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February 20, 2021

Reflections on Action Tactics

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Having seen what large groups of working-class people can do when they’ve been pushed too far, those in power are on high alert, ready to beat back radical action wherever they

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February 20, 2021

When The Man Tries to Tell You About Racism

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Fellow educators and I encountered many former and current students in the street at the end of May fighting for justice, and now our workpla

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February 20, 2021

Behind the Barricades at 18th Avenue

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In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the resulting Uprising in the summer of 2020, neighborhoods in South Minneapolis were thrust into a world without state imposed policing

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February 20, 2021

Reflections on a Summer of Militant Action for Housing Justice

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The most clear lesson I learned (or re-learned) this summer is that if we wait for policy change or permission from capitalists and politicia

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February 20, 2021

A Powderhorn Neighbor On Solidarity With Sanctuary

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The backlash from white Minneapolis progressives to radical demands/actions like the encampments, the George Floyd Autonomous Zone, and aboli

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February 20, 2021

Sanctuary: How I Came To Find A Home

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I have learned through living in homeless camps that the true war on fascism and the state starts with feeding and sheltering the people you

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February 20, 2021

Recuperation, Collaboration, and Informants: Reflections on the Three Way Fight Post Trump

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This past moment revealed the true face of America – mask off – and has brought many of our friends, family, and communities into the struggle.

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February 20, 2021

Copwatch in the Twin Cities

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Copwatch is a form of direct action, in which members of a community organize to observe and record police interaction as a means of holding police accountable for misconduct, a

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February 20, 2021

Politics Without Proud Boys

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In order to combat them effectively, those opposed to fascist paramilitaries running around in their streets need to understand the Proud Boys' inception and unique development.

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August 27, 2020

Voices from the Barricades at George Floyd Square

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On Memorial Day weekend, George Floyd, a 46-year old African-American bouncer, unemployed since COVID-19, was detained by Minneapolis Police outside Cup Foods on 38th St & C

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August 27, 2020

Cell Phone Security: Keeping Cops and Fash Out

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You probably have things on your phone you wouldn’t want a fascist or a cop to see: comrades’ contact information, loved ones’ addresses, logged-in social media accounts, and te

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August 27, 2020

Oromo Community Takes the Streets

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Hundreds of members of Minnesota's Oromo community took over I-94 on July 1st, and 1,500 took 35W ten days later, in powerful protests against the assassination of Hachalu Hunde