Category: social revolution

Suport a l’Espai Alliberat / Support the occupied space

Suport a l’Espai Alliberat d’UB-Raval  
Email: espaialliberatubraval (nospam) gmail.com (verificat) 08 feb 2012
Modificat: 05:25:45
Des de les Facultats d’Universitat de Barcelona-Raval ens estem organitzant per alliberar un espai en desús de la nostra facultat.
Volem convertir-lo en un punt de trobada entre estudiants i gent del barri, on crear coneixement més enllà del marc acadèmic i sense cap tipus de mediació.
Tenim la intenció d’organitzar activitats des de tots els col·lectius d’estudiants i desenvolupar el pensament crític i col·lectiu. Un espai on crear alternatives econòmiques i autogestionades, trobades d’intercanvi i un banc d’apunts, exàmens i treballs. Volem un espai on desenvolupar-nos lliurement!
Si vols donar-nos un cop de mà, aquest és el material que necessitem:
– Estanteries- Taules- Cadires- Fotocopiadora- Suro d’anuncis- Maons, ciment i fusta- Endolls, cables d’energia- Pintures- Pintura de garatge, parquet, moqueta (pel terra)
I qualsevol cosa que creieu necessària!I difusió!
Pel tema de recollida, poseu-vos en contacte amb espaialliberatubraval (at) gmail.comEnglish transalation (google)   Support Freedom of Space UB-Raval  on
From the faculties of Barcelona University-Raval we are organizing to free unused space on our faculty.
 We make it a point of contact between students and local residents, which create knowledge beyond the academic framework and without any mediation.
We plan to organize activities from all groups of students and develop critical thinking and collective. A place where self and create economic alternatives, meetings and exchange of bank notes, exams and assignments. We want a space to develop ourselves freely!
If you can give us a hand, this is the material we need:- shelves- Tables- Chairs- Photocopying- Cork Ad- Bricks, cement and wood- Plugs, power cables- Paintings- Painting of garage flooring, carpet (by land)
And anything that you feel necessary! And spread!
 please contact espaialliberatubraval (at) gmail.com

Asko hipokresía, asko de de tí.. asko de mí.

Asko hipokresía, asko kapitalismo, asko konsumismo, asko de de tí, asko de mí..

 Disgusting consumers Disgusting capitalism Disgusting hypocrisy
Disgusting you….Disgusting ME

A todas esas mentes borregas que son carne fácil del fascismo, que se han creído el cuento de que somos occidentales de una raza superior, apoyado en el falso Darwinismo económico y social más absurdo y se les llena la boca diciendo que los inmigrantes vienen a robarnos trabajos de mierda que cuando nos iba falsamente bien nadie quería, cuando estos vienen aquí huyendo de situaciones como la de la foto, que creamos nosotros como “occidentales”, con nuestros negocios neoliberales, con el mercado libre que ahoga el mercado interior en estos países, con nuestras guerras interesadas, nuestros golpes de estado encubiertos, por el petróleo, el gas, el coltan, los diamantes, el oro… que fomentamos el movimiento indiscriminado de millones de personas buscando refugio en otros países para acabar en campos de concentración…
Yo os digo ¡¡¡que os follen bien, borregos hijos de la gran puta!!!
Victor Cerdá
TODOS SOMOS KULPABLES!

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Why I’m anarcha-feminist

anarcha feminist

From The F Word– by Natalie DzerinsDisclaimer: This article will discuss my personal feelings about anti-capitalism, anarcho-communism and their relationships with feminism (and other systems of oppression). Because of this, I will not be discussing the histories of the movements. If you wish to learn about these, the origins section on the wiki-page for anarcha-feminism will point you in the right direction.

When I was about seven years old, I asked my mother why everyone couldn’t just do what they were good at and share everything equally. This was my first foray into anti-capitalism, and my opinions haven’t changed much in the past fifteen years.It has always been very important to me to strive for social equality, and capitalism simply does not provide that. I could wax lyrical all day about the oppressive and unjust nature of the capitalist society, in which we are told that the only value of a human being lies in their ability to make profits for a CEO, but this is a feminist website, and I have a 700-word limit. So I will merely outline why I believe that capitalism is inherently anti-feminist and that the solution to smashing patriarchy will necessarily involve smashing capitalism.

It is in capitalism’s best interests to oppress women. The main reason for this is that by devaluing and denigrating 51% of the population as useless and inferior, it seems legitimate to pay them less, or to not pay them at all, for their work – no matter how good it may be for society. Childcare and housework are two prime examples of this. They are services essential to humankind, yet we expect women to a) be the sole or primary providers of these services and b) perform them for free as well as generating capital by holding down other jobs.

This is what is known as the “double burden” on women. In a truly equal society, not only would these roles be seen as suitable for everyone, they would be seen as equally important to other work. As it stands, “Women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours, produce half of the world’s food, but earn only 10% of the world’s income and own less than one percent of the world’s property” (Global Poverty Project).

Another way in which capitalism exploits women is by creating problems for them to worry about, then offering to sell them a solution. This usually takes the form of making women feel disgusted about their own natural bodies, and convincing them they must change – see pantyliners, douches and pretty much the entire make-up industry. If we smashed capitalism, we’d smash the need for people to sell us things by making us ashamed of who we are.

There are many more examples of this, but once again, I am writing a blog post, not a doctorate. So – why do I believe that once we have smashed capitalism, anarchism is the solution?

Honestly, it’s mainly because I don’t believe in anything else. Any hierarchical system of government or community, be it feudalism, the current parliamentary system or party-led communism will necessarily contain inequality. The needs of the few who make the decisions will outweigh the needs of the many who have decisions made for them. We can see this with the current coalition, whose members have both simultaneously claimed £35,000 on a “second home” when their first home is literally down the street and demonised people with severe disabilities wanting to live normal lives as “scroungers”. Four legs good, two legs better indeed.

However, people in the anarchist movement have been brought up in the same prejudiced, patriarchal societies as the most rabid capitalist, and that has to be overcome. Whether it’s women’s needs not being taken care of in an anarchist environment, or silencing women in group discussions, manarchism seems to constantly rear its ugly head, and we need a feminist movement-within-the-movement to counter it, and that movement-within-the-movement is anarcha-feminism.

So, that’s a very short version of why I am an anarcha-feminist. I’m not claiming to be 100% right, or to speak for all anarcha-feminists(!), but this is what I believe we need to do to create a fair, just and equal society for all.

For more on anti-capitalist feminism in the current UK climate, this article is a very worthwhile read.

Comments From You

Saranga // Posted 24 January 2012 at 13:04

hear hear!

k gallagher // Posted 24 January 2012 at 13:43

Brava! It’s so good to see anarcha-feminism getting a voice in the “Big Feminist Blogosphere!”
http://anarcha.org/ is another great resource for information 🙂

tom hulley // Posted 24 January 2012 at 19:22

What a refreshing article, thanks Natalie.

From The F Word– by Natalie Dzerins

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South Bronx: STOP ‘Stop and Frisk’

According to the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), “more than 4 million innocent New Yorkers were subjected to police stops and street interrogations from 2004 through 2011.” Predictably, “black and Latino communities continue to be the overwhelming target of these tactics. Nearly nine out of 10 stopped-and-frisked New Yorkers have been completely innocent, according to the NYPD’s own reports.”

“As we march up Third Ave.,” Jamel tells the group assembled beneath the cloudy skies to protest the practices, “your job is to recruit everyone you see. You’ve been drafted. You ain’t got no say-so.” Jamel is a photographer, digital media artist and educator, who has been instrumental in organizing many of the Stop Stop and Frisk rallies in black and Latino majority neighborhoods around New York. Rallying the troops to march, he tells the crowd that we are here so that “no more generations of our youth will continue to be brutalized because of the way that they look. We’re here to say, ‘No more of this shit.’”

Read full story HERE  http://wammtoday.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/occupy-

 

Assemblea per la Comunicació Social /Occupy the TELLY!

http://blip.tv/play/h4ATgujZSAI.html?p=1

LaTele

Assemblea per la Comunicació Social    /Occupy the TELLY!!!!

Benvingut/da a la pàgina web del projecte LaTele.cat. Estem treballant en la construcció d’una nova web que presentarem a partir del febrer. Tindrà espais participatius (la wikitele) i espais de gestió que facilitaran el treball col·lectiu de LaTele i les sinèrgies amb tots aquells col·lectius/entitats/persones que hi esteu participant o que us hi vulgueu afegir. També millorarà la presentació de la informació, amb noves aplicacions i seccions.

Si tens ganes de saber més sobre tot el que estem preparant, no dubtis en contactar-nos a: info(a)latele.cat. També si vols que fem una presentació-taller de gestió de la web i LaTele al teu espai!. Mentrestant, pots seguir veient els nostres vídeos aquí o gaudir de tota la programació al canal 37 de la TDT. * **

* Welcome to the website of LaTele.cat! /Occupy the TELLY

We are working on a new website to be launched in February 2012. The new website will have open participatory spaces (the “WikiTele”) as well as online management tools for collective working and synergies between all those collectives/organisations/people who are already part of, or who want to be part of, LaTele. We are also exploring ways to improve information presentation, using new applications and info-sections. If you want to know more, get in touch at info(a)latele.cat Also get in touch if you’d like us to come to your collective and make a presentation about the new web or a workshop about how to use the participatory tools! Meanwhile, you can carry on watching our videos here and enjoy the full programming on Channel 37 (DDT) in Barcelona.

** Bienvenido/da a la web del proyecto LaTele.catEstamos trabajando en la construcción de una nueva web que presentaremos a partir de febrero. La nueva web tendrá espacios participativos (la wikitele) y espacios de gestión que facilitarán el trabajo colectivo de LaTele y las sinergias con todos los colectivos/entidades/personas que estáis participando en LaTele o que os queráis añadir a este proyecto comunitario. También mejorará la presentación de la información, con nuevas aplicaciones y secciones. Si tienes ganas de saber más sobre todo lo que estamos preparando, no dudes en contactarnos en: info(a)latele.cat. ¡También, si quieres que hagamos una presentación-taller de gestión de la web y de LaTele en tu espacio! Mientrastanto, puedes seguir viendo nuestros vídeos aquí, o acceder a toda nuestra programación en el canal 37 de la TDT.

 

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Monsanto attacked by Anonymous hackers!

In a thread of hack events from the Anonymous group, the most recent target has been Monsanto.com. Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline as well as Music Industry websites in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of amazing international hackers.

Anonymous Message To Monsanto: We fight for farmers!

– Video Transcript (Cross-Posted from Organic Common Sense): “To the free-thinking citizens of the world: Anonymous stands with the farmers and food organizations denouncing the practices of Monsanto We applaud the bravery of the organizations and citizens who are standing up to Monsanto, and we stand united with you against this oppressive corporate abuse. Monsanto is contaminating the world with chemicals and genetically modified food crops for profit while claiming to feed the hungry and protect the environment. Anonymous is everyone, Anyone who can not stand for injustice and decides to do something about it, We are all over the Earth and here to stay.

To Monsanto, we demand you STOP the following:

  • Contaminating the global food chain with GMO’s.
  • Intimidating small farmers with bullying and lawsuits.
  • Propagating the use of destructive pesticides and herbicides across the globe.
  • Using “Terminator Technology”, which renders plants sterile.
  • Attempting to hijack UN climate change negotiations for your own fiscal benefit.
  • Reducing farmland to desert through monoculture and the use of synthetic fertilizers.
  • Inspiring suicides of hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers.
  • Causing birth defects by continuing to produce the pesticide “Round-up”
  • Attempting to bribe foriegn officials
  • Infiltrating anti-GMO groups

Monsanto, these crimes will not go unpunished. Anonymous will not spare you nor anyone in support of your oppressive illegal business practices.

AGRA, a great example:
In 2006, AGRA, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, was established with funding from Bill Gates and The Rockefeller Foundation.

Among the other founding members of, AGRA, we find: Monsanto, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Procter and Gamble, Merck, Mosaic, Pfizer, Sumitomo Chemical and Yara. The fact that these corporations are either chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturers is no coincidence.

The people of the world see you, Monsanto. Anonymous sees you.

Seeds of Opportunism, Climate change offers these businesses a perfect excuse to prey on the poorest countries by swooping in to “rescue” the farmers and people with their GMO crops and chemical pesticides. These corporations eradicate the traditional ways of the country’s agriculture for the sake of enormous profits. The introduction of GMOs drastically affects a local farmers income, as the price of chemicals required for GMOs and seeds from Monsanto cripples the farmer’s meager profit margins.

There are even many cases of Monsanto suing small farmers after pollen from their GMO crops accidentally cross with the farmer’s crops. Because Monsanto has a patent on theri brand of seed, they claim the farmer is in violation of patent laws.

These disgusting and inhumane practices will not be tolerated.

Anonymous urges all concerned citizens to stand up for these farmers, stand up for the future of your own food. Protest, organize, spread info to your friends!

SAY NO TO POISONOUS CHEMICALS IN YOUR FOOD  SAY NO TO GMO!  SAY NO TO MONSANTO!

We are Anonymous  We are legion  We do not forgive  We do not forget  Expect us”

Global Justice Ecology Project, an anti-biotech group founded by Earth First! activists, also noted in a post on the attack that Monsanto was also one of the original founders of the GE tree company ArborGen.  The President and CEO of ArborGen, Barbara Wells, led Monsanto’s RoundUp Ready soy division in Brazil.  GMO soy in Brazil and other parts of Latin America has taken over vast swaths of Amazon and other forest land, and has displaced or poisoned many communities there. Find out more about their campaign against ArborGen here.

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Zombie Banks drag Ireland into the Grave

Zombie banks are dragging Ireland into the ground

Just like many African nations, Ireland’s debts must be cancelled or a ‘financial bomb’ will go off in its most deprived communities

 Activists more accustomed to campaigning against the debts of countries like Zimbabwe, Egypt, Ecuador and Indonesia were instead outside the Irish embassy this morning. Dressed as zombies, we hoped to shed some light on the so-called “zombie banks” whose debts continue to drain resources from an Irish public sector that is being slashed to the bone.
But in Iceland They REFUSED TO PAY
Iceland was ripe for change, having effectively gone bust thanks to the cronyism of a cluster of politicians and bankers who thought that they could turn an island of fishermen with a population of 318,000 into a financial superpower.In less than four years, the most rapid expansion of a banking system in history saw three privatised banks develop assets 10 times the size of the country’s GDP. It was the Icarus economy. Property prices tripled, the stock market multiplied nine times, and people borrowed heavily – often in foreign currencies – to cash in on the boom. The crash was fast, hard and painful, worsened by the collapse of the krona as the state, unable to bail out the banks, refused to pay foreign creditors. The strategy looks smart now, compared with events in Greece and Ireland
Ireland’s financial crisis has much in common with scores of countries across the developing world. The country has been brought to its knees by an enormous debt, which originated not with excessive public spending, but a footloose financial sector that gambled with the future of the country. Without so much as a vote, Ireland’s people found themselves on the hook for tens of billions of euros of reckless investments.
The ultimate symbol of this form of crony capitalism in Ireland is Anglo Irish, the bank that started Ireland’s slide into the abyss. Anglo Irish lent vast sums of money to fuel Ireland’s property bubble, in the process making fortunes for rich speculators. Anglo is believed to have 15 customers who owe the bank more than €500m each.
When the bubble burst, the Irish government stepped in to underwrite the bank – ultimately being forced to nationalise it. This disastrous decision was not based on any assessment of the use of Anglo to the economy. Economics professor Morgan Kelly said at the time that Anglo – as well as Irish Nationwide, which was also brought into public ownership – “were purely conduits for property speculation. They fulfil no role in the Irish economy.” He said it would be “better to incinerate €1.5bn than squander it on Anglo Irish Bank”.
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A £963,000 bonus in shares awarded to Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester is strongly criticised by politicians and unions.
Today Anglo Irish, rebranded as the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, is a zombie bank – a bankrupt institution that exists to channel government money to a group of bondholders who the Irish people can’t know anything about, and who themselves were fuelling Ireland’s increasingly speculative economy.