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In Notre-Dame-des-Landes: The ZAD defeats an airport
A battle is won; the war continues … In solidarity with the many groups and individuals who have fought for and created the ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes, we share a common communique issued by the organisations involved:
Notes on the Bure ZAD and the politics of eternity/death
Un grand sommeil noir Tombe sur ma vie : Dormez, tout espoir, Dormez, toute envie ! Je ne vois plus rien, Je perds la mémoire Du mal et du bien… O la triste histoire ! Je suis un berceau Qu’une … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomy, ecology, france, Gunther Anders, Hannah Arendt, revolution, ZAD
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The many ZAD of Bure, france: Autonomy before nuclear power
A convivial society should be designed to allow all its members the most autonomous action by means of tools least controlled by others. People feel joy, as opposed to mere pleasure, to the extent that their activities are creative; while … Continue reading
The ZAD: an autonomous zone in the heart of france
From Roarmag collective (26/01/2017), a reflection on the ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes by Martin Legall, a pre-figuarative struggle for autonomy …
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Tagged anarchism, france, Nuit Debout, Occupy, revolution, ZAD
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Defending the ZAD, creating autonomy: Notre-Dame-des-Landes
On the 20th of October, the french prime minister, Manuel Vals, speaking before the country’s national parliament, reaffirmed “the engagement of the government and thus of the State to advance with the project and to put an end the challenges … Continue reading
Not fighting for nature, but nature fighting back: Okupying trees in the ZAD of Roybon
The okupation of forests, river valleys, peasant farm lands through the constitution of autonomous, self-managed self-defense communities, as resistance to capitalist infrastructure development, have become emblematic of france’s ZADs. If the ZADS of Notre-Dames-des-Landes and Testet call forth memories of … Continue reading
Natural autonomies: The ZAD of Testet: For Rémi Fraisse
Nous avons perdu le monde … Michel Serres Le libéralisme économique, c’est la liberté de tuer. La liberté de tuer le climat, donc de tuer les hommes, les femmes et les enfants. René Dumont On the night of Saturday to … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, france, Notre-Dame-des-Landes, rebellion, Tarn-Testet, ZAD
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Creating through resistance: The ZAD in Notre-Dame-des-Landes
Since the winter of 2012-2013, the Notre-Dame-des Landes resistance/okupation against the french government’s plan to build an airport in the midst of agricultural and forest lands has met with ongoing opposition. We chronicle here some of that continuing creativity, since … Continue reading
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Tagged france, Notre-Dame-des-Landes, Okupations, revolution
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The ZAD is Everywhere: The Autonomies of Protest in Notre-Dame-des-Landes
“On veut inventer un nouveau mode de vie … On s’oppose au projet d’aéroport et au monde qui va avec, au système qui le porte … C’est un projet emblématique d’une logique d’aménagement du territoire autoritaire, qui contrôle les vies et détruit les … Continue reading
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Tagged france, insurrection, Notre-Dame-des-Landes, Okupations, revolution
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The war against autonomy: The State attacks the ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes
This April 9th, the expulsion of the ZAD of Notre-Dame-des-Landes began. If the proposed airport for the region was struck down, the french government has repeatedly announced that it will not accept the “illegal” occupation of the land by squatters. … Continue reading →