Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Got a hard copy of Seattle’s Black Autonomy vol. 3 no. 1, pdf can be perused at louisecrowleylibrary.org/black-autonomy 084
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryHistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 17/07/2026#OnThisDay in 1913, Seattle's third Golden Potlatch celebration erupted into fistfights and riots. historylink.org/File/2540 143
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 17/07/2026On July 17, 2008, anonymous individuals disabled and removed the surveillance camera facing the PitchPipe Infoshop. A week later, pictures of the high-powered camera were anonymously posted on the internet. louisecrowleylibrary.org/pitchpipe-infoshop 032
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Got another edition, this one by SF's Revolutionary Workers Group, unknown publication year. 030
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 12/07/2026On July 11, 1933, French-born anarchist, and editor of Home, WA anarchist newspaper The Demonstrator, Laurent Casas died. louisecrowleylibrary.org/laurent-casas 082
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 10/07/2026And several similar trials are described here: www.louisecrowleylibrary.org/shop/p/obsce...louisecrowleylibrary.orgObscenity at Home: The Trials of an Anarchist Community on Puget Sound — Louise Crowley LibraryThis pamphlet tells the stories of the trials that anarchist publishers were subjected to in the early 1900s at Home , Washington. Included is the four essays that so offended some in the government ... 010
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 09/07/2026We just got hard copies of the two published issues of Seattle insurrectionary anarchist magazine "A Murder of Crows," you can read PDFs of both at louisecrowleylibrary.org/a-murder-of-crows 0176
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 04/07/2024On July 4, 1997, the Animal Liberation Front freed 4000 mink from the David Smith Mink Farm in Cle Elum, Washington. The farm did not survive this action. 0167
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 03/07/2024On July 3, 1921, the accursed snitch Donald Vose got spit on by Home, WA resident Gaston Lance at a community baseball game. This would be the last time that Vose attempted to visit the anarchist community before his comical death. louisecrowleylibrary.org/donald-vose 052
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026On July 1, 1914, the final issue of Why? was published by Enrico Travaglio in Tacoma. You can get a full set of these issues at www.louisecrowleylibrary.org/shop/p/why-1... 021
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Just got three more issues of Seattle's Black Autonomy scanned and uploaded. 0155
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Added Jay Fox's eulogy for Voltairine de Cleyre to the texts section: louisecrowleylibrary.org/voltairine-de-cleyrelouisecrowleylibrary.orgVoltairine de Cleyre — Louise Crowley Library 021
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 25/02/2026A short documentary on the NWDC that anarchists made in 2008: youtu.be/bTrR1s7du6s?...youtu.beSmash ICE Northwest Detention Center - docushortYouTube video by Acumensch 094
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Found three related flyers, two for noise demos at the detention center, one for an info night about it, all from 2010. 094
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 22/02/2026We added an article about the Northwest Detention Center, published in Autonomy//253, way back in 2011, while Obama was president. louisecrowleylibrary.org/a-brief-analysis-of-the-northwest-detention-center 097
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 17/01/2026A former collective member of Seattle's Black Cat Cafe is looking for people to collaborate on a collective history of the project. www.faythelevine.com/blackcatcafe 0113
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2025I just randomly remembered that in 1903 the state of Washington made it illegal to be an anarchist. louisecrowleylibrary.org/washington-criminal-anarchy-lawlouisecrowleylibrary.orgWashington Criminal Anarchy Law — Louise Crowley Library 191
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 15/09/2025The US government has always been a force for censorship. 03213
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Will try to scan to PDF and upload soon, in the meantime, the full texts can be read here: theanarchistlibrary.org/library/red-...theanarchistlibrary.orgAnarcho-Feminism: Two StatementsRed Rosia and Black Maria Anarcho-Feminism: Two Statements 1971 The Anarcho-Feminist Manifesto was written by Chicago Anarcho-Feminists. Blood of the Flower... 050
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Just got a hard copy of Anarcho-Feminism: Two Statements, published by the Seattle branch of the Social Revolutionary Anarchist Federation in the early 1970s. 1427
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Full text is here: www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/from-the-arc...libertarian-labyrinth.orgHenry Addis, "Essays on the Social Problem" (1898) - The Libertarian LabyrinthHenry Addis was an anarchist-communist, a co-editor of the Portland Firebrand, and a contributor to several of the anarchist papers published in the western United States. In this collection, part of ... 030
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Just got a copy of Home resident Henry Addis' pamphlet "Essays on the Social Problem," published by Free Society out of San Francisco (formerly Portland) in June, 1898. 140
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2024On May 29, 1899, Emma Goldman spoke at the Germania hall in Seattle. louisecrowleylibrary.org/anarchy-at-germania-hall 0134
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 12/05/2025On May 12, 1967, Seattle anarchist Stan Iverson burned an American flag in Seattle. Despite Iverson admitting that he burned the flag, Floyd Turner was convicted of it and served 45 days before being released on bond and acquitted by the WA Supreme Court. louisecrowleylibrary.org/stan-iverson 084
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/05/2024On May 11, 1898 the first issue of Discontent: Mother of Progress was published at Home, Washington. Discontent was published weekly for four years, until it was suppressed by the US Post office for publishing “obscenity.” louisecrowleylibrary.org/discontent 075
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 08/05/2024On May 8, 1903, anarchist William Dorenson was sent to the chain gang for 50 days for having praised Leon Czolgosz’s assassination of President William McKinley while drinking in the Pioneer saloon in Tacoma. 0126
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 04/05/2024On May 4, 2021 Tacoma anarchist Arthur J. Miller died. Miller was the publisher of the anarchist newspaper "Bayou La Rose" for 26 years, as well as a key organizer for supporting imprisoned American Indian Movement member Leonard Peltier. louisecrowleylibrary.org/arthur-j-miller 0136
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 03/05/2024On May 3, 1886, 16-year-old Jay Fox was shot in the finger by a Chicago cop, and watched another worker killed by the same bullet. He would be present the next night as a bomb was thrown into a crowd of police that was trying to break up the rally in the Haymarket. louisecrowleylibrary.org/jay-fox 033
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 30/04/2025The longer story of all the trials suffered by Home's publishers is here: louisecrowleylibrary.org/obscenitylouisecrowleylibrary.orgObscenity at Home: The Trials of an Anarchist Community on Puget Sound — Louise Crowley LibraryThis pamphlet tells the stories of the trials that anarchist publishers were subjected to in the early 1900s at Home , Washington. Included is the four essays that so offended some in the government ... 032
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock (and his followers) was one of the more significant opponents that US anarchists faced in that era. 010
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 28/04/2024On 4/28/1919, amidst a wave of mail bombs intended by anarchists to be delivered on May 1, Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson's office received a bomb, which failed to go off. After, Hanson declared that the government should “buck up and hang or incarcerate for life all the anarchists.” 044
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 20/04/2025[archivist’s note: If you have access to the reportback “Short reflection on what led to Olympia Anarchist Convergence ‘not-happening’” please let us know] 000
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 20/04/2025On April 20, 2013, the Olympia Anarchist Convergence began at Evergreen State College, but was moved to a different location after a hostile blogger had his camera smashed. louisecrowleylibrary.org/olympia-anarchist-convergence 1111
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Tacoma anarchist Andrew Klemencic had it right. louisecrowleylibrary.org/andrew-klemencic 020
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 13/04/2024On April 13, 1890, anarchist/feminist/spiritualist Lois Waisbrooker delivered two lectures at Tacoma Hall, the first on “Modern Spiritualism”. This is the earliest evidence we can find of anarchist activity in our area. louisecrowleylibrary.org/clothed-with-the-sun 034
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 09/04/2024On April 9, 1884, Seattle anarchist Louise Olivereau was born. In 1917, Olivereau mailed out 2000 letters, encouraging draft resistance. She was convicted of violating the Espionage Act, and sentenced to 10 years, though she was released after 28 months. louisecrowleylibrary.org/louise-olivereau 066
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/04/2025On April 1, 1969, Morningtown Pizza opened in Seattle’s University District. Collectively-owned and operated by many Seattle anarchists, Morningtown operated until 1993. louisecrowleylibrary.org/morningtown-pizza 0185
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 21/03/2024On March 21, 1900, the first part of Henry Addis’ article on free love, “Talks With the Boys and Girls,” was published in Discontent: Mother of Progress. Discontent’s publisher, Charles Govan, was fined $75 for printing it. louisecrowleylibrary.org/talks-with-the-boys-and-girls 013
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 15/03/2025The film: archive.org/details/Anar...archive.orgAnarchism In America (1983) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archivepooh pooh yeah 052
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 15/03/2025On March 15, 1984, the documentary “Anarchism in America” was screened at Seattle’s New City Theatre (11th and Olive). 1236
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/03/2025You can read about all of the trials that newspaper editors from Home, WA endured in our pamphlet Obscenity at Home: The Trials of an Anarchist Community on Puget Sound. (2/2) louisecrowleylibrary.org/obscenitylouisecrowleylibrary.orgObscenity at Home: The Trials of an Anarchist Community on Puget Sound — Louise Crowley LibraryThis pamphlet tells the stories of the trials that anarchist publishers were subjected to in the early 1900s at Home , Washington. Included is the four essays that so offended some in the government ... 040
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/03/2025On March 11, 1902, the anarchist editor of Discontent: Mother of Progress, and author James W. Adams, were tried for “depositing lewd, lascivious and obscene matter in the mails”, due to Adams’ article “A Healthy Comparison.” 194
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/03/2024On March 11, 1903 the first issue of The Demonstrator was published at Home, WA. After the de facto suppression of Home’s previous paper, Discontent, James F. Morton Jr. started the new paper, which ran for 142 issues, all of which can be read in our archive. louisecrowleylibrary.org/demonstrator 032
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11/03/2025On March 11, 1963, Seattle anarchist Louise Olivereau died. Olivereau had served more than two years in prison for advocating draft resistance during World War I. louisecrowleylibrary.org/louise-olivereau 0124
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 07/03/2025On March 7, 1903, Washington state’s “Criminal Anarchy” law was signed by the governor. The law criminalized advocating anarchism until its repeal in 1999. louisecrowleylibrary.org/washington-criminal-anarchy-law 1125
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 01/03/2024In March 1897, the first issue of Washington’s first anarchist periodical, The New Era, was published in Home, Washington. The paper would only make it a few issues before being suppressed by the US Post Office. louisecrowleylibrary.org/the-new-era 063
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 19/02/2024On February 19, 1916, Feds tried to arrest Wm. C. Owen for “using the mails to incite murder, arson and treason” at Home, WA, for working with the Magons on their paper, Regeneración, but he'd fled to Tacoma. Owen made it back to England w/o arrest. louisecrowleylibrary.org/william-c-owen 033
Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 18/02/2025On February 18, 1915, anarchist David Caplan was arrested on Bainbridge Island and charged with supplying the dynamite used in the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. louisecrowleylibrary.org/dynamite-fugitive-arrested 062
Reposted by Louise Crowley LibraryLouise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 10/02/2024On February 10, 1896, three families founded the anarchist colony at Home on 26 acres. They had left a failed Bellamite colony, and decided that they would incorporate more individual autonomy into their model. The experiment lasted for about 20 years. louisecrowleylibrary.org/home 053