Men Infantilize Women and Fetishize Power
As years go by, what changed the most was my attitude. I've become more confident, sure of myself, emotionally balanced and close to immune to peer pressure. These qualities are often a turn-off for men.
Beyond the Periphery of the Skin: An Interview with Silvia Federici
In this interview, Federici elaborates on how this ongoing transformation of the body extends inward just as much outward. Our modern conception of the “self” is, without a doubt, impoverished, but as her book titled suggests, reconnecting with what lies beyond the periphery of the skin is essential in reclaiming what was lost on this long and violent path to our present moment, with all its beautiful acts of solidarity and resistance, to the ongoing brutal repression of human and more-than-human life in all its forms.
On Silence - Restricted narratives of gendered sexualized violence
It is not a coincidence that mainstream feminist movements are spearheaded by white, hetero, middle class women, and pinkpussy hats. In the margins of their presence though, lies a beautiful resistance waiting to be heard.
Misogyny, Colonialism, and the Armed Forces
On the misogynistic culture of the Armed Forces, colonial attitudes toward Indigenous and Quilombist peoples in Brazil, and a call to action asking women to take up space.
Alchemizing the Lead of Masculinity
2018 was a fascinating year. Its subtitle seemed to be: “Men are trash.”
I Don't Remember Being Born to Please You
Politeness isn’t our shield, our unity is. Unity not only between women, but between all of us who are dedicated to destroying White Capitalist Patriarchy. There is no way to destroy the Patriarchy by being “gezellig”.
How To Get Over Fake News
“thanks to ‘Democracy' we can finally see how the lives of LGBTQIA+, indigenous, black, and poor people don't really matter to the majority of voters..."
The Common Ground Between Anarchists and Maoists
“Brazilian Anarchists and Maoists are both being criminalized for dissent that could undermine the government’s ability to function.”
The Factory Floor & The Witches Stake
To accept Empire is to deny the dead, the tortured witches of our past and the tortured rebels dying in Empire’s prisons. To not fight Empire is to defy our own bodies, defile the land and destroy the bodies of others. To accept Empire is to become Empire.
The Leadership and Legacy of Indigenous Women
April was Indigenous Month in Brazil. This article reports on the Leadership of Indigenous Women conference in Salvador, and explores the personal and communal journey of indigenous women through generations.
The Democratic Party Is Not What You Think
Sophia Burns argues that activist nonprofits are front groups controlled by the Democratic Party
What does calling Brazilian women “sexy” actually mean?
An article on the impact colonialism has in the lives of Brazilian women today.
The Red Champion
What has been won by our liberation from these outdated delusions? What has been gained? Are we free? Are we at peace? Even by the standards of modernity, twisted and obscene, we are undoubtably the poorer. Without the gods, now there is only ourselves to fear.
Revolution At The Witching Hour: The Legacy of Midnight Notes
Sylvia Federici's "Caliban & The Witch" radically transformed our understanding of the witch burnings. Here are other books from her and the Midnight Notes Collective of deep interest to Pagan Anti-Capitalists