By K and Sasha “Cop City will never be built!” All of us chanted this at some point. This rallying cry filled our heads with possibilities and invited others to meet our optimism. The movement started off small, at times clumsy and awkward, but with contagious ferocity fueled by that optimism, it took off. Mass
By Dylan J, Frances Fuku, and N.S Ríos Introduction In the Spring of 2024, Columbia University students led an encampment on campus calling on their university to disclose their financial investments and to divest from Israel. After months of sustained but ineffective protests against the Israeli military’s genocide against Palestinians, many were inspired by the
In PART 3 of our Race Study, we look at the subjective and objective formation of race relations, from the development of the Welfare State, through the Civil Rights Era, Third World Liberation and other decolonial movements.
In the fight to Stop Cop City, the state and ruling class are trying to create the impression that they are beating our movement. In fact, they are running out of options. If we size up our enemy’s vulnerabilities, and strike effectively, we can win.
In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision this summer, we decided to put together a zine with a collection of articles that foster strategic debate and experimentation with new tactics in the struggle for reproductive justice.
The 2020 uprising was a major event by whatever measure you use. But rigorous analysis of it remains limited.
Unity & Struggle holds seasonal meetings where we try to figure out ourselves and/or the world. In February, we looked back on “Striketober” in 2021 and at the ongoing Great Resignation.
In March 2022, U&S members gathered alongside friends and comrades in various cities on Turtle Island to discuss the situation in Ukraine, and reflect on international solidarity efforts.
Commons Journal, which is based in Kyiv, Ukraine, shared an important letter to the Western left about the changing conditions in the world, and how our analyses must adapt. We are reposting the piece written by Volodymyr Artiukh below. US-plaining is not enough. To the Western left, on your and our mistakes By Volodymyr Artiukh
In PART 2, we revisit the pre-1860s time period to expand our understanding of race beyond the Black-white relation. The texts we’ve selected look at settler colonialism, Indigenous struggle, and their relationship with capitalism.
