Category Archives: Commentary

And the strike was general, and the strike knew no borders …

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

 

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One battle follows another … scenes from the class wars

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

Amaya Egaña walked out upon her window sill at 9:20, on Friday, November 9th and with a step, continued … as four employees of the fourth tribunal of Barakaldo, Euskadi, arrived to execute an eviction order.  The second suicide in … Continue reading →

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The war of okupations

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

Toute différence entre formes-de-vie est une différence éthique.  Cette différence autorise un jeu, des jeux.  Ces jeux ne sont pas politiques en eux-mêmes, ils le deviennent à partir d’un certain degré d’intensité, c’est-à-dire, aussi, à partir d’un certain degré d’élaboration. … Continue reading →

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The rebellion of bodies: Beatriz Preciado

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

We have all been injured, profoundly.  We require regeneration, not rebirth, and the possibilities for our reconstitution include the utopian dream of the hope for a monstrous world without gender.                                            Donna Haraway, A Manifesto for Cyborgs   What is … Continue reading →

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The insurrection of citizens or of freedom?

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

On the 27th of October, the spanish congress was again a stage for protest, another encerclement, with the aim of protesting, contesting, but also openning the door to a new constituent process of political/institutional creation.  How many such acts will … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the greek civil war: beauty and the beast

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

The State/Capital have never been orders of peace, except to the extent that they are able to pacify those exploited and oppressed by the system.  When challenged though, they very quickly reveal their nature, their foundation in power and violence, … Continue reading →

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The PIGS are to go on strike

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.                                    George Orwell, Animal Farm The true meaning of a strike … Continue reading →

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Exploding the binomial to enjoy alternatives: The revolution as trans

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

In fact we are all, deep down, transsexuals, we have all been transsexual infants, and we have been forced to identify with a specific monosexual role, masculine or feminine.                       … Continue reading →

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15Ms spain: the struggles of okupation …

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

Madrid15M is the newspaper of the neighbourhood and popular assemblies of the city associated with the movement.  This common, public space serves to share expereinces, give example and contribute to create the plurality that is this movement.  What follows is … Continue reading →

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15M’s spain: A revolution that continues …

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Julius Gavroche

(Sketch by Enrique Flores, here for his blog) There must be anarchy, there must be – if the revolution is to become and remain alive, real, and powerful – the greatest possible awakening of all the local passions and aspirations; … Continue reading →

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