Tag Archives: anarchism

For Mário Cesariny

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

… true democracy will only be possible when all men are poets. But this … [is] … not democracy – but ANARCHY! António Maria Lisboa, “Uma carta de António Maria Lisboa”, in Mário Cesariny, A Intervenção Surrealista I believe in … Continue reading →

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The riot against State-forms: An anarcho-workerist hypothesis

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

“All reasoning about the future is criminal, because it prevents pure destruction, and interferes with the progress of revolution.” Souvarine, from Émile Zola’s Germinal In the wake of France’s July riots, an essay/reflection by Erwan Sommerer, inspired by a work … Continue reading →

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France: Let there be order

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

… power is not defined only by its capacity to be obeyed but, first of all, by its capacity to give orders and commandments, even if those orders are not totally obeyed. A power does not fall when it is … Continue reading →

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Reading Fredy Perlman with Uri Gordon

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

We share a timely and critical reading of Fredy Perlman’s work by Uri Gordon … Leviathan’s Body: Recovering Fredy Perlman’s anarchist social theory Uri Gordon (Anarchist Library and Anarchist Studies (2023)) Abstract Fredy Perlman’s anarchist maximalism had a formative influence on … Continue reading →

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Russian Anarchists on the Wagner Mutiny

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. collective (24/06/2023) … Statements from Three Anarchist Organizations Early on June 24, Vladimir Putin addressed Russia about the unfolding rebellion of the Wagner private military company, saying that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion is “pushing the country toward anarchy and fratricide.” … Continue reading →

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Igor Paskar: “What Did Each of Us Do to Stop This Nightmare?”

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

(from avtonom.org 16/06/2023) On 31 May the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Igor Paskar to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment on charges of “vandalism” and “terrorism”. He was found guilty of burning a Z-banner [a pro-war symbol] and the symbolic firebombing of … Continue reading →

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“Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

by Lee Shevek (butchanarchy.medium.com/The Anarchist Library) So common is the conceptualization of reactionaries as having “anti-sex” politics that it is hardly remarked upon. They hate sex workers, they hate it when women and other marginalized genders have a lot of … Continue reading →

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Ukraine: Voices of resistance

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

Step forward: we hearThat you are a good man.You cannot be bought, but the lightningWhich strikes the house, alsoCannot be bought.You hold to what you said.But what did you say?You are honest, you say your opinion.Which opinion?You are brave.Against whom?You … Continue reading →

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In solidarity: The Libertarian Cultural Centre of Almada

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

For a new space for the Centro de Cultura Libertária/Libertarian Cultural Center! The space that the Libertarian Cultural Centre (Almada, Portugal) has occupied and rented for almost 50 years is again in danger. The continued pressure exerted by gentrification and … Continue reading →

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Remembering Cooper Andrews

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

Editorial honoring the life of Cooper “Harris” Andrews, an anarchist from Cleveland, Ohio who was killed fighting in Ukraine against Russian invasion forces. (It’s going down, 04/05/2023) On April 19th, 2023, Cooper (Harris) Andrews, 26, passed alongside three other anarchist … Continue reading →

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