The Movement of Mortgage Victims is one of Spain’s strongest movements. Carlos Delclós talks to PAH organizer Elvi Mármol about the key to their success.
The story of Spain’s economic, social and political crisis is one about property, need and value. And at the heart of that story lies a question that is familiar to the point of cliché: what makes a house a home? Continue reading “Victims no longer: Spain’s anti-eviction movement”
1. Let’s disobey! Together we can!
2. Ateneu la Sèquia: denouncing injustices and building alternatives
3. The truth is the best propaganda. Livestreaming workshop
1. LET’S DISOBEY! TOGETHER WE CAN!
Juntes Podem (catalan for Together We Can!) is the name of a working group born while preparing the demonstration of last February 23th, in Barcelona (see NL#40, 1) It brought together many groups, platforms, collectives and assemblies to increase strength by sharing information and strategies. Each entity meets separately and they have three comissions: contents, comunication and actions/strategy. They participate in comissions of general assembly as individuals and as groups. Continue reading “Lets DISOBEY! Together WE CAN! BARCELONA #15M Newsletter nr 55”
Resistance to s.144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) 2012 that outlaws squatting in residential buildings is growing. Ultimately, the law may prove unworkable and unenforceable.
Ten days ago, squatters occupied a residential council property in Southwark in protest at the sell-off of council houses and the criminalisation of squatting under s.144. Last week, a Brighton squatter was acquitted on appeal as the prosecution failed to prove he was living at the property. His two co-defendants had previously been acquitted on the same charge. Continue reading “Great precedent as UK Eviction Case Collapses”
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We Are Everywhere!
The Autonomous Roots of the Real Democracy Movement (RDM)
Jérôme E. Roos and Leonidas Oikonomakis
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE
ABSTRACT:
The years since 2011 have witnessed the (re-)birth of a global cycle of struggles around the issue of democracy. With the representative institutions of liberal democracy in crisis, social movements appear to be increasingly moving away from claims-based and state-oriented contention towards a global project of autonomy. Continue reading “Autonomy and the Global Revolution..We Are Everywhere! ..a must-read ..download HERE!”
thanks, thanks to all the comrades.The struggle continues!
Diana Lamb
IN MADRID ACTIVISTS GATHERED TO STOP THE EVICTION OF A FAMILY, ONE AMONG HUNDREDS DAILY.
They succeeded in blocking the evacuation of the family who’ve lived there for generations. Hundreds gathered in solidarity to ocupy the street, roof, garage and indoors, staying there 24 hrs a day for 2 weeks until the Eviction order finally ran out. Solidarity CAN win, and the anti eviction movement is fast expanding.
”One more sleepless night on the roof of Ofelia Nieto street number 29,
A few hours more and we will stop the eviction. So that this process that started 15 days ago has a fair result. But anyway, beyond what happens, incredible solidarity is a victory, and the struggle of Ofelia Nieto 29 is a benchmark for what’s to come. Continue reading “yes! We can WIN! ! # OfeliaResiste wins eviction battle!”
por Kaos. Inmigración
Col.laboració de Contrainfos amb Kaosenlared que realitza el seguiment de tot el procès del desallotjament de la nau industrial del carrer Puigcerdà de Barcelona, on hi habitaven centenars de persones de diferents ètnies, en la seva majoría subsaharians.
solidaridad de Manu Chau
http://latele.cat/contrainfos/cro-nica-de-un-desalojo-contrainfos-kaosenlared
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