We look back and reflect to shape the future. For decades, anarchists in the U.S. have contributed to anti-police uprisings and protest, laying groundwork for potential anti-ICE resistance and community defense today. On the anniversary of the 2020 nationwide uprising against George Floyd's murder, we've published a retrospective of anarchist involvement in grassroots resistance to policing and white supremacy, extending back to 1992.
The movement against police swelled and grew in the 2010s. It found its own limitations and breakthroughs, as mass resistance to a racist system of policing reached a peak in the summer of 2020. Five years on, we've seen immense investment in development and elaboration of policing and surveillance technologies from the ruling class. Anarchists’ insights from decades of resistance are a critical contribution, as millions seek freedom from capitalism’s authoritarian and racist reaction to mass upheaval and popular abolitionism.
“Why was the fight against racist police murders able to produce the most powerful social upheaval in living memory?”
