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Know Thy History: Revolutionary Lessons from Common Ground Relief & Twenty Years of Anarchist Mutual Aid

by Communications | Sep 4, 2025 | Articles

Twenty years ago this week, the waters came for the Lower Ninth Ward. Not slowly, not gently — rushing through broken levees like the inevitable consequence of centuries of deliberate neglect finally made manifest. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall....

Smoke em if you got em

by Communications | Aug 27, 2025 | Blog

Donald Trump has signed an executive order purporting to criminalize the burning of an American flag in protest. Much is being made about the dubious legality of this move by news outlets across the spectrum. Is this legal? Short answer, no. Unfortunately, that isn’t...

Celebrating the World’s Indigenous Peoples 🌿

by Communications | Aug 6, 2025 | Blog

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed annually on August 9th carries the theme “Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Self-Determination: A Pathway for Food Security and Sovereignty.” While this day draws global attention to the fundamental rights...

CLDC Responds to Frivolous Lawsuit by Patriot Front Members: Protecting Political Speech from White Nationalist Retaliation

by Communications | Jul 9, 2025 | Blog

Paul Gancarz, Daniel Turetchi, Colton Brown, James Johnson, and Amelia Johnson, all members or affiliates of the white nationalist group Patriot Front, have filed what appears to be a classic federal SLAPP suit (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation). The...

The Threat Has Been Realized: Trump’s Military Occupation of Los Angeles and the Attack on Dissent

by Communications | Jul 2, 2025 | Blog

Back in November 2024, Donald Trump made a chilling promise: to unleash the U.S. military on our communities. This month, that threat was realized. In a grotesque show of force, Trump and his allies in the Department of Defense mobilized 4,000 National Guard troops...

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Know Thy History: Revolutionary Lessons from Common Ground Relief & Twenty Years of Anarchist Mutual Aid

Smoke em if you got em

Celebrating the World’s Indigenous Peoples 🌿

CLDC Responds to Frivolous Lawsuit by Patriot Front Members: Protecting Political Speech from White Nationalist Retaliation

The Threat Has Been Realized: Trump’s Military Occupation of Los Angeles and the Attack on Dissent

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