Grow Your Own Free Skool (Guide and Zine)!

From Neighborhood Anarchist Collective

What is FreeSkool?

Rooted in anarchist theory and inspired by the Escuela Moderna (Modern School) of the 1900s, Toronto’s Anarchist Free University (AFU), and Free Skool Santa Cruz, free skool (or free school) is a place-based, grassroots educational project built on non-monetary exchange with the aim of creating a network of skill, information, and knowledge sharing. In practice, free skool can take many different forms, from anti-capitalist lectures and reading groups to skill shares on bike repair, mending clothing, and urban foraging. In contrast to traditional educational institutes, free skool is built on the belief that everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student.

Candice Alicia King 1984-2025

From Eugene Weekly

"I always introduced her as ‘the most radical person I know,’” says Antonio Gisbert, one of Candice King’s coworkers at Homes for Good and a fellow drafter of the Oregon Rebate Plan. “Like, the good sense of the word ‘radical.’”

He also called her “a force of nature,” which is a phrase many of her friends echoed to describe her. Other words and phrases that friends, neighbors and family used to articulate King to Eugene Weekly were “activist,” “anarchist,” “passionate” and “compass.” They also say she was “one of the most sophisticated thinkers I know,” “a brilliant, bright star who was always burning in a lot of different directions at the same time,” and “a revolutionary.”

Eugene, OR: Sharing is Community

From Eugene Weekly

The Neighborhood Anarchist Collective aims to discredit misinformation on anarchy through projects that support the community’s needs, in the belief that empowered communities collectively shape the future. The collective organizes events throughout Eugene to create an environment where neighbors can depend on each other.

Running Down the Walls 2024 Recap

From Anarchist Black Cross Federation

What follows are recaps from many of the runs that took place on September 15, 2024. This was the 25th anniversary of Running Down the Walls. Since 1999, prisoners and supporters throughout North America have participated in this annual event, often running or walking simultaneously in many cities and prisons at once. As reportbacks come in, they will be posted here. Read more about Running Down the Walls and the ABCF Warchest.

The Rise and Fall of America’s Environmentalist Underground

From New York Times Magazine by Matthew Wolfe (behind a paywall)

This year, one of the last fugitives of the Earth Liberation Front pleaded guilty to arson — at a moment when climate activists are again flirting with radical ideas.

From the Whiteaker to the Woods: The Rise of the “Eugene Anarchists,” Part 1

From It's Going Down

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we again return to the topic of the 1990’s, this time in a two part series that will center on the green anarchist and eco-defense movement in Eugene, Oregon. In the first part of the series, we talk with long-time anarchist John Zerzan, and in the second part, we will talk with a member of Cascadia Forest Defense. Born into a working class family, John soon found himself in the strange land of Stanford University, and quickly dove into the radical politics of the 1960s. Originally working as a union organizer, John soon became interested in the ultra-left, the Situationists, and the rioting that was breaking out in Berkeley over the weekends while living in the bay area.

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