Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

Lebanon: The state of things

From lundi matin #250, 23/07/2020 … Will the confinement and the ceasefire get the better of the Lebanese uprising? Will the omnipresence of security be able to bridge the chasm into which the population seems to sink deeper every day? … Continue reading

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1936, the revolution of those without a name

Remembering a revolution in spain, 1936 (A translation of a short commemorative-reflective text by Marc Dalmau, in El Salto Diario 18/07/2020) … The events of July 18, 19 and 20, 1936 constitute one of the most over-interpreted events in our … Continue reading

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For Paolo Finzi (1951-2020)

Ciao Paolo: a tribute to Paolo Finzi from the collective of Centro Studi Libertari A tribute to the Milanese anarchist, author and publisher. (libcom.org 22/07/2020) We are deeply saddened to announce Paolo Finzi’s passing. Yesterday, July 20 2020, he took … Continue reading

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From Portland to the World

Posted with the CrimethInc. Collective (22/07/2020) … From Portland to the World: A Call for Solidarity with the Struggle against the Federal Occupation Since the end of May, demonstrators opposing police violence and white supremacy have thronged the streets of … Continue reading

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For Lucio Urtubia

18.07.2020: Social rebel, counterfeiter, bandit, modern Robin Hood – the list of titles with which our anarchist comrade Lucio Urtubia was honoured is long. His life, which sounds like an adventure novel, is a mirror of the revolutionary movements in … Continue reading

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Learning From Portland

By Black Flag Catalyst (Anarchist Library 16/07/2020) … Foreword My city: Portland, Oregon is currently under siege from an occupying force. Make no mistake in assuming the state will hesitate to occupy other cities with their militant, violent force, for … Continue reading

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The Philippines: Rule by terror

From the Crimethinc. Collective … The New Terror Bill in the Philippines: Another Front in the Worldwide Struggle against Tyranny (19/07/2020) Yesterday, a new “anti-terror” law went into effect in the Philippines, marking another stage in the worldwide rise of … Continue reading

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Experiments in total power: Portland

From one country to another, the pretense of democratic constitutional rule, respect for citizens’ rights, the presumed worth and dignity of everyone, is stripped away as quickly as the crises multiply and rain down upon us. Increasingly, the one obvious … Continue reading

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Greece: Everything Is Coming to a Boil

Posted with the CrimethInc. Collective (15/07/2020) … Looming Recession, the Ban on Freedom of Assembly, and the Death of Vassilis Maggos Since coming to power last summer, Greece’s far-right New Democracy party has waged an all-out war against immigrants, anarchists, and rebels, attempting … Continue reading

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Morir un poco/To die a little

To be obliged to work will always be to die a little. To enrich others, to obey disgusting bosses, to run so as not to be late, to pretend to smile, to receive starvation wages: everything kills. To lose moments … Continue reading

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