Infoshop.io: Race

A Brief History of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle

This article was rst written at the request of the New Afrikan Peoples Organization (NAPO). Its original tilte was “The Rise and Development of the New Afrikan Liberation Stuggle Behind the Walls.” The New Afrikan liberation struggle behind the walls refers to the struggle of Black prisoners, “behind the walls” of US penal institutions...

Topics: anarchism, history, prisons, race
Authors: Sundiata Acoli

Anti-Immigrant Hypocricy

Selections to Expose and Oppose Legislation, Law Enforcement, and Vigilantes

Topics: anarchism, colonialism, democracy, fascism, race
Authors: Sallydarity
Sources: http://deletetheborder.org/chaparral, http://deletetheborder.org, http://nooneisillegal.org, http://organiccollective.org/writing.html, http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org

Black Anarchism

The following piece by IAS (Institute for Anarchist Studies) board member Ashanti Alston explores some of these questions. Alston, who was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, describes his encounter(s) with anarchism (which began while he was incarcerated for activities related to the Black Liberation Army). He touches upon some of the limitations of older visions of anarchism, the contemporary relevance of anarchism to black people, and some of the principles necessary to build a new revolutionary movement.

Topics: anarchism, class, history, race
Authors: Ashanti Alston

Essentialism and the Problem of Identity Politics

Essentialism is the idea that there exists some detectible and objective core quality of particular groups of people that is inherent, eternal, and unalterable; groupings can be categorized according to these qualities of essence, which are based on such problematic criteria as gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, and class. Racism, sexism, classism, and most other forms of historical oppression are ideologies and policies maintained and justiÀed by essentialism.

Topics: anarchism, fascism, gender, indigenous, lgbtiq, privilege, race, theory
Authors: Some Delinquents

Imperialism and the Criminalization of the Palestinian People

As we have seen with historic colonialism, slavery, and apartheid, oppressors manage to vilify and demonize their victims in ordre to keep their regime in place. The smoke-screen created by the American and Israeli government is no different.

Topics: anarchism, class, colonialism, history, militarism, race
Authors: Carol Baker, Shawn O'Hern
Publisher: The Better Days Collective
Date: 2002

Liberation or Gangsterism

Freedom or Slavery; an essay on the nature of the Prison Industrial Complex

Topics: class, militarism, prisons, race
Authors: Russel Maroon Shoatz
Publisher: International Prison Books Collective

Looking for Color in the Anti-War Movement

Seeing racism as a separate, secondary issue is an old problem in the U.S. peace movement, which does not al- ways realize that it must be anti-racist as well as anti-war. Today, with the ‘Permanent War’ becoming all too perma- nent, that realization is all the more crucial. Do people really think the expanding U.S. empire will be stopped by white folks alone?

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, direct-action, race
Authors: Elizabeth 'Betita' Martinez
Publisher: Colours of Resistance

Malcolm X, The Man and His Ideas

Topics: anarchism, direct-action, history, race
Authors: George Breitman
Date: 1965
Sources: http://zinelibrary.net/

Militant Flamboyance

A brief history of the stonewall riots and other queer happenings. There is a rich history to celebrate and take pride in—this zine is meant to be a reminder of those moments and individuals that made that history a reality. There is a lot to celebrate, and there is still a lot more to struggle for (and against).

Topics: anarchism, class, gender, history, lgbtiq, race
Authors: Brad Thomson, Heath Schultz
Date: 2009

No Justice No Peace

An eyewitness account of the Los Angeles riots

Topics: class, history, race
Authors: Anonymous
Date: 1992

Our Culture, Our Resistance

Our Culture, Our Resistance: People of Color Speak Out on Anarchism, Race, Class and Gender is the first compilation of writings by people of color covering the concepts of anarchism, race, class and gender. The purpose of this book is to contribute to the ongoing dialogue among people of color and others as we strive toward freedom.

Topics: anarchism, class, direct-action, gender, race
Authors: Ashanti Alston, Bruce Little, Ernesto Aguilar, Greg Lewis, Heather Ajani, Not4Prophet, Tiffany King, Victoria Law, Walidah Imarisha, soo na
Editors: Ernesto Aguilar
Date: September 11, 2004
Sources: http://www.illegalvoices.org

Our Culture, Our Resistance, Volume 2

Our Culture, Our Resistance: People of Color Speak Out on Anarchism, Race, Class and Gender is the first compilation of writings by people of color covering the concepts of anarchism, race, class and gender. The purpose of this book is to contribute to the ongoing dialogue among people of color and others as we strive toward freedom.

Topics: anarchism, class, direct-action, gender, race
Authors: Ewuare Osayande, Kapila, Puck, Ramiro 'Ramsey' Muniz, Romas Moniz, Shawn McDougal, Suneel Mubayi, Victoria Law
Editors: Ernesto Aguilar
Date: September 11, 2004
Sources: http://www.illegalvoices.org

Palestine, Mon Amour

Essays on the current state of Palestine

Topics: anarchism, history, race
Authors: Alfredo M. Bonanno
Publisher: After the Fall Press and Distribution
Date: 2009

Privilege, Oppression, and Resistance

A chart summarizing the relationships between a variety of types of privilege

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class, feminism, gender, indigenous, lgbtiq, parenting, posters, privilege, race, relationships
Authors: Anonymous

Race Treason Behind Prison Walls

Usually racism is the best tool of the prison officials to control volatile prison populations. The warden and his guards intentionally keep up racial hostilities through rumors and provocation, and. use the racist white prisoners to confine both themselves and others, in return for special privileges and the fleeting feeling that they are ‘helping’ the ‘white race’ maintain control. This is how the system imprisons whites and uses them in their own oppression.

Topics: anarchism, prisons, race
Authors: Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, Staughton Lynd
Publisher: One Thousan Emotions
Date: March 2006

Race and Class

Burning Questions, Unpopular ANswers

Topics: anarchism, class, history, race
Authors: Fruttidurruti
Publisher: Zabalaza Books
Date: Unerpaid an Angry
Sources: http://www.zabalaza.net/

Race, Anarchy, and Punk Rock

The impact of cultural boundaries within the anarchist movement

Topics: anarchism, class, race
Authors: Otto Nomous
Sources: http://zinelibrary.net/

Roots, Black Ghetto Ecology

Topics: class, feminism, gender, history, race
Authors: Wilmette Brown
Editors: Selma James
Publisher: Housewives in Dialogue
Date: March, 1986

Sex, Race, and Class

Topics: class, gender, race
Authors: Claire Glasman, Selma James, Suzie Fleming, Wilmette Brown, WinVisible
Publisher: Housewives in Dialogue
Date: 1986

The Nation in the Light of Modern Race Theories

race research and race theory. concerning the unity of the genus man. the alleged origi- nal races of europe. concernlng the concept 'race.' the discovery of the bloodgroups and the race. physical characters and mental qualities. gobineau's theory of the inequality of the races of men. the aryans history as race conflict. race theory and seignorial right chamberlain's race theories. chamberlain and gobineau the german as the creator of all cul- tures. christ as a german protestantism as a race religion. 'germandom' and 'jewdom' as opposite poles. the political endeavours of chamberlain. ludwig woltmann's theory. race theory and heredity. the influence of the nat- ural environment. modern race theories. the 'race soul.' race characteristics of the ger- man bearers of culture. the power of acquired characters. hunger and love. race in the world war. the nordic theory. denunciation of other races. the consequences of a delusive conception. contradictions in modern race literature. men and ideas in the light of race theory. race and power.

Topics: colonialism, fascism, race
Authors: Rudolf Rocker
Publisher: Zabalaza Books

The Real Resistance to Slavery in North America

Topics: colonialism, history, indigenous, race
Authors: Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz
Publisher: Families & Community United
Date: 2001

The Rebellion in Los Angeles

The context of a proletarian Uprising

Topics: capitalism, class, history, race
Authors: Aufheben Group
Publisher: Quiver Distro
Date: 2001
Sources: http://www.zinelibrary.net/

The Watts Riot, 1965

The decline and fall of the spectacle-commodity economy

Topics: capitalism, class, direct-action, history, race
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: Firestarter Press
Date: 2003

Unmarked Categories and the Question of Power

Some anarcha-feminist notes. Much of this text focuses on power, as well as the connecte issue of various forms of constraint on human action, with a particular focus on women.

Topics: anarchism, feminism, gender, lgbtiq, race, relationships
Authors: Anonymous
Publisher: ERINYEN anarcha-feminist collective Berlin

What's 'Aappen to South Africa

Defiance of Apartheid, Neoliberalism, and recuperations of defiance

Topics: anarchism, capitalism, class, colonialism, history, race
Authors: Endangered Phoenix, Norman Abraham, Sam Thompson, Sam Thompson, Selby Semela
Publisher: One Thousand Emotions
Date: March, 2006