Tag: take the streets

my Brazilian ‘Person of the Year’

Mayara Vivian is one of a protest movement that sparked off a mass rebellion in Brazil in 2013.

by Gabriel Elizondo   Al Jazeera staff correspondent based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. reblogged with thankspasse libre

She’s 24 years old, studies geography at the University of Sao Paulo, has butterfly tattoos, and works nights as a waitress in a bar in the popular Vila Madalena neighbourhood of Sao Paulo.

She’s Mayara Vivian, and she’s my Brazil Person of the Year for 2013. Continue reading “my Brazilian ‘Person of the Year’”

Spanish Revolution 15M.. the first Creative Explosion

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Can Piella evicted in 6 hrs. Motorway blocked, New occupations

desalojo can piella.The resistance has hampered the evicion of  Can Piella that has been extended over six hours

After holding out for more than 5 months since the Court Order the Can Piella ‘Land and Liberty’ occupation was evicted yesterday, on the 2nd anniversary of the start if the 15M ‘Take The Streets’ uprising. The squat had become a symbol of anarchist type collective action, permaculture, and resistance to rampant capitalist speculation, with countless mobilisations and widespread public support, even by local councils.

The eviction comes on the same day as an ”anti terrorist” raid detained 5 local anarchists see here and in the context of a 15M offensive, with demonstrations and new occupations daily. See  here,  here  here  and here (Catalan) Continue reading “Can Piella evicted in 6 hrs. Motorway blocked, New occupations”

12M / 15M: Back to the Streets in May in Barcelona

foto S..Rpdriguez., gracias.
foto S..Rpdriguez., gracias.

On May 15th 2011, millions of people started a process of social change, giving a clear and unmistakable signal that we are not merchandise in the hands of politicians and bankers, we have been publicly and massively expressing that the representative democracy is dying. The political class have not understood the message. Despite the growing protests and the outcry of upset people, these ruling classes are using this crisis to plunder the common wealth, risking the lives of people.12m15m Continue reading “12M / 15M: Back to the Streets in May in Barcelona”

Serial of The Free Ch 43 ‘Clanners Way’

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ACT FOUR

Chapter Forty Three

Clanners Way

‘It was snowing red rose petals in Foxford Bridge’

Lucia and Barney narrating

‘Look Lucy look!’-

           

Me and Barney had lucked out. I never met Christy Peters but I loved his pad, he was Clan Orca, like a lot of mariners, and merchants. They still used money for trade, though not in their personal lives. Continue reading “Serial of The Free Ch 43 ‘Clanners Way’”

barcelona 15M: digiculture/school strike/oXcars/solidarity economy/etc

BARCELONA 15M Newsletter nr 31:

Spain provides blue print for systemic general strike

This is the weekly newsletter that will inform you about the activities of 15M movement in Barcelona, Catalonia and occasionally the main events in Spain. This week’s issue provides blue prints for how to realise a systemic change:

1. Four days of digital culture, networks and distributed policy in Barcelona

2.Public school students called to strike by their parents

3. A solidary concert to pay for unfair fines to activists

4. F.E.S.C.: the 1st fair of solidarity economy in Catalunya Continue reading “barcelona 15M: digiculture/school strike/oXcars/solidarity economy/etc”

Read ‘The Free’.. Love in the Fall of Capitalism.

 

love in the Fall of capitalismhello over there,

and good morning/evening/ night to all 264o ‘Friends of The Free’ on Farcebook. I’m sending the latest variation of the Poster..  came out a bit  pink I think..

Maybe you could copy and paste it, or take it to the Anarchist Book Fair. Not much point where I live as nobody can read English!

This poster is done on Gimp, the free photoshop, but it wasn’t me (honestly) who gave a brown bottom to the last Greek policeman!

         chow for now………. mike