Category: social revolution

10 more arrests in Italy and Greece for May Day resistance

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Via Insurrection News.

Police in Italy and Greece launched a repressive operation  against activists who participated in the #NoExpo May Day 2015 mobilizations in Milan.

10 comrades have been detained – 5 in Italy (all in Milan) and 5 in Greece on charges of ‘destruction and looting’, aggravated resisting of the police and misrepresentation. Continue reading “10 more arrests in Italy and Greece for May Day resistance”

David Graeber – American Anarchist – See Part 1 here

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From LondonReal.com:

When I say the word anarchist you probably have an image of a bomb-throwing skinhead shouting slogans and facing down riot police.This week’s London Real guest David Graeber is going to change that image forever.A self-proclaimed anarchist, David is far more the picture of the soft-spoken, thoughtful academic than a combative activist.

 the interview starts around minute  7.

FULL EPISODE: https://londonrealacademy.com/episode…

But David’s credentials as a campaigner and anti-capitalist thinker speak volumes. In the first part of our enlightening discussion David recounts his intrinsic role in the 2011 Occupy Wall Street campaign. These protests saw THOUSANDS of people descend on New York City’s Zuccotti Park to create a political alternative to debt culture and corruption. Continue reading “David Graeber – American Anarchist – See Part 1 here”

Cherán K’eri:: Building a party-free Autonomy

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Cherán K’eri: Political parties are dead to us in this town

Cherán, Michoacán By Niñx Salvaje
In April of this year, the Purépecha municipality of Cherán K’eri, Michoacán is celebrating four years of its uprising to end the presence of organized crime in its territory.
Following the uprising, indigenous women and men not only managed to throw out to the narco cartel, but also expelled all authorities (police, local government and political parties) that supported the illegal activities in the community. cherán hThey decided to retake their traditional forms of self government to start a long process of building their autonomy. A few months back they inaugurated a new weapon to continue defending their traditions and reaffirm their rejection of the institutional political method: a communal

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DESTROY BORDERS DESTROY SLAVERY!

 SOLIDARITY POSTER FROM UK

by actforfreedom

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DESTROY BORDERS, DESTROY SLAVERY!
Xenophobia, hierarchy and racism cannot be fought with fratricidal
wars sworn on bibles or patriotic flags.
In breaking the silence and indifference of the civilized we want to
widen the space for revolt, increase the possibilities for direct
attack on the pillars of this world.

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Guerillas In Şengal City Center

12 Nov 15. Revolutionary Kurdish Guerilla groups have aready infiltrated Sinjar and are attacking the far right Islamic IS occupiers, while the Peshmerga conservative Kurdish army are still deploying.

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A new operation to liberate Şengal (Sinjar) from ISIS control began this morning and is continuing with all a speed, reports an article Özgür Gündem compiled by ANHA.

The operation, which has been organized under the Ezidi Joint command, is being led by HGP and YJA Star guerillas and fighters with the YBŞ-YBJ Şengal, with peshmerga forces also taking part.

HGP, YPJ, and YBŞ-YBJ fighters have entered the city center and are currently in the Hayr Nasir, Berbi Roj and Sitî Zeynep neighborhoods where they are taking part in heavy clashes with ISIS forces. Although reliable information is difficult to come by there are reports that certain ISIS elements are pulling back from the city center. Forces attached to the Ezidi joint command now control the eastern part of the city and plan to advance from this flank.

Peshmerga Have Also Joined The Operation

Peshmerga forces attached to the KDP…

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The Empire of Chaos: An Interview With Noam Chomsky

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Noam Chomsky reflects on the dynamics of US foreign policy in the 21st century and the implications of the policy of raining down destruction for world order. Chomsky also assesses the role of Russia’s involvement in Syria, the rise of the Islamic State and the apparent attraction it holds for many young Muslims from Europe, and offers a grim view about the future of US foreign policy in this exclusive interview for Truthout.

 By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout | Interview  truthout.org  November 5, 2015   

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US foreign policy in the 21st century has little to offer other than massive military power. Indeed, gone are the days when military might was used in order to “recreate the world in America’s image.” In the post-Cold War era, US military interventions take place in the absence of an overall strategic vision and with ideological justifications…

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11 Benefits of Marijuana: Medicine For the Healthy

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You’re here because you love cannabis. Or perhaps you’re just curious about it.?

(Or, maybe you hate it with a furious passion and are reading this only to elevate your sense that you are far superior to “those dirty pot-smoking hippies.”)As you probably know, the United States is in the midst of a major transition toward cannabis-friendly policies after decades of demonization, criminalization, and the futile “War on Drugs.

”This is spectacular news for those of us who see cannabis as a medicine with numerous benevolent properties.Cannabis has proven effective in treating a laundry list of physical and mental ailments — everything from anxiety and insomnia to chronic pain and cancer. Some sources have gone as far as to call it a “medical miracle.legalize-pot

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