Members of Unity & Struggle have been working to develop new methods of community organizing, reflecting on the big picture of what a (pre-)revolutionary moment asks of us. Part one in our series on organizing, “New Tools Needed: Community Organizing,” argues that existing organizing models, such as Alinksyite-style community organizing, are hegemonic and … [Read more...] about Autonomous Organizer Training Toolkit
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Target Workers Unite: Statement on the ‘United For Respect’ Organization
Some may have the impression that Target Workers Unite has been a project of the non-profit corporation known as United For Respect (formerly Organization United for Respect at Walmart or OUR Walmart). We rank and file Target workers issue this statement to clarify the relationship between Target Workers Unite and United For Respect (U4R). Our First Strike Target … [Read more...] about Target Workers Unite: Statement on the ‘United For Respect’ Organization
Beyond the Vote: Base-Building for Class Independence in Philadelphia
By: Adryan Corcione, James Yeun, and Ariel Diliberto In the United States today, election results do not represent the will, or number, of the people who live here. Marginalized voters, year after year, are intentionally excluded from our so-called democratic process. Through voter suppression of marginalized people, voting in a capitalist system becomes of interest to … [Read more...] about Beyond the Vote: Base-Building for Class Independence in Philadelphia
“Hairpin drop heard around the world”: Fifty Years Since Stonewall and the Birth of Gay Liberation
Illustration by Corey Brickley. Fifty years ago this June, in the summer of 1969, patrons at the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York City, fought back against abusive police, and in doing so launched the modern, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer movement. With the Supreme Court’s historic legalization of same sex marriage in 2015 and increased … [Read more...] about “Hairpin drop heard around the world”: Fifty Years Since Stonewall and the Birth of Gay Liberation
‘Black Identity Extremist’ Classification Sustains Racist Legacy
In a report marked for official use only recently obtained by Foreign Policy, the FBI assessed that “perceptions of police brutality against African Americans spurred an increase in premeditated, retaliatory lethal violence against law enforcement,” classifying those espousing this ideology as “Black Identity Extremists," or BIEs. This document, dated Aug. 3, was internally … [Read more...] about ‘Black Identity Extremist’ Classification Sustains Racist Legacy