Upcoming Parole pushes for Herman Bell & 3 of the Move 9: convo with Orie Lumumba

  • December 29, 2015 1:04 pm

from The Final Straw

This week’s show features a conversation with Orie Lumumba. Orie is involved in the Move organization and the International Concerned Fmaily and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal. We speak about the upcoming push to parole Debbie Sims Africa, Janet Halloway Africa and Janine Phillips Africa, the three remaining women of the Move 9. The Move 9 were 9 members of the Move organization whose house was raided in Philadelphia in 1978 after escalating conflicts with the Philadelphia police department and then-Mayor Frank Rizzo. The 9 were convicted of the death of Officer James Ramp during the raid, which the supporters and members of the Move 9 argue the 9 had no part in, that the shot was actually fired by the police department mistakenly. This was one of the many instances that the Move organization was repressed in Philadelphia during the 1970’s and 1980’s. The Move organization is a religious, vegan Black Liberation organization focused around social justice issues and bases it’s philosophy on the teachings of John Africa.

In February at the Malcolm X & Bettie Shabazz Educational Center there will be a rally around this parole push in New York City. There is also an online petition to push for the parole of these 3 members of the Move 9. More info on the struggle can be found at http://onamove.org and more on the parole push can be found at http://move9parole.blogspot.com

(f)LAWLESS: POP OFF | NEW YEARS EVE 2015 – NEW YEARS DAY 2016

  • December 24, 2015 9:08 pm

from facebook

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*airhorn*
(f)LAWLESS: POP OFF
NEW YEARS EVE 2015 – NEW YEARS DAY 2016
*airhorn*

♨ HOSTS ♨
BBY GRL
GEE SISSY

♨ PERFORMERS ♨
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YALL BETTER LOOK UGLY ASF OR NICE AS PIE EITHER ONE NO IN BETWEEN I DON’T CARE BULLSHIT! LOOKS OR BUST, 2015 TILL FOREVER ♥

or come for one of all of the other miscellaneous party features:
GIVING/NOT GIVING THE LAST FUCK OF 2015 x MIDNIGHT COUNTDOWN x CASH BAR x DANCE FLOOR x PROJECTIONS x SUBWOOFER x BAD LANGUAGE x EVEN LESS BUTCHES THAN U EXPECTED™ x SEVERAL PPL U CRUSHED ON IN 2015 x SOMEONE U WILL CRUSH ON IN 2016 x OH SHIT WE LIT

SOME MONEY WILL BE GOING TO COSTS RELATED TO FUCK THE LAW (make total destroy) (make total donate)

FUNDRAISER FOR NIARA freeniara.wordpress.com

MARK YOUR CALENDAR, IT IS YOUR LITERAL LAST CHANCE TO PARTY W US IN 2015. MC GEESISSY KNOWS YOU MISS A DECENT HOUSE PARTY♨

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[December 31 10pm to 4am at 52nd St and Chester Ave]

Volume 2 Issue 5

  • December 18, 2015 3:25 am

from Anathema

Volume 2 Issue 5 (PDF for printing 11×17)

Volume 2 Issue 5 (PDF for reading 8.5×11)

In this issue:

  • What’s the Point of the Black Bloc? Reflections on “Don’t Let Paris Be A Pretext”
  • Anarchy In A Time of Civil War
  • A Reportback from Leif Erikson Day 2015
  • Recent Actions in Philly
  • Local and International Writings on Black December
  • Timeline of Action Against Gentrification

Recently opened Clarkville gets tagged

  • December 16, 2015 11:39 pm

from mainstream media

A reader, Alex, sent us this photo this morning of some graffiti at the recently opened Clarkville bar and restaurant on the corner of 43rd and Baltimore. He writes:

“I went to breakfast at Green Line this morning and noticed Clarkville has been vandalized. Xed out windows, and the messages “merry Christmas ” and “f*** you.” What a shame. I hope the owners can clean it up without too much trouble.”

Protesters march through Center City, into stores

  • December 15, 2015 10:44 pm

from mainstream media


A group of demonstrators marched their way through Center City, entering stores and restaurants, to protest police brutality.

The marchers assembled around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday at Dilworth Park then began walking along Walnut Street toward Rittenhouse Square.

 During the march, members of the group entered stores and shouted messages associated with their cause.

According to SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel, the group entered such stores and restaurants as the Gap, the Apple store, and Devon Seafood Grill.

The protest made its way to 18th and Walnut before moving on toward City Hall. It came to an end around 7:00 p.m.

Action News reporter Dann Cuellar says the marchers were seeking justice for Brandon Tate-Brown and Freddie Gray.

Announcing Development Index

  • December 12, 2015 12:26 pm

Submission

Development Index is an anti-gentrification research project in Philly. Charting the progress of development allows us to map a material aspect of how white supremacy and colonial capitalism operate in this city. This project focuses on those responsible for building, funding, designing, planning, and profiting from new developments, and otherwise collaborating in the gentrification process.

This website is a tool for people to identify targets and take action against displacement and gentrification.

developmentindex.noblogs.org
developmentindex@riseup.net

An Incomplete Timeline of Action Against Gentrification

  • December 11, 2015 12:33 pm

from Anarchadelphia

An Incomplete Timeline of Action Against Gentrification

Spanning from March 2015 to last month.

RALLY: JUSTICE for BRANDON TATE BROWN

  • December 9, 2015 5:08 pm

from facebook

On Dec 15th 2014 Brandon Tate Brown was murdered by 2 Philadelphia Police officers in the North East section of philly. Tues Dec 15th 2015 Join us as we demand justice for Brandon. 4pm in front of City Hall.

Conversation On Fighting Gentrification

  • December 5, 2015 6:26 pm

from facebook

As part of the ongoing discussions on gentrification in Philly, this conversation aims to moves beyond debating whether gentrification is worth fighting and instead begin a dialogue on how we can struggle against development and displacement.

Please come with ideas and plans to share, the point of this conversation is to figure out how we can better coordinate our projects, and start new ones together. We also want to create a space to share relevant information about those responsible for gentrification.

Anyone opposed to gentrification is invited to take part in this conversation.

December 12 at 3pm at LAVA [4134 Lancaster Ave]

The Age of Extremes- Climate Change, Terrorism, and Capitalism: A Talk and Discussion with Journalist Arun Gupta

  • December 4, 2015 6:37 pm

from facebook

Award-winning journalist Arun Gupta, in conversation with Sally Eberhardt, will discuss the state of America on the eve of the 2016 election. In recent years Gupta has gone undercover to police conventions, investigated the migrant crisis in Tijuana, stood on the frontlines of “Blockadia,” uncovered an FBI terrorist-entrapment plot, examined profiteering in the prison industry, traveled through the marijuana industry in California, infiltrated the Tea Party, covered Occupy Wall Street, and told the stories of Iraqi refugees, low-wage workers, and Black Lives Matter activists.

With more hot air than action coming out of the U.N. summit on climate change in Paris, Gupta will explain how terrorism, capitalism, and climate change are interconnected, and why there needs to be credible alternatives to capitalism or most Americans will continue to fall for demagogues like Donald Trump or pro-Wall Street, pro-war Democrats like Hillary Clinton.

Arun Gupta contributes to outlets including the Washington Post, The Nation, In These Times, The Guardian, The Progressive, YES! Magazine, Telesur, ZNet, Counterpunch, and Al-Jazeera America.

This event is free. The space is wheelchair accessible though the bathroom is not.

[December 11 at 7pm at Wooden Shoe Books 704 South St]

Me and My Friends Don’t Go to Jail

  • December 3, 2015 12:42 pm

from facebook

How do we keep fighting when our struggles are targets of repression? In other words, what is security culture, and how does it apply to our everyday lives? This workshop, the second in a series called “Anarchist Interventions,” will seek to practically engage with these questions. We’ll feature short presentations and interactive discussions on how to reduce risk of arrest or harassment, communicate more safely, and how this relates to the local context of political action and activism in Philly. This conversation feels especially pressing to us in light of state and autonomous attacks on Black Lives Matters movements by white supremacy.
[December 10 at 7:30pm at A-Space 4722 Baltimore Ave]

Off of the Internet and Into the Future?

  • December 2, 2015 4:59 pm

from Anarchadelphia

I started this blog to have a central point to gather local events in hopes of improving coordination/scheduling/promotion as well as a clearing house for other relevant information to local philly anarchists.

This being the 999th post, it seems clear that my ability to consistently meet the first goal, and even the second, is unlikely given the lack of (successful?) submissions and my own inability to spend all of my time on the internet.  Expanding involvement could better meet those needs, but I wonder if it would even be worthwhile?  It’s a goddamn tumblr account that has already been shut down twice.  Buying a url could help prevent its future shut down, but brings up questions regarding money, anonymity and social media-level accessibility.  But is social media, or any internet interaction of the sort, having any impact on the proliferation of real world anarchist practice in this city?  If it is, is it the type of impact I am intending?

Leaving things up to people’s interpretation is largely my intention, but I do occasionally express opinion outright (and certainly don’t share every protest or cry for justice, as I favor a greater level of conflictuality and less adherence to the rather traditional concept of revolution that most care to muster on their best of days), so I guess this is a question of my own projectuality, too.  Still, it would be nice to hear some more feedback about @Anarchadelphia , however temporary the project may be.

So, is this worth it?  What could be done better?  Are there better venues to do it in?  Isn’t the best propaganda spread by deed, anyway?  If a tree falls in the woods, and there isn’t a humyn animal there to hear it, should I blockade industrial infrastructure?  If a cop falls in the street and there’s no one there to laugh, does anyone care?

[Response form on Anarchadelphia]