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Metropolis I: Introduction

3.30.2013. anarchistnews.org: “We must investigate, we must research, we must go search and above all share and propagate all the necessary information about the functioning of the capitalist machine. How is it fed by energy, information, arms and food? In … Continue reading

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Seattle: Occupy Westlake Oct 23

Facebook: Occupy Westlake camp & protest Tues, Oct 23 We will be converging with our friends and with other occupy’s for a protest and overnight camp @ Westlake on Oct 23. We are gonna throw a “sk8 black flag convergence … Continue reading

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GLITUR: Statement of Solidarity with Bay Area Anti-Colonist Activists

GLITUR. Oct 10: Statement of Solidarity with Bay Area Anti-Colonist Activists On Saturday, October 6th, comrades in the city of San Francisco took to the streets in order to protest the murder of indigenous peoples and the destruction of their … Continue reading

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Seattle: PSKS Fundraiser Art Show [Oct12]

PSKS FB: PSKS (PEACE FOR THE STREETS BY KIDS FROM THE STREETS) PSKS Fundraiser Art Show [Oct12] Fri, Oct 12 @ 5 – 9pm Please help us continue to provide services at Peace for the Streets by Kids on the … Continue reading

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Seattle: Black Coffee now open on Capitol Hill

Black Coffee. Oct 8: First Week of Black Coffee We’re open for coffee, and we’ve still got lots of work to do.. The space is still under construction – we’ve still got a whole laundry list of work to do. … Continue reading

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Seattle: Device found outside Seattle FBI office was flashlight

Seattle Times. Oct 9: Device found outside Seattle FBI office was flashlight The suspicious device destroyed by an FBI bomb squad outside the downtown Seattle FBI building appeared to be a flashlight with a blinking red light. Spokeswoman Ayn Dietrich … Continue reading

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Seattle: Free University Fall 2012 Guide – Call for submissions

  Seattle Free University: Free U Fall 2012 Guide – Call for submissions SEE DRAFT GUIDE HERE: http://freeuniverseity.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/guide-free-u-fall-2012.pdf Please send input, suggestions, critiques, hate mail, modifications, meetup locations, subjects, or whatever to FreeUniversEity@gmail.com Although this website has been mainly facilitating … Continue reading

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Seattle: homeless shelters shut down in wake of end to free bus zones

Seattle Times. Sept 28: Seattle homeless shelters shut down in wake of bus changes Representatives of some 500 homeless people who stay in two tent cities and 16 shelters in the Seattle area — mostly churches — closed most of … Continue reading

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Seasol: Pegasus Pizza Pays Up

Seattle Solidarity. Oct 3: Pegasus Pizza Pays Up Luis and SeaSol have won our second fight against Pegasus Pizza. A few months after our last encounter, Luis was fired for being a few minutes late due to delays in his … Continue reading

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Seattle: archives – Seattle Group Bulletins #1-60 (1965 – 1971) now online

A-Infos. Oct 1: (en) US, Seattle Group Bulletins #1-60 now online Date Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:46:08 +0200 The Seattle Group Bulletins were published between 1965 & 1971 & all 60 are now online & fully searchable. —- The Seattle … Continue reading

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Seattle: October Readings – Crack Capitalism Parts I & II

SeattleAnarchistStudyGroup. Oct 3: Hey Folks, This month we’re reading “Crack Capitalism” by John Holloway.  Follow this link to access the first part for next week – and in the mean time get yourself a copy for the subsequent readings.

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Seattle Stranger: “Seventeen Days and Counting…” — Matt Duran

Stranger. Sept 30: That’s how long Olympia resident Matt Duran has been held at the SeaTac Federal Detention Center for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, ostensibly about political or social acquaintances who may have had something to do … Continue reading

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“Everyone will need to have a solidarity network” – a Seasol video

YouTube. Sept 28: A mutual support network, open to workers both employed and unemployed, active and retired. We use collective direct action to fight employers and landlords who are pocketing our wages, refusing repairs, stealing deposits, or otherwise cheating or … Continue reading

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Seattle: Noise Demo For Six Escapees And Other Prisoners

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Sept 26: On the evening of September 25th, a group of over thirty people assembled in front of the King County Juvenile Detention Center on 12th Ave. They began making noise with whistle, pots, and drums so that everyone … Continue reading

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Seattle: Phone System Shutdown at Federal Courthouse in Solidarity with Grand Jury Resisters

Committee Against Political Repression. Sept 21: We cannot confirm this but we received this last email: “Grand Jury Resisters, Anonymous’ very own telecommunications division shut down the phone network at the Seattle US District attorney’s office. We will run this … Continue reading

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Seattle: Attack on Bank of America in George Town

AnarchistNews.org. Sept 20: During the night of September 19th we attacked a Bank of America. One ATMs card slot was glued and screen smashed, and 3 windows of the bank smashed. This was done in solidarity with Matt Duran and … Continue reading

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Seattle: Benefit for the Seattle Solidarity Network {Oct.4}

Seattle Solidarity Network: Thurs, Oct. 4 @ 8pm Highline, 210 Broadway E.  

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Seattle: AgitProp Film Festival {Sept 29&30}

Black Orchid Collective: AgitProp Film Festival Alay ng Kultura (AK) presents a series of films and discussions to celebrate people’s arts and culture. Film Schedule Saturday, September 29 2 pm Black Power Mixtape http://tinyurl.com/3hwtkt5 5 pm Signed Lino Brocka http://tinyurl.com/985vwjhContinue reading

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Seattle: Northwest African American Museum Isn’t The Real Museum!

Wake Up God Dammit. Sept 18: Seattle’s Northwest African American Museum: It Isn’t The Real Museum!   By Leith Kahl. September 13, 2012 (Note: This article assumes that the reader is aware of the African American holiday known as Juneteenth, … Continue reading

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Seattle: Next Grand Jury September 26

Facebook: Pack the courtroom for Matt Duran’s next hearing! Wednesday, September 26 @ 9am Seattle Federal Courthouse – 700 Stewart St. Our friend and comrade Matt Duran was taken hostage by the state on September 13th for refusing to testify … Continue reading

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Seattle: Decolonize the New World 2012: West Coast Anti-colonial, Anti-capitalist Solidarity Action

Facebook: CALL TO ACTION – Columbus Day marks the 520 year anniversary of the genocidal and ecocidal project of Empire building and colonial expansion that began with the conquistador invasion of this continent and continues to this day through the … Continue reading

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Metropolis: The George Jackson Brigade

Tides of Flame. Sept 16: George Jackson Brigade: Theory and Practice of Armed Struggle in the Northwest. Metropolis link.

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Write to Matt in Jail

No Repression. Sept 14: Writing to prisoners is an easy and important way to help ease the isolation of imprisonment. Please write letters to Matt! Matthew Kyle Duran #42565-086 FDC SeaTac P.O. Box 13900 Seattle, WA 98191 Make sure that … Continue reading

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West Coast: Anti-Colonial, Anti-Capitalist March/Convergence: Call to Action for Oct 6

AnarchistNews.org & Decolonize the World: Columbus Day 2012 marks the 520 year anniversary of the genocidal and ecocidal project of Empire building and colonial expansion that began with the conquistador invasion of this continent and continues to this day through … Continue reading

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Seattle: Borracchini’s fight ends, as does long tradition of no breaks

Seasol. Sept 6: We are happy to announce that, after six months of protest, Borracchini’s has finally begun to allow all workers their 10-minute breaks. (Here’s more background on the fight.) Our many actions have included picketing, postering and even … Continue reading

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Seattle: City set to approve sweeping remake of Yesler Terrace

Seattle Times. Aug 31: The Seattle City Council is poised to approve a bold — some say risky — plan to remake the city’s first public-housing project into a high-rise mixed-income community. Attention now turns to relocating more than 500 … Continue reading

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Kickstart This Film: Metropolis (2012), by Tides of Flame

Urban Film blog MIT. Aug 22: Kickstart This Film: Metropolis (2012), by Tides of Flame Most of the reviews on this site describe films that already exist, but from time to time we highlight stories on upcoming or proposed projects. … Continue reading

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Grand Jury POSTPONED for September 13

  Occupy Seattle. Aug 29: Rally at the Courthouse Support Grand Jury Resistors   Thursday, September 13 @ 12pm Federal Courthouse: 700 Stewart St. Seattle   August 2nd was the first hearing of the Seattle grand jury that has been … Continue reading

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Seattle: Charges dropped against another May Day arrestee

Seattle Weekly. Aug 29: After reviewing YouTube video of the May Day riot, King County prosecutors dismissed all charges against a protestor accused of punching a bike cop. Maria Jannett Morales, 30, was charged with assault in the fourth degree, … Continue reading

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Seattle: Public Libraries closed, but the People’s Library opens

communize everything ### ### ### ### KOMO4. Aug 27: People’s Library fills in for Seattle Public Libraries during closure SEATTLE — Seattle libraries are closed all week because of budget cuts, but a makeshift library in the Central District is … Continue reading

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Seattle: two trials for alleged May 1 assaults – Monday [Aug 27]

PugetSoundAnarchists.org: Come show solidarity with those arrested on Mayday. Both face felony charges. Sources inside the jail confirm Campiche was beaten while incarcerated by police, he will face a sentencing of 1-5 years in prison. Morales is being falsely charged … Continue reading

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Seattle: Benefit for the Wildcat [tonight]

### ### ### ## This event will be a benefit for Seattle’s anti-authoritarian/anarchist space, The Wildcat. The show will also be in conjunction with Seattle’s fourth annual Anarchist Bookfair. Bands/Artist: Adelit@s (PDX anarcho-punk) http://adelitas.wordpress.com/ Kohosh (local melodic anarcho-punk) http://kohosh.bandcamp.com/ Addaura … Continue reading

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Seattle: Man smashed North Precinct lobby doors

pig’s mouth via PSA. Aug 24: A man smashed the glass panel doors at the North Precinct. On 8/23/12, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a citizen waiting in the north precinct parking lot for officers saw a male walk calmly into … Continue reading

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The Stranger: “A Cat Knows…”

The Stranger. Aug 24: “A Cat Knows What Anarchy Is” So says legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson: The French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was a photojournalist for Life and other publications for over three decades. He is widely considered to be the … Continue reading

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Seattle’s million-dollar, CIA Trapwire camera network

Teh Stranger. Aug 23: Last Week in the Surveillance State: Seattle’s Million-Dollar, CIA-Affiliated Camera Network   I was on vacation and off the grid last week, so I apologize if this has already been on Slog. But last week’s Guardian … Continue reading

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August 30 – Remember John T

Indian Country News. Feb 21, 2011: The Shooting Death of John T. Williams John T. Williams, a 50-year-old seventh generation Nitinaht carver of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, was shot four times by a Seattle police officer on August 30, 2010. … Continue reading

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Seattle: CD News post about Autonomia-Encuentro social center

Central District News. Aug 20: Carnival of Liberation parade temporarily reoccupies Autonomia A group of activists took to the streets Sunday to protest a wide array of societal issues. The Carnival of Liberation, as it was dubbed, had close to … Continue reading

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Seattle: El Encuentro – social center started – Call to Liberate Space

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Aug 19: Carnival of Liberation Occupies Autonomia Social Center   On August 19th, a group of people marched from the northern end of the Central District down 23rd Avenue to the old Autonomia social center. The bottom floor of … Continue reading

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New presentation added to Seattle Anarchist Book Fair: Grand Jury Resistance

FBI REPRESSION AND GRAND JURY RESISTANCE August 25 and 26, presentation happening at 11am both days. On Wednesday, July 26, the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force raided three houses in Portland, looking for black clothing, electronics, flag-making materials, and … Continue reading

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Seattle Second Grand Jury Hearing on August 30

Rally at the Courthouse Support Grand Jury Resistors Thurs. August 30th 12 noon Fed Courthouse – 700 Stewart St Seattle, WA August 2nd was the first hearing of the Seattle grand jury that has been formed to investigate Northwest anarchists. … Continue reading

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Seattle: “SeaSol and the Sanctity of Small Businesses”

Why We Win & Seattle Free Press. Aug 17: SeaSol and the Sanctity of Small Businesses By Walter Winslow: Small businesses in America are holy things, like motherhood and apple pie. Obama and Romney alike sing their praises on the campaign … Continue reading

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Rose City Antifa: Hammerskins and Pacific Northwest Neo-Nazis

Rose City Antifascists. Aug 17: Wade Michael Page, The Hammerskin Nation, and Pacific Northwest Neo-Nazis On the morning of Sunday, August 5, Wade Michael Page arrived at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, WI and opened fire. Page … Continue reading

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Seattle: Yesler Terrace redevelopment plan passes

Central District News. Aug 16: Council Committee passes Yesler Terrace redevelopment plans The Yesler Terrace Special Committee of the Seattle City Council voted to pass the Seattle Housing Authority’s Yesler Terrace redevelopment plan. The plan moves the full City Council … Continue reading

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Press TV video: grand jury house raids, Occupy, Orwell

Press.TV. Aug 14:   ‘Police crackdown cannot deter Occupy protestors’ A US newspaper has revealed that the FBI has been raiding the houses of anti-Wall Street protesters in Oregon and Washington in what the agency describes an “ongoing violent crime … Continue reading

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A Belated History of the Central District Squats

via Puget Sound Anarchists. Aug 14: Background At a recent communal BBQ in the Central District of Seattle, I ran into a young boy who had been coming around every week to get food and wander amongst the crowd of … Continue reading

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Metropolis: A Film (2012)

Tides of Flame. Aug 14: Metropolis: A Film (2012) Alright, friends, we have started another fundraising campaign. We are trying to raise 666 dollars for our film METROPOLIS. Please donate and spread this link around. There are two previews on … Continue reading

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Support Grand Jury Resistors: August 30 rally at the Seattle federal courthouse

August 30, Noon until whenever people are (hopefully) released from the grand jury Thurs. August 30th 12 noon Fed Courthouse – 700 Stewart St Seattle, WA August 2nd was the first hearing of the Seattle grand jury that has been … Continue reading

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Seattle: Here Comes Everybody Carnival of Liberation [Aug 18]

Facebook: Sunday, Aug 18 1:30 PM 23rd & Union, Central District, Seattle For the lovers of life and the defenders of freedom, this is a call to invade the streets and brighten the pavement. The grid of the city blocks … Continue reading

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Seattle: Housing Commissioner resigns over Yesler Terrace Gentrification

KOMO News. August 9: Yesler Terrace residents and neighbors packed a city council meeting Wednesday night to express their concerns with the neighborhood redevelopment plan, which has caused so much controversy that one Seattle Housing Authority commissioner announced he was … Continue reading

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I Tell Em, Slow Down, You Know You Can’t Catch Me.

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Aug 8: I would like to start by saying that I send nothing but love and unbreakable solidarity to my alleged subpoenaed non-cooperating comrades, especially Leah. Whether we called each other friends in the past or have never even … Continue reading

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