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For May Day: C.S.O.A. Forte Prenestino in Rome
From a friend of Autonomies … To celebrate the first of May inside a fort, a real historical fort with all the massive walls, heavy, imposing. To remember that there was once an attempt, here, on this piece of land, … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, italy, Occupations, Okupations, revolution
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For May Day: Revolt is life
May Day, the “holiday” of the organised working class and shepherded celebratory memorial for all of those who struggled in the past for the benefits of labour today. Yet after more than a hundred years of organised labour, “workers’ republics”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Libertad, anarchism, insurrection, May Day, revolution
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For May Day: The voices of the accused
What follows below is first a brief introduction to the history of May Day, authored by Eric Chase for the IWW. May Day has its origins in the struggle for the eight hour workday in the united states. … Continue reading
The economics and politics of the rojava revolution
From a distance, and in the absence of a knowledge of the local languages, news about the “rojava revolution” in nothern syria remains fragmentary and often contradictory. While supportive of the movement, questions and doubts remain which we are unable … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Economies, anarchism, cooperatives, revolution, Rojava
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Ni dieu ni maitre: A history of anarchism
A documentary film by Tancrède Ramonet tells the story of anarchism from the Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s What is Property? (1840) to the fall of Barcelona at the end of the spanish revolution/civil war (1939). Whatever historical-political lacunae one may find in … Continue reading
France: Insurgent Thought in a Fragmented World
From Ill Will editions and anarchist news, a quick and dirty english translation of a review of The Invisible Committee’s Now from yesterday’s Le Monde, along with an interview with Julien Coupat and Mathieu Burnel with Le Monde (20/04/2017) …
France: Resistance and rebellion under a state of emergency without end
On the eve of the french presidential elections, we share from the Crimethinc collective (20/04/2017), the second of two reflections on french politics, that is, on the only politics that matters, that which comes from below …
France 2015-2017: Permanent rebellion
On the eve of the french presidential elections, we share from the Crimethinc collective, the first of two reflections on french politics, that is, on the only politics that matters, that which comes from below …
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Tagged anarchism, democracy, france, Nuit Debout, rebellion
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To be an anarchist: Ruymán Rodríguez
We share once again an essay, in translation, by Ruymán Rodríguez of the FAGC – Federación de Anarquistas Gran Canaria (alasbarricadas.org 26/03/2017). What follows is a critical reflection on what it means to be an anarchist, born of Rodríguez’s experience with the FAGC. … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, Federación de anarquistas Gran Canaria, Ruymán Rodríguez, spain
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Building new solidarities between movements: insurrectionary politics of food autonomy in the city of Athens
The question of rebellion/revolution is often posed in terms of the question, “what is to be done?” However, by so articulating any reflection-practice on radical political change, we are lead to consider revolution in terms of struggles between and for … Continue reading →