Integral Revolution Coop takes off in Barcelona

translation  by The Free. From free paper ’20 Minutes’  and reprinted in ‘Rojo y Negro’ of the CGT union.

At least 1,200 Catalans manage themselves with their own ”money”, education and health , they do not use the euro but  ecos, a “free money” that can be exchanged for hours of work or products..cooperativa integral

They have organized a network of health care, education and access to housing, based on trust among  members.
They are expanding to the rest of the peninsula. in France and Italy similar experiences have been initiated.
They have a currency of its own, a self-managed health care system, an educational network and housing office. They are self-managed cooperatives and self-organization, groups of people living outside the system,  and make decisions in open assemblies based on trust organization. In Catalonia, there are already 1,200 citizens who have chosen this way of life and the implementation of these communities is spreading. The crisis and the 15M indignados movement has given it wings. Continue reading “Integral Revolution Coop takes off in Barcelona”

Barcelona #15M Newsletter 41: direct action/Enric Duran/media activism

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Hello from Barcelona,——–This is the (almost) weekly newsletter that will inform you about the activities of 15M movement in Barcelona, Catalonia and occasionally the main events in Spain.

1. After the strike, direct action in universities

2. Integral revolution continues while Enric Duran is chased by banksters

3. Peoplewitness: media activism workshop on the road Continue reading “Barcelona #15M Newsletter 41: direct action/Enric Duran/media activism”

The view from Susa Valley: NoTAV eyewitness account

 

The view from here: NoTAV eyewitness account

The poster of the 23 March No-TAV Valley invites to "defend your future"

The poster of the 23 March No-TAV Valley invites to “defend your future”

Another march took place in the heart of the Susa valley on Saturday March 23, 2013, organised by the NoTAV people together with local authorities and other local bodies, which have been part of this struggle since the beginning.

Many people, perhaps as many as 40,000, took part in the day of protest. This has been the case for several years now – since the term “NoTAV” changed from meaning “protest against the new high-speed railways between Lyons and Turin” to “developing a new model of managing the common good”. Taking part were people of all ages and political affiliations (associations, groups, movements, organizations, activists and union organizers, producers, consumers, retirees), all representing that part of society which is concerned to safeguard the common good.

Anarchists and political organizations were present too. Continue reading “The view from Susa Valley: NoTAV eyewitness account”

Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching

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This Sabotage Classic is now available to read and download free here: http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/Ecodefense…

Author(s): Anonymous Edward Abbey Dave Foreman

Topics: animal liberation communication deep ecology direct action Earth First! ecology environment green nationalism security surveillance

A note from the web-publisher: I put this up to make ecodefence information available to more people in these times of social/ecological crisis. The book is too expensive, hard to find, and there are obvious security risks to buying it through the mail from outfits like amazon.com.

Wilderness needs no defense, only more defenders

Introduction to the Third Edition

Ecodefense is a historical artifact. It be argued that it is the most controversial environmental book ever published; Continue reading “Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching”

Serial of The Free. Ch37 Maxie’s Fall. Ch38 Macker’s Goats

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Act Four

Chapter thirty seven

Maxie’s fall

-‘I settled down to spend the long day crying.’

Maxie narrating

             I woke with a throbbing headache. It was day, but still dark and gloomy. A bullet or bit of metal had grazed my left arm, causing a cut, that’s all. If it had passed a bit deeper, they told me later, I’d have bled to death. And I didn’t even know I’d been hit! Continue reading “Serial of The Free. Ch37 Maxie’s Fall. Ch38 Macker’s Goats”

Serial of The Free ch 36. The Ice Queen

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Chapter thirty six

The Ice Queen

-‘All nature was just.. wiped out?’

Barney narrating

                ‘Uncle Barney. Uncle Barney, can I take a baby rabbit home?’- asked Josie, holding up a terrified bunny by the scruff of its neck. Continue reading “Serial of The Free ch 36. The Ice Queen”

NO bosses borders banks: Integral Revolution Manifesto

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Ideological bases of the call

The basic principle is the fight against all forms of domination and the construction of alternative societies by way of an Integral Revolution. Continue reading “NO bosses borders banks: Integral Revolution Manifesto”