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Tag Archives: General Strike
Chronicle of Cali, capital of the resistance
For those who may not of heard … Protests in Colombia that began in late April over a proposed tax hike have morphed into a generational outcry over the country’s deep-rooted inequalities. Fifty-eight people have died in six weeks of unrest … Continue reading
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Tagged colombia, General Strike, Indigenous peoples, insurrection
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France: Who is afraid of a general strike?
The strangely intermittent general strike in opposition to proposed pension reforms in france is neither “general”, nor truly a “strike”. If the movement is soon to enter its third month, with another day of protest scheduled for today (Paris-luttes.info), the … Continue reading
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Tagged france, General Strike, gilets jaunes, insurrection
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France: a general strike waiting to happen
December 6th marked the beginning of a general strike in france against proposed reforms to the national pension schemes for different categories of workers. The “reforms” are the typical State driven “neoliberal” cuts in the value of the pensions, extension … Continue reading
March 8: Sorelian readings of a feminist general strike
The calls for an international feminist general strike found an echo in many countries, but again, as in 2018, nowhere more than in spain. At the height of the strike, supported by the “majority” labour unions, as well as the … Continue reading
March 8: For a revolutionary international feminist strike
This year, the calls for an international feminist strike come from many quarters. And though our solidarity reaches out to all of them, our affinity lies with those who understand a feminist strike as a revolutionary strike against patriarchy, capital, … Continue reading
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Tagged anarcho-feminism, Feminism, General Strike, Voltairine de Cleyre
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A strike against/beyond borders: The march 8 feminist strike in spain
This year’s call for a global women’s strike to mark the 8th of March women’s day was expressed in protests throughout the world. But it found no greater resonance than in spain.
In solidarity: March 8 – The call for a day without women’s work
It is often forgotten that the international March 8th women’s day began with striking female factory workers. The strike, the withholding of women’s work, lies at its origins, and not the docile protests or celebrations of acquired “rights” that would … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Davis, Feminism, General Strike, LGBTQI, Silvia Federici, Strike, transfeminism
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The revolutionary strike: Vitoria, spain, 1976
The wave of strikes that swept through Vitoria, spain, in 1976, culminating in a city wide general strike on March the 3rd, were a revolutionary moment that sought to break with the controlled transition, after the dictator Francisco Franco’s death, … Continue reading
14N: Images, Resonances and Reflections
The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the "state of exception" in which we live is the rule. We must arrive at a concept of history which corresponds to this. Then it will become clear that the task … Continue reading
Columbia: A general strike as insurrection
From the CrimethInc. collective (20/05/2021) … “Instead, We Became Millions”: Inside Colombia’s Ongoing General Strike Despite brutal state repression, Colombia’s general strike has continued strong now for 23 days. The revolt has largely been leaderless and solidarity has expanded to include an … Continue reading →