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From the gilet jaunes of Commercy: A call to generalise the assemblies
Among the polyphony of the gilets jaunes, we shared a first communique from the Commercy. Today, we share a second statement, in translation, from the Commercy assembly that retains all of its political importance, pointing as it does potentially to a … Continue reading
Raoul Vaneigem on the gilets jaunes
Everything is possible, even self-managing assemblies in the middle of street intersections, villages and neighborhoods. Raoul Vaneigem We share two reflections on the gilets jaunes by Raoul Vaneigem. The first is an interview with Vaneigem, translated into english and published … Continue reading
Lessons from the gilets jaunes
Radical political movements and thought have always been nourished by rebellions and insurrections that were rarely or never foreseen, largely outside of any movement’s control, and whose fate was decided in struggle with both opposing protagonists and institutions of power. … Continue reading
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An experiment in cartography: Mapping the gilets jaunes
From the Crimethinc. Collective, reflections on and testimonials of the gilets jaunes … The Yellow Vest Movement: Showdown with the State: Reports from the Clashes in Paris, around France, and across Europe (14/12/2018) Since November, France has been shaken by … Continue reading
Amidst the polyphony of the gilets jaunes
In the occupied roundabouts of france, occupations which are the most emblematic expression of the gilets jaunes or “yellow vest movement”, the word or speech has been freed. Individuals, people, who would formerly never have encountered each other, find themselves protesting, … Continue reading
The gilets jaunes: How the ground moves beneath our feet
What an insurrectional moment shows is the return of life to visible social space. The uprising has no existence of its own, if not by an abuse of language. It is meshed with a thousand little stories, the smaller the … Continue reading
The gilets jaunes: Smashing habits in insurrection
Protests succeed and overlap each other, without a single centre or orientation. The territory is claimed, even if only momentarily, regular movement is disrupted, sabotage becomes common, while the rebellious are themselves divided … but the insurrection continues. From the … Continue reading
Paris is burning: The gilets jaunes
What is happening is not a “movement” in the political sense of the term, it can become so, structure itself, make emerge its leaders, but for now, it is rather a matter of understanding this “movement” in the sense … Continue reading
Insurrection in the end times: The gilets jaunes
When all that remains is the prospect of misery and death, then the only fitting response is to create, out of the destruction of what is killing life …
A yellow costume that creates community
Photograph by Rémy Soubanère The movement of yellow vests seems to confirm a break of the historical thread of class struggles. If we stubbornly insist on sharing articles on the “gilets jaunes” of france, it is because they embody a number … Continue reading →