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Tag Archives: Indigenous struggle
Kshama Sawant and Capitalism’s Shock Absorbers
“While you waitin’ for the mention in the pages of ‘The Stranger’ You can find me in the basement makin’ heaters for later… we’ve been living in conditions we’re tired of Come on and rise up” – Blue Scholars, “North … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Ecology, Gender, Immigration, Labor, Media, Organizational Practice, popular culture, Race, Strategy and Tactics, Theory, What's up in Seattle
Tagged anarchism, Black Block, Budget cuts, Capitalism, Class struggle, Coal, communism, communization, Education, elections, electoral politics, gender, hegemony, Hip Hop Occupies, Indigenous struggle, Kshama Sawant, Labor, Marx, Oakland, Occupy Seattle, Organization, people of color, race, recognize and record, Revolution, Seattle, socialism, the Left, The Stranger, Union
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Report back: Idle No More goes to the Port of Seattle
On March 21st, with high energy, dozens of handmade signs, and drums, 200-300 people rallied at Westlake in downtown Seattle and marched 3.8 miles to the port of Seattle and SSA Marine’s office in protest against the proposed coal terminals … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Colonialism, Ecology, Labor, Strategy and Tactics, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Capitalism, Class struggle, Coal, independent media, Indigenous struggle, Labor, Seattle
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Native and Environmental Movements Are Opposing Coal Export Terminals – A Call for Solidarity From Port Workers
The indigenous liberation movement Idle No More has called for three days of action this week: 1. Day of Ceremony and Resurgence, March 20th 2. Idle No More Day of Action, March 21st (it is also the International Day for the … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Immigration, Labor, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Capitalism, Class struggle, Coal, Indigenous struggle, people of color, women, Youth
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Idle No More goes to the Port of Seattle
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
Posted in Anti-Repression, Colonialism, Ecology, Immigration, Labor, Race, What's up in Seattle, Youth
Tagged Capitalism, Coal, ecology, Indigenous struggle, people of color, Seattle, Youth
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Statement of Solidarity with Anti-Colonial Marchers Arrested in San Francisco
This statement is by the Black Orchid Collective. G.L.I.T.U.R. and Decolonize/ Occupy Seattle have also released statements. Columbus Day weekend, people gathered at Canadian, US, and Mexican consulates and government buildings to oppose the occupation and destruction of Native/indigenous … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Repression, Colonialism, Fundraising, Group Statements, Race
Tagged imperialism, Indigenous struggle, people of color, police brutality, race
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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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Articles on Decolonize/Occupy Seattle in Insurgent Notes and the Hella Occupy ‘zine
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
Posted in Group Statements, Media, Organizational Practice, Strategy and Tactics, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Class struggle, gender, Hip Hop Occupies, independent media, Indigenous struggle, Labor, Occupy Seattle, Organization, people of color, police brutality, race, recognize and record, Revolution, Seattle, tendency-building
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Decolonize Occupy Seattle!
There has been a lot of divisions and redbaiting going on in Decolonize/Occupy Seattle. Although the below statement, presented by the People of Color caucus at Decolonize/Occupy Seattle got passed on Oct 19th, as of today (Oct 21st), it still … Continue reading
Posted in Colonialism, Race, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Class struggle, Indigenous struggle, Occupy Seattle, people of color, Seattle
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