We're Not Voting, We're Fighting!

Submitted by redzarathustra on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 17:39

Originally posted on Ideas and Action -- ideasandaction.info

We’re not voting, we’re fighting!
Anarchists and the 2012 US Elections

By Adam Quinn

It’s always been easy for anarchists to demonstrate the absurdity of the US elections since the two major parties have had very few actual differences. Though each party has been using more heated and divisive rhetoric in recent months, Obama’s continuation of many Bush-era policies indicates our essentially one-party system remains intact.

Boston - "The Housing Monster" Study Group

Submitted by Boston on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 16:09


Join Common Struggle in Boston to discuss The Housing Monster

Saturday, October 6th
6pm
Encuentro 5, 9 Hamilton Place, Boston, MA
Facebook Event

Read up to Page 77(from "The Foreword" through "Development and Decay").

Saturday, November 3rd
6pm
Location TBA

Finish the book.

Email boston@commonstruggle.org for a flyer.

Open City Issue 4 Now Out!

Submitted by gray on Mon, 09/17/2012 - 22:26

The newest issue of Open City from New York City is now out. Please find it attached below.

Common Struggle Events in Providence

Submitted by redzarathustra on Mon, 09/10/2012 - 20:34

Solidarity With Domino's Workers
http://www.facebook.com/events/497347316945122/
Saturday, September 15, 2012
5:00pm until 7:00pm
526 Broad St, Providence, RI

Join radical workers to demonstrate in support of Domino's workers in Australia who have had their wages slashed by 19%. Come out to picket Domino's on Broad St in Providence in Solidarity with Domino's workers on the other side of the world.

The Global Influence of Anarchism? A Fall/Winter Reading Group

Submitted by redzarathustra on Fri, 08/31/2012 - 06:18


Anarchism is often portrayed as an isolated group of angsty teens smashing a Starbucks window. However, Anarchism historically has been a vibrant movement active in nearly every corner of the world. In this reading group we will discover the movement that is Anarchism, its history and culture, as a force for total liberation. This is a great opportunity to explore your curiosity about a widely misunderstood ideology and to learn its fundamental beliefs. For this reading group we'll be reading Black Flam e: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism by Michael Schmidt and Lucien Van Der Walt.

Common Struggle Events in Boston

Submitted by jake on Sun, 08/19/2012 - 20:20

Upcoming Common Struggle events - www.CommonStruggle.org

1. Sacco and Vanzetti March - August 26th
2. Common Struggle Reading Group - The Housing Monster, September 15th and October 6th
3. Ongoing Boston Fare Strike meetings and actions.

Island Retreat

Submitted by Truck Dee on Wed, 08/01/2012 - 13:43


A view from our retreat on the Boston Harbor Islands.

Boston Common Struggle Events This Summer:

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 16:39

-Anti-Austerity Thursday, May 24th.
Join Common Struggle members as we stand up against measures that put the cost of the recession on the shoulders of the working class. Make the rich pay for their own crisis!

"If you want a General Strike organize your co-workers" An Interview with Joe Burns, author of Reviving the Strike

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 07:46

An Interview with Joe Burns, author of Reviving the Strike at Lawrence, Mass. Bread and Roses Centennial, April 28th, 2012

by Camilo Viveiros
Original interview: Activism2Organizing.org

Introduction

Many in the Occupy movement have called for a general strike on May 1st but most Occupy activists aren’t involved in labor organizations or organized in their workplaces. While General Assemblies may be somewhat effective institutions at reaching the agreement of assorted activists around future direct actions, workplace stoppages require the large scale participation of workers in decision-making structures. The interview below gives some organizing advice for those who have called the general strike. I hope that this interview will inspire Occupy activists to consider the difficult work ahead that is needed to build democracy in the workplace. We are the 99%!

1º de Mayo: Después de la Primavera Se Viene un Verano Caliente

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 19:17

Por nuestrxs amigxs de Miami Autononomía y Solidaridad

Crisis Global; Pesadilla Americana

La crisis económica mundial trajo una nueva Gran Depresión a las puertas de las familias de la clase trabajadora. Mientras que las corporaciones, funcionarios del gobierno y las burocracias reciben beneficios y compensaciones que baten récords, los menos afortunados se ven forzados a asumir la mayor parte de la carga económica [1,2]. Este colapso se coloca sobre las espaldas de los trabajadores, y más aún en los más oprimidos de las comunidades de la clase obrera, por ejemplo: mujeres de clase trabajadora, inmigrantes, negros y latinos [3,4]. A pesar de las promesas del Congreso demócrata y del presidente, las deportaciones de inmigrantes indocumentados han aumentado dramáticamente desde que Obama asumió poder, destruyendo comunidades y criminalizando poblaciones enteras. Si no luchamos, la crisis puede provocar una disminución permanente en nuestro nivel de vida, profundizando a la vez la dominación de los oprimidos, y aumentando las diferencias económicas en la sociedad estadounidense.

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