The Ex-Worker

In episode #56, we covered the repercussions of the violent showdown that took place between fascists and counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12. The month since then has seen massive anti-fascist demonstrations around the US and a backlash in which liberal “centrists” have joined the far right in attempting to portray those who resist fascism as being no better than the fascists who murdered Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in the course attempting to bring about another Holocaust. In this episode, we back up a bit to offer some background on contemporary fascism and the struggle against it, refute hostile propaganda from the corporate media, and present some points of departure from which to strategize the future of the anti-fascist movement. Along the way, we hear from author Mark Bray, debunk myths about “free speech,” and break up with Noam Chomsky, who helped get some of us into this stuff but is really losing his grip in his old age. This episode includes complete audio versions of several important texts that have appeared on crimethinc.com recently, including “Not Your Grandfather’s Antifascism,” “Why We Fought in Charlottesville,” and the interview “Squaring off against Fascism: Critical Reflections from the Front Lines.” {September 12, 2017}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:01} Excerpts from Ex-Worker Episode 11 {2:03} It’s Over, Noam {9:30} Essay: ‘Myths about Antifa’ by Spencer Sunshine {15:47} Free Speech FAQ {17:49} Democracy Now Interview with Mark Bray {25:56} CrimethInc. Essay: Why We Fought in Charlottesville {36:52} CrimethInc. Essay: Squaring off against Fascism {46:29} CrimethInc. Essay: Not Your Grandfather’s Antifascism {1:06:06} Conclusion {1:32:11} We included excerpts from our discussion of fascism and anti-fascism from Ex-Worker Episode 11; we’d recommend revisiting that episode for an analysis of contemporary fascism and the resistance anarchists have mounted to it, including the history of Anti-Racist Action. The episode also contains interviews with One People’s Project and New York City Anarchist Black Cross. Spencer Sunshine’s “Debunking the 3 Biggest Myths About Antifa” is an essay we quote at length in this episode to point out some of the ways that anti-fascist action in Charlottesville and around the country has helped shut down fascist organizing. We included an excerpt of our Free Speech FAQ from Ex-Worker Episode 12; check out this episode in full for a look into how anarchists fought against Franco in the Spanish Revolution and beyond, as well as interview with Occupied London about fascism and resistance in Greece, as well as some lively anti-fascist movie reviews. Mark Bray just published a new book, Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook. In this episode, we excerpt from a great two-part interview he did with Democracy Now. Part 1 / Part 2 This episode includes complete audio versions of several important texts that have appeared on crimethinc.com recently, including “Not Your Grandfather’s Antifascism,” “Why We Fought in Charlottesville,” and the interview “Squaring off against Fascism: Critical Reflections from the Front Lines.” Tune into The Hotwire, our new 20–30 minute weekly anarchist newscast. New episodes premier every Wednesday this fall.      

Welcome back to the Ex-Worker! Our topic this time is a look at the recent G20 protests in Hamburg, Germany. This summer’s G20 saw some of the most pitched clashes to occur in Northern Europe in years. Despite bringing the full force of one of the world’s most powerful governments to bear against the population, the authorities were unable to repress the courageous revolt of the people of Hamburg and the opponents of the G20. Tune in for first-person accounts of what happened on the ground, from the comrades who were there. {September 8, 2017}   -------SHOW NOTES------   You can read our full report on the G20 protests, Don’t Try to Break Us—We’ll Explode, complete with extensive video footage, citations, hyperlinks, further reading, and additional maps and photographs. The text of the report is available as a zine you can print and distribute where you live. You can also print out our poster celebrating the G20 resistance, “Everyone dreams of a better world—our crime is making it a reality.”    

This episode we bring you an overview, and an interview, about the anarchist and autonomously organized relief efforts in response to Hurricane Harvey.     -------SHOW NOTES------     Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Headlines {1:14} Feature: Autonomous relief after Hurricane Harvey {14:15} Repression Roundup {23:29} Prisoner Birthdays {24:50} Next Week’s News {25:50} Hurricane Harvey grassroots relief efforts: You can donate to Bayou Action Street Health here or consult their resource wishlist. You can also contact them directly via houstonstreetmediccollective@gmail.com. Greater Houston Grassroots Relief, Austin Common Ground, the Black Women’s Defense League, Redneck Revolt Houston, West Street Response Team, and Houston Food Not Bombs are all coordinating relief efforts as well. Protests against the rollback of DACA are taking place across the country as we go to press. We have a downloadable poster against borders here. Despite the liberal blowback against antifascism in the media, some principled pieces have been written defending antifascism and debunking the lies about the movement. Spencer Sunshine’s “Debunking the 3 Biggest Myths About Antifa” is particularly good. “Why it’s just bonkers to compare fascists to the activists trying to stop them,” “Waiting for a Perfect Protest?,” and “Liberals enable white power by lazily attacking Antifa” have some interesting points too. For the best overview of where antifascism is at strategically, check out the CrimethInc. text “Not Your Grandfather’s Antifascism Anti-Fascism Has Arrived. Here’s Where It Needs to Go.” To brush up on anarchist arguments about the question of free speech for fascists, check out this essay and FAQ. Consult this list of targets for a week of actions against the oil lobby, in solidarity with the fight against Junex in Gaspesie: going on right now until September 10th. Rose City Antifa have put out a call for community defense against a Patriot Prayer rally on September 10th in Portland, OR. We mention Dane Powell’s courage on the streets of DC during Trump’s inauguration. This video spells it out. 196 of Dane’s codefendants are still pending trial, check out DefendJ20Resistance.org to learn more. For a good introduction to writing prisoners, check out this guide from New York City Anarchist Black Cross. If you’re near Asheville, North Carolina, show some love for anti-authoritarian students during their Radical Rush Week this week. Upcoming prisoner birthdays: Dane Powell BOP Register number 82015007 Federal Correctional Institution - Low PO Box 1031 Colman, Florida 33521 {September 7} Leonard Peltier #89637–132 USP Coleman I Post Office Box 1033 Coleman, Florida 33521 {September 12}  

Welcome to the first episode of The Hotwire! Our feature for this episode covers the upswing in antifascist action post-Charlottesville. We also bring you an interview from Hurricane Harvey, The Hotwire horoscope, and news of resistance and rebellion from around the world. Listen until the end for prisoner birthdays and announcements of upcoming anarchist events and bookfairs.     -------SHOW NOTES------     Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Solidarity efforts for Hurricane Harvey {1:10} Headlines {4:42} Feature: Antifascism after #Charlottesville {8:29} Repression Roundup {24:45} Prisoner Birthdays {29:45} Next Week’s News {31:14} Hurricane Harvey grassroots relief efforts: You can donate to Bayou Action Street Health here or consult their resource wishlist. You can also contact them directly via houstonstreetmediccollective@gmail.com. Austin Common Ground, the Black Women’s Defense League, Redneck Revolt Houston, and Houston Food Not Bombs are all coordinating relief efforts as well. Legal fund for anti-fracking arrestee Freddy Stoneypoint. Security culture! Learn to protect your communications, protect yourself from doxxing, and how to respond when police come knocking. For a comprehensive list of resources on resisting grand juries, check out NCResistsTheGrandJury.com We speak about felony riot charges being used from DC to New Orleans to Durham this year. For more on the use of riot charges to suppress resistance, check out Natasha Lennard’s wonderful article “How the Government Is Turning Protesters Into Felons” We also mention Dane Powell’s courage on the streets of DC during Trump’s inauguration. This video spells it out. 196 of Dane’s codefendants are still pending trial, check out DefendJ20Resistance.org to learn more. For a good introduction to writing prisoners, check out this guide from New York City Anarchist Black Cross. If you’re near Asheville, North Carolina, show some love for anti-authoritarians during their Radical Rush Week next week. If you’re near Chapel Hill, their Radical Rush Week calendar can be found here. Upcoming prisoner birthdays: Ronald Reed #2195311 Minnesota Correctional Facility-Rush City 7600 525th Street Rush City, Minnesota 55069–2265 {August 31} Alexander Irwin #2016012934 St. Louis County Jail P.O. Box 16060 Clayton, MO 63105 {September 5} Please note that Alexander is pre-trial. Do not write about illegal activity and assume that any charges from the state are alleged and falsely accused. Brian Vaillancourt M42889 Robinson Correctional Center 13423 East 1150th Avenue Robinson, Illinois 62454 {September 5} Dane Powell BOP Register number 82015007 Federal Correctional Institution - Low PO Box 1031 Colman, Florida 33521 {September 7}    

On August 12th, 2017, a massive alt-right and neo-Nazi rally took place in Charlottesville, Virginia. While a large counter-demonstration successfully confronted the fascists, one drove a car into a crowd of protestors, killing at least one and injuring many more. In this special report from the Ex-Worker, we hear the story of the Charlottesville demonstrations from anarchists who put their bodies on the line to stop fascism. This episode includes context and background to understand how the organizing took place, narratives from the streets, and reflections on lessons learned and the state of our struggles moving forward. We also share essays analyzing what we need to do to fight fascism, how the right wing built their murderous momentum, and what their war on protest tells us about the threat to their agenda posed by our resistance. We dedicate this episode to the memory of Heather Heyer, who died at the hands of a fascist this weekend, and to the commitment we share to fighting by any means necessary to ensure that this never happens again. {August 14, 2017}     -------SHOW NOTES------     Table of Contents: Introduction {0:01} Background to the Charlottesville Demonstrations {2:02} Interview: An Anonymous Anarchist of Color on the Charlottesville Demonstrations {12:15} Essay: “Charlottesville and the Rise of Fascism in the USA: What We Need to Do” {36:47} Interview: Two Virginia Anarchists on the Charlottesville Demonstrations {47:37} Essay: “One Dead in Charlottesville: Why the Right Can Kill Us Now” {1:21:59} Essay: “From J20 to Charlottesville: Repressing Protest From Above and Below” {1:25:40} Conclusion {1:38:24} Check this ongoing list of solidarity actions around the world to find a way to get involved in remembering Charlottesville and resisting fascism. Here are links to some of the various solidarity and medical support funds our comrades have vouched for, if you want to make a donation: Dre Harris Medical Fund, Memorial fund by the Democratic Socialists of America, Heather Heyer’s Family, #DefendCville Med Fund, VA Youth Rally Victims; Help Queers Defend Cville, SolidarityCville, Natalie Romero Medical Fund, Alexis and Noelle Morris Medical Fund, Black Lives Matter Charlottesville, Black Student Alliance at UVA, Tracye Redd, The Women’s Initiative Cville, Allie’s Fund We shared two essays originally published on the CrimethInc. blog: “Charlottesville and the Rise of Fascism in the USA: What We Need to Do” and “One Dead in Charlottesville: Why the Right Can Kill Us Now.” We also included a short excerpt from our discussion of resistance to white supremacy in Episode 40; we’d recommend revisiting that episode for background on the anti-police and anti-racist rebellions of 2014–2015. Now is an important time to show support for your local antifa group or project, and to show up when they call to confront white supremacists and fascists. The folks at Three Way Fight have assembled this vouched list of trustworthy antifa resources and groups. Beware, however, of signing up for just any antifa feed—many of them are fake accounts used to doxx genuinely antifascist newcomers to the movement. For a reportback on the July 8th anti-KKK demo in Charlottesville that preceded the August 12th rally, see this episode of The Final Straw. If you’d like to learn more about fascism and the history of anarchist opposition to it, check out the Ex-Worker’s Episode 11 and Episode 12. Historian James Loewen has explored the true history of Confederate monuments, and the brutal histories they represent, in his books Lies My Teacher Told Me and Lies Across America. Here’s more info about The Hotwire, our forthcoming weekly anarchist newscast.  

So, this isn’t quite the Ex-Worker, and I’m not Clara or Alanis. I’m here to tell you about the Ex-Worker’s new anarchist news show, the Hotwire, with me, the Rebel Girl. We’ll have new episodes coming out every Wednesday this fall. The last year has been one of the craziest years for anarchist struggle in our lifetime. Black blocs, prison uprisings, warrior camps and anti-pipeline sabotage, antifascist clashes with nationalists and the alt-right—we’ve been doxxed, shot, stabbed, raided, arrested and imprisoned, we’ve been put on blast by the president himself, but resistance is still catching on like wildfire. With so much happening, it can be difficult to get caught up with the latest important news while still surviving capitalism’s daily grind. However, being informed and up-to-date is crucial for our resistance to be effective. That’s why we’re bringing you The Hotwire, a weekly 20–30 minute anarchist news show that comes out every Wednesday this fall. We’ll have the latest resistance news, along with repression round-ups, political prisoner birthdays, and announcements for upcoming activities that you can tap into in real life. We’re making this podcast not only for you to better consume the news, but for you to better act on it too. For those of you who miss The Ex-Worker, don’t fret, they’ll be back periodically with their wonderful full-length episodes on anarchist ideas and history, but unfortunately the latest upswing in activity has meant that Clara and Alanis have had their hands full with other revolutionary obligations. In the meantime, we hope that you’ll tune into The Hotwire. Our first season will launch on August 30th and last until December, then we’ll pick back up in the spring. As always, we encourage submissions and feedback. Get in touch with us at podcast@crimethinc.com. You can subscribe to the show for free via iTunes, Pocket Casts, or Overcast. We’re a co-conspirator in the Channel Zero anarchist podcast network. You can also listen to new episodes for free on our website, Crimethinc.com, where you’ll find the full archive of past Ex-Worker episodes. Stay informed. Stay rebel. Plug into The Hotwire.

January 20th, 2017 saw perhaps the fiercest resistance to ever take place at an American presidential inauguration. Episode 55 of The Ex-Worker podcast surveys the day’s momentous protests in DC and beyond, mass media reactions to anarchist resistance, and lessons for the future of radical protest. We begin with an interview with an organizer from Disrupt J20, evaluating the blockades, marches, and disruptions, commenting on state and right-wing repression, reflecting on the spokescouncil model, and sharing visions for the future, as well as info on how to support the 200-plus comrades arrested in the streets that day. Our friends at Agency, an anarchist media relations project, share a detailed report on mass media coverage of the demonstrations and of anarchists and anarchism over the past weeks, including plenty of hilarious quotes and clips. From an anonymous arrestee from DC’s J20 protests, we offer an analysis of how to make the best of mass arrests. We then share reports from a few of the hundreds of protests and actions that took place outside of Washington, DC on January 20th, including arrests leading to serious charges against anarchists in New Orleans and the shooting of an antifascist protestor in Seattle. The episode wraps up with an analysis about how to “Take the Offensive: Moving from Protest to Resistance”. All this, plus news, prisoner birthdays, updates from international struggles, and plenty more!     -------SHOW NOTES------     Table of Contents: Introduction {0:01} The Hot Wire {6:55} Interview with Disrupt J20 Organizer {12:30} Legal Support for DC J20 Arrestees{31:56} Agency on Anarchists in the Mass Media {35:21} “Making the Best of Mass Arrests: 12 Lessons from the Kettle During the J20 Protests” {1:04:02} J20 Protests Beyond Washington, DC {1:25:55} “Take the Offensive: Moving from Protest to Resistance” {1:42:15} International Updates and Calls for Solidarity {1:54:32} Prisoner Birthdays {2:00:38} Conclusion {2:01:27} Support the folks arrested in the streets on January 20th at the counter-inaugural protests! Check out this video produced by SubMedia that lays out the situation, and donate to the bail and legal support funds at disruptj20.org/legal-fund/. We shared two recently published texts in this episode: “Making the Best of Mass Arrests: 12 Lessons from the Kettle During the J20 Protests”, and “Take the Offensive: Moving from Protest to Resistance”. We also shared an excerpt from Disrupt J20’s blog post, "Fuck Yeah We Disrupted It! Our friends over at Agency, an anarchist media relations project, produced the comprehensive overview of mass media coverage of anarchism on J20 and beyond. Stay posted to their site for updates on anarchist appearances in the mass media, and drop them a line if you’re interested in being part of their Not Just In the Streets: Anarchists in the Media speaker’s bureau. Fifteen people identified in the mass media as anarchists face serious charges after a January 20th march in New Orleans. Check out this online fundraiser for New Orleans J20 arrestees. For reflections on the shooting of an anarchist protestor by a right-wing troll in Seattle, check out the CrimethInc. piece “What Counts As Violence? Why the Right Can Shoot Us Now”, which appeared shortly after the shooting. Supporters from the IWW have put up a fundraising page to raise money for the medical costs of our injured comrade; we’ve got the link posted on our website. For links to all the the reportbacks we cited during the “J20 Beyond DC” section, check the full transcript. Comrades from the Greek anarchist radio project Radio Fragmata have announced a new initiative of solidarity for anarchist and anti-authoritarian prisoners; to support or find out more, contact them at radiofragmata[at]espiv[dot]net. Comrades from the Hambacher Forest occupation in Germany have issued a call for supporters around the world to prepare an anti-repression response](http://hambachforest.blogsport.de/2017/02/09/call-for-anti-repression-response/) at German embassies and offices of the energy corporation RWE, in case of an anticipated eviction of forest tree sits and a meadow encampment. To learn more about the years-long struggle to defend one of Germany’s ancient forests against brown coal mining, visit HambachForest.blogsport.de, or listen to our audio documentary about the occupation in Episode 37. The G20 summit will be meeting in Hamburg, Germany; see this video on our website made by activists who are planning to disrupt it for info. Folks at the ZAD are raising funds for an herbal medicine clinic at the anti-airport occupation in western France. Email plantesmedicinaleszad[at]riseup[dot]net for more info. To hear an interview with a resident of the ZAD, check out Episode 14 on squatting. Recent and upcoming prisoner birthdays: Veronza Bowers, Jr. 35316–136 USP Atlanta Post Office Box 150160 Atlanta, Georgia 30315 {February 4th} Kamau Sadiki (Freddie Hilton) #0001150688 Augusta State Medical Prison, Building 13A–2 E7 3001 Gordon Highway Grovetown, Georgia 30813 Address envelope to Freddie Hilton, address card to Kamau {February 19th} Oso Blanco (Byron Chubbuck) #07909–051 USP Hazelton Post Office Box 2000 Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 Address envelope to Byron Chubbuck, address card to Oso Blanco {February 26th} Reverend Joy Powell #07G0632 Bedford Hills CF Post Office Box 1000 Bedford Hills, New York 10507–2499 {March 5th}  

What will resistance look like in the Trump era? What role can anarchists play? In Episode 54 of The Ex-Worker podcast we grapple with these questions as they will unfold on January 20 and beyond. It’s true, we incorrectly predicted a Clinton victory—reaction has advanced faster than we’d realized, but this apocalyptic scenario has catalyzed a flurry of rebellion and defiance. We begin the episode by recounting our analysis of the risks and possibilities of this political moment produced in the immediate aftermath of the election, as well as the “No Peaceful Transition” call that dozens of anarchist and antifascist groups have endorsed. On our recent speaking tour, some Ex-Workers traveled through the Northeast and Midwest, discussing the economic and political context framing Trump’s victory and learning about the initiatives to fight back and build autonomy going on across the country. We share an audio recording of the presentation, and complement it with an excerpt from a history of anarchist counter-inaugural protest, recently published hot on the heels of our Washington, DC anti-globalization walking tour. You’ll also hear an announcement about the new CrimethInc website, prisoner birthdays, and more. Whether or not you can make it to DC, let’s make sure that in the days and weeks to come we set a tone for uncompromising, ungovernable resistance to Trump and the world that makes him possible. {January 18, 2017}     -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:01} President Trump: Countdown to Apocalypse {2:06} No Peaceful Transition: Call to #DisruptJ20 {8:46} “Resistance in the Trump Era”: CrimethInc. Speaking Tour Presentation {13:45} “Whoever They Vote For, We Are Ungovernable: A History of Anarchist Counter-Inaugural Protest” (excerpt) {1:06:20} Under No Management: The New CrimethInc.com {1:25:42} Prisoner Birthdays {1:28:29} Conclusion {1:29:43} For the latest info about counter-inaugural protests, see the Disrupt J20 website and follow them on Twitter at [#DisruptJ20](https://twitter.com/disruptJ20). See you in the streets! We began the episode with the statement we released immediately after the election, “President Trump: Countdown to Apocalypse”. We also shared the “No Peaceful Transition” call to counter-inaugural action released shortly after. The presentation we recorded for this episode took place in Asheville, North Carolina at Firestorm Books and Cafe, as part of a nine city speaking tour on resistance in the Trump era. This episode includes an excerpt from “Whoever They Vote For, We Are Ungovernable: A History of Anarchist Counter-Inaugural Protest”. And don’t neglect to enjoy the infamous crowd-surf to freedom from 2001. If you can make it to DC, be sure to check out the Anti-Globalization Walking Tour produced by the Ex-Worker! If you’re reading this, you’ve noticed that we’ve overhauled our website! To learn more, check out the announcement, “Under No Management: The New CrimethInc.com”. In the concluding part of the speaking tour presentation, we mention projects by The Base in Brooklyn, NY; Ungovernable 2017 in Jackson, MS and beyond; Inaugurate the Revolution in Bloomington, IN; and others. Don’t forget about the upcoming Trans Prisoner Day of Action and Solidarity on January 22nd! Prisoner birthdays: Herman Bell #79-C–0262 Great Meadow Correctional Facility 11739 State Route 22 Post Office Box 51 Comstock, New York 12821–0051 {January 14th} Sundiata Acoli (Clark Squire) #39794–066 FCI Cumberland Post Office Box 1000 Cumberland, Maryland 21501 Please address envelope to Clark Squire, card/letter to Sundiata Acoli {January 14th} Joseph Bowen #AM 4272 SCI Coal Township 1 Kelley Drive Coal Township, Pennsylvania 17866–1020 Nickname: Joe-Joe {January 15th} Marius (Marie) Mason #04672–061 FMC Carswell Post Office Box 27137 Fort Worth, Texas 76127 Please address envelope to Marie, card/letter to Marius {January 26th} Veronza Bowers, Jr. 35316–136 USP Atlanta Post Office Box 150160 Atlanta, Georgia 30315 {February 4th}    

Our first walking tour! Protesters descending on Washington, D.C. to #DisruptJ20 are stepping into a long history of resistance in the belly of the beast. One of the most innovative and powerful cycles of protest in the nation’s capital was the movement against corporate globalization in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Most tours of D.C. take you around the monuments and museums downtown, but we want to show you another side of the city—the neighborhoods and DIY spaces from which anarchists launched attacks on capital and where seeds were planted for a new world to take its place. Through historic sites, interviews, and a scrapbook of anti-capitalist mementos, we hope to pass on some of the lessons and inspiration that the anti-globalization movement can offer, especially as a new wave of struggle begins under Trump. {January 9, 2017}   -------SHOW NOTES------   We’ve put together a YouTube version of the walking tour with the photos included at our YouTube channel Anarchist history is not for books you can close and set away on a shelf. Use the lessons and inspiration from this episode to get active. You can start next week with the #DisruptJ20 anti-inaugural activities in DC on January 20th. We discuss and sample multiple documentaries about the mass anti-corporate globalization protests that took place during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Many of these can be found online, like This Is What Democracy Looks Like, Breaking the Spell, Breaking the Bank, The Miami Model, and the highly recommended Crowd Bites Wolf. The excerpt from the A16 Revolutionary Anti-Capitalist Bloc statement came from The Black Bloc Papers, which is a great resource for understanding that part of early 2000s anarchism. We discuss a bunch of different groups in this episode, including the DC Anti-Capitalist Convergence, Positive Force, APOC, Profane Existence, and Indymedia. Upcoming prisoner birthdays: Sundiata Acoli 39794–066 FCI Cumberland Post Office Box 1000 Cumberland, MD 21501 {January 14th} Herman Bell 79-C–0262 Great Meadow Correctional Facility 11739 State Route 22 Post Office Box 51 Comstock, NY 12821–0051 {January 14th} Joseph “Joe Joe” Bowen AM–4272 1 Kelley Drive Coal Township, PA 17866–1021 {January 15th} Marius Mason #04672–061 FMC Carswell Federal Medical Center Post Office Box 27137 Forth Worth, TX 76127 {January 26th} January 24th is the International Day of Solidarity with Trans Prisoners. Do something in your community  

We know you’ve been on the edge of your seat, waiting for see which candidate will receive the Ex-Worker’s endorsement for president this year. In Episode 52, we offer an Ex-Voter’s guide to the 2016 election, including an analysis of the risks we anticipate in its aftermath titled After the Election, the Reaction. There’s lots of listener feedback to discuss, including advice for a young anarchist on less illegal or risky forms of anarchist action, updates about conflict between the Turkish state and the forces of Rojava, and a nuanced discussion of what “solidarity” really means, or should mean, in concrete terms. On the Chopping Block, we undertake a work of fiction for the first time, Nanni Balestrini’s Vogliamo Tutto, or We Want Everything. There’s also an announcement about some upcoming CrimethInc. developments, along with prisoner birthdays and more. We released this episode in tandem with an audio zine exploring anarchist critiques of voting, elections, and representative democracy, which you can download as Episode 51. {November 7, 2016}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Our discussion of the 2016 Presidential election and its likely aftermath centered around After the Election, the Reaction, the recently published text from the CrimethInc. blog. It also included clips from Wavy Gravy, George Carlin, the Las Vegas Trump/Clinton debate, Trump’s advisor Roger Stone, and Public Enemy. On the Chopping Block, we reviewed Vogliamo Tutto, or We Want Everything, by Nanni Balestrini. In our listener feedback discussions, we mentioned a wide range of less-risky ways to get involved, including organizing Really Really Free Markets, helping start a Solidarity Network, researching polluters and prison profiteers like CCA, the Geo Group, Enbridge, and VINCI, learning about electronic security and encryption and how to beat surveillance, screening video from SubMedia, raising money for political prisoners, solidarity groups in Rojava, or the occupation resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline, and lots more. We also referred to writings by anarchist people of color and writings about black anarchism, such as the work of Ashanti Alston, Black Anarchism: A Reader, Anarchism and the Black Revolution by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, Anarchy Can’t Fight Alone and other writings by Kuwasi Balagoon, African Anarchism by Sam Mbah](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/march–2012-interview-with-sam-mbah), Anarchist People of Color (APOC), and the zine Our Culture, Our Resistance. In our discussion of Turkey and Rojava, we mentioned this grim picture of the city of Nusaybin from occupied northern Kurdistan. The Noam Chomsky excerpt came from the 2001 CD “An American Addiction.” In our discussion of solidarity, we referred to Gabriel Kuhn’s book Turning Money into Rebellion on solidarity-motivated Danish communist bank robbers - also check out the interview with Gabriel about the book on the Stand Up Fight Back podcast (their website is down, but you can find it via iTunes). We also mentioned our discussion of radical martyrs and martyrdom in Episode 50, Rojava Solidarity NYC, the Weather Underground, the George Jackson Brigade, Luciano “Tortuga” Pitronello’s prison letters - we reviewed them in Episode 5, and interviewed Tortuga in Episode 30 - Oso Blanco, and the Phoenix Project. Prisoner birthdays last month: Justin Solondz #98291–011 FCI Oakdale I Post Office Box 5000 Oakdale, Louisiana 71463 {October 3rd} Joshua Stafford #57976–060 USP Tucson P.O. BOX 24550 Tucson, AZ 85734 Please address card/letter to Skelly, envelope to Joshua Stafford {October 3rd} Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin #99974–555 USP Tuscon Post Office Box 24550 Tuscon, Arizona 85734 {October 4th} David Gilbert #83-A–6158 Auburn Correctional Facility Post Office Box 618 Auburn, New York 13021 {October 6th} Michael Davis Africa #AM–4973 SCI Graterford Post Office Box 244 Graterford, Pennsylvania 19426–0244 {October 6th} Meral Smith Seguro Correctional Center 1252 East Arica Road Eloy, Arizona 85131 Please address card/letter to Malik, envelope to Meral Smith {October 8th} Robert Seth Hayes #74-A–2280 Sullivan Correctional Facility P.O. Box 116 Fallsburg, NY 12733–0116 {October 15th} Anthony J. Bottom #77A4283 Attica C.F. P.O. Box 149 Attica, NY 14011–0149 Please address card/letter to Jalil, envelope to Anthony Bottom {October 18th} Edward Goodman Africa #AM–4974 SCI Mahonoy 301 Morea Road Frackville, PA 17932 {October 31st}