a look at Anarchists In The News in 2019

JANUARY 2020 Agency exists for the purpose of reflecting more purposefully on how the media covers anarchists and what we can do about it.   2020 marks seven years that we have been doing this work, and we are deeply grateful for everyone who has continued to support us along the way. We have a bunch of exciting plans for the year to come, so make sure you keep an eye on our: WEBSITE : TWITTER : FACEBOOK : PATREON  A YEAR OF REPRESSION—AND RESISTANCE: A look at Anarchists in the News in 2019 Tracking anarchists and anarchism in the news was a wild ride in 2019! We have put together a review of some of the most notable stories highlighting the diverse struggles that anarchists are involved in and have inspired around the world throughout the past year.  Read the full article VOICES FROM THE AGENCY NEWSWIRE Natasha Lennard: How the Prosecution of Animal Rights Activists as Terrorists Foretold Today’s Criminalization of Dissent (The Intercept) “You see the train coming, but it hits you anyway,” said animal rights activist Josh Harper. “They just went down the list and it was ‘guilty as charged,’ ‘guilty as charged,’ ‘guilty as charged’ — every defendant, every count.” This is how, in the new documentary film “The Animal People,” Harper describes learning that he and his five co-defendants had been convicted on terrorism charges by a federal jury in 2006 for their involvement in animal rights struggle. Read more... “A Global Anarchy Revival Could Outdo the 1960s” (Bloomberg) India has exploded into protests against a citizenship law that explicitly discriminates against its 200 million-strong Muslim population. Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has responded with police firing on demonstrators and assaults on university campuses. Read more... “The Jewish anarchists fighting to save Langside synagogue” (BBC) For decades after it opened in 1927, Langside Synagogue was a hub for a vibrant Jewish community in the southside of Glasgow. But as Jewish residents moved away, congregations dwindled and it closed its doors for the final time five years ago. Now a new diverse Jewish community has moved into the Govanhill area intent on saving the building from redevelopment by its new private owners. Read more... Kim Kelly: What the Prison-Abolition Movement Wants (Teen Vogue) Why do we take prison for granted? Esteemed American author, activist, and professor Angela Davis posed the question in her 2003 treatise Are Prisons Obsolete?, a work that encouraged readers to interrogate their understanding of the U.S. prison system. Davis, an abolitionist, rejected the idea of stopping at reform, arguing that focusing on making small improvements inside the walls decenters the larger goal of decarceration, the process of freeing people from institutions like prisons and detention centers. Read more... Launch Agency Newswire ANTIFA GRITTY STICKERS We have taken our popular Antifa Gritty t-shirt design and put it on stickers! If you would like a small pack of stickers just order them through the link below and we'll pop them straight in the mail for you. All funds raised go to covering Agency's monthly costs. You can also find us on Patreon and through our website donation page. Thank you for supporting our work! Get Your Gritty Stickers! Copyright © 2020 Agency, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed at anarchistagency.com. Our mailing address is: Agency 2911 Georgia Ave NW Ste 100 Washington, DC 20001-3805