Portland Anti-Fascist Activist Killed In Hit And Run Outside Cider Riot
byPortland Police say a prominent anti-fascist activist was killed early Saturday outside Cider Riot, a Northeast Portland club and a popular gathering spot for…
Anarchists In the News
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Business Insider, “World on fire: 13 major protests happening around the globe right now”
byProtests have long been a powerful political tool for enacting change and expressing discontent. From the Civil Rights Movement’s the March on Washington for…
DCist, “Lawsuit Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Arrests On Inauguration Day Can Go Forward, Judge Rules”
byA lawsuit that accuses D.C. police of excessive force and unconstitutional arrests on Inauguration Day can move forward, a federal judge ruled on Friday….
The Guardian, “Anarchists hijack climate march on day of violent protests in Paris”
bySo-called Black Bloc anarchists infiltrated a peaceful climate change march in Paris on Saturday, smashing shop and business windows and torching mopeds and dustbins…
Daily Beast, “Anarchists’ Unlikely Tool for Fighting Climate Change: Farming”
byWith no faith in government, some radicals are hoping to provide for themselves and their neighbors through the land and each other. In the…
InDaily, “The “turbulent anarchist” who fought for SA women’s suffrage”
byMary Lee isn’t quite a household name in South Australia, but in the 125th year since women fought for and won the right to…
The Straits Times, “Police in Indonesia’s Papua ban ‘anarchist’ demos after mass protests”
byPolice in Indonesia’s Papua region on Monday (Sept 2) banned demonstrations that could lead to “anarchist acts” following nearly two weeks of mass protests…
The Washington Post, “There is an anti-fascist rebellion brewing in the Pacific Northwest. And soccer is at the center of it.”
byThe seeds of dissent were visible almost immediately. Soccer officials had notified the Timbers Army, the main fan organization for the team in Portland,…
Willamette Week, “Cider Riot Releases Iron Front Cider in Protest of the Portland Timbers’ Ban of the Antifascist Symbol”
byWhen the Portland Timbers announced in May that its fans could no longer fly banners bearing an antifascist symbol, the raucous Timbers Army was…
The Nation, “A Soccer Game Becomes an Anti-Fascist Demonstration in Portland”
byThe silence was stunning. Portland Timbers soccer matches are renowned for their raucousness, but the first 33 minutes of the Timbers’ match against their…