Elvira, the Street Brigade and the Sex-work Network

Elvira the radical feminist on the streets , Elvira the zapatista , the companion of sex workers  (en español abajo)

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by Gloria Muñoz Ramírez

” Getting to La Merced was a shocking stroke of reality. I watched as the council vans arrived from Cuauhtemoc with a lawyer who signalled who had not paid the bribes. I saw them harrass , beat up and rape the girls ” .

Mexico , DF . Working on the streets is not for everyone . The rawness of the corners and the darkest places would make anyone run away. Exploitation , beatings , drug dealing , excess alcohol, people trafficking, all the underground in your face, but not everyone wants to see or feel it, even less to do something to change things.

Elvira Madrid Romero is one of those few people who came to La Merced to stay. Continue reading “Elvira, the Street Brigade and the Sex-work Network”

Autonomy and the Global Revolution..We Are Everywhere! ..a must-read ..download HERE!

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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!”

‘Pork-barrel protests’ rock the Philippines

More than 100,000 people marched in Manila and other cities against wholesale robbery by politicians and the 1%.

Last Modified: 27 Aug 2013 08:15
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The protesters chanted ‘No more pork!’ as they marched through Manila [Getty Images]

Manila, Philippines – In a country where millions of people survive on just a dollar a day, Janet Lim Napoles’ claims that she comes from a humble family are hard for many Filipinos to accept. Her 23-year-old daughter Jeane, fresh out of college in the US, owns a $1.89m condo at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Los Angeles. That’s apart from the $9.5m worth of properties the family has across California. Continue reading “‘Pork-barrel protests’ rock the Philippines”

Letters From inside.. Down with the Prison Walls!.. Free the Facebook 5

We reprint from Indymedia 2 inspiring letters from Barcelona 5 prisoners, with rough English translationsMani5anarquistes
We need the voices of our fellow prisoners, we’re lacking their wordsby ‘La desmemoria de los dados’  15th july 2013
Right now I’m in a prison, what they call a penal jail, punishment pure and simple, not for nothing do they call it a a security prison … it’s a concrete pit. Continue reading “Letters From inside.. Down with the Prison Walls!.. Free the Facebook 5”

Crónica del Desalojo de 300 y la Solidaridad (video)

(VIDEO) Contrainfos y Kaosenlared presentan “Crónica de un desalojo”: Seguimiento de todo el proceso vivido en la nave industrial del carrer Puigcerdà

por Kaos. Inmigraciónmigrantes-poblenou

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.Manu-Chao-Puigcerda-Foto-Rodriguez_EDIIMA20130722_0087_14

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L’Assemblea Solidària Contra els Desallotjaments, i les persones tancades a l’Església, volem extendre el nostre agraïment a la comunitat parroquial de Sant Bernat Calbó, i especialment al seu rector Francesc …
… 300 VECINOS DESALOJADOS DE LAS NAVES DE POBLENOU: Reportaje fotográfico de Ground Press y RUEDA DE PRENSA COMPLETA GroundPress / 2013 El barrio de Poble Nou en Barcelona dormía ayer cuando más de …
Un gran dispositivo policial ha desalojado este miércoles 24 de julio una nave industrial en el barrio del Poblenou donde vivían y trabajaban más de 300 personas. Ved el Video de Oriol Sabata / Librered  …desalojo
… neonazi celebrado el 12 de octubre de 2011 en Poblenou, aseguró a La Directa que nadie que no fuese de la organización había grabado el acto y que los asistentes no habían sido identificados. Dos unidades …
… Poblenou de Barcelona, adonde acudió, en compañía de Arcadi, para solidarizarse con un grupo de inmigrantes que solicitaban su reconocimiento, se decidió que Albano y Marta comenzaran el acto y empezamos …
… sólo por ocupar, porque necesito un espacio”, relata. Junto a otras casi 300 personas, subsiste en una antigua fábrica situada en la calle Puigcerdà del barrio del Poblenou de Barcelona, entre el nuevo …
A partir d’avui divendres 19 de Juliol i fins diumenge 21 se celebrarà un Festival d’Art per la Dignitat a les naus del Poblenou del carrer Puigcerdà 127, on comptarem amb la participació de nombrosos …1370886786595DESALOJOSc4
… solució global i digna a l’exclusió social dels assentaments A Barcelona malviuen almenys 700 persones en assentaments, la majoria ubicats al Poblenou, veïns i veïnes nostres. La majoria són africans, …
A Barcelona malviuen almenys 700 persones en assentaments, la majoria ubicats al Poblenou, veïns i veïnes nostres. A Barcelona malviuen almenys 700 persones en assentaments, la majoria ubicats al …
DIMARTS 9 de JULIOL 16:30h Plaça Sant Jaume CONCENTRACIÓ PEL DRET A UN SOSTREA Barcelona malviuen almenys 700 persones en assentaments, la majoria ubicats al Poblenou, veïns i veïnes nostres. La majoria …Puigcerda-Poblenou-Barcelona-MARIA-ALZAMORA_EDIIMA20130303_0316_13

Lessons from Brazil: Building Popular Power

Lessons from Brazil: Building Popular Power

Popular Protest in Brazil

Popular Protest in Brazil

Members of the Organização Anarquista Socialismo Libertário (Libertarian Socialism Anarchist Organization, OASL) have participated in the recent struggles in Brazil against the rising transportation tariffs, in Sao Paulo, in Brasilia and in cities like Mogi das Cruzes, Marilia and Franca. Members of other organizations linked to the Coordenação Anarquista Brasileira (Brazilian Anarchist Coordination, CAB) have, in other states, also contributed to the struggle.

Below, two militants of OASL, Pablo Pamplona and Thiago Calixto, who have been participating in the struggles, respond to a few questions from Jonathan Bane of Anarkismo about the recent process of popular street mobilizations in the country. They emphasize the need to create ongoing grassroots organizations through which people can take control of their daily lives. For the full interview, click here. Continue reading “Lessons from Brazil: Building Popular Power”

Turkey No-Go-Area with Lasers and Burning Sofas

“Everywhere Armutlu”

Armutlu, via Sendika.org

Armutlu, via Sendika.org

[German translation here]

Istanbul, July 18

Dear people,

The resistance in Armutlu is becoming an inspiration for citizens all over Turkey. At the moment, the neighbourhood is firmly controlled by the people. Police don’t even try to conquer it any more. They have lifted the siege. A few days ago, they made a final attempt to enter. We saw footage of that, it was epic. People threw down burning sofa’s from the roofs. Police employed armoured vehicles to break through the barricades, and didn’t succeed. Continue reading “Turkey No-Go-Area with Lasers and Burning Sofas”