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| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jason Bayless |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Anarchism, Mutual aid, Social justice, Community organizing |
| Location | |
Area served | Global |
| Website | radical-guide |
A Radical Guide is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2018 that maintains a global directory of radical spaces and provides educational resources and mutual aid funding to grassroots liberation movements. The organization operates with anarchist principles, focusing on community organizing, mutual aid, and anti-authoritarian education.
History
A Radical Guide was founded in 2018 by Jason Bayless, a community activist who conceived the idea while visiting radical bookstores and community spaces during travel.[1] The organization began as a mapping project to document radical locations worldwide and evolved into a comprehensive platform supporting liberation movements.
The organization achieved 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in 2024, formalizing its structure while maintaining its commitment to non-hierarchical organizing principles.[2]
Structure and operations
A Radical Guide operates according to six foundational principles: community-driven empowerment, radical inclusivity, movement solidarity, liberatory education, transformative accountability, and adaptive resistance.[2] The organization employs a non-hierarchical governance model and maintains a policy of directing 100% of mutual aid donations directly to grassroots groups without administrative overhead.
The organization's work is funded through monthly donations and operates from land acknowledged as belonging to the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians.
Programs and Initiatives
Global Directory
A Radical Guide maintains a user-generated directory of over 1,200 radical spaces across 68 countries.[3] The directory includes anarchist bookstores, worker cooperatives, infoshops, community centers, and historical sites related to liberation movements. Notable locations include:
- Freedom Press Bookshop in London
- Librairie Quilombo in Paris
- Etniko Bandido Infoshop in the Philippines
Educational Resources
The organization produces multiple educational programs:
- A Radical Education: An online learning platform offering courses on topics including "What is Radicalism?", "Liberation", and movement organizing principles.[4] A Guide for Radicals
- Podcast Series: Multiple podcast programs including "A Podcast for Radicals", "Resistance in Focus", and "Radical Destinations" that explore anarchist theory and liberation movements.[5]
- A Radical Guide to Building Resilient Communities
- An eight-part educational series covering direct action, alternative economics, food sovereignty, and community organizing.
Mutual Aid General Fund
The organization's Mutual Aid General Fund provides monthly donations of at least $550 to grassroots mutual aid organizations.[6] Recipients have included:
- Dandelion Seeds (Sacramento): Distributed over 2,000 meals and 3,000 bottles of water to unhoused individuals in 2023
- NorCal Resist: Operates Seeds of Solidarity Mutual Aid Farm and provides immigrant support services
- Frontline Medics: Provides medical care to resistance communities
Farmworker Assistance
The organization operates a Farmworker Rental Assistance Program providing $1,000 monthly rental assistance to Indigenous Oaxacan farmworkers in California's Central Valley and Central Coast regions.
People's Movement Assemblies
A Radical Guide facilitates People's Movement Assemblies (PMAs), participatory democracy forums based on World Social Forum methodology that enable collective decision-making among social movements.[7]
Political initiatives
- Resist Project 2025
In response to the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, A Radical Guide launched a resistance campaign providing educational analysis and funding community defense networks. The initiative focuses on supporting rapid response systems for deportation defense and organizing against authoritarian policies.[8]
- International work
A Radical Guide maintains partnerships with international radical organizations, including support for anarchist collectives in the Philippines and Australia. The organization has supported publication projects such as "Pangayaw" and "Decolonizing Resistance: Anarchism in Philippines" by Bas Umali.
Funding model
The organization operates on a tiered monthly donation system:
- $10: Directory maintenance
- $25: Educational content funding
- $50: Direct mutual aid support
- $500+: "A Radical" supporter tier
A Radical Guide maintains financial transparency through public reporting of mutual aid distributions and maintains its policy of zero administrative overhead for mutual aid funds.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "A Radical Guide: The Story". A Radical Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ a b "About A Radical Guide". A Radical Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "A Radical Guide". A Radical Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "A Radical Education". A Radical Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "A Radical Podcast". iHeart. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Mutual Aid General Fund". A Radical Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Peoples Movement Assemblies". Project South. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Resist Project 2025: Community Defense". A Radical Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Donations". A Radical Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
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