Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

Autonomies in greece

La révolution socialiste vise la transformation de la société par l’action autonome des hommes, et l’instauration d’une société organisée en vue de l’autonomie de tous. Cornelius Castoriadis, L’institution imaginaire de la société Ce qui nous fait le plus défaut est … Continue reading

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Everyday life in the kingdom: Beating spanish republicans

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. From Periodismo Humano … A demonstration on the 4th of October,  organised by the … Continue reading

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Claiming property as use: House okupations in Madrid

The occupation of empty, bank owned houses in spain, under the name of Obra Social, appeared in the wake of the creation 15M neighbourhood assemblies and parallel movements that came together initially to address the mass evictions in the country, … Continue reading

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Anti-fascism in spain (2): Reading events with Pasolini

La rivoluzione non è più che un sentimento. Pasolini, Progetto di opere future The eviction by the judicial police of the Hogar Social Madrid Ramiro Ledesma, in the neighbourhood of Tetuán, on the 19th of September, on order of the … Continue reading

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Possibilities/fragilities under the umbrellas of hong kong’s rebellion

 If you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them.  If you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching In an effort to diffuse alternative readings of … Continue reading

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Down with labour: Anselm Jappe

… there is no longer a criticism of capitalism possible that is not accompanied by a criticism of labour.  The criticism of labour is not a “luxury” destined exclusively for rich countries.  On the contrary, it is even more pressing … Continue reading

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Off with the kilts: The scottish referendum on independence

The rose of all the world is not for me. I want for my part Only the little white rose of Scotland That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart. Hugh MacDiarmid, The Little White Rose One may be forgiven … Continue reading

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Remembering septembers past: Victor Jara

On September 16th, Victor Jara was killed five days after the 1973 coup d’état that brought to an end the government of Salvador Allende. He was among the thousands that died at the hands of Augusto Pinochet’s violent authority. But … Continue reading

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From Espai en Blanc: El Pressentiment

Born in 2002 in Barcelona, walking between critical thought and activism, the Espai en Blanc collective has elaborated creative forms of political intervention that we have been late to share.  Below is the ongoing El Pressentiment …

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Morocco: Racist Attacks in Boukhalef

… totalitarianism makes people superfluous as human beings. Hannah Arendt Originally posted on No Borders Morocco. The violence in Boukhalef, a quarter of Tangier in the North of Morocco, has reached a new dimension. Friday night, the 29th of August, … Continue reading

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