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From Roarmag: “Utopia on the Horzon”

ROAR presents ‘Utopia on the Horizon’, a documentary on the Greek debt crisis and anti-austerity movement, dedicated to those who chose to struggle.

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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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Scenes from the greek civil war: beauty and the beast

The State/Capital have never been orders of peace, except to the extent that they are able to pacify those exploited and oppressed by the system.  When challenged though, they very quickly reveal their nature, their foundation in power and violence, … Continue reading

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Updates from Greece – Taking over the factories

The ceaseless magmatic revolt of the Greek proletariat has been adding to the visceral street battles creative economic projects (see previous Updates from Greece) and now a concentrated battle for the occupation of a major industrial factory. While for the … Continue reading

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MUTE – The visualisation of economic rape: Yiannis Biliris

As thousands protest today Angela Merkel’s visit to the financial protectorate of the Troika that is greece (09/10/2012), protests that were prohibited by the city authorities in the greater part of Athens, Yannis Biliris continues to capture the violence of … Continue reading

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Updates from Greece — Economies against Capitalism

While resistance in Greece against the capitalist onslaught is still going strong, another side of the struggle, one that is less visible in the media, is emerging — we might say a positive moment in the dialectics of the revolution. … 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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Reform or Revolution in 15M’s spain

… when a company, corporation or state is not considered a legitimate partner for negotiation, then it makes no sense to appeal to that authority for a negotiated settlement.                                                             Judith Butler, Tidal 2 The old question of reform or … Continue reading

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The Poetic Imagery of Yiannis Biliris

  … a photograph is not only an image, an interpretation of the real; it is also a trace, something directly stenciled off the real …                                                                                                                             Susan Sontag   The photography and video of Yiannis Bilris of the protests/insurrection … Continue reading

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Between Protest and Creation: 15M’s spain

  How do we stop making capitalism?  How do we free our doing from the labour by which we create and re-create a world that is killing us?                                                                 John Holloway, Change the World Without Taking Power   The Long … Continue reading

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