Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

Walking away from an epidemic

Apocalypse (n.): late 14c., “revelation, disclosure,” from Church Latin apocalypsis “revelation,” from Greek apokalyptein “uncover, disclose, reveal,” from apo “off, away from” + kalyptein “to cover, conceal,” from PIE root *kel- “to cover, conceal, save.” The Christian end-of-the-world story is part of the revelation in John of Patmos’ … Continue reading

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The politics of mutual aid

Kairos: A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment. A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment. We share an … Continue reading

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Enzo Traverso: Readings and erasures of the past

The political violence of the 1970s was part of a political era that concluded with a defeat of the Left, of the workers’ movement, of alternative movements. This defeat has never been processed. Rather, this past has been repressed. At … Continue reading

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Colombia: how the bodies of the disappeared appear

For several weeks now, they have begun to appear in the rivers, mainly in the Cauca and in various areas where there has been a strong social mobilisation, bodies of young people killed and dismembered, many of them in plastic … Continue reading

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For Samuel Luiz; with all LGBTQI people

In the early hours of the 3rd of July, 24 year old Samuel Luiz was beaten to death outside a nightclub by a dozen people in La Coruña, Galicia. The motivation would appear to be that he was gay. (The … Continue reading

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Raymond Gurême (1925-2020), a life of struggles

CIGANOS Tudo o que voa é ave.Desta janela abertaA pena que se eleva é mais suaveE a folha que plana é mais liberta. Nos seus braços azuis o céu aqueceTodo o alado movimento.É no chão que arrefeceO que não pode … Continue reading

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For Horacio González (1944-2021)

Political affinities very often transgress ideological borders; indeed, if they did not, politics would be far poorer, if not dead. Politics is the gathering together of singularities for collective life, in dissension. This post is in memory of the intellectual … Continue reading

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Catherine Malabou: Pleasure effaced; Clitoris and thought

The clitoris is an anarchist. Through translated fragments, we share the work of a writer, some few words of Catherine Malabou. We begin with a very brief summary of her essay, Le plaisir effacé: Clitoris et pensée [Pleasure erased: Clitoris … Continue reading

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(Thirteen theses + 1) On destituent power

From lundi matin #293 21/06/2021 … At what point is destituent communism? Its theory? It continues apace. From its Italian sources, it has provoked fruitful debates, even across the Atlantic. Let us bring to the subject a little more material, … Continue reading

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The flag that is not: The black flag of anarchism

From the CrimethInc. collective (14/06/2021) … Every Flag Is Black in a Fire: The Black Flag—Emblem of Rebellion, Negation, and Hope In the following selections, a range of authors and artists from across a century and a half reflect on … Continue reading

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