Anarchists

Los libertarios de Chile están de celebración. Se cumplen 10 años desde el nacimiento en la ciudad de Valparaíso, el 21 de mayo de 2003, de una de las organizaciones del proyecto político libertario que ha conseguido mayor influencia a nivel nacional: el Frente de Estudiantes Libertarios (FEL). [http://www.anarkismo.net/article/25526]

Report del 14.05.13
Il famoso scienziato Stephen Hawking si unisce al boicottaggio accademico contro Israele e sostiene il BDS (Boycott, Disinvest & Sanctions, ndt). L'establishment si è lamentato che il Premio Wolf per la Fisica di $100.000 di cui era stato insignito 25 anni fa non ne ha acquistato il suo sostegno per sempre. Il panico che hanno diffuso e gli sforzi su cui hanno investito per minimizzare il danno portano ad un salto qualitativo del BDS ad un livello superiore. Non è ancora l'inizio della fine, ma è certamente la fine dell'inizio. [http://www.anarkismo.net/article/25505]

Scusi: per la stazione?
La stazione di cui parliamo, la “Mediopadana” è ubicata nella
zona nord di Reggio Emilia; una stazione che costa alla
collettività circa 80 milioni di euro

«… Οι αναζητητές της ιδανικής ευτυχίας, ακριβώς έτσι όπως οι αναζητητές της φιλοσοφικής λίθου, ίσως δεν πραγματοποιήσουν ποτέ απόλυτα την ουτοπία τους, όμως η ουτοπία τους θα είναι το αίτιο για τις κοινωνικές προόδους της ανθρωπότητας …». Ζοζέφ Ντε Ζακ 1862 ( ένας από τους πρώτους αντί ντετερμινιστές)

Συζήτηση ανάμεσα σε δύο αγρότες
Απόσπασμα από το «Ανάμεσα σε δυο αγρότες…» (1894) του Ε. Μαλατέστα. Περιέχεται στο βιβλίο «Στο δρόμο για την αναρχία» (Εκδ. Κατσάνος)

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Merseyside anti-bedroom tax groups get organised

It’s been a slog but, after months of meetings and discussion, anti-bedroom tax groups across Merseyside met, on Sat 18th May, to conclusively set in place the Merseyside Anti-Bedroom Tax Federation.

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On Wednesday, April 10, Wild Rose Collective co-hosted an event in Iowa City, Iowa with Pavlos speaking as part of a continental speaking tour about resistance in Greece to both fascism and austerity measures. This event was well attended by about 30 people, and raised over $300 to send to Greek social movement activity.

Pavlos spoke on many important issues and movement work in Greece. This also included a very relevant accounting of the 20th century history of occupation, dictatorship and repression in that country. We heard how these experiences have informed the Greek people’s attitudes toward the police and government, and what resistance looks like and is thought of there. He talked about how the police are remembered as collaborators with occupiers, and on the side of the dictatorship and against the people.

Pavlos clarified that what we refer to as ‘riots’ following the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos in late 2008 are instead known in Greece as the December Uprising. This is an important distinction, Pavlos explained, because people weren’t simply running wild in the streets, but acting with a political compass and targeting banks, government offices, etc. That the uprising has come to be known as riots in the Western media, removing the political content of the actions. The December Uprising also impacted later movements in Greece that emerged in response to severe austerity measures.

We learned about the neo-fascist group Golden Dawn, its recent rise to political power (it is now the third most represented party in the Greek government), and the threat it poses. Pavlos spoke of how, within the last 10 years, Greece has seen a massive change in population demographics, with anti-immigrant sentiment appealing to some. In addition to this, the economic desperation of most Greeks has led to an equally desperate search for a cause and a solution, resulting in an increase in anti-immigrant sentiment.  While Greece has a majority politically left-leaning culture, there has been a smaller, but consistent current of fascism and the far right during the last century. And for just as long there has been a popular resistance to it.

Pavlos also spoke to the situation of a failing state and capital and its consequences. For example, suicide rates have skyrocketed. Pavlos anecdotally shared that nearly every person seems to know someone who has killed themselves, making it a common and unsurprising topic of conversation in Greece. The increase in cost of home heating has meant that many homes are using firewood, causing an intense smog and widespread fires in Athens and other places. The average worker has seen 30% or more cuts in wages, if they are paid at all.

With this as the backdrop, popular assemblies have emerged in many locations. Starting in May 2011 in Athens, these began as mass occupations of City Halls somewhat like the U.S.’s Occupy in city parks. The occupations spread throughout Greece, and some have continued. They are often made up of working class Greeks and reflect their concerns and needs, in places running some local services by directly democratic process in the assemblies. We heard how these assemblies serve as an inspiring example of resistance to crisis and austerity. The biggest inspiration and lesson from the assemblies, for Pavlos and for us, is not to just get through the crisis, but to remake our relationships to each other and how we manage our lives day-in and day-out. This, Pavlos told us, is the most radical aspect of what is happening in Greece.

Members of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) have voted by a massive 91% in favour of industrial action up to and including strike action if the government moves to cut their pay via legislation.  This huge vote is a clear statement by the union’s members that No means No, that their rejection of the so-called ‘Croke Park extension’ deal must be respected by both government and the union’s leadership and that they are ready and willing to take action to prevent the imposition of paycuts.

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Esta maravilhosa charge do cartunista Latuff fala por si só, expressa a soma da ignorância reproduzida em escala industrial e retro-alimentando o pior dos valores mundanos do capitalismo mais selvagem.

Chilean libertarians are celebrating. It is 10 years since the birth - on 21 May 2003 in the city of Valparaíso - of one of the organizations of the libertarian political project that has achieved greatest national influence: the Libertarian Students' Front (FEL). [http://www.anarkismo.net/article/25525]

Chilean libertarians are celebrating. It is 10 years since the birth - on 21 May 2003 in the city of Valparaíso - of one of the organizations of the libertarian political project that has achieved greatest national influence: the Libertarian Students' Front (FEL). [http://www.anarkismo.net/article/25525]

“Si no puedo bailar, esta no es mi revolución”

Un fuerte abrazo libertario compas!

Desde el Comité Editorial Acción Libertaria y el Grupo Estudiantil Anarquista nos alegra poder invitarles a nuestro primer festival, que llamamos lucha libertaria, construyendo caminos de solidaridad y autogestión.

¿Dónde?... En el Centro Cultural LaREDada, en la Cll 17 No 2-51

¿A qué horas?... Desde las 11am hasta las 10pm

¿A cómo?... A 4 lukas, o a 5 lukas con el Periódico Acción Libertaria

Conmemoramos el octavo aniversario de la muerte de Nicolás David Neira Álvarez. Hace 8 inviernos murió Nico, un joven libertario de tan solo 15 años, un estudiante crítico de noveno de bachillerato que fue golpeado hasta la inconsciencia por agentes del Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios (ESMAD) de la Policía Nacional durante los actos de represión contra la marcha del 1ero de mayo, día internacional de los y las trabajadoras, de 2005en el centro de la ciudad de Bogotá. Recordamos la cruel actuación de los oscuros integrantes del ESMAD que llevan en sus hombros decenas de muertos y miles de heridos, todos hijos e hijas del pueblo; la criminal inacción del sistema de Salud que desfinanciando el sector público en favor de la ganancia privada y condena al paseo de la muerte a viejos y jóvenes como Nico; y denunciamos al sistema de impunidad que absuelve todos los crímenes de Estado y lleva a los trabajadores y trabajadoras de la justicia a la precariedad. Damos la pelea por Nico, contra la criminalización de la protesta y la violencia estatal y paraestatal que se ha cobrado la vida de 3 mil trabajadoras sindicalizadas, 5 mil activistas de movimientos alternativos como la Unión Patriótica, A Luchar y el Frente Popular, 15 mil desaparecidas por razones políticas y 7 mil detenidas y presas por luchar.

A conversation with Sydney anarchist Sid, co-founder of the Jura books Collective on the history of anarchism in the city and how he became involved in the various phases of the movement. He describes the early debates, conferences and initial projects of opening bookshops and radical spaces. He talks a lot about Jura books whose formation and ongoing maintenance he is centrally involved with.

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Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Μέρος 5ο
Το Νόημα του Αναρχισμού: Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Ελληνική μετάφραση του Πρώτου Κεφαλαίου του βιβλίου των Lucien van der Walt και Michael Schmidt “Black Flame – The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism”

* Αποσπάσματα από το δίτομο έργο «Μαύρη Φλόγα» (υπό έκδοση). Mετάφραση, επιμέλεια: Κωστής

Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Μέρος 4ο
Το Νόημα του Αναρχισμού: Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Ελληνική μετάφραση του Πρώτου Κεφαλαίου του βιβλίου των Lucien van der Walt και Michael Schmidt “Black Flame – The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism”

Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Μέρος 3ο
Το Νόημα του Αναρχισμού: Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Ελληνική μετάφραση του Πρώτου Κεφαλαίου του βιβλίου των Lucien van der Walt και Michael Schmidt “Black Flame – The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism”

Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Μέρος 2ο
Το Νόημα του Αναρχισμού: Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Ελληνική μετάφραση του Πρώτου Κεφαλαίου του βιβλίου των Lucien van der Walt και Michael Schmidt “Black Flame – The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism”

Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Μέρος 1ο
Το Νόημα του Αναρχισμού: Συζητώντας τη βιβλιογραφία* - Ελληνική μετάφραση του Πρώτου Κεφαλαίου του βιβλίου των Lucien van der Walt και Michael Schmidt “Black Flame – The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism”

Señores:

Autoridades indígenas Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca CRIC, Asociación de cabildos indígenas del Norte del Cauca ACIN-CXHAB WALA KIWE, Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia ONIC.

Toribío, Cauca.

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