It’s hopelessly incompetent that this arguing is happening in public channels y’all. But here we are. Nothing is real to this kind of activist unless they can get engagement on twitter. A space for local anarchists to hang out, eat, and exchange ideas is clearly secondary when a single zine and some opinions held by its organizers apparently! threatens their whole existence. You thought you were providing community but these smart cookies were there to let you know that you’re actually doing genocide. Friends, the people who engage in pouring SHIT in an area CHILDREN play in aren’t the type to be grounded in perspective or taken at face value. And doing this because some people weren’t wearing a mask at an outdoor fair and comparing their behavior to rape apologia is wild. It’s offensive. It doesn’t matter how many loaded terms you tack onto whatever the hell this was supposed to be, the call is literally coming from inside the house. Continue reading “Please Log Off – a reflection”
Newly formatted zines
Hi!
Just wanted to share some newly formatted content related to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and anarchist responses to it. We didn’t write the content, but we formatted it for print so that it can be more easily shared.
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Expectations vs. Reality – A personal reflection and response to a recent post
If the authors of this piece were so concerned the anarchist fair held this weekend was “organized by anti maskers”, I think that actually seeing the event, even just for a bit, would’ve alleviated their fears.
I was there for a lot of the event, mostly in a mask, and experienced no anti-mask sentiment. Throughout the event, some people wore masks, including people tabling and leading workshops, while others were unmasked, depending on their individual circumstances, or what they were doing in the moment, etc. To me, this made sense for an open outdoors event where people had food and hot drinks throughout. Someone brought a whole table full of stuffies dressed up in little black masks to give out, and someone else had some n95s available for those who wanted. Continue reading “Expectations vs. Reality – A personal reflection and response to a recent post”
Soldier statue torn down Thanksgiving night
After the sun set on Thanksgiving, we tore down a memorial to the US soldiers of the Spanish-American War in Riverview cemetery. The Spanish-American war, overseen by President William Mckinley, marked a turning point in American Imperialism, resulting in the annexation of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba and the Phillipines and creating new norms for overseas military intervention and territorial control by the United States. The monument bears a plaque dedicated to the US soldiers who killed to assert control over the Phillipines. Through action, we call to life the memories of the Phillipine Insurrection against American rule and anarchist Leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President McKinley in New York while revolt continued on the islands. Continue reading “Soldier statue torn down Thanksgiving night”
“Anti-maskers help the state”
Because the anarchy fair was being organized by anti maskers, we wanted to remind attendees we actually can protect us. Last night we left messages at entrances and a few visible locations as well as added a bit of stench that will make attending in a mask more pleasant than maskless. The state wants us dead! We want you here to fight with us.
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The TERF’s weekend from hell
This weekend members of the Trans Exterminationist “Women’s Declaration International” and “Women’s Liberation Front” came to Portland to attempt a conference and rally at a public library in Portland. It went badly for them. Like really really badly. Continue reading “The TERF’s weekend from hell”
stinky TERFs left crying in pain and begging for help in socalled Pourtland
on the day be4 trans day of rage a group of 300000000000000000000(uwu we can;t count_) very excitedddd and angy violent fagg0ts beat TF out of some smelly ass terfs in so called portland and left them crying, bruIsed, covered in mace, tomoto(tamyto?) juice, and BLOOOOOOOOOD~ XDDD!!!1!! Continue reading “stinky TERFs left crying in pain and begging for help in socalled Pourtland”
PNW Fur Industry Update
In another sign of the fur farming industry’s decline, the Northwest Farm Food Co-op has sold its feed plant in Burlington, Washington. The new owner, Scoular, will use the facility to produce ingredients for pet food. At one time, the cooperative was a major supplier of mink feed to fur farms in Washington, Oregon and Idaho– with more than 25 member farms.
The sale of the feed plant could be bad news for the few remaining fur farms in the Pacific Northwest, who may now pay more for feed (feed is among the biggest expenses for a fur farm).
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PNW Defense Coalition Annual Dinner disrupted in Tigard
On Nov 2nd we set off fire alarms to disrupt the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition Annual Dinner at the Hilton Embassy Suites hotel in Tigard. We first pulled an alarm in a different part of the building than the event, which caused a large section of the hotel to evacuate, but did not affect the wing where the dinner was taking place. Pulling another alarm close to the dinner was necessary to make the defense coalition evacuate, a valuable lesson when trying to activate fire alarms in very large buildings. This was a small and easy intervention against one local arm of the military industry enabling Israel’s continued slaughter in Palestine.
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Trick or Treat!
On Halloween night, filled with a festive spirit, we put on our best costumes and went door to door for US flags, candy, doorbell cameras and other security cameras.
We were sad to find more cameras than candy, but we made sure to leave several Portland neighborhoods with much less of both.
A thin prybar makes the most effective tool for removing the doorbell cameras. Most are not hardwired, but some have wires that must be ripped out or cut.
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