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The revolutionary potential of abolitionist demands
From Roarmag (15/10/2020) magazine … Sovereignty’s gradual slide toward the darkest areas of police law, however, has at least one positive aspect that is worthy of mention here. What the heads of state, who rushed to criminalize the enemy with … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-capitalism, anti-racism, Security State, State and terror, State terror, united states
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An apology for permanent insurrection
Anarchists, as Amedeo Bertolo so clearly expressed, act and think within the permanent tension between anarchy as ideal and as lived. The mistake is to believe that this tension can be surpassed, set aside, in a finally realised anarchy, or … Continue reading
Agustín García Calvo: For those who asked about utopias
With a little inspiration from lundi matin … If everyone were able to look closely within themselves, they would realise that everyone from below is mad, that we are all mad, and that we live, from below, in a very … Continue reading
Hong Kong: Reflecting on an insurrection
From Roarmag (28/09/2020) … Hong Kong in revolt: an interview with Au Loong-Yu To celebrate the publication of his new book, Au Loong-Yu joins us to talk about the origins, scope and legacy of last year’s Hong Kong rebellion. When … Continue reading
Brazil: Militant mutual aid – the “Kasa Invisível” of Belo Horizonte
It may be deemed an exaggeration to say that mutual aid, as theorised and practised by anarchists, is both the distillation of perennial human practices of care underlying/surviving/resisting forms of centralised appropriation and domination, and the most important basis for … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, anti-capitalism, brazil, mutual aid, Occupations, Okupations
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Chile: Militant mutual aid
From the Inhabit Territories collective, stories of mutual aid and rebellion (yes, they are not opposed) in chile … The People Don’t Need Permission to Feed Each Other Santiago de Chile’s community kitchens amid the pandemic and uprising (27/09/2020) Benito … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-capitalism, chile, insurrection, mutual aid
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Black anarchists amid the insurrection
As a compliment to the previous post, we share an excellent article by Vanessa Taylor, published with Mic (30/07/2020). How Black anarchists are keeping the protest movement alive With a series of uprisings gripping the United States, President Trump has … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism, anti-racism, black anarchism, united states
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Amedeo Bertolo: Fanatics of freedom
A central thesis animates the following essay by Amedeo Bertolo: for anarchism, freedom is inconceivable independently of equality, diversity and solidarity. Fanatics of freedom Amedeo Bertolo (This essay was presented at the seminar “La libertà, le libertà, i libertari”, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Amedeo Bertolo, anarchism, Eduardo Colombo, Jaime Semprun, May 68, Miguel Amorós
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Amedeo Bertolo: Democracy and beyond
“Why, how can you ask such a question? You are a republican.”A republican! Yes; but that word specifies nothing. Res publica; that is, the public thing. Now, whoever is interested in public affairs — no matter under what form of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amedeo Bertolo, anarchism, Eduardo Colombo, Jaime Semprun, May 68, Miguel Amorós
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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 →