The Hotwire #40: Van Dyke verdict—Banksy—Gritty—Bolsonaro—anti-Columbus roundup

An anarchist from Brazil fills us in on Bolsonaro, where he came from, and the dangers his presidency poses to social movements. We talk about how it’s not just killer cop Van Dyke in Chicago, or sexual assaulter Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court—it’s the system, and we propose full on ungovernability to render law and order irrelevant. We have roundups on anti-Columbus Day actions, anti-pipeline struggles, and the recent temporary victory at the Hambach Forest. Don’t miss our very special interview with one of the demonstrators at the anti-Trump march in Philadelphia, which debuted Gritty as the hot new anti-fascist mascot. Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at [email protected]. {October 10, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Anti-Columbus Day actions and history {0:45} Anti-fascist news {2:58} Gritty {5:05} Anarchists in Brazil on Bolsonaro {7:55} Anarchist art stunts {18:55} 12 years until climate catastrophe {21:05} Temporary victory in the Hambach Forest {26:00} Repression Roundup {27:30} Next Week’s News {36:25} Download 29:30 minutes long version. GRITTY! Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers’ Bizarre New Mascot, Is Antifa Now Fellow Worker Gritty’s Twitter Antifa activists so effectively claimed Gritty as a leftist icon that the Wall Street Journal was forced to publish an anguished op-ed. The most outrageous Gritty meme we’ve seen yet Upcoming events/opportunities for action: October 13: A unity demonstration against the far right in London, England (contact [email protected] for more information) October 15–18: An action camp with Anti-colonial Land Defense in the NW Lake Superior bioregion that is a two-spirit, trans & womxn friendly action camp that prioritizes POC/indigenous comrades (contact [email protected] for more information) October 19: Benefit punk show for recently released political prisoners in Brooklyn, New York at 8:30 pm in Pine Box Rock Shop October 21: An anti-prison rally at 3 pm, outside the ICPA Conference at the Montréal Marriott Chateau Champlain, near metro Bonaventure Other anarchist material we referenced in this episode: What They Mean When They Say Peace Desert More about far-right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro: This 13 minute British news special about how Bolsonaro is bolstering homophobia and explicit fascism in Brazil. In Portuguese: Motivos pelos quais o sistema precisa de Bolsonaro - Iniciativa Revolução Universal Brazil: #NotHim Women Protest Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro Reddit /Anarchism/ thread about Bolsonaro You can keep up with anarchist efforts in Brazil by following the Kasa Invisivel twitter Ways to support the rent strike at Holgate Manor: Contact Princeton Property Management and let them know what the community thinks of them! Be sure to mention that we can all see their retaliatory tactics, and that they must drop the eviction and STOP TRYING TO BUST THE UNION immediately, make badly needed repairs, and rescind their unaffordable rent increases. You can reach them at 1–800–275–4313, or you can mail their office a letter at 7831 SE Lake Rd #200, Portland, OR 97267. If you have some spare coin, their Strike Fund could still use donations! They’ll be using it for legal defense and assistance for tenants who are retaliated against. You can find it here. Stay tuned to the Alliance Against Displacement on Twitter for how to support the arrestees and further organizing to open up safe housing for the homeless in Nanaimo To support María Chavalan Sut in her fight against deportation, check out facebook.com/handsoffmaria Two Hambach Forest defenders have been released, but three are still in jail! To send them messages of support, email [email protected]. There’s more information about the Spanish prisoner strikes at tokata.info. A support campaign for arrested Water Protector, Rattler. You can also help support him financially through his Paypal. Court support will be needed in the coming months for the Vaughn 17. Two of the rebels are defending themselves pro se and they could use all the support they can get! Email [email protected] to plug in. Kris Thompson, whose wife was murdered by police and is now facing grave charges to cover it up, needs financial support in her fight for justice! Support the Kris Thompson Legal Fund here. Upcoming anarchist book fairs and gatherings: October 13–14: The anarchist book and propaganda gathering in Santiago, Chile October 12–14: Anarchist tattoo and piercing festival in Pelotas, Brazil October 20–21: Anarchist Festival in London, England November 17–18: The Seattle Anarchist Book Fair November 17–18: The Boston Anarchist Book Fair Autonomous Mutual Aid in the wake of Hurricane Florence and in preparation for Hurricane Michael: Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice Mutual Aid Carrboro NC Solidarity Network Tidewater Solidarity Collective Appalachian Medical Solidarity River City Medic Collective Community Advocacy and Healing Project Operation Airdrop Sales are now OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year’s calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. Orders start shipping September 10! Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write birthday greetings to Ferguson uprising prisoner Jermaine Parker: Jermaine Parker #1185800 MECC 18701 Old Highway 66 Pacific, MO 63069 Birthday: October 15 We have a Twitter! Follow @HotwireWeekly and send us news that we should include in the show.