Black Bridge International
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Black Bridge International is a "decentralized anarchist mutual aid
network
" set up to facilitate the sharing of resources and information.
Like other anarchist organizations, Black Bridge rejects hierarchy
and has no leaders. In contrast to anarchist federations, however, Black Bridge is a web and has no platform or traditional membership.
Black Bridge has nodes in North America
, South America
(including Bolivia
and Brazil
), and Eastern Europe
(including Bulgaria
and Latvia
).
In 2003, an affiliated collective
in New York City
produced a Black Bridge documentary entitled "Bolivia Calling".
The Black Bridge network was initiated by anarchists in the United States
and is sometimes characterized as part of an "anti-organizationalist" tendency.
Anarchist journalist and documentarian Brad Will
worked with the international in South America before his death in Oaxaca, Mexico
.
Mutual aid (politics)
Mutual aid is a term in organization theory used to signify a voluntary reciprocal exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit. Mutual aid is arguably as ancient as human culture; an intrinsic part of the small, communal societies universal to humanity's ancient past...
network
Social network
A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...
" set up to facilitate the sharing of resources and information.
Like other anarchist organizations, Black Bridge rejects hierarchy
Hierarchy
A hierarchy is an arrangement of items in which the items are represented as being "above," "below," or "at the same level as" one another...
and has no leaders. In contrast to anarchist federations, however, Black Bridge is a web and has no platform or traditional membership.
Black Bridge has nodes in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
(including Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
), and Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
(including Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
).
In 2003, an affiliated collective
Collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project to achieve a common objective...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
produced a Black Bridge documentary entitled "Bolivia Calling".
The Black Bridge network was initiated by anarchists in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is sometimes characterized as part of an "anti-organizationalist" tendency.
Anarchist journalist and documentarian Brad Will
Brad Will
Bradley Roland Will was an American activist, videographer and amateur journalist affiliated with Indymedia. On October 27, 2006 during a labor dispute in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, Will suffered two gunshot wounds that resulted in his death....
worked with the international in South America before his death in Oaxaca, Mexico
Oaxaca, Mexico
Oaxaca, Mexico, may refer to:*The state of Oaxaca, one of the 32 component federal entities of the United Mexican States*Oaxaca, Oaxaca, capital city of that state...
.
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(1922 - ) - International of Anarchist FederationsInternational of Anarchist FederationsThe International of Anarchist Federations was founded during an international anarchist conference in Carrara in 1968 by the three existing European federations of France, Italy and Spain as well as the Bulgarian federation in French exile...
(1968 - )