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Anarchist group based in New York City
The
Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council
(
MACC
) is an
anarchist
group based in New York City. Its principles, in accordance with anarchist values, include
anti-oppression
,
direct action
,
direct democracy
,
horizontalism
, and
mutual aid
.
[1]
The group was active in the city's 2020
Black Lives Matter
protests. Its jail and court support group assisted arrested protesters by finding and appearing at arraignments, providing food and emotional support as well as bail funds, if needed. MACC supports
police abolition
in lieu of reform.
[1]
On September 22, when the cities of New York City,
Portland
, and
Seattle
were labelled as anarchist jurisdictions, by United States president
Donald Trump
. MACC made a statement in which they denounced the use of the word anarchist as a
synonym
for chaos.
[2]
MACC later released a statement in
solidarity
with
prison strike
in
Hudson County Jail
,
New Jersey
.
[3]
Through January 2020, MACC participated in "
mutual aid
day", helping distribute food in
food banks
.
[4]
[5]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
Hayssen, Sophie (August 14, 2020).
"What Trump Doesn't Understand About Anarchists"
.
Refinery29
.
Archived
from the original on September 22, 2020
. Retrieved
September 23,
2020
.
- ^
Offenhartz, Jake (September 22, 2020).
"Local Anarchists Miffed By Trump's Designation Of NYC As Anarchist Jurisdiction"
.
Archived
from the original on October 2, 2020
. Retrieved
September 23,
2020
.
- ^
"Inmates on Rikers Island are Fighting for Soap: How to Show Solidarity and Prevent Corona's Spread"
.
Archived
from the original on January 30, 2021
. Retrieved
January 26,
2021
.
- ^
"MACC Events"
.
Archived
from the original on November 16, 2020
. Retrieved
January 26,
2021
.
- ^
"What Trump Doesn't Understand About Anarchists"
.
Archived
from the original on September 22, 2020
. Retrieved
September 23,
2020
.
Further reading
[
edit
]
- Dilawar, Arvind (March 19, 2018).
"This Anarchist Browser Plug-In Wants You to Fight Fascism on the Internet"
.
Motherboard
.
Archived
from the original on May 1, 2018
. Retrieved
April 27,
2018
.
- Moynihan, Colin (April 26, 2018).
"The Anarchists Combatting the Far Right on YouTube"
.
The New Yorker
.
Archived
from the original on April 30, 2018
. Retrieved
June 10,
2018
.
- Offenhartz, Jake (September 22, 2020).
"Local Anarchists Miffed by Trump's Designation of Nyc as Anarchist Jurisdiction"
.
Gothamist
.
Archived
from the original on October 2, 2020
. Retrieved
September 23,
2020
.
- Scott, Grace Lisa (April 23, 2018).
"New York Anarchists are Fighting to Get Nazi Videos Off of YouTube"
.
Inverse
.
Archived
from the original on April 23, 2018
. Retrieved
April 23,
2018
.