Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

January 6: A Mass Base for Fascism?

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. Collective (07/01/2021) … January 6: A Mass Base for Fascism? Meanwhile, as the Republicans Fracture, a New Political Center Emerges—Further to the Right As a consequence of Donald Trump’s supporters occupying the Capitol building in Washington, DC … Continue reading →

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EZLN: A declaration … for life

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

From the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional – EZLN …

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Constantine Cavafy: A poetry to see by

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Julius Gavroche

The poets (by which I mean all artists) are finally the only people who know the truth about us. Soldiers don’t. Statesmen don’t. Priests don’t. Union leaders don’t. Only poets. James Baldwin For those who lead a provincial life, life … Continue reading →

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In memoriam: Alexandre Skirda (1942-2020)

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

The dead live on, and with them, the dreams they carried. Gustav Landauer We share below the announcement and obituary of the death of the anarchist militant and historian, Alexandre Skirda, originally published with Freedom News (30/12/2020). This is followed … Continue reading →

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Refusing to forget a revolution: The Arab Spring

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

It was in Spain that [my generation] learned that one can be right and yet be beaten, that force can vanquish spirit, that there are times when courage is not its own recompense. It is this, doubtless, which explains why … Continue reading →

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Freeing space, creating autonomies

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

We would object to the use of the Lenin’s expression “dual power” to characterise the creation of autonomous, free spaces; an always relative autonomy and taking multiple forms. For Lenin, the expression captured a transitional moment in the Russian revolution … Continue reading →

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La ofensiva sensible: a somatic reading of the present moment

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

A body’s persistence in letting a single form-of-life affect it, despite the diversity of situations it passes through, depends on its crack. The more a body cracks up—that is, the wider and deeper its crack becomes—the fewer the polarizations compatible … Continue reading →

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This is What Energy Transition Looks Like

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

Reflections on the struggle against the need for energy and its production under capital, reflections on the illusions of “renewable or green energy sources”, reflections on the ZAD as a model of resistance-creation, … remembering the Amassada ZAD … This … Continue reading →

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For Diego Maradona (1960-2020)

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

For the lovers of the “beautiful game”, the passing of Diego Maradona cannot leave one indifferent. It is not however for his footballing skills alone that we celebrate him – his game was without equals -, but for his capacity … Continue reading →

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France: Politics as the construction of a security state

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

A proposed law that extends the powers of municipal police (e.g., permitting them to participate in the control of public demonstrations, intervene to control infractions in public space), private security services (e.g., they may be allowed to participate in public … Continue reading →

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