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In Praise of Pirates. Hurrah for Ned Snowden! Pirate Utopias

pirateThe Rarely Told Story: Pirates as Radical Commoners

Tue, 06/25/2013 – 17:02

Kester Brewin, a teacher of mathematics in South East London, was wondering why his son has been invited to countless pirate-themed birthday parties, but not any aggravated robbery themed parties.  What’s the reason for our fascination with pirates?

Brewin’s answer is an amazing 13-minute video talk  for TEDx Exeter (UK) based on his 2012 book, Mutiny! Why We Love Pirates and How they Can Save Us. The talk is a powerful account of 18th century piracy and a plea for all of us to become pirates as acts of radical emancipation. Continue reading “In Praise of Pirates. Hurrah for Ned Snowden! Pirate Utopias”

Autonomy in Barcelona: the Mount Zion community

by Carlos Delclós on June 26, 2013

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Echoing the area’s inspiring history of autonomous self-organization, a community of migrant workers in Barcelona now risks being thrown onto the street. Continue reading “Autonomy in Barcelona: the Mount Zion community”

Taksim is everywhere..Back to Taksim

Back to Taksim

barricade Taksim 23.06.13

By @JFernandezLayos

[Greek translation here and in comments]   Istanbul, June 23

Dear people,

It has been an extraordinary week of revolutionary assemblies in all parts of the city. But I have to admit, I kind of missed the tear gas.

Yesterday at last we were bound to have some. Continue reading “Taksim is everywhere..Back to Taksim”

”Snowden a patriot. Obama biggest terrorist ever” Noam Chomsky

Barcelona march: Free the Facebook Five!

We denounce the persecution of anarchism and demand the release of five jailed
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35 days after being arrested by the Catalan police, on orders from Madrid five young  anarchists are still imprisoned still under dispersion and isolation in the prisons of  Soto del Real, Alcala Meco, Estremera and Aranjuez. The support group in Barcelona has opened a website explaining their current situation and how to show them support. (see below) Continue reading “Barcelona march: Free the Facebook Five!”

Barcelona 5 still jailed: Solidarity Day June 21st

Report on the situation of Barcelona 5

Posted on juny 12, 20131_POSTER2

Last week the five anarchists in Barcelona were dispersed to various prisons , all in the Madrid area, before they were in jail in Soto del Real (Madrid) . They remain in custody due to ‘risk of flight’ and in solitary confinement under the ‘FIES3’ regime as decreed by Judge Pedraz, the case manager. Continue reading “Barcelona 5 still jailed: Solidarity Day June 21st”

Free Eric and Marie: still jailed for resisting Ecocide

http://june11.org/events.html

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June 11th began as an international day of solidarity with long-term eco-prisoner Jeff “Free” Luers in 2004. At the time, Jeff was serving 22+ years. Infuriated by the environmental devastation he saw occurring on a global scale, Jeff torched three SUVs at a car dealership in Eugene, OR.

índiceThe sentence imposed on him was meant to send a clear message to others who were angered by capitalism’s continued war on the Earth’s ecosystems – and to those who were willing to take action to put a stop to it. Jeff is, after all, not alone in his concerns about climate change, fossil fuels, pollution and genetically modified organisms.

After years of struggle, Jeff and his legal team won a reduction in his sentence and he was released from prison in December 2009. But in the years intervening Jeff’s arrest and release, the FBI had carried out a series of indictments and arrests in an attempt to devastate the radical environmental and anarchist communities. Two of the people caught up in this maelstrom of repression were Eric McDavid and Marie Mason. Continue reading “Free Eric and Marie: still jailed for resisting Ecocide”