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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Black Orchid Collective’s Responses for the Anti-Capitalist Smackdown
Earlier this month two BOC members participated in a debate between several revolutionary tendencies in the Seattle area. Other members of our group also contributed by writing the responses to the debate questions beforehand. We are publishing our answers to … Continue reading
Reposted from Facebook, Tara is a transgender activist and veteran active in Occupy Seattle. It was published about a week and a half ago. Last night was a dramatic an emotional GA. I stumbled in kind of late, was greeted … Continue reading
Join our two Fundraising events this weekend (Feb 11th and Feb 12th)!
Hey all, Our friends and us have organized 2 fundraising events coming up this weekend. We hope you can support, at least one of them! You can join the events on Facebook here and here If you would like to support us … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Film, Fundraising, Indigenous struggle, Pacific Northwest
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Action Feb. 6th: stop firing UW custodians
Rank and file custodians, and shop stewards from their union, are taking action at the University of Washington. These were the same workers who mobilized against budget cuts in 2009-2010, launching the student-worker anti-austerity struggles that culminated in the March … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Austerity, Budget cuts, Class struggle, Labor, Union
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Truck Drivers Shut It Down!!!
PORT TRUCKERS STRIKE!! This what class struggle looks like – workers self-organizing despite harsh conditions. This is the third time that the port of Seattle has been shut down – once in September when the Longshore workers had a wildcat … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Race, Strategy and Tactics, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Black liberation, Capitalism, Class struggle, Labor, race
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