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Tag Archives: spain
Anarchy and 15M
As 15M approaches its second anniversary, it is an occasion to reflect on its young and yet rich history, on its present, and possible future. Far be it from us however to suggest any kind of omniscient or final judgement … Continue reading
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Tagged 15M, anarchism, insurrection, revolution, spain, Spanish Revolution
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This is not a demonstration – Actions, constructions and revolutionary turns to save the world.
(From Take the Square/Al final de la asamblea, a celebration of two years of rebellion in spain, in the wake of 15M). In the past two years we have completely reinvented the way we try to transform the world into … Continue reading
Lines of tension, lines of flight: the revolution of occupations
Instead of gambling on the eternal impossibility of revolution …, why not think that a new type of revolution is in the course of becoming possible … Everything is played in uncertain games, ‘front to front, back to back, back … Continue reading
Towards a real assembly-ism
From the working group of 15M-Madrid, Política a Largo Plazo, comes the following reflection on the assembly as a space for horizontally and freely creating human community, a reflection on what is here is called asamblearismo. The translation from the … Continue reading
José Luis Sampedro
En vez de productividad, propongo vitalidad; en vez de competitividad, cooperación, y frente a esa innovación que consiste en inventar cosas para venderlas, creación. José Luis Sampedro, Elpais (12/06/2011) On the 9th of April, economist, novelist, essayist José Luis Sampedro … Continue reading
Weaving protest into revolution
It is only when grounded in the ubiquity of resistance that revolution becomes a possibility. John Holloway, Change the World Without Taking Power As the tides of protest swell and subside, in these our interesting times of rebellion, their limits … Continue reading
Revolution from below: Cooperativa Integral Catalana
In continuity with an earlier post about an initiative that originated in Catalonia calling for the creation of an international network/space for the ideological and practical elaboration of autonomies beyond capitalism (integrarevolució), a return to one of the groups, members … Continue reading
A call to revolution
From Catalunia comes a call to create an international network/space for the ideological and practical elaboration of autonomies beyond capitalism (integrarevolució). Originating among people involved with Radi: Revolució, Acció, Desobediència, Integral and the Cooperativa Integral Catalana, as well as Derecho … Continue reading
Žižek dreaming, or Žižek, the dialectical trickster
“…one should learn the art of recognizing, from an engaged subjective position, elements which are here, in our space, but whose time is the emancipated future …” Slavoj Žižek, The Year of Dreaming Dangerously Reflecting on the year 2011, a year … Continue reading
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Tagged 15M, revolution, Slavoj Žižek, spain, Spanish Revolution
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Interventions in spain: the commons
Spain, in the of 15M, has become a laboratory of radical political thought and practice. Debates and gestures resonate in multiple and proliferating communites of resistance and autonomy. What follows is but one example, but an example rich in consequences: … Continue reading →