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Photographs of ecstasy: The Spanish Revolution
A face of revolution, the joy of rebellion triumphant captured in the eye of a camera lens; an icon of freedom in a spain struggling against fascism through social revolution. 1936 and the fleeting image of a revolution; fleeting, yet … Continue reading
Political dissidence made criminal: Resistance from spain
Before State interdiction and oppression, how can and should resistance and opposition proceed? If public protest risks falling into spectacular re-appropriation, should the streets then be left to the authorities of pacification? And if protest is necessary, how can it … Continue reading
The passing of Nelson Mandela: Pursuing the promise of revolution
The death of Nelson Mandela can leave no one indifferent. His ethical passion in the struggle against apartheid is an example to all. His passing does not diminish what he remains for us all: a contemporary.
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The pacifying state (cont.): the sovereignty of the police
The transformation of political issues into security matters makes explicit the relationship, if not the identity, of sovereignty and the exercise of police power. The “police – contrary to public opinion – are not merely an administrative function of law … Continue reading
The pacifying state: Spain and the laws against rebellion
The State’s power is fundamentally rooted in its ability to define the limits within which its sovereignty is exercised; a power that rests upon the State’s ability to simultaneously stand outside those very limits. This paradox is at the very … Continue reading
For Lou Reed
“There’s a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.” “When you think the night has seen your mind, That inside your twisted and unkind, Let me stand to show that you are blind. Please put … Continue reading
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A Madrid October: 15M is dead. Long live 15M!
It would be difficult to think of 15M in the form of a movement. If that is, as a movement which has an origin, a goal, some objectives and a trajectory … Nevertheless, an event is but a timid call … Continue reading
A Madrid October: Creating agoras, creating forms of life against capital
On the 19th of October, 15M returns to the streets and squares of spain's cities. From the manifesto … Under the slogan, "Against Your Austerity, Take your Agora", more than 20 15M assemblies support this international demonstration that will take … Continue reading
A Madrid October: The struggle against eviction – Resistance and occupation
After days of gathering to resist the announced eviction of an apartment block in Girona, the Salt block, owned by the SAREB, spain's bad bank, and occupied by the PAH on the 22 of March of this year, in the … Continue reading
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Taking/making the food
… human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to … Continue reading →