BRRN Blog

Our Perspectives and Tasks on the Revolution in Rojava

Our Perspectives and Tasks on the Revolution in Rojava Prepared by members of the BRRN International Committee and approved by the membership. #Rojava #Kobane #internationalsolidarity Versión Español de este documento   As revolutionaries in North America we would like to outline the foundations of our political perspective as well as how we as an organization have […]

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Reflections on Anarcha-Feminism in Social Movements

A future anarcha-feminist listens to discussion on how she can build popular power in social movements that challange the racist patriarchal capitalist state

This past April the Miami local of Black Rose Anarchist Federation / Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra (BRRN) collaborated with two other autonomous South Florida groups, One Struggle and Florida Student Union, to present a discussion on anarcha-feminism at Florida International University. The event offered reflections from the first international Anarcha-Feminist Conference (AFem) in London which […]

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Police raid teachers union in Ankara, Turkey

Black Rose / Rosa Negra is publishing this news summary as a notice to our friends and comrades who are members of teachers’ unions in the United States about the brutal war-mongering activities of the Turkish state and their repression of the segments of the labor movement that have been in solidarity with Rojava and […]

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Eastern Iowa Solidarity Statement for Meagan Taylor

On Monday, July 13, 2015, Meagan Taylor and a friend checked into a room at the Drury Inn, in West Des Moines, IA. Upon checking in, Taylor noticed staff acting “really funny” around her and her friend. Shortly thereafter, staff at the Drury Inn called the West Des Moines police, reporting “two males dressed as […]

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OUR SADNESS WILL BE OUR ANGER, KOBANÊ WILL REBUILD

#‎Rojava‬ #Kobane ‪#‎SurucBomb‬ ‪#‎SuruçtaKatliamVar‬ We re-post this statement by comrades in Revolutionary Anarchist Action in Turkey on the recent bombing, likely by supporters of ISIS, that maimed and killed dozens of mostly young activists organizing to support the revolutionary efforts underway in Rojava. It has been heavily edited for clarity and issues of translation. Yesterday nearly three hundred […]

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Statement on the Recent Massacre in Suruc, Turkey

BLACK ROSE ANARCHIST FEDERATION / FEDERACION ANARQUISTA ROSA NEGRA (USA)   July 20, 2015 #‎Rojava‬ ‪#‎SurucBomb‬ ‪#‎SuruçtaKatliamVar‬ English Türkçe العربية Español Italiano Português ελληνικά Statement on the Recent Massacre in Suruc, Turkey Today we mourn the loss of friends and comrades and renewing our commitment to an international revolutionary struggle in their memory. At noon, […]

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AFROCOLOMBIANS IN COLOMBIAN PACIFIC FACE A GRAVE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

The Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento (CODHES) expresses its profound distress due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis affecting the Colombian civilian population and especially the Afro Colombian and indigenous populations in the Colombian Pacific region. This region traditionally impacted by a dynamics of structural exclusion has been the most affected by the […]

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When You Come For Our Neighbors, You Come For Us All

By Alex C   On Wednesday, June 17th I awoke to a voicemail from a member of Take Back the Land, a community organization that uses advocacy and direct action tactics to help homeowners defend their homes from unjust eviction. They’d been holding an eviction watch at a home on Webster Avenue for about a […]

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Setting Fire to the Noose: The Baltimore Rebellion & the More to Come

By Romina Akemi LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Version en español  The early morning of May 1st Marilyn Mosby, the State’s Attorney for the city of Baltimore in Maryland, announced criminal charges against the six cops involved in the murder of Freddie Gray.  The charges include second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.  The bittersweet victory illustrated the impact […]

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Prendiendo Fuego a la Soga: La Rebelión de Baltimore y las que vendrán

Por Romina Akemi Traducción Luis Cortés Originalmente publicado por Periódico Solidaridad El procesamiento de los policías por el crimen de Freddie Gray demostró el impacto de las manifestaciones ante las injusticias que vive la comunidad negra de Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, la cifra de muertos a causa de la violencia del Estado racista es enorme. La […]

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