Category Archives: Anti-Repression

What is Christmas for Mike Brown’s Family?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by mamos206

The past few weeks, friends and I have been in the streets of Seattle, participating in the #Black Lives Matter/ Ferguson solidarity protests.  I wrote a reflection on the Black Friday actions that disrupted commerce in downtown Seattle, shutting down … Continue reading →

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Event: More 4 Mann – Seattle Public Schools’ Board Meeting

Posted on August 14, 2013 by amarant0

We are reposting a call out for solidarity. Members of the Black community in Seattle have been holding space in the abandoned Horace Mann School building (owned by the Seattle Public Schools). Free classes for youth and childcare have been … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Open Letter to All Comrades

Posted on June 22, 2013 by mamos206

This is a post by our friend Matthew Erickson, describing his experiences with incarceration.  My name is Matthew; I’ve been a revolutionary active in Decolonize/ Occupy, and I’m a cofounder of Seattle Copwatch.  I’ve been indicted for rioting charges for … Continue reading →

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Idle No More goes to the Port of Seattle

Posted on March 14, 2013 by amarant0

  https://www.facebook.com/events/590401870987350/ This Thursday, March 21, 2013 @3PM (Westlake) there will be an Idle No More march on the Seattle port to protest SSA Marine’s attempt to build a coal export terminal on Lummi Nation Sacred Land. These terminals are further colonizing indigenous land and threatening the … Continue reading →

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Building Capacity for Complexity

Posted on March 14, 2013 by blackorchidcollective

* Trigger Warning: Discussion of challenges related to survivor centered accountability processes. On February 28th, 2013 there was an important discussion on “Patriarchy and the Movement” held in Portland. We value the efforts of the organizers and panelists to share … Continue reading →

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Video by one of the May Day 5

Posted on February 21, 2013 by mamos206

Solidarity with the May Day 5 and the Grand Jury resistors!  A friend of ours, one of the 5 people being charged with alleged rioting on May Day, made this video.  Please spread it widely, and look out for upcoming … Continue reading →

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Support the Bay Area Anti-Capitalist Anti-Colonial (ACAC) 19

Posted on February 5, 2013 by blackorchidcollective

The ACAC 19 have put out a call for a national fax/call in for the pre-trail that is happening this Friday, February 8th. Please spread this around through your networks/facebook/list servs! National Fax/Call in Day Week of 2/4/2013 and Pretrial … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Raids and felony charges, but we’re still not afraid

Posted on December 20, 2012 by blackorchidcollective

A local communist collective, Red Spark, posted a good article overviewing the ongoing political repression in the Pacific Northwest and it’s context. Please check it out! http://www.redsprk.org/post/37888737927/raids-and-felony-charges-but-were-still-not-afraid Raids and felony charges, but we’re still not afraid Five people in Seattle, … Continue reading →

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