Update from a World on Fire

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** Hello, dear comrades.
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Welcome back to our newsletter. Here, we’ll update you on all our projects and publications over the past few weeks.

The month and a half since last you heard from us has been full of tragedies, especially in Palestine. At the same time, we have been inspired by the courageous actions of people around the United States who have occupied government and university buildings, blockaded transportation infrastructure, and shut down weapons factories to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. This is a good time to spread knowledge about how to engage in direct action ([link removed]) .


** The Catastrophe in Palestine
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As we write to you, the Israeli assault on Palestine has killed over 13,000 Palestinians ([link removed]) and displaced well over a million more, with no end in sight. Almost half of the dead are children ([link removed]) .

Slaughtering thousands of children has not brought back the Israelis killed on October 7, nor has it secured the safe release of Israeli hostages. It will not halt the decades-long cycle of bloodshed that led to this tragedy. It can only lead to more deaths and concentrate more power in the hands of militarists and bigots. Israeli politicians are pursuing their own political benefit with no consideration for those who will experience the consequences.

The United States government is apparently prepared to sign off on an unlimited amount of bloodshed to maintain its foothold in the oil-rich Mideast. While some hope for a ceasefire, it appears that the only way to stop the bloodletting will be to block the flow of arms to the Israeli military.
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To provide background on the situation, we published a text ([link removed]) from the perspective of a Palestinian in the Galilee of Palestine.
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In “Strategizing for Palestinian Solidarity ([link removed]) ,” a collective of Jewish anarchists involved in the fight to Stop Cop City in Atlanta explains why they are committed to solidarity with Palestinians and what they think it will take to halt the assault on Gaza. They explore the protests calling for a ceasefire, arguing that solidarity movements must shift from presenting demands to taking direct action.
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In “Shutting Down the Port of Tacoma ([link removed]) ,” participants in an attempt to blockade the port on November 6 explore strategic questions in the context of the decades-long history of port blockades in the Puget Sound.
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In “How They Stopped Work at the Raytheon Facility ([link removed]) ,” we describe how demonstrators in southern California used the element of surprise to blockade a defense contractor facility on November 13.


** History
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As activists set out to target weapons manufacturers like Elbit Systems and Raytheon, it could be instructive to study previous campaigns. Two decades ago in the UK, a campaign known as Smash EDO set out to shut down an arms factory in Brighton. We’ve published an overview ([link removed]) of that years-long struggle.
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We also revisited an article ([link removed]) we published in 2006, in which we suggested that one way to make sense of the Bush administration's otherwise incomprehensible decisions in Iraq was to assume that they were not trying to suppress jihadism, but rather to create an environment in which it could proliferate. Seventeen years later, this text looks prescient. It foretold the rise of the Islamic State, predicted the extension of the label “terrorist” to ordinary activists, and foresaw how the situation in Palestine foreshadowed other ethnic conflicts and forms of mass repression.


** Audio
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We are steadily releasing audio versions of our articles now, including “Strategizing for Palestinian Solidarity ([link removed]) ,” “From the Galilee to Gaza ([link removed]) ,” and “Understanding the RICO Charges in Atlanta ([link removed]) .”


** Zines
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We’ve prepared a zine version ([link removed])) of “From the Galilee to Gaza,” offering a Palestinian perspective on the assault on Palestinians. Please distribute these in your community.

We've also prepared a zine version ([link removed]) of "Green Scared?", our analysis of the FBI crackdown on ecological direct action in 2005. This text summarizes what we can learn from the strategy that the police and prosecutors used to repress activists.


** Music
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Last month, a new company has bought the music platform Bandcamp and fired half of the employees. If this goes anything like the acquisition of Twitter did, Bandcamp may cease to serve as a resource for do-it-yourself musicians and labels.

Unfortunately, we use Bandcamp to keep all the music we have released over the decades available for free ([link removed]) . If you want to download anything we've released, do it now while you still can!


** Posters
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We’ve made a poster ([link removed]) expressing support for those on the receiving end of state violence in Palestine.

“Neither the apartheid policies of the Israeli government nor the brutality of the Israeli military have brought safety to anyone in the region. There is no way to stop to the bloodshed without putting an end to the colonial oppression of Palestinians.”


** Stickers
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Our comrades at Municipal Adhesives have made a sticker version of our #StopCopCity "Defend the Forest" poster. You can order them here ([link removed]) cheap.


** Languages
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Over the past month, thanks to the tireless assistance of our multilingual comrades around the world, we have published versions of our articles in ten languages including Spanish, Italian, French, Czech, Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Bulgarian, and Polish.


If you can help us to translate into any language, please contact us (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Transation%20Help!&body=) !


** Events
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Since our last message to you here, we’ve distributed massive quantities of literature at anarchist book fairs in Boston, Sacramento, and São Paulo, as well as at the Block Cop City ([link removed]) weekend in Atlanta. If you want to invite us to table or speak at an event, contact us (mailto:[email protected]?subject=&body=) .


** Thank You
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Everything we do is copyright free, produced and distributed by volunteer labor. We’re trying to change the world, not turn a profit. If you wish to support us, you can do so here ([link removed]) .


Above all, we are grateful that you are out there, permitting yourself to care and take action. Until next month, we wish you all the best in your efforts. May they intersect with ours.
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