Black Rose Anarchist Federation

We’re thrilled to announce the formation of three new Locals of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (BRRN)! From the Texas Hill Country, to the Great Lakes, to the Northeast, our organization is growing deeper roots and expanding our capacity to organize, struggle, and build popular power in communities across the country. As you will read […]

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This event is co-sponsored by Black Rose/Rosa Negra, Seattle Organized Anarchists, and the Institute for Anarchist Studies. Anarchism emerged as a wing of the workers’ movements in the 19th century. What place do anarchists have in the contemporary labor movement? Join us for a moderated panel and discussion with anarchists from around the Puget Sound […]

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This event is organized and hosted by Black Rose/Rosa Negra (BRRN) Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in France and Spain in recent weeks over issues of education and housing. As this event announcement goes up, general strikes are being prepared in both countries. How are organized anarchists participating and strategically intervening in […]

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The Los Angeles Local of Black Rose/Rosa Negra announces this public event on anarchist histories of the past and present in Southern California’s Inland Empire. Towards an Anarchist History in the Inland Empire will explore contemporary anarchism, especifismo, popular power, and local labor struggles and social movements in the Inland Empire. This panel discussion features […]

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Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (BRRN) is excited to announce the publication of Sanctuary as a Verb: Experiences and Directions from Transversal Organizing for Immigrant Defense. Drawing on organizing experiences of Black Rose/Rosa Negra members across the United States, this pamphlet explores how workers, neighbors, and communities are building collective resistance to ICE and defending […]

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AK, a founding member of ATX Solidarity Network, discusses their experience organizing immigrant workers to confront wage theft and other issues in right-to-work Texas. Increased ICE enforcement has raised fears about fighting back, turning many to seek services in a field dominated by nonprofits. In this interview we explore the tensions organizing for direct action […]

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Event Description: One year after Midway Blitz, social movements across Chicago continue to fight deportations and detention. At this panel discussion you’ll hear from people organizing against ICE in cities around the country, including a member of the #Minnesota15, as well as organizers from Chicago and Durham, NC. Bring a friend, coworker, or neighbor! Social […]

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ICE’s invasion of Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz sparked a range of organized community responses, from rapid response teams to fighting detentions at Broadview ICE Facility. In this interview, Heather, a teacher with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), reflects on their organizing experiences during that wave of struggle. Drawing on […]

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To mark the 100 year anniversary of the publication of the Platform of Libertarian Communists (Draft), we are excited to present the second in a three volume series of interviews discussing the document’s lasting legacy with anarchist organizations around the world. The Platform, as it is often called by shorthand, was written by a group […]

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This is the third installment of our Anarchists in the Tenant Movement series. You can find the first installment here and the second here. The interview below was conducted with an organizer named Mario, involved in a tenant union in the US Southeast. We’ve concealed Mario’s specific location at his request. Like our other series Anarchists in the Labor […]

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