Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

Italy: Autonomia (4) – Franco “Bifo” Berardi

Franco Berardi, alias “Bifo”, was one of the main figures of the Movement of 77 in Bologna. He was arrested at that time under the charge of “subversive association”. Bifo was asked to write the following presentation, by the editors … Continue reading

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Italy: Autonomia (3)

… we have no choice but to be the children of ’77 … From Blackout ((Poetry and Politics)) (30/03/2019) … 1977: The Year That Is Never Commemorated Claire Fontaine “It’s not enough to denounce the lies of the power, we need … Continue reading

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Italy: Autonomia (2)

Anarchist truth cannot and must not become the monopoly of one individual or committee; nor can it depend on the decisions of real or fictitious majorities. All that is necessary — and sufficient — is for everyone to have and to … Continue reading

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Italy: Autonomia (1)

… the notion of class entails the notion of historical relationship. Like any other relationship, it is a fluency which evades analysis if we attempt to stop it dead at any given moment and anatomise its structure. The finest meshed … Continue reading

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War in Ukraine: An anarchist debate

A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command mighttransform them into our friends. At some table a document is signed by some persons whom none of us knows, and then for years together … Continue reading

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Jacques Rancière: ‘No institution emancipates people’

From the Verso Books Blog (15/02/2023)… The philosopher Jacques Rancière invites us to fundamentally reconsider our conception of education. Criticising the current ‘teacher-pupil’ configuration, which he believes aggravates inequalities, he proposes a teaching method that is both demanding and intellectually … Continue reading

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Simon Critchley: Mystical Anarchism

Exploring the facets of the desire to smash time, through “mystical anarchism … It is not enough for us to reject conditions and institutions; we have to reject ourselves. “Do not kill others, only yourself” – such will be the … Continue reading

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On the desire to smash time

The consciousness of exploding the continuum of history is peculiar to the revolutionary classes in the moment of their action. The Great Revolution introduced a new calendar. The day on which the calendar started functioned as a historical time-lapse camera. … Continue reading

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Jacques Rancière: Between anarchy and anarchism

We do not gain from the working operations of history that comprehensive understanding which would reveal the true solution. At best we rectify errors which occur along the way, but the new scheme is not immune to errors which will … Continue reading

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Solidarity with Alfredo Cospito

From the CrimethInc. collective (03/02/2023) … An Italian Anarchist on Hunger Strike against Solitary Confinement Since October 20, 2022, the imprisoned Italian anarchist Alfredo Cospito has been on hunger strike, demanding to be released from solitary confinement under the “41bis” regime. … Continue reading

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