The New York Times, “1967: A Year in the Life of Idealism and Anarchy”
byDuring the planning of the kickoff event of 1967, the Be-In, we see diverse idealists (The San Francisco Oracle’s euphoric poet-editor Allen Cohen; the…
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The Island Now, “Going Places Near and Far… Come to San Francisco for 50th Anniversary Celebration of Summer of Love – Be Prepared to Be Blasted into the Past”
byOne day, The Diggers gave away free food on the steps of City Hall, which enraged San Francisco’s mayor. “’We are not a charity,’…
SF Gate, “When hippies thwarted bulldozer blades — Sausalito from the Chronicle archives”
byOne day in early 1969, an assortment of “free thinkers, lost souls, escapists, artists, social anarchists, aesthetes and nature lovers banded together in Sausalito,…
Forbes, “Yimby Nation: The Rise of America’s Pro-Housing Political Coalition”
bySan Francisco’s Yimby figurehead is Sonja Trauss, a self-described anarchist who runs the San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation (SFBarf). Trauss has been covered…
Golden Gate Xpress, “Labor archives exhibit closes with a message for current times”
byThe name of the exhibit was taken from an entry in The Blast, an anarchist newspaper of the time, which criticized those who wanted…
SF Gate, “Anarchists turn to capitalism at Oakland book fair,” April 25, 2015
byAnarchists turn to capitalism at Oakland book fair by Nanette Asimov, SF Gate, April 25, 2015 Rejecting authority, thinking for oneself and being kind…
East Bay Express, “AK Press Defies Expectations — Again,” April 22, 2015
byAK Press Defies Expectations — Again Sam Lefebvre, East Bay Express, April 22, 2015 Radical politics and roaring infernos are well acquainted. Countless insurrectionary…
SF Gate, “Is the antitech movement obsolete?,” February 6, 2015
byIs the antitech movement obsolete? By Kristen V. Brown, SF Gate, February 6, 2015 In April, the group distributed flyers around the home of…
Hoodline, “Bound Together: A Look Inside Haight Street’s Anarchist Bookstore,” February 5, 2015
byBound Together: A Look Inside Haight Street’s Anarchist Bookstore by Diana Fan, Hoodline, February 5, 2015 The sign outside the door may describe Bound…
East Bay Express, “BART Should Drop $70,000 Fine Against Protesters ,” January 28, 2015
byBART Should Drop $70,000 Fine Against Protesters By Robert Gammon, East Bay Express, January 28, 2015 The BlackOUT Collective’s protest was entirely peaceful and…