Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

When voting to change the guard, imaging anarchy

From The floodgates of anarchy, by Stuart Christie and Albert Meltzer … Is a free society possible? (Libcom.org) Mutual aid is the over-riding principle in human existence. It is greater than that of class struggle, which is the result of … Continue reading

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Let empire collapse

From Roarmag (02/11/2020) … Repatriating Indigenous land and organizing anti-state Indigenous-Black-POC Power alternatives is better than pouring resources into the liberal-progressive vote. Let Empire collapse: why we need a decolonial revolution Mohamed Abdou I am part of a We that … Continue reading

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Protest in pandemic times: Naples

From Roarmag (03/11/2020) … Italian authorities have blamed “fringe elements” for the violence during the anti-lockdown protests, but the reality on the ground tells a different story. The complexity of Italy’s anti-lockdown protests I wasn’t surprised by what I saw, … Continue reading

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Protest in pandemic times: Colombia

From Roarmag (31/10/2020) … After months of lockdown, during which the state continued to rape, murder and massacre, Colombians are out in the streets again to protest their criminal government. After lockdown, anti-government protests resume in Colombia José Antonio Gutiérrez … Continue reading

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Giorgio Agamben: Becoming faceless

Returning to our loss of face in pandemic times … A country without a face Giorgio Agamben, Quodlibet The face and the mask … although she [nature] made all other animate creatures face the earth for grazing,she made the human … Continue reading

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Reading events with Giorgio Agamben

“ … All we want to do is keep the knowledge we think we will need, intact and safe. We’re not out to incite or anger anyone yet. For if we are destroyed, the knowledge is dead, perhaps for good. … Continue reading

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For Diane di Prima 1934-2020

Head-on war is the mistake we maketime after timeThere is a way around it, way to outflanktechnology, short circuit“energy crisis”: retreat & silencecunningcourage and love Diane di Prima, Revolutionary Letter #58 Diane di Prima, famous beat poet, radical, anarchist, activist, … Continue reading

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Armenia-Azerbaijan: Whose war is this?

We share a statement from leftist youth of azerbaijan against the war over nagorno-karabakh. Its english translation was passed onto to us by the notbored.org collective, whom we warmly thank. Anti-War Declaration of the Leftist Youth of Azerbaijan (1) “Our … Continue reading

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Beyond the liberation of desire

With the Earth still spinning around, with the Sun still shining bright,Oh Lord, grant everyone’s wishes to make both ends meet:To the wise man give a wisdom, to the coward give a horse,To the happy man give some money … … Continue reading

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Chile: Looking Back on a Year of Uprising

From the CrimethInc. Collective (15/10/2020), a reflection on the chilean uprising … Chile: Looking Back on a Year of Uprising – What Makes Revolt Spread—and What Hinders It? The Fight for Dignity and the Campaign for a New Constitution October … Continue reading

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