Joshua Stephens, Author at Toward Freedom

Anti-Fascist Struggle and Race in the Face of Golden Dawn: A Greek Anarchist Responds

Joshua Stephens September 18, 2013 Joshua Stephens

Today, the world learned of the stabbing death of Greek antifascist hiphop artist Pavlos Fissas, who performed under the name MC Killah P, at the hands of thugs affiliated with the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn. His death is just the most recent since the party’s rise in recent years, but may have tipped a country teetering on the brink of civil war into incredibly volatile territory; antifascists have already clashed with police across the country, and Golden Dawn offices have been attacked.

Syrian Anarchist Challenges the Rebel/Regime Binary View of Resistance

Joshua Stephens September 9, 2013 Joshua Stephens

As the US intensifies its push for military intervention in Syria, virtually the only narrative available swings from the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad to the role of Islamist elements within the resistance. But the network of unarmed, democratic resistance to Assad's regime is rich and varied, representing a vast web of local political initiatives, arts-based coalitions, human rights organizations, nonviolence groups and more.

Talking Anarchism and the Arab Uprisings with Mohammed Bamyeh

Joshua Stephens February 26, 2013 Joshua Stephens

Spontaneity, largely horizontal organization, and a suspicion toward explicit political leadership have all been signature components of what's referred to as the Arab Spring. This has been the case since the outbreak of the Tunisian revolution – regardless of the regimes that have resulted from the power vacuums left in their wake.

“We Will Win One Hundred Times Over”: Translating the Zapatista Resurgence

Joshua Stephens January 30, 2013 Joshua Stephens

On December 21st of last year, as many across the world were speculating about the end of the Mayan calendar, 40,000 actual Mayans marched silently into five cities in Chiapas, Mexico, putting the Zapatistas back into the forefront of grassroots political discourse the world over.

This Operation Runs on Love and Rage: Reflections on Occupy Sandy from the Rockaways

Joshua Stephens December 31, 2012 Joshua Stephens

An interview with Sofia Gallisa Muriente on Occupy Sandy, the specter of disaster capitalism, the grassroots organizing behind the recovery and more.