spade picks five books that explore how mutual aid projects have been part of every powerful social movement. Verso Books, October 27, 2020 Dean…