Tag Archives: General Strike

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

 

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One battle follows another … scenes from the class wars

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 PIGS are to go on strike

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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Trials of/in greece

Greece lived, on the 26th of september, another one day general strike, the first faced by the new government, and one of many that has marked Greece's recent history.  A question arises: of what value are one day general strikes?  … Continue reading

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The contagion of rebellion

From the protests of working class neighbourhoods in Sevilla (tercera información), to the occupation of residential buildings for housing those made homeless (Corrala de Vecinas La Alegría), to the call for a general strike by the CGT, CNT and Solidaridade … Continue reading

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From protest to protest … radicalising the general strike in 15M´s spain

In some 80 cities in spain, over one million people protested the latest government budget cuts.  Called by the principal labour unions of the country, minority unions, social movements and 15M joined the protest as a "critical bloc", to distinguish themselves … Continue reading

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May Day in the Art of Occupy …

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15M: A Cartography of the Spanish Revolution 84

A greve geral de 29 de Março, espanha/The general strike of the 29th of March, spain … http://tomalahuelga.net/

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15M: A Cartography of the Spanish Revolution 82

A greve geral em Espanha, anunciada para este 29 de Março, tem levantado toda uma reflexão no seio do 15M sobre a natureza de uma greve geral na economia contemporânea:  para que fins serve, através quais meios, qual o papel … Continue reading

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15M: A Cartography of the Spanish Revolution 70

A greve geral na Grécia ganha dimensões impressionantes: paralização de actividade economica, ocupções de espaços publicos, ministerios e administrações, televisões, hospitais, faculdades universitarias … dois “sites” para poder seguir os acontecimentos/The strike in general strike Greece is acquiring impressive dimensions: … Continue reading

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