Jun 19, 2012 by msamae83 “Oh Council of Bastards”, is a powerful song against the Military dictators of Egypt (known as the military council or the supreme council of armed forces, SCAF). The SCAF is responsible of crimes committed against the civilian people of Egypt since the start of the January 25, revolution in 2011.
We do not forget SCAF crimes.
We do not forgive SCAF crimes.
SCAF should fear us, as we know our rights and are ready to die for it. Our revolution is peaceful and we will continue our struggle no matter what is the cost. Freedom is not for free.
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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
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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.”
Anti-war protester David Lawley-Wakelin interrupted Tony Blair as he was giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into Press Ethics on 28 May 2012: “This man is a war criminal, he should be arrested.”
Grace McCann attempted a citizen’s arrest on Tony Blair when he appeared at the Iraq Inquiry in January 2010.
Kate O’Sullivan made a citizen’s arrest on Tony Blair in September 2010, at a book signing in Dublin, Ireland.
The list of places where Tony Blair must look over his shoulder for protesters during his endless carousel around the global lecture circuit now includes Hong Kong, after a speech on faith and globalisation was interrupted by an activist seeking to make a citizen’s arrest on the former prime minister.
Such protests have become an increasingly common feature of Blair’s agenda since he left office. Last month, his testimony to the Leveson inquiry into the media was interrupted by an activist who shouted that the former PM should be arrested for war crimes. David Lawley-Wakelin, 49, gained entry to the room at the Royal Courts of Justice via an unguarded rear staircase.
SEE: Arrest Blair for crimes against peace – the website offering a reward for people attempting a peaceful citizen’s arrest of Tony Blair: www.arrestblair.org.
by Italy Calling Squatting is on the rise again in these times of austerity (see for example the recent occupations of flats in Southern Spain, mostly carried out by housewives and families). An Italian project that’s caught my attention since its beginning is in Pisa, where last year’s Occupy protests evolved into the reappropriation and transformation of abandoned buildings for the benefit of the local community.
The low-cost social canteen
The Occupy Pisa project started in November 2011 with the occupation of some old buildings owned by a bank in Pisa, with the aim of providing alternative and self-managed social spaces for the local community. After only a few months of successful initiatives, such as a low-cost canteen, courses and advice drop-ins, the building was evicted in February. The eviction didn’t stop them though, as they went on to set up a permanent camp in the nearby Piazza Dante, which was used as a base to organise pickets and demonstrations, and to keep engaging with the local residents. Thanks to these tactics the project has grown from being an activist-based movement to being a mixed group of people from all sorts of backgrounds, including students, precarious workers, unemployed people and local residents of all ages.
After the global day of action against austerity on May 15th – which in Italy was focused on Equitalia, the Italian state-owned tax department – the project decided to move on and occupy an abandoned sports centre, disused for the last 6 years despite the local residents’ requests to re-open it. The works at the “Nuova Periferia Polivalente” started straight away and culminated with a public assembly on June 3rd to discuss ideas and proposals for the project, which obviously include renovating the sports facilities, but also creating social spaces for adults and children, an employment-focused area to organise the local workers and an “Anti-Equitalia Advice Centre” for people in debt. The low-cost social canteen – one of key elements of the project since its origins – will come back with a newly built outdoor wooden oven.
Public assembly Italian style…
Italian sources: here and here. For older articles on this blog on the Occupy Pisa movement and other occupations see here.
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.
Jun 19, 2012 by msamae83 “Oh Council of Bastards”, is a powerful song against the Military dictators of Egypt (known as the military council or the supreme council of armed forces, SCAF). The SCAF is responsible of crimes committed against the civilian people of Egypt since the start of the January 25, revolution in 2011.
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