Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

Insurrection in lebanon

From the CrimethInc. Collective, an interview with Joey Ayoub on the rebellion in lebanon (and a followup on an earlier text of his posted by the Collective and shared by Autonomies). Lebanon: The Revolution Four Months in An Interview A massive … Continue reading

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Aragorn!: The passing of an american anarchist

The Raccoon people live by simple rules: live life to its fullest, no concession to a world of misery, and run to fight another day. I first met one of the Raccoon people when I was only a child. He … Continue reading

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From sea to sea

Indigenous struggles in canada … “From Sea to Sea”: Train Blockades, Colonialism and the Canadian Railways History (Contrepoints: Les temps fous, 15/02/2020) Canadian National Railway network has been paralyzed for more than a week by blockades in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en … Continue reading

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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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Call for Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners in Russia

From the CrimethInc. Collective: A Call for Solidarity Actions February 22-29 In Russia, the Russian Federal Security Service—the FSB, which is descended from the KGB—has set a new precedent for extracting false confessions from arrestees by means of torture, threats, … Continue reading

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The yellow vests’ rebellion and beyond

The yellow vests insurrection revealed the central role of the State in assuring the reproduction of capitalist social relations, a role which as central, is also fragile, sustained only by its increasing militarisation against those whom capital increasingly discards. From … Continue reading

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The gilets jaunes: Tracing the lines of fracture

On the one hand, then, there is antagonism, everything that contributes to our generalized dispossession, itself associated with pure and simple destruction; and on the other hand, everything that seeks to oppose it, in an ethical leap to save the … Continue reading

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In solidarity with Soheil Arabi

Soheil Arabi, the anarchist political prisoner writes from the notorious Evin prison in northern Tehran, Iran. We follow this text with an interview with members of the Anarchist Union of Afghanistan and Iran. Anarchism means flying forever (From the anarchist … Continue reading

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Raoul Vaneigem: Paths to a human future

From the notbored.org journal, we publish a reflection on the insurrections of our times, by Raoul Vaneigem, generously shared with Autonomies. Everything Starts Here and Now (1) (notbored.org) Until now, capitalism has only tottered due to the crises of its … Continue reading

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The ethics of revolution

With resonances of Mario Tronti and with the yellow vests in the background, a reflection on the ethics of revolution … What can, what must keep us standing: About revolutionary ethics Dietrich Hoss (lundi matin #228, 03/02/2020) Always the same … Continue reading

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