Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

Remembering the Stonewall riots of 1969

… if there were only some way of contriving that a state or an army should be made up of lovers and their loves (compare Rep.), they would be the very best governors of their own city, abstaining from all … Continue reading

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Ukraine: Voices of resistance

Step forward: we hearThat you are a good man.You cannot be bought, but the lightningWhich strikes the house, alsoCannot be bought.You hold to what you said.But what did you say?You are honest, you say your opinion.Which opinion?You are brave.Against whom?You … Continue reading

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Remembering the Gezi Park/Taksim Square uprising of 2013

They are the enemies of hope, my love, of flowing water and the fruitful tree, of life growing and unfolding. Death as branded them – Rotting teeth, decaying flesh – and soon they will be dead and gone for good. … Continue reading

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War in Ukraine: An anarchist debate (continued)

As Wayne Price writes, the anarchist debate around the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the anarchist response to it continues; a debate that we continue to follow. Retrieved from anarkismo.net/article/32774 (28/05/2023). Anarchists Support Self-Determination for Ukraine: What Did Bakunin Say About … Continue reading

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Kristin Ross: The commune as a form of life

Les Soulèvements de la Terre have succeeded in reorienting the gaze of city dwellers towards the countryside In this in-depth interview, Kristin Ross discusses her recently published book, La forme-Commune, and the protests that have been erupting across France. (This article was originally … Continue reading

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Gilles Dauvé: Peace is War

Endeavouring to navigate the tempest of war in ukraine, with Gilles Dauvé … (published at the PM Press website, The Anarchist Library, and originally in french at troploin). “Small countries, such as Belgium, should be well-advised to rally to the … Continue reading

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Sentence confirmed for the first arson attack on a Russian military enlistment office: 13 years imprisonment

From avtonom.org (21/05/2023) … Kirill Butylin carried out the first known arson attack on a military enlistment office following the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 28th of  February 2022 the young man threw Molotov cocktails at … Continue reading

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In solidarity: The Libertarian Cultural Centre of Almada

For a new space for the Centro de Cultura Libertária/Libertarian Cultural Center! The space that the Libertarian Cultural Centre (Almada, Portugal) has occupied and rented for almost 50 years is again in danger. The continued pressure exerted by gentrification and … Continue reading

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Jacques Rancière: Emmanuel Macron’s republican order

While the French people strike, protest against, and decry Macron’s law raising the pension age, Macron remains unmoved, immune to the people’s demands. This, Jacques Rancière argues, inaugurates a new era for the French state: one of brutal police repression. … Continue reading

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Remembering Cooper Andrews

Editorial honoring the life of Cooper “Harris” Andrews, an anarchist from Cleveland, Ohio who was killed fighting in Ukraine against Russian invasion forces. (It’s going down, 04/05/2023) On April 19th, 2023, Cooper (Harris) Andrews, 26, passed alongside three other anarchist … Continue reading

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