Tag Archives: Revolution

May Day Speech

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

This is the speech I gave during the Hip Hop Occupies May Day rally and showcase. Unfortunately I forgot to make a couple of the points included here, but this was the overall message. My goal was to convey a … Continue reading →

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*Dramatic Intro* The crisis of the Left: What’s really going in the ISO BOC debate?!?!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Referenced Articles: 1) “The Solidarity We Need” by ISO members Sam Bernstein, Darrin Hoop and Dan Trocolli (1/19/12) 2) “ILWU Leaders Shouldn’t Get a Pass” by ISO member Dana Blanchard (1/23/12) 3) “Longview, Occupy, and Beyond: Rank and File and … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Privilege Politics is Reformism

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

3/15/2012: Some responses to this piece here This piece was written by Will, a close comrade to many members of Black Orchid Collective. Notes on Privilege Theory Introduction: White Supremacy Lives on It is crystal clear that white supremacy exists. … Continue reading →

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Two flyers on police terrorism in New York City

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

In late January 2012, the NYPD shot three Black men in one week, The cold blooded killing of 18 year old Ramarley Graham is an extension of the state violence that youth of color experience everyday. Police terrorism is an … Continue reading →

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Articles on Decolonize/Occupy Seattle in Insurgent Notes and the Hella Occupy ‘zine

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Hi folks, just a heads up that Black Orchid Collective published an article in the most recent issue of Insurgent Notes, outlining the development of Occupy Seattle and it’s radicalization over the past few months.   A condensed version of this … Continue reading →

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Remember Shelley Hillard, Transgender Day of Remembrance

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Nov 20th 2011 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Those of us in Seattle, please attend the 5pm vigil at Cal Anderson Park. More information is here. No words to describe the brutality of the violence against transgender people. I don’t agree … Continue reading →

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Solidarity from Cairo

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

We are reposting this from In Front and Center blog. * Letter of solidarity to OWS from Tahrir Editor’s note: We are sharing and re-printing this statement of solidarity written by activists in Cairo, as we think it is crucial to acknowledge … Continue reading →

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Marx the Militant Abolitionist: Study Questions for “Marx on the Margins”

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Karl Marx’s wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln, on behalf of his organization, the First International. What he wrote sheds some serious light on race and class in America: “While the working men, the true political power of the North, … Continue reading →

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