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From the website of theBlack Rose Anarchist Federation / Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra

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From Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation:

We are excited to present “Horizontalism: Anarchism, Power and the State” by Mark Bray which appears as a chapter in the collection Anarchism: A Conceptual Approach from Routledge.

In this piece Bray relates a range of global movements from mass neighbourhood assemblies in Argentina, to the squares movement in Europe and Occupy Wall Street to various political conceptions of power, movement building and electoral politics. He begins with drawing a distinction between horizontalism as a specific form of popular mobilization that has recently emerged and more broadly the practices of horizontal style organising.

From this he points out that while anarchism is horizontal in its approach to organising and movement building, horizontalism is much more fluid, “non-ideological,” and lends itself to decidedly non-horizontal directions of electoral organising – politics which anarchists have traditionally contrasted their politics in opposition.

The essay originally appears as “Horizontalism” in Anarchism: A Conceptual Approach edited by Benjamin Franks, Nathan Jun, and Leonard Williams. Bray is the author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook and Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street and a member of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.

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Horizontalism: Anarchism, Power and the State

by Mark Bray

The decades that have followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 have witnessed a historic resurgence of directly democratic, federalist politics among global social movements on a scale unheard of since the first decades of the twentieth century.

Continue reading “Love and RAGE: Horizontalism, Anarchism, Power and the State”

Posted on March 20, 2021 by enough14 — Leave a comment

Berlin. We as Interkiezionale call on all solidary and freedom-loving people to bring the city into turmoil on and around March 25 against the eviction of the Kiezkneipe (neighbourhood bar) Meuterei.

Originally published by Kontra Polis.

The pub collective Meuterei has been creating a space for exchange, networking and solidarity in Reichenberger Straße for 10 years. Such places are increasingly being pushed out of this city. With the Syndikat and Liebig34, we had to say a painful goodbye to two autonomous spaces, and after the eviction attempt of Meuterei, many more attacks on left-wing projects will follow.

Berlin. The time has come. Goran Nenadic, the landlord of the Meuterei premises at Reichenberger 58, has filed the eviction notice.

Continue reading “Berlin: Chaos for Defense of the Meute – DEMO | 25.03 | 19:00h”

By Steve Topple

March 20, 2021 “Information Clearing House” – – “The Canary” –   – #FacistBritain has been trending on Twitter. But can we quantify whether the UK is descending into a modern, fascist state? Simply put: yes, we can.

Fascism’s “defining characteristics”: nationalism, power, authoritarian government and disregard for human rights

Che Scott-Heron Newton tweeted how she believed fascism was “presenting in modern Britain”. She noted four areas. One was “Powerful and Continuing Nationalism”. In this instance, she gave the example of police protecting a Winston Churchill statue:

Defining characteristics of fascism and how it’s presenting in modern Britain:

1. Powerful & Continuing Nationalism pic.twitter.com/hOguf5Qzew

— Black Lives Matter (@HeronChe) March 16, 2021

Heron’s second example was:

Disregard for human rights: people are more likely to approve of longer incarcerations of prisoners, look the other way

Continue reading “14 signs the UK is becoming a modern fascist state”