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Are there good anarchists and bad anarchists? ONE WEEK after masked so-called anarchists vandalized 18 businesses and a police car in downtown Santa Cruz during a May 1 street party, another group of anarchists is meeting a few blocks away from the scene. Continued HERE

Anarchist Community Center Celebrates Nine Years in Santa Cruz - On November 1, SubRosa turned nine years old. SubRosa is an anarchist community space run by a collective of committed volunteers from the Santa Cruz area, freely giving of their energy and time… Continued HERE

What's the relevance of anarchism today? - In the mainstream perception, “anarchy” is often synonymous with black masks, leaderless chaos, and property destruction.  But many anarchists are creating positive solutions to social problems.  Where are successful anarchist communities? And how would an anarchist economy function? Continued HERE

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The Situation in Rojava - This winter the Rojava Revolution faced its greatest existential threat since the war against ISIS. Continued HERE

Black Anarchism in the US. A Rich, Radical Tradition. When state violence and systemic denial of full citizenship by the state makes true belonging impossible for Black people, Black anarchists have envisioned and fought for a free life beyond the state…. Continued HERE

The radical practice of solidarity The co-founder of the Neighborhood Anarchist Collective in Eugene, Oregon, provides insight on what people get wrong about the movement. Continued HERE

What Can We Actually Have? What if every family on Earth had around 4,000 m² of land? Let that sink in. EVERY FAMILY ON EARTH could have this if we simply divided land and distributed resources intelligently. Continued HERE

Born into slavery and forged in the fire of the 19th-century labor movement, Lucy Parsons became one of the most dangerous women in America. CONTINUED HERE

Wesleyan professor promotes the intersection of 'Indigenous sovereignty' and anarchist activism - J. Kēhaulani Kauanui is teaching several activist classes at Wesleyan University, including 'Indigenous sovereignty,' settler colonial studies, anarchist history and activism, and critical race theory. Continued HERE

This Missouri collective builds ‘parallel systems’ to support unhoused neighbors through mutual aid and anarchist principles - CoMo Mobile Aid Collective provides food, access to doctors appointments and medication, and other services to locals experiencing homelessness Continued HERE

The Genius of Gift Economies - We need to go back to the gift economy. Humans have been participating in the gift economy since before the invention of currency. Economic surplus is a social construct…we created the value of money… Continued HERE

Minneapolis Shows Us Anarchism at Work - Resistance to ICE in Minneapolis is leaderless… it’s not directed by a chain of command…networks of communication have been created within and between neighborhoods. Families in hiding or decimated due to the arrest of a breadwinner can reach out to neighbors for aid… continued HERE

Bay Anarchist Free School offers classes in Cooking for Large Groups, Community-Defense, Buddhist Philosophy, Cactus Grafting, Massage, Car Repair, Bread-Making, Plant Re-potting, and much more, info HERE

In Mpigi, Uganda, women at ShelterMi Safe House work in Kropotkin Garden to feed themselves and fund their boarding. The director was inspired by “Mutual Aid” to name the garden after the author.

War in Ukraine is “Serfs Killing Serfs” say Ukrainian Anarchists who Advocate Desertion… "The problem of military personnel fleeing the Ukrainian army has reached alarming proportions. Unable to punish deserters, the government is ready to forgive them, if only they would return to duty…” (More info HERE)