How to Organize an Assembly Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism

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How to Organize an Assembly

In an era of disasters and despotism, one way to get people connected and ready to respond is to host an open assembly. Here's how.

There are times when people who have counted on politicians and specialists to solve their problems suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. But how do we connect with them—or at least connect them with each other? One answer is to host an open assembly. Here, we offer a brief guide, along with some sample discussion questions you could use to talk through how to prepare for the second Donald Trump administration.

The fact that an aspiring autocrat has won an election does not oblige us to submit to him. No one should excuse being complicit in tyranny on the grounds that other people voted for it.

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From Democracy to Freedom

*From Democracy to Freedom* grew out of years of dialogue between participants in social movements around the world. Exploring how recent uprisings...

People will scribble in a box for any number of reasons—misinformation, advertising, bigotry, fantasies of power—regardless of whether it is actually in their best interests. But what we do every day determines what kind of society we live in.

In the United States, we have two months to prepare to confront fascism on a scale we have not experienced in our lifetimes. Now—right now—is the time to call for public assemblies to connect people who are disillusioned with the electoral process and prepare the ground for grassroots organizing and resistance. We can help to equip you with posters, stickers, and reading material, including how-to guides and introductory literature, with which to make the case to your community.

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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy

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History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy

In many ways, the Democrats are responsible for Donald Trump’s return to power. Let's explore why.

Donald Trump has won the 2024 election. That means that we will have to fight many of the battles of 2017-2020 all over again. First, in order to understand what we’re up against, let’s look at how we got here. In many ways, the Democrats are responsible for Donald Trump’s return to power.

While we are sharing posters on the theme of capitalism and death, we should include "Capitalism Is a Death Cult," from 2020.

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Capitalism is a Death Cult

"Nothing matters to the market but profit. Forests only have value as timber or toilet paper; animals only have value as hot dogs or hamburgers. The precious, unrepeatable moments of our lives only have value as labor hours determined by the imperatives of commerce... "Some things are worth risking our lives for. Perpetuating capitalism is not one of them. If we have to risk our lives, let’s risk them for something worthwhile, like creating a world in which no one has to risk death for a paycheck."

In 2016, we debated whether it was accurate to describe Donald Trump as a fascist. In 2024, even his former appointees agree with our conclusion: Trump indeed represents fascism.

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Yes, Trump Represents Fascism

Earlier this week, we published a text from a comrade entitled Does Trump Represent Fascism, or White Supremacy? We’ve received this counterpoint...

We now offer a zine version of "Ya Ghazze Habibti—Gaza, My Love" in which an anarchist from occupied Palestine reviews the history of Zionist colonialism and Palestinian resistance, makes the case for an anti-colonial understanding of the situation, and explores what it means to act in solidarity with Palestinians.

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Ya Ghazze Habibti—Gaza, My Love

You can read this text in its entirety online here, complete with hyperlinks and footnotes.

“Live Free, Ride Free, Fuck NYPD” A Report from a Mass Fare Evasion in New York City

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"Live Free, Ride Free, Fuck NYPD"

A report from a mass fare evasion in New York City.

On Sunday, September 15, New York City police officers shot live rounds at random into the L train at the Sutter Avenue station at the border of Brownsville and East New York, Brooklyn. They were pursuing a Black man who had allegedly skipped the $2.90 fare. They shot him and two unfortunate bystanders—one in the arm, one in the head. On Wednesday, September 18, hundreds of people gathered at Union Square to carry out a mass fare evasion in response to this heinous attack.

Rebellious souls in Russia have sent us a photograph of this banner hanging over the train tracks in the Leningrad region. It reads "ПРИЗНАЙСЯ, ЧТО ХОЧЕШЬ ВОССТАНИЯ!"—"Say You Want an Insurrection," the title of our classic text discussing insurrectionary anarchism. While the title has an ironic aspect in English on account of the association with a certain song by the Beatles, in Russian, it comes across more like "Admit it: you want to revolt!" Along with the photograph, we received this message: "Rebellion is a time when fear turns into joy. This time is not in the past and does not wait in the future. Rebellion lives in the present. The rebellion of ungovernable lives against the military death machine, of unbridled diversity against xenophobia and patriarchal cynicism, of everything strange against the general fatigue, apathy, and boredom. "The uprising speaks in each of us in the transcendant languages ​​of rage and love. Our distant friends, we are beside you, we are among you. isn't it time for us to admit, together, that we want the same—many and different—uprisings!" It is heartening to know that even under conditions of intense repression and autocracy, the desire to revolt thrives.

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Say You Want an Insurrection

So do we—a total break with domination and hierarchy in all their forms, involving an armed uprising if need be. Until that’s possible, we’ll...

This week, there are demonstrations in New York City after police attacked a person they accused of dodging the fare on the subway. Multiple police opened fire, shooting the suspect, each other, and several other people who happened to be in the station. It's senseless to have police randomly shooting people to enforce a $2.90 fare. Make the subways free as a step towards the abolition of capitalism and police.

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Friday, November 29: Nobody Pays!

On November 29, nobody pays. This is a call for a strike against the rising cost of living. Hop the turnstiles. Open the gates. Sabotage the machines.