A Nuanced Anti-civ Stance

  • December 31, 2014 2:10 pm

from Deep Green Philly

Regarding some of the contradictions of being anti-civ or critical of industrial society (or, how to negotiate certain “facts on the ground”):

There’s an Upworthy video making the rounds on facebook entitled ‘5 Years’ Worth Of Photos Show How Testosterone Affected One Person’s Life’. This heartwarming video shows a FTM trans person’s journey of self-realization. Of course a medical marvel like this would not have been possible 40 years ago, and yet here’s the thing – it’s not clear if it will be possible 40 years into the future if climate disruption, global warming, and resource wars take the huge toll that many are predicting.

Grounded in Resistance Winter Speaking Tour: Grassroots Mobilizing for Animal Liberation

  • December 28, 2014 12:00 pm

reposted from Grounded in ResistanceAnimals in captivity or whose habitats are being destroyed live in a constant state of resistance. When their lives are threatened, they kick and bite and scream. When their homes are taken, they attempt to rebuild and regroup. When they are confined, they desperately grasp for an existence beyond captivity. Animals fight to live, to be wild, and to be free, and their fight is always urgent. If we are fighting in solidarity with animals, where is our urgency? What are we missing in our movement for animal liberation?

An effective movement for animal liberation must challenge the systems in which animal use is rooted — capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, and patriarchy. Our organizing must be informed by solidarity and inspired by the passion with which animals fight. We need a path forward that is forged through on-the-ground actions, movement building, strategic campaigning, a diversity of tactics, and coalition organizing. We need a movement that is grounded in the urgency of the animals’ own resistance.

Join us for a presentation and discussion about effectively resisting the use of animals and embracing the urgency of the fight for animal liberation. We will explore the recent history of animal advocacy and share our experiences of organizing within the context of the current state of the movement, and discuss ideas about how we can work together for a stronger animal liberation movement — a movement that is driven by grassroots activism, resistance against all of the systems that support animal exploitation, and solidarity with the animals and others who fight for liberation and self-determination. We will also share our plans for next summer and invite you to take part. We are working to create a summer of regional campaign development and nationwide mobilization of grassroots activists, and we look forward to talking with you about how your community wants to be involved.

Tour Schedule:

Dec 13: Bay Area
Dec 14: Southern California
Dec 16: Phoenix, AZ
Dec 18: Denver, CO
Dec 20: Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 22: Reno, NV
Dec 31: Florence, MA
Jan 2: Philadelphia, PA & Washington, DC
Jan 4: Charleston, SC
Jan 5: Gainesville, FL
Jan 7: South Florida
Jan 9: Dallas, TX
Jan 11: Seattle, WA

Contact us:

TheBunnyAlliance.com
thebunnyalliance@riseup.net

ResistanceEcology.org
info@resistanceecology.org

[January 2nd, 12pm to 2pm at Wooden Shoe Books 704 South Street]

New Years Eve Noise Demonstration

  • December 24, 2014 9:01 pm

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2014 has been an inspirational year, all over the world people have rose up together against the systems of control that dominate their lives. From Ayotzinapa students fighting for the return of their missing friends, to anarchists in Greece fighting for the education of their imprisoned comrade. From the Unist’ot’en defending their territories from colonial pipeline development, to Ferguson, Missouri where a wave of riots inspired the whole country to take a stand against police.

We would love to take a small opportunity this New Years Eve to celebrate and show our solidarity with all the struggles that warm our hearts and bring us a step closer to freedom. We’re calling for a short march and noise demonstration this New Years Eve, as a way to celebrate the revolts this year has brought and to break the isolation the state uses to punish those labeled criminals.

Prison is a tool the state uses to isolate captives and fracture communities. As long as we strive for freedom prisons will be an obstacle we must overcome. A noise demonstration is a small but meaningful show of solidarity with everyone locked up inside, letting them know they are not alone and not forgotten.

Meet us on New Years Eve at Franklin Square at 6pm. Bring friends, banners, leaflets, and anything that makes noise!

Until the world is free of cages!

 

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Justice For Brandon Tate-Brown

  • December 21, 2014 2:28 pm

from gofundme:

Brandon Tate-Brown was wrongfully and fatally gunned down by a Philadelphia Police Officer on Dec. 15th.  The details of the story and circumstances surrounding his death do not add up. Everyone who knew Brandon knows that he is innocent. He was on a good path to living a great life and it was tragically shortened at the young age of 26. He was a wonderful young man with a good heart and a bright future.  We need to get justice for Brandon. All doantions will go to Brandon’s family for funeral costs and to fight for justice. Please donate and share! Let’s help his family in their time of need.
Brandon’s life matters!

Vandals spread anti-police messages after death of black man shot by Philadelphia cops

  • December 20, 2014 2:17 pm

from NY Daily News:

A vandal took to the streets of west Philadelphia overnight to spread anti-police messages in protest of a man’s death earlier this week.

The graffiti artist remains elusive after targeting at least three buildings along Baltimore Avenue, which were only discovered early Friday morning.

Police Killing in Mayfair

  • December 18, 2014 12:00 am

Another black life has been lost at the hands of the police. Brandon Tate-Brown was killed during an altercation with police following a traffic stop, in the Mayfair neighborhood in North East Philly two days ago. Additionally there is a demonstration in support of police in Mayfair at Frankford and Cottman at 7pm this coming Friday.

RIP Brandon Tate-Brown

UPDATE: A memorial made for Brandon Tate-Brown on the 6600 block of Frankford Ave has been destroyed. (source)

A Benefit Show in Solidarity with North Americans Against a Police State

  • December 17, 2014 7:52 pm

from Facebook

*The proceeds for this show are going to be donated to North Americans Against A Police State. NAAPS are doing a benefit concert to raise money for the children and grandchildren of Eric Garner, a Staten Island resident who was murdered by police, and this show is being run in solidarity with them.
http://naaps.us/

Philadelphia Healing Justice Space–Fundraiser for Ferguson Bail and Support Fund

  • December 17, 2014 7:52 pm

from Facebook

[Saturday December 20th 3-6pm
Central Plexus 51st & Kingsessing]

Each day it becomes more clear that in america, Black life only has value to Black people. In light of this reality, it becomes more important for healers to tend to our fragile community, and create the internal change that sustains movement building.

Five Black healers offering their services in support the Ferguson Bail and Support Fund as part of a coordinated effort taking place across North America. More info below.

https://www.facebook.com/events/728881563862374/

This event is open to people of all races.

Statement on Philadelphia Police Department Intimidation and Surveillance of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement

  • December 16, 2014 1:41 am

From Up Against The Law

Recently several actions by the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) have targeted local organizers in the movement against police terror. It is clear to us that they are intentionally trying to cultivate an atmosphere of paranoia and create a chilling effect on this growing movement. We have several comments on the matter and intend to take dead aim at these tactics that seek to instill fear and distrust – two elements that are like kryptonite to peoples’ movements.

Peace Park Fireside Series: Revolutionary Bonfire and Conversation

  • December 8, 2014 1:24 am

From Peace Park Fireside Series: Revolutionary Bonfire and Conversation

This is the first event in a conversation and networking series the North Philly Peace Park will be hosting over the coming months.

Sunday, December 14th — Noon to 5 PM

This event is a Potluck so please bring something to share.

In light of all that has been happening in the world, and continues to happen, from Ferguson to the exploding wealth gap to Climate Change to the 43 dead students in Mexico (and so much more), we at the North Philly Peace Park wish to bring together concerned human beings of all stripes for a day (the first in a series) of discussion, networking, and building that is focused on revolution. Is a revolution against the dominant paradigm necessary? How might it look? Or are we a part of one that is already underway? Can we control our own destiny? What do we want our society to look like? How can we achieve this?

Let’s come together and talk about what is really going on in this world. The North Philly Peace Park is not just a community garden that has a badass Earthship, it’s a space for ideas, free thinking, and imagination.

This event will be facilitated.

What to bring:
-Food or drink to share with all
-Your own bowls/plates/utensils/cups so we can limit waste (bring extra if you can!)
-Notebook/pen and business cards to exchange contact information with people you meet
-Water
-Dress warm

The fate of the planet hangs in the balance. Come join us.

[The North Philly Peace Park is located at 2400 Bolton Street]

Bloc The Police State! Philly, 12/11 – 5pm @ LOVE Park

  • December 7, 2014 5:23 pm

from Anarchistnews

It seems almost surreal, yet it is all so depressingly familiar. Another black man is assassinated by the police state. Months pass, more bodies pile up, and prisons continue to fill. This happens as political figureheads, and police feed us their carefully worded press-releases. They are trying to lull us back to sleep. Trying to put us back under their spell of passivity. It was a “great tragedy” and “We are investigating it to the fullest extent” are sentences we are hearing often. Yet their words are not relevant to us. Their pleas for peace, their fake understanding of who we be, their double-standards, and their terms of justice mean nothing when a war is being waged. They are intent on ensuring that this war remains one-sided for as long as possible. They want us to remain calm after bodies drop. They want compliance when prisons are to be filled. They want total legitimacy in their occupations of black & brown communities, and in their violent repression of any movements opposed to their law.

In spite of everything that has been happening, it’s inspiring as fuck to see all yous out there building connections and finding your place in this struggle against policing. No matter how you tie into things, how you get down with it, we love you. We believe this is a crucial time for anti-authoritarian perspectives and methods to actively engage in a struggle against this racist pig state. We, as a medium sized affinity of individuals from Philly decided to push for a space for this to happen. There have been ongoing assemblies and smaller events happening. These are great, but we feel the best way to build connections and learn is on the streets. So, this is the official call to action to bloc against the police state!

“Every time you see me, you want to mess with me. I’m tired of it. It stops today.” – Eric Garner

THERE IS NO JUSTICE, ONLY WAR, THEY DO NOT WISH TO VALUE BLACK LIVES AND WE HAVE NO WISHES TO PLEA WITH A SYSTEM THAT WILL LEAVE US FOR DEAD THE MOMENT OUR BACKS ARE TURNED! FTP! FTL!

Thursday, December 11th, LOVE PARK, 5pm.

(This is intended to reach a wide audience, and be inclusive to all except those who wish to control others. While Anews may not be the best place, most of us are disconnected from the internet most of the time and it is our only source for communication outside of our circle. We have little to no ties into the activist scenes. We ask all of you to use the resources you have to spread this information, create event pages, fliers of your liking, and promote this shit like crazy.)

[Legal number: (484) 758-0388 this number should be written somewhere discreet but accessible on your body, call in case of arrest.]
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To All Those Who Cant Breathe

  • December 6, 2014 5:51 pm

A call by comrades in New York City

 

Locked Down, Locked Out with author Maya Schenwar

  • December 1, 2014 12:01 pm

From Decarcerate PA

Decarcerate PA and Wooden Shoe Books presents…

Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better looks at how prison tears families and communities apart, creating a rippling effect that touches every corner of our society. Through the stories of prisoners and their families, as well as her own family’s experience of her sister’s incarceration, Schenwar shows how the institution that locks up 2.3 million Americans—and decimates poor communities of color—is shredding the ties that, if nurtured, could foster real collective safety.

The destruction does not end upon exiting the prison walls: the 95 percent of prisoners who are released emerge with even fewer economic opportunities and fewer human connections on the outside than before. Locked Down, Locked Out shows how incarceration takes away the very things that might enable people to build better lives.

Looking toward a future beyond imprisonment, Schenwar profiles community-based initiatives that foster antiracist, anticlassist, prohumanity approaches to justice. These programs successfully deal with problems—both individual harm and larger social wrongs—through connection rather than isolation, moving toward a safer, freer future for all of us.

“This book has the power to transform hearts and minds, opening us to new ways of imagining what justice can mean for individuals, families, communities and our nation as a whole.” -Michelle Alexander, Author of The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

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Maya Schenwar is Editor-in-Chief of Truthout, an independent social justice news website. She has written about the prison-industrial complex for Truthout, The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Jersey Star-Ledger, Ms. Magazine, Prison Legal News, and others. She is the recipient of a Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Chi Award and a Lannan Residency Fellowship, both for her writing on prisons. Previous to her work at Truthout, Maya was Contributing Editor at Punk Planet magazine and served as media coordinator for Voices for Creative Nonviolence.

Sunday December 7th
7pm
Wooden Shoe Books
704 South St

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