This Canadian zine provides a historical overview of the black bloc tactic and anarchists’ use of it. It looks into the origins of the black bloc tactic in the Automen (Autonomist) squatting movement in the 1980s in Germany and its spread across Europe and to North America. In addition, the zine delves into the some of the philosophy underlying black blocs, talks about the concept of “diversity of tactics” and the need for militant resistance, and provides examples of black bloc tactics.