This Is America #196: Houston Food not Bombs Fights City Hall, Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union, National Guard on New York Subway

IT'S GOING DOWN

Welcome, to This Is America, April 18th, 2024.

In this episode, first we present an interview with a member of Houston Food Not Bombs, who speaks about how the group has been pushing back on attempts by the city to shut down their mutual aid program through ongoing ticketing and police harassment.

We then turn towards New York City, and discuss how Democrats have greased the wheels through fear campaigns over crime and migrants, to bring in the National Guard onto the city’s subway system.

Via @slam.matu

We then speak to members of the Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union, who discuss their organizing efforts and fighting back against landlords, rising rents, and gentrification. Note, this interview is quite old, be sure to check out and follow the group on Instagram here for current updates.

Finally, we discuss the unfolding legal circus around Trump and why we shouldn’t be surprised when rich and powerful people – don’t go to jail.

But first, here’s some upcoming events!

Upcoming Events

• April 19th – 21st: Chicago Anarchist Skillshare. More info here.
• April 20th: Free Em All Ball. Benefit for political prisoners. Huntington Park, CA. More info here.
• April 26th – 29th: Northeast Bash Back Convergence. Philly, PA. More info here.
• April 27th: Rattling the Cages: Political Prisoners, Mass Incarceration and Abolition. Virtual event. More info here.
• May 4th: First Ever Kitsap Anarchist Bookfair. Bremerton, WA. More info here.
• May 4th: First Annual Upstate Anarchist Bookfair, Binghamton, NY. More info here.
• May 18th: Free Tall Can. Benefit for antifascist political prisoners. San Bernadino, CA. More info here.
• May 23rd – 29th: Lost Sierra Action Camp. Plumas National Forest, California. More info here.
• May 24th – 26th: Constellation: An Anarchist Festival in Montreal. More info here.
• June 28th – 30th: Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair. Asheville, NC. More info here.
• July 2nd – 9th: Hudson Valley, Earth First! Gathering. More info here.
• July 12th – 14th: Dual Power Gathering. Pacific Northwest. More info here.
• November 26th – 28th: Indigenous anarchist convergence. Occupied so-called Phoenix, AZ. More info here.