Tag Archives: revolution

On the Greek Elections etc

The following is not meant to be an exhaustive, well researched piece of writing. Rather, these are reflections, based on impressions, more put together on the spur of the moment, responses to a variety of ideas and words floating in … Continue reading

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Impressions of autonomies: Istanbul

But hope is not enough for me.  I no longer want to listen – I want to sing songs … The scars of Istanbul’s self-inflicted wounds run deep and its self-mutilation appears to know no respite. The centre of the … Continue reading

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Inspirations/stories from la valle che resiste

(Dario Ballantini, Rivolto) The following post is authored by Sorana Inibrina and is shared with Autonomies.  “Refuse-and-create!” John Holloway “the question of revolution is not in the future. It is here and now: how do we stop the system by which … Continue reading

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The illusions of political representation

As many of the streets of Hong Kong remain occupied, the movement unmasks the nature of the power that it contests. If a guarantee of formal representative democracy was the stated motive for the protest, it has already become, as … Continue reading

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No Summits on Our heads: Angry Promises from Italy

(Have they taken everything from you? 16-17-18 October, Turin, No summit on our heads) From a friend of Autonomies … For some, the most appropriate measure to take during times of crisis is the organization of summits. European leaders couldn’t … Continue reading

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Autonomies in greece

La révolution socialiste vise la transformation de la société par l’action autonome des hommes, et l’instauration d’une société organisée en vue de l’autonomie de tous. Cornelius Castoriadis, L’institution imaginaire de la société Ce qui nous fait le plus défaut est … Continue reading

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Anti-fascism in spain (2): Reading events with Pasolini

La rivoluzione non è più che un sentimento. Pasolini, Progetto di opere future The eviction by the judicial police of the Hogar Social Madrid Ramiro Ledesma, in the neighbourhood of Tetuán, on the 19th of September, on order of the … Continue reading

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Possibilities/fragilities under the umbrellas of hong kong’s rebellion

 If you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them.  If you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching In an effort to diffuse alternative readings of … Continue reading

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Anti-capitalist economies in post-15M spain: Mondragón, Cooperatives and Okupations

… I am bound to suppose that the realisation of Socialism will tend to make men happy.  What is it then that makes people happy?  Free and full life and the consciousness of life. William Morris In spain, there are … Continue reading

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Creating through resistance: The ZAD in Notre-Dame-des-Landes

Since the winter of 2012-2013, the Notre-Dame-des Landes resistance/okupation against the french government’s plan to build an airport in the midst of agricultural and forest lands has met with ongoing opposition.  We chronicle here some of that continuing creativity, since … Continue reading

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