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Inside Enclave Rabia Caracol — An Anarchist Community Center and Cafe in Tijuana, Mexico
By Ryan Fatica Tijuana, Mexico — In the heart of downtown Tijuana, less than a kilometer from the San Yisidro Port of Entry and blocks away from the most popular nightlife and tourist areas of the city, migrants rest on the stairs of a café while passersby lean on the bar, sipping what may be…
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Anarchists Gather for Conference at the Corner of the World
By Ryan Fatica Tijuana, Mexico — Where the United States, the Pacific Ocean, and Mexico meet, a place sometimes referred to as “the corner of the world,” a sprawling 18-foot-tall barrier stretches out into the salt water, marking the international border. Waves crash against its concrete foundations and, at high tide, against the bollards themselves…
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Supporters of Jack Mazurek Hold Rally, Punk Show, Outside Fulton County Courthouse
By Ryan Fatica Atlanta, GA – About 30 supporters of John “Jack” Mazurek held a rally on the morning of Monday, March 4 that included speakers, a banner, and even a punk show performed on a downtown Atlanta sidewalk across the street from the Fulton County Courthouse. The rally was held on the day of…
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Thousands of Asylum Seekers Stranded Along Border Wall Near Sasabe, Arizona
By Ryan Fatica Sasabe, AZ — The afternoon sun cut diagonally through the 16-foot-tall concrete-reinforced steel bollards marking the international boundary between the United States and Mexico east of Sasabe, Arizona. The wall’s long shadows cast a strobe light effect on cars passing along the roughly graded road cut into the mountainside along the U.S.…
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‘Jane’s Revenge’ Activist Pleads Guilty in Firebombing of Anti-Abortion Group ‘Wisconsin Family Action’
By Ryan Fatica Madison, WI — Hrindindu Sankar Roychowdhury pleaded guilty on November 20, 2023 to federal arson charges resulting from a 2022 attack claimed under the moniker ‘Jane’s Revenge’ against Wisconsin Family Action, an anti-abortion Christian fundamentalist group. The attack on Wisconsin Family Action’s office occurred on May 8, 2022, just six days after…
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Blockade Protest Disrupts Raytheon at University of Arizona Tech Park
By Ryan Fatica Tucson, AZ — The morning commute was pure chaos for Raytheon employees and others reporting for work at the University of Arizona (UA) Tech Park on Thursday, November 30 as over 100 people participated in a blockade and rally at the facility. The action was organized to highlight weapons manufacturer Raytheon and…
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Die-In at Raytheon Compound in Tucson Calls Out Complicity in Gaza
By Ryan Fatica Tucson, AZ — Raytheon employees on their way to work Thursday morning were confronted with an unusual spectacle — about 120 people, dressed in all black, lying in the road covered in white sheets, blocking one of the entrances to U.S. Air Force Plant 44, operated by Raytheon Missiles and Defense. Their…
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Queer Migrants Find Shelter and Community in Tijuana Collective House
By Ryan Fatica Tijuana, Mexico — As the Biden administration continues in Trump’s footsteps — constructing a 30-foot-tall border wall along the Tijuana/San Diego border and imposing new barriers to seeking asylum in the United States — many activists in Tijuana have continued the quiet, daily work of welcoming migrants. One such group is Casa…
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Over 60 People Indicted on RICO Charges in Atlanta, Allegedly Promoting ‘Anarchist Ideas’
By Ryan Fatica Atlanta, GA — Georgia prosecutors have indicted 61 individuals under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, for their alleged participation in the #StopCopCity movement and for, as they put it, promoting “virulent anarchist ideals.” The indictments were handed down by a grand jury last week but only made…
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‘I Can’t Take This Shit No More’: Alabama Prisoner Takes a Stand
By Ryan Fatica Bessemer, Alabama — At around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, August 13, Derrol Shaw took an opportunity to get free. Sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for murders he committed when he was 18, caged in some of the worst prison conditions in the country, subjected to levels of violence…