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Gràcia, Barcelona: Battles for an okupied bank
In June of 2014, we posted news about a series of okupations of banks in Catalonia, with the aim of creating social centres. One such okupation was baptised the Banc Expropiat of the Gràcia neighbourhood in Barcelona.
Reflections around an anniversary: 15M spain and beyond (4)
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of spain’s 15th of May movement, we publish a series of reflections on its significance within the context of spain, but also more broadly, for the understanding of revolutionary politics today. This series … Continue reading
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Tagged 15M, revolution, Santiago López Petit, spain, Spanish Revolution
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Reflections around an anniversary: 15M spain and beyond (3)
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of spain’s 15th of May movement, we publish a series of reflections on its significance within the context of spain, but also more broadly, for the understanding of revolutionary politics today. This series … Continue reading
Reflections around an anniversary: 15M spain and beyond (2)
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of spain’s 15th of May movement, we publish a series of reflections on its significance within the context of spain, but also more broadly, for the understanding of revolutionary politics today. This series … Continue reading
Reflections around an anniversary: 15M spain and beyond (1)
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of spain’s 15th of May movement, we publish a series of reflections on its significance within the context of spain, but also more broadly, for the understanding of revolutionary politics today. This series … Continue reading
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Tagged 15M, Carlos Taibo, revolution, spain, Spanish Revolution
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The only way forward is struggle: A fifth anniversay for the 15th of may movement in spain
When we thought that we had all of the answers, suddenly, all of the questions changed. Mario Benedetti Five years on and the 15th of May movement in spain remains a point of confluence for many who imagine and act … Continue reading
CSOA La Morada: In solidarity aganist an eviction
The self-managed okupied social centre La Morada, in Madrid, was evicted by the riot squads of national police in the early hours of the 20th of April, without any judicial eviction order. During the course of the day, 32 people … Continue reading
La Esperanza commune, Gran Canaria: Revolution through okupation
Whether in time of revolution or in time of peace, the worker must be housed somehow or other; he must have some sort of roof over his head. But, however tumble-down and squalid your dwelling may be, there is always … Continue reading
The anarchist critique of democracy (3): CrimethInc.
The anarchist collective CrimethInc. initiated last month a critical analysis and discussion of “democracy”, promising a series of reflections. What follows is the third essay, From 15M to Podemos, , preceded by the introduction to the series and an introduction … Continue reading
Scenes from the class struggle in spain
The protagonists of class struggles are many, as are the stages upon which they are enacted and re-enacted. What defines them is not historically pre-determined; revolutionaries and reactionaries playing out the assigned roles of objective social contradictions are all fictions … Continue reading →