Spanish police have attacked a legal art mural, painting over themselves as riot cops beating up women with birds heads.The artist Vinz Feel Free had permission, he usually paints cops with reptile features, and executives with frogs heads…
part of mural before cops were painted out
Varios testigos aseguran que el mural lo arrancaron agentes de Policía Nacional hacia las 13.30 dando parte para eliminar el muro. Se lo envié a la organización, ellos también habían sido informados de que había sido la Policía“, relata.. Hay fotos….
Arrancan las imágenes de unos policías en un mural del artista Vinz Feel Free
Estaba dedicado a las mujeres de los mineros de Asturias, León y Teruel
El ataque afecta a las figuras de policías; los desnudos están casi intactos
‘Contábamos con permiso por escrito del propietario del muro’, dice el autor
Coordinated Anarchist Groups: values, methods and purposes
Emblema de la anarquía
In this paper we present ourselves to all our male and female, anarchist, ‘libertarian’ and anti-authoritarian comrades. For some months and as a result of a substantive discussion on Anarchism, movement theory and practice, we have created from different anarchist groups and individuals a coordination area where our potentials can gather and provide with greater strength and social impact the content that we take to the streets in order to transform the world in which we live.
Grupos Anarquistas Coordinados: valores, métodos y finalidades
Con este texto queremos presentarnos ante todxs lxs compañerxs
English: Casa de Okupas (Squat house), Parc Guell, overlooking Barcelona,
anarquistas, libertarios y antiautoritarios.
Desde hace unos meses y como fruto de un debate de fondo sobre anarquismo, movimiento teoría y práctica hemos creado desde diferentes grupos e individualidades anarquistas un espacio de coordinación donde poder reunir potenciales y dotar de mayor fuerza e impacto social los contenidos que sacamos a la calle con el fin de transformar el mundo en el que vivimos…. Continue reading “Coordinated Anarchist Groups (English/Spanish)”
Press release..CNT Badalona on the arrests of 6 more fellow strikers
Yesterday we lived another episode of this long history of repression, now there have been over a hundred prisoners, nearly fifty defendants, in addition to the thousands of identified and monitored after the last general strike.
This time once again it was the turn in Badalona ( a large working class Barcelona suburb), where the morning began with groups of Police in plain clothes waiting at the door of the houses of several friends to stop them, with all the paraphernalia and staging designed to frighten and said to colleagues facing the neighborhood. Balaclavas, handcuffs, runs, screams, sirens … were common ingredients in four arrests that could have been simplified with a citation in an envelope, …
But the intimidating task did not end here, throughout the day many people remained supportive picketing the door of the police station demanding the release of detainees, and at the same concentration were kidnapped two more companions. Also throughout the day there was the constant presence of police in plain clothes around our local CNT union and other organizations in the city, around the homes of other companies, and even openly following comrades cars.
Six detainees were accused of public disorder caused by cutting the C-31 with burning tires, and later participating in the picket of the shopping area in Badalona on the day general strike on 29 march.On that date were already arrested five people accused of similar charges, and the days before and after several people were identified and some fined for their work in broadcasting, information and propaganda……
Spanish miners deploy bazookas and guerrilla tactics
Outside of Spain there has been little publicity of the miners’ strike in Asturias, even though the region is now in a state of near civil-war with armed clashes daily and the majority of the local population supporting the miners. Spain is also preparing for a general strike, involving all the main unions, including the CNT and the UGT. Below are details of the Asturias campaign, plus video footage.
Despatch provided to Darker Net from the Asturias frontline… “Over 8000 miners in Spain have been on strike since May 23… our protests have been met by Guardia Civil firing tear gas and rubber bullets… two days ago we retaliated by using a bazooka against the Guardia Civil. The strike was prompted by an announcement by the conservative government of Mariano Rajoy of drastic cuts in subsidies to the mining industry, which will threaten the livelihoods of around 8,000 miners and endanger another 30,000 jobs.
The miners strike is a rallying cry with sympathy actions spreading daily. Hopefully leading to a new indefinite General Strike. Generations of miners have given their lives to the industry, only to be thrown on the slag heap to save cash for paying the bankers. The miners deserve and demand the best deal and pensions possible.
strikers escort an old lady past barricades
But lets not forget that these mines have been obsolete for decades, kept open only for fear of near total energy dependence.
And secondly of course, all coal mines need to be closed down immediately, if we are to have any hope of preventing a runaway Greenhouse Effect and maintaining a habitable planet for our children.
The miners deserve and demand the best deal and pensions possible. But keeping those mines open is subsidising fossil fuels that are now lethal, and makes it impossible to argue for cuts elsewhere.Support the Miners…But close the Mines!!
We are holding sit-ins, occupying the main square of Oviedo, the provincial capital of Asturias and the centre of the Spanish coal country, and are blocking and barricading highways connecting Asturias to the rest of Spain. Sixteen main roads in Asturias have been blockaded and two rail lines have been shut down by the strikers. In some areas of Asturias and Leon the clashes have escalated into near civil war. We are appealing for support and solidarity from around the world.”
How Frightened Patriarchal Men Have Tried to Repress Women’s Sexuality Through History
Nasty conservative attacks on women would have been well received in the Roman senate, the Greek agora or most halls of religious power in early Europe
The sexual revolution was not sparked by a single incident and no particular group can claim credit (or blame) for carrying it forward. But all of us agree that it has indeed taken place and that American society has been transformed. A good gauge of the scope of the sexual revolution comes from its opponents. If it’s not Rick Santorum, it’s another conservative leader decrying the threat to our way of life posed by the loosening of traditional codes of sexual behavior.
The hactivist network, Anonymous, has posted personal details, via a video (see below, includes music by UK Anarchist band, Chumbawamba) of the leading Nazis in Golden Dawn, the party that won seats in the last Greek election. Information is provided in Greek and English. See also article on Greek Nazis attacking immigrants .
Fears of far-right rise in crisis-hit Greece A young man attacked in central Athens last May. Gangs of far-right youths attacked dark-skinned immigrants, leaving at least 25 people injured.
Video with English commentary
Le gouvernement grec poursuit la campagne de pré-élection contre les migrants et les réfugiés. Les opérations de coup de balai dans le centre d’Athénes contre les immigrés ne sont que l’expression d’un programme raciste. Ces mesures racistes sont utilisées autant que l’ouverture du nouveau centre de détention près par Athènes pour gagner des votes pour les élections.
The Free 