His name is Enric Duran , but is known as ‘Robin Bank ‘ or ‘ Robin Hood of the Banks ‘ . This Catalan activist, 38 years old, came to illegally obtain half a million euros in bank loans which he then then divided among projects and anti-capitalist movements .
He was charged with several offenses and failed to appear at his trial. He had requested loans from banks with no intention of returning and distributed the cash to a whole range of alternative projects, integral cooperatives, occupied social centers and revolutionary anarchists. . In all, he performed 68 operations in 39 different entities. With dozens of personal loans , he managed to outwit information systems and financial control. Continue reading “‘RobinHood bankrobber On the Run says : ” Let’s change the world..””
With International Workers’ Day taking place in a world riven by economic crisis, we’re sharing short reports, pictures and videos on May Day protests and celebrations around the world.
Below are some short reports, pics or videos of May Day protests. Let us know if you’ve seen any more!
Continue reading “Mayday 2014: worldwide photos and comments”
Este año los encuentros se haràn en casa Selva- el Bediello (Huesca) cerca de Graus, valle okupado a la CHE (Confederación hidrográfica del ebro) hace más de tres años.
Durante una semana, a parte de talleres, debates y otras actividades, nos hemos propuesto darle un fuerte empujón para arreglar el tejado de la casa común.
Des de Casa Selba nos envian un mensaje para ver si les podemos hechar una mano con los curros previos de las jornadas. Algunas ya nos estamos encargando de tareas para que les sea más fàcil llegar a tiempo con las obras y los preparativos, pero aun así faltan más manos.
The united anti-capitalist Mayday march in Barcelona was cancelled half way through when the black block of the anarchist section began attacking banks and burning a rubbish container barricade.
The anarchist celebrations began in the morning with a big open air meeting and well organised communal lunch in the Macba square.
The cancellation of the march was half expected as the leftist parties had agreed beforehand to do so if there was trouble,(in case their political leaders should have their careers prejudiced). It left the way open for dozens of riot vans to charge in and 5 people were arrested. Continue reading “Barcelona demo dispersed after black bloc ”riot”.”
You can pick up the updated ebook HERE: http://wp.me/PIJl9-rM
It’s easier to read and better illustrated, there’s pdf, Scribd and epub versions
for most readers, phones, tablets, PCs, now with 469 pages…Hope you like it!
(There are 2 epub files the first is compressed, with less illustrations, but came out beautifully and is ideal for readers and phones with limited memory, it’s only 1.7 mbs. The second epub file is a huge 13 mb deluxe illustrated version, the best if space is no problem)
Little by little ‘The Free’ is getting well known, in spite of not being in bookshops and a ”big alternative distributor” may soon take it on.!?!?.. Apparently 143,000 people have visited the blog, 34,000 people have read it on scribd, and many more on Google books, Issuu, The Anarchist Library, etc. Continue reading “free download: new Mayday Edition of ‘The Free’”
The latest short documentary in the Global Uprisings series explores ongoing resistance and self-organization in the midst of the crisis in Spain.
As social conditions continue to deteriorate across Spain, people have been turning to the streets and to each other to find solutions to the crisis. This film tells the story of the massive mobilization that saw millions of people converge on Madrid on March 22, 2014; the story of the proliferation of social centers, community gardens, self-organized food banks; and the story of large-scale housing occupations by and for families that have been evicted. The film pieces together many of the creative ways that people have been coping with crisis and asks what the future may hold for Spain.
Filmed and edited in March/April 2014, it is part of the Global Uprisings documentary series. View more at globaluprisings.org.
Continue reading “watch ‘Pieces of Madrid’: latest Global Uprisings docu”
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