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10 years of neighbourhood anarchism: The FAGC
We translated and published our first post dedicated to the Federación Anarquista Gran Canaria in May of 2013. We have since tried modestly and from a distance to follow the remarkable activity of those who have made the Federación and … Continue reading
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Tagged 15M, anarchism, Federación de anarquistas Gran Canaria, Ruymán Rodríguez, spain
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The 10th anniversary of 15M
What is the strength of the weak? … the strength of the weak passes through the activation of bodies and the interweaving of ties, through the autonomous choice about times and spaces, for the value of equality and plurality. It … Continue reading
Revolution is everywhere: The radical politics of housing in spain
Following on our previous post on housing occupations in Rome, we share below, in translation, an interview with an activist of the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca of Sabadell, Catalonia (BCstore 04/04/2017). We have had numerous occasions to write … Continue reading
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Tagged Occupations, Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca, revolution
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I don’t want to be strong. I want to be vulnerable.
Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil “[A]ll public assembly is haunted by the police … Continue reading
Reflections around an anniversary: 15M spain and beyond (2)
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of spain’s 15th of May movement, we publish a series of reflections on its significance within the context of spain, but also more broadly, for the understanding of revolutionary politics today. This series … Continue reading
The only way forward is struggle: A fifth anniversay for the 15th of may movement in spain
When we thought that we had all of the answers, suddenly, all of the questions changed. Mario Benedetti Five years on and the 15th of May movement in spain remains a point of confluence for many who imagine and act … Continue reading
Que se vayan todos: The anarchist spirit by Marina Sitrin
We share below a reflection by Marina Sitrin on the “anarchist/libertarian” character of many contemporary social movements. While not referring to themselves as anarchist, the movements, in their practice, and ultimately, in their self-understanding, share a great deal with older … Continue reading
Rebel neighbourhoods: Carabanchel, Madrid
There are cities where particular neighbourhoods guard a memory of past disobedience and rebellion. They were in the past often referred to as working-class neighbourhoods, or quartiers populaires, to employ the French expression. They recall that past however not as … Continue reading
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Tagged Carabanchel, Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca, rebellion, revolution, spain
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A Madrid May: Where is 15M?
Two young women danced among those who walked in protest on the 17th of May, from Cibeles to Puerta del Sol. They bore upon their heads plastic vaginas with the slogan, “ni sumisa, ni devota” (“neither submissive, nor pious”). And with the sound … Continue reading
Touching Utopias: Reflections on Revolution in the Form of a Dreaming Wanderer’s Unfinished Spanish Travel Diary
…the final regime imagined by socialists cannot be fixed at a determined date by a sociological prediction; it is in the present. It is not outside us; it is in our own hearts. Socialism is being realized every day, under … Continue reading →