Making Things Together: Zines, Strategy, and Survival

“We're going to need a lot more in-person opportunities for us to expand our humanity,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding. 

The Emergency Is the Atmosphere

“It’s meant to exhaust us. It’s meant to destroy us."

Must-Reads and the War on Chicago

"Chicagoans will not be a conquered people."

Holding the Line Through Tear Gas and Censorship

“There is no neutral ground in this moment. You’re either resisting or you’re complicit,” says Eman Abdelhadi.

Fighting for Our Stolen Neighbors: ICE, Tear Gas and a Guitar Blown Open

"Being out here to demand what is right is the only way to stay human," says Jessica Darrow.

Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Care and Courage Amid Clouds of Tear Gas

We can embody our refusal and fiercely declare that our love and empathy will not be destroyed.

Raids, Retaliation, and Radical Solidarity in Chicago

“History shows us that repression always breeds resistance,” says Chicago organizer Miguel Alvelo Rivera.

Must-Reads and Some Thoughts About Who Gets to Think and Feel in Public

"It is unconscionable that trans people are being targeted for their irreverent responses to the death of a man who actively called for violence against the trans community."

What Do We Say When the Soldiers Come?

"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.

Must-Reads and the Fascist Fantasies We Refuse to Live In

"It is up to us, as everyday people, to decide who we are, and who we are to each other, in the face of these attacks."

The Trap of Law and Order Under Fascism

“There’s no rule of law that’s going to get us out of where we are,” says Andrea Ritchie.