http://www.crimethinc.com/blog This website will function as a clearinghouse for bulletins from participating cells, enabling readers to keep abreast of their activities and, more importantly, coordinate activities with them. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:34:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This year's CrimethInc. Convergence is a mere three weeks away. In Pittsburgh we are busy stock-piling foodstuffs and getting together a child-care collective, amongst other numerous tasks, but we wanted to announce a few things we've got in store for this year; rest assured that these are just the beginnings of ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/07/01/expect-the-unexpected-in-pittsburgh/ - For as long as anyone can remember, the FBI has infiltrated radical communities in hopes of framing people on criminal charges. This has intensified in anarchist circles over the past few years. A handful of unfortunates now languish in prison, serving up to decades for actions they never carried out ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/06/24/towards-a-collective-security-culture/ - Once again, despite ourselves, we are thrust onto the front lines of history. In the midst of an economic crisis, the leaders of the wealthiest nations on earth are meeting in Pittsburgh to discuss how to preserve global capitalism and reform the loathsome International Monetary Fund—and we are hosting our ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/06/09/to-pittsburgh-for-creation-and-destruction/ - Following the death of an anarchist alleged by corporate media to be transporting a destructive device, a wave of government repression is sweeping Chile. We extend our heartfelt condolences to those who mourn the loss of a friend, and our support to all who still suffer under a repressive apparatus ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/05/28/rolling-thunder-seeks-accounts-from-chile/ Meet at the Northside Commons (W. North Ave. and Brighton) by the pond, on Monday, July 20. Write to info@crimethincconvergence.com with workshop proposals, offers of assistance, and accessibility concerns. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since the first CrimethInc. convergence in August 2002. We've witnessed a protracted war ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/05/10/crimethinc-convergence-2009-update/ - At long last, we’ve completed our 35,000-word full report on last summer’s anarchist mobilizations against the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, complete with chronological maps and painstaking documentation. Updated from the feature in Rolling Thunder #7 and expanded to include the complete text of thirteen different participant narratives, this report ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/05/05/2008-dncrnc-mobilizations-full-report/ - Over the past three decades, Earth First! has waged a life-or-death campaign to halt the destruction of the natural environment. Right now, the Earth First! Roadshow is halfway through a five month revival tour across the United States, sharing direct action skills, ecodefense history, and opportunities to get involved in ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/04/25/security-culture-the-puppet-show/ - We now have the CD version of the From the Depths "Germinate" recording in stock. They are packaged in letter-pressed gatefold chipboard sleeves, hand-made by the band and their friends. For those who regard ownership of a physical object to be a needless hassle, the download version of the recording ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/04/14/from-the-depths-cds-now-available/ - Over the past decade, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty—SHAC—has waged an international direct action campaign against Huntingdon Life Sciences, Europe’s largest contract animal testing corporation. By targeting investors and business partners of HLS, SHAC repeatedly brought HLS to the brink of collapse; it took direct assistance from the British government and ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/03/28/new-feature-the-shac-model/ - We're back from our annual bookfair trip, rested and ready for Spring, and we thought we'd start with some photos from the bookfair this year. For the first time in nine years, we noticed that less people came this year than the previous year—we're not sure what to blame, but ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/03/24/bay-area-bookfair-photos/ - For the 9th consecutive year, we will be attending the Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair in San Francisco (their 14th annual showing) in Golden Gate Park this coming weekend, March 14th and 15th. We'll have two tables again this year, one chock full of free posters and pamphlets and stickers, and ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/03/11/tabling-at-the-bay-area-anarchist-bookfair/ - The seventh issue of Rolling Thunder is back from the presses—a mere five months after the previous issue, which is a record for us! We lost a lot of sleep working on this one; it's definitely our best effort yet. We'll also be losing money on it, but there was ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/03/04/rolling-thunder-7-now-available/ - Anarchist punk band From the Depths, currently on tour in the US, have just finished their debut album. Recorded at Mars Studio (known for recording Catharsis, Undying, and scores of more famous hardcore bands), “Germinate” comprises 7 songs in 36 minutes, an epic paean to self-determination and resistance. Hearkening back to ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/02/19/from-the-depths-recording-debut-%e2%80%9cgerminate%e2%80%9d/ - In the past, we've held festive gatherings far from industry and concrete: hundreds camped out in forests, underneath stars, beside lakes, rivers, streams, and creeks. Climbing bluffs overlooking rolling hills and vast plains, we fell in love, met allies, and experimented with the experience of freedom. To create the spaces ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/02/15/2009-convergence-july-20-26-pittsburgh/ We mailed out the last Rolling Thunder #3 yesterday, and as such, the complete PDF is now available for free download. Download Rolling Thunder #3 PDF [9 MB] International reports from last Mayday’s pro-immigrant rallies! Analysis of the Bush regime’s strategy to promote terrorism worldwide! Discussion of the latest wave of federal ... http://www.crimethinc.com/blog/2009/01/24/rolling-thunder-3-complete-pdf-available/