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For Siné
Le dessin est une arme de combat. Siné The art of Siné, or Maurice Albert Sinet, struck like a boxer’s punch to the side of the head. But the dizziness was not intended for a ko, but to wake us … Continue reading
The only way forward is struggle: A fifth anniversay for the 15th of may movement in spain
When we thought that we had all of the answers, suddenly, all of the questions changed. Mario Benedetti Five years on and the 15th of May movement in spain remains a point of confluence for many who imagine and act … Continue reading
CSOA La Morada: In solidarity aganist an eviction
The self-managed okupied social centre La Morada, in Madrid, was evicted by the riot squads of national police in the early hours of the 20th of April, without any judicial eviction order. During the course of the day, 32 people … Continue reading
Nuit Debout: The arts of rebellion
What makes night within us may leave stars. Victor Hugo The radicalness of a political movement can be measured by the extent of its resonances in different spheres of life and the extent to which it transgresses and creates thresholds … Continue reading
Nuit Debout: Creation unleashed
Thousands of persons gather in the Place de la République in Paris, and in all of France, since the 31st of March. Assemblies are formed where people discuss and exchange. Each appropriates speech and public space. Neither heard nor represented, … Continue reading
Nuit Debout: Other voices
The Nuit Debout movement in france takes on no single form, even behind the ritual of the general assemblies in Paris and now other cities. It is plural, chaotic, fed by the multiple protests against the country’s new proposed labour … Continue reading
La Esperanza commune, Gran Canaria: Revolution through okupation
Whether in time of revolution or in time of peace, the worker must be housed somehow or other; he must have some sort of roof over his head. But, however tumble-down and squalid your dwelling may be, there is always … Continue reading
Nuit Debout: From protest to rebellious creation in france
In the wake of ongoing mass protests in france against proposed reforms to the labour code in the country, promising only more work and more precariousness for the benefit of Capital, a call was made by numerous collectives and associations, … Continue reading
If there are no terrorists, then invent them: The criminalisation of anarchy in spain and the condemnation Mónica Caballero e Francisco Solar
All acts of terrorism, all the attacks that have struck and that strike the imagination of men and women, have been and are either offensive or defensive actions. Experience has long since shown that, if they are part of a … Continue reading
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Gràcia, Barcelona: Battles for an okupied bank
In June of 2014, we posted news about a series of okupations of banks in Catalonia, with the aim of creating social centres. One such okupation was baptised the Banc Expropiat of the Gràcia neighbourhood in Barcelona.