We held a May Day rally, coordinated with other communist and SWANA groups in Portland to make connections with each other and with the local communities directly impacted by the genocide. There were speakers, musicians, posts, it was a lovely Big Red Tent.
Then the black bloc showed up during our march, lit off fireworks and assaulted a few people, so the march got called short. The SWANA groups we organized with were pissed. So many bridges were burned cause some anarchists who had nothing to do with organizing the event wanted to smash some windows.
They disrupted our event then complained online about tankies. Fucking fed shit.
Not as far as I was aware, but there were warning signs and we always could have cancelled the whole thing when we saw them all arrive at the start of the march, but didn’t.
Maybe the anarchists tried to tell us through their tried-and-true method of dropping a leaflet on the ground and hoping the right person reads it, but idk.
At least when communists say/do dumb shit we can ask which party they are working with and shame them for not following their politics if they aren’t. Who gatekeeps anarchists?
Most of the local articles I’ve seen make no distinction between the rally, the march, or the library occupation. I’ll see if I can find anything better from smaller leftist sources.
We held a May Day rally, coordinated with other communist and SWANA groups in Portland to make connections with each other and with the local communities directly impacted by the genocide. There were speakers, musicians, posts, it was a lovely Big Red Tent.
Then the black bloc showed up during our march, lit off fireworks and assaulted a few people, so the march got called short. The SWANA groups we organized with were pissed. So many bridges were burned cause some anarchists who had nothing to do with organizing the event wanted to smash some windows.
They disrupted our event then complained online about tankies. Fucking fed shit.
Was there prior notice that there will be a black bloc?
Not as far as I was aware, but there were warning signs and we always could have cancelled the whole thing when we saw them all arrive at the start of the march, but didn’t.
Maybe the anarchists tried to tell us through their tried-and-true method of dropping a leaflet on the ground and hoping the right person reads it, but idk.
Yeah thats shitty though and goes against the anarchist principle of diversity of tactics, idk why this stuff can’t be coordinated.
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Person who knows about anarchism be like.
You can’t no true anarchist your way out of this one imo
At least when communists say/do dumb shit we can ask which party they are working with and shame them for not following their politics if they aren’t. Who gatekeeps anarchists?
Anything to read about this event?
Most of the local articles I’ve seen make no distinction between the rally, the march, or the library occupation. I’ll see if I can find anything better from smaller leftist sources.
Appreciate it comrade
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-state-university-pro-palestine-protest-cleared/283-ef283427-9bb3-442d-a0bd-67f4bd8df9e5
This coverage isn’t terrible, and has video.
St Paul principles? Never heard of them
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