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Tag Archives: Marx
Dark Ecology, Hyperobjects, and the New Materialism
I recently wrote a piece on ecology, spirituality, and philosophy entitled “White Baby Jesus Vs. Dark Ecology” for my Aroma of the World blog. Our comrade Matt, aka Bypolar the Toxic Cherub, turned it into a piece of youtube video … Continue reading
“How to Overthrow the Illuminati” Pamphlet
This summer, I collaborated with comrades in New York City to produce a pamphlet criticizing conspiracy theories. We also set up a website to discuss and distribute the pamphlet. For some reason, I forgot to link it here on the … Continue reading
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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Nov 18th Seattle Release Party of LIES: a journal of materialist feminism
Join us and our friends for a reading and discussion of LIES, a journal of materialist feminism on Sunday, Nov 18th 6pm at Black Coffee Co-op. You can join the facebook group here. Some contributors to the journal will be … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Fundraising, Gender, Theory, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Class struggle, feminism, gender, Labor, Marx, queer liberation, race, Seattle, women
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Longview, Occupy, and Beyond: Rank and File and the 89% Unite!
This piece is written by the Black Orchid Collective in Seattle, with contributions from members of Advance the Struggle in the Bay area, members of Hella 503 in Portland, as well as friends in various cities. We have all been … Continue reading
Posted in Group Statements, Labor, Strategy and Tactics, Theory, What's up in Seattle, Youth
Tagged Austerity, Budget cuts, Capitalism, Class struggle, Hip Hop Occupies, Hiphop, Labor, Marx, Occupy Seattle, Organization, people of color, race, recognize and record, Seattle, tendency-building, Union, Youth
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Queer Liberation and Class Struggle at Decolonize/Occupy Seattle
My friend RGB and I are organizing a series called “Queer Liberation and Class Struggle” at Decolonize/Occupy Seattle. The upcoming session is Tues on Nov 1st at 4pm. We will be selected sections from Marx’s Alienated Labor and discussing it … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Labor, Theory, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Capitalism, Class struggle, gender, Marx, Occupy Seattle, queer liberation
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Founding member of League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Seattle
We all got so caught up in the Decolonize/Occupy Seattle organizing that we forgot to put this up online. This just happened this evening and it was awesome. Our friend, J, will be putting up a link to the video … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Race, Theory
Tagged Black liberation, Capitalism, Class struggle, Labor, Marx, people of color, Union
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Caring: a labor on stolen time
This piece is written by a fellow worker. It describes the organizing experiences of a CNA in the nursing home. It recently got posted on Recomposition blog. We want to share it with you. caring: a labor on stolen time pages … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Labor, Race
Tagged Capitalism, feminism, gender, IWW, Labor, Marx, people of color, race, recognize and record, reproductive labor, Union, women
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