William Gillis on Radical vs Liberal Abolitionism

From YouTube via Seeds of Revolution Podcast

William Gillis is a second generation anarchist activist who studies high energy theoretical physics and has written extensively on the politics of abolition and transformative justice.

Florida Abolitionist Gathering, Feb. 28 - Mar. 2

From Florida Abolitionist Gathering

February 28th-March 2nd | Gainesville, FL

The South is filled with long histories of resilience and resistance. We understand it is crucial to resist blatant fascism while simultaneously cultivating the world we wish to see blossom in its ashes. Our mission for the Florida Abolitionist Gathering (FAG) is to offer a space to connect, share, and learn from each other’s stories and strategies.

Responsibility Claim for Attack Against Police Car

From Contra Info, English translation by Anarchist News

Early in the morning on September 12, at 2:40 am, we placed an incendiary device made up of four half liter plastic bottles filled with gasoline, tied together with tape, that were lit by a fuse made with 5 matches and 3 incense sticks tied together. We placed this rudimentary device behind one of the front wheels to make sure that the main damage was done to the motor. Although all of their cars may be set on fire, the selection of a pickup truck belonging to the Special Force Against Violence was not random. There’s no exception, the entire police force is the enemy and we don’t buy their spiel against the fight against gender-based violence.

Saboteurs of Rent

from Hypocrite Reader By Julian Francis Park

Get (the fuck) out, slumlord, parasite, hoarded wealth, they graffitied in black or red permutations on the walls and fences of nine vacant homes in West Oakland, California, stolen land they said, held in the portfolio of Sullivan Management Company (SMC) East Bay. Later that morning of May 2, 2021, an anonymous group released a communiqué claiming the actions through Indybay, a local independent media site.

Abolitionism & the Threat of Reformism

from It's Going Down

An Online Panel Hosted by Forest City Anarchists

Announcing an online forum on abolitionism and the threat of reformism. Hosted by Forest City Anarchists.

On Saturday October 23rd at 7PM EST, join us on Twitch for a live discussion about abolitionism, the threat of reformism, and how it all relates to the state. We have several guests lined up to cover these topics and then follow up by answering questions from the audience.

Announcing the Rust Belt Rising Center

from It's Going Down

Announcing a new anarchist political center in so-called Rockford, Illinois.

We’re excited to announce our new political center in Rockford, Illinois. The mission of Rust Belt Rising is to spread ideas and practices of autonomous revolutionary traditions and anarchy informed by black, brown and indigenous resistance to the State, Capital, and colonialism.

The End Is the Beginning: Anarchist Abolitionism as Communicative Creation

from Center for a Stateless Society

by Eric Fleischmann

Thomas Malthus, in his infamous work An Essay on the Principle of Population, takes several sections to critique the ideas of arguably the first modern anarchist thinker William Godwin. In one, Malthus writes,

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