Nov 18 2020 By thecollective at https://freedomnews.org.via [Squat!net]

Anarchists from Rozbrat squat in Poznań, together with other groups, have successfully stopped the eviction of neighbouring allotment gardens “ROD Bogdanka”.

The allotments are a part of the city’s green belt and have been used by the community since 1953. For decades, the land belonged to the state treasury. In the early 90s, it was acquired by a somewhat shadowy developers’ company Darex. Darex took out a loan to purchase the land, but then never paid it back while still maintaining their ownership rights. As of today, the company is still listed as an official owner in the land registry records for both the allotments and Rozbrat.

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We anarchists stand by (not only) Polish women for their right to decide their bodies and lives. We stand on the side of light against the forces that seek to draw us into the patriarchal darkness of God, the family and the nation.

en)Czech, AFED: A3: Women against darkness – Protests are under way in Poland against further restrictions on the right to abortion and conservative religious demagoguery.

15 Nov 2020 from http://www.afed.cz/A3/A3-2020-11.pdf

In October, 32 states signed the “Geneva Declaration of Consensus on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family.” At first glance, this sounds like a commendable concern for women. In reality, however, it is an alliance pushing for a complete restriction of the right to abortion.

In the case of birth, it’s us Women who have something to say

And who signed himself under such atrocity? Not surprisingly, these are governments that are often autocratic, conservative, religious, or narcissistic.

—- The list is therefore dominated by the Donald Trump administration. We have been able to see his relationship with women many times. Probably the best known is his quote from 2005: “And if you’re a star, they’ll leave you. You can afford anything. (…) Catch them by the pussy. Whatever. “

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Chuck Baclagon November 13, 2020 from https://350.org/hope-and-despair-in-the-eye-of-typhoon-ulysses/

It is in these uncertain times that we are forced to contend with holding on to the contradicting feelings of despair and hope while we gather ourselves to persevere in this protracted uphill work for climate action that is grounded on science and justice. Rescue operation amidst Typhoon Ulysses’ wrath. Photo from LGU of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines

I was too tired for dinner when I got home after building a TekPak solar-powered generator for a community whose power was out by Super Typhoon Goni to show solidarity during the Finance In Common (FIC) Summit. But, while preparing for bed the power went out.

The whole of last night, I felt like I was living in a nightmare. It was pitch black. Winds howled through my home in Quezon City, interrupted only by the sound of shredding roofs and breaking tree branches. This only ended when we started to catch a glimpse of sunlight covered by grey clouds. Sunrise. The nightmare was over.

Because of the power outage, I could only turn on my phone sporadically to check on friends, family and the 350 Pilipinas volunteers. Thankfully they were all safe and accounted for.

However, we were all shaken. Some were forced to evacuate their homes to escape rising flood waters, others were struggling to reach their families whose houses were severely damaged by the strong winds, and we waited for more updates to come.

As much as I wanted to keep track of everyone, the need to conserve our mobile phone batteries forced me to stay online only for a couple of minutes, and then wait to come online again after an hour or two.

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Enough 14 is not organizing any of these events, we are publishing these texts for people across the US and Europe to be able to see what is going on and for documentation only.

Enough is Enough 14 // Second Wave: Another Lockdown, Another Rebellion – What the Riots around Southern Europe Tell Us about the Pandemic and the State Posted on November 15, 2020 by enough14 —

In the United States, liberal opposition to Donald Trump’s bid for reelection crystalized around his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with millions charging that his government has not done enough to contain the spread of the virus.

Yet in Europe, where governments have taken a more hands-on approach, their efforts have also provoked popular unrest, as the vast majority of their interventions have focused on expanding the power of the police, not extending resources to those struggling to survive the virus and the economic crisis.

On the eve of a Biden presidency, we should revisit the question of whether we can trust any government to prioritize human life over capitalism and how we can respond when the government uses the pretext of protecting our lives to intensify social control.

Originally published by CrimethInc.

Southern Europe saw widespread unrest in Serbia last July in response to uneven preventative measures and the introduction of a new curfew. Riots erupted in Naples on October 23 in response to a new wave of COVID-19 infections and government-ordered lockdowns. These spread throughout Italy, inspiring similar unrest in Spain and in Slovenia as well on November 5.

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