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mashriq / arabia / iraq / imperialism / war Saturday October 14, 2023 20:31 by Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group
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east africa / anarchist movement Wednesday August 23, 2023 18:19 by International anarchist organisations
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Our anarchist comrades are still in sudan and were hoping to be able to continue their agitation activities there clandestinely. We provided financial aid before the war and even at the beginning. But the situation has become untenable and no longer allows for any social or political activity. Some members of the group decided to leave the country as quickly as possible after their house was ransacked by the rsf. Others have decided to stay for the time being, and we are trying to help them too. [عربي] [Castellano] [Deutsch] [Eλληνικά] [Français] [Italiano] [한국어] [Português] [Türkçe]
international / miscellaneous Monday May 01, 2023 21:08 by European anarchist organizations
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Social anarchism understands that empowered peoples cannot expect substantial improvements in their lives through parliamentary struggle. On the contrary, in times of scarcity authoritarian monsters grow. Right-wing ideology pretends to use the diversity of the working class to single out groups to hate: immigrants, the LGTBI community, Romani and Sinto people or even feminism or environmentalism. [Castellano]
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Fri 19 Apr, 16:32
En el marco de los 50 años del golpe cívico-militar en los territorios dominados por el Estado chileno, realizaremos, en la ciudad de Santiago y en Valparaíso, un foro conversatorio en el que compartiremos nuestras reflexiones sobre lo que significó el golpe para nuestra clase y la organización popular, así como sobre los desafíos y tareas del anarquismo hoy This is a response to a challenge by Tridni Valka, a Czech anarchist group. They denounced an article of mine. I had defended anarchists who support the Ukrainian people in the Ukraine-Russian war. There is a debate over the views of Kropotkin, the great anarchist, on the First World War and on Imperialism in General. This shines a light on anarchists' opinions of imperialism, national self-determination, and the current Ukrainian-Russian War. Esta carta es un llamado al movimiento independentista catalán para que extienda su solidaridad a las demandas del prisionero político vasco Patxi Ruiz, actualmente en huelga de hambre. Si bien esta solidaridad debiera ser hecha por un sentido humanitario básico, esta posición fortalecería la solidaridad entre los elementos progresistas en ambas naciones que confrontan la represión del Estado Español. Ya Carl Sagan nos advertía del peligro de sociedades profundamente dependientes de la tecnología, que sin embargo, desconocen el funcionamiento de las mismas de manera general. En particular, un desconocimiento generalizado del funcionamiento de esta virtualización conlleva a peligros relacionados con la privacidad, con la enajenación tecnológica (es decir, que se percibe el funcionamiento interno de los productos como algo lejano y que no podemos entender, a pesar de que los usamos frecuentemente), y sobre todo, con la tecnificación burocrática del poder, pues las sociedades deben regularse por los análisis de epidemiólogos, mientras se duda del acceso optimo a la información que poseen o la calidad de la misma. This article defends the established Anarchist position of not voting for political parties. It arose as part of a dialogue with a self-declared Anarchist who claimed this view is "unhelpful and extreme".
This is a lightly edited transcription of a talk given by Prof. Lucien van der Walt on a panel on the eve of the 2019 national elections in South Africa: the International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG)/ Workers World Media Productions (WWMP) Public Forum, Isivivana Centre, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa 25 April. Kritik ist ein Geschenk. Üblicherweise ist aber gerade dieses spezielle Präsent ein wenig lieblos verpackt, weswegen es dann auch so ungern entgegengenommen wird. Salud! The YPG/YPJ have also held the dictatorship at bay (and they have brought a relative stability to this region of Syria). But what deserves our respect is not simply their military prowess, but rather the type of society which they seek to create in liberated areas. They hold socialist tendencies, but what sets them apart is their desire to organize their world according to directly democratic means; something like a secular, decentralized, Town Meeting system where all the people have an actual voice and an unabstracted vote concerning the issues that face them as a people and as a community. Here they take political influence from the anarchist Vermont sociologist Murray Bookchin. Their vision, similar to that espoused by the EZLN & the Zapatistas (Chiapas, Mexico), is as far reaching as that which was dreamed of on CNT/FAI barricades in Spain from 1936-1939. Their fight has parallels to Mahkno and his brigades in the Ukraine in 1919. They do not fight for an ethic Kurdish state, but rather for a new social formation whereby the individual and the community collectively control the world in which they live. Their dreams, perhaps, are not dissimilar those who manned the walls of the Paris in 1871. And to this very point in time, remarkably, they have been winning. The so-called Syrian Civil War is Syrian in name only. It has seen combatants from scores of countries flooding into the jihadist fanatic armies, while Israel, Turkey, the US, France, the UK, Iran, Russia, the Arab monarchies, they all have meddled, bombarded, funded their own armed proxies and contributed in many ways to destroy the country. Syria is a shame on humanity, seen by everyone as an opportunity to flex their muscles and test each other’s red lines, limits and capacities. And we’ve been surprised to see the Russian emperor come out absolutely naked in this power-game. La presente coyuntura electoral ha ofrecido un circo con más ingredientes que en años anteriores, pues no solo el centro de atención ha sido la “legitimidad” de la participación política de la insurgencia mencionada (en su recién fundado partido político), sino que las funciones incluyen también el terror “castrochavista”, que ha venido siendo difundido en los discursos de la derecha criolla con el acólito de los medios de comunicación, argumentando un futuro económico y social “deficiente” a la venezolana. Lo cierto, es que el escenario de crisis no es exclusivo del país vecino pues “Colombia es el segundo país del mundo con más desplazados internos: 6,5 millones”[1], así como “en desigualdad (económica) pasa del puesto 11 a ser el octavo más desigual, entre los 141 países (informe del año 2017)”[2]. Cuestión que no termina allí, ya que si nos detenemos en el sistema de salud, educación o vivienda como tal, no pararíamos de mencionar tristezas y miserias para la gente de a pie, pues es bien sabido que las clases oprimidas somos quienes más llevamos del bulto con este sistema económico-social, sin embargo, no caemos -y esperamos no lo malinterpreten- en la visión del Estado de bienestar para las clases explotadas, o mejor dicho, no estamos pidiendo migajas a las instituciones del Estado ni nada que se parezca, nuestras apreciaciones parten de la crítica a la democracia burguesa y sus contradicciones.
An overview of the important links and differences that exist between anarchism and marxism. Contribución a un debate sobre evaluaciones y perspectivas para el movimiento anarquista ibérico planteado desde ALB. Publicado en Ekintza Zuzena #43. Dal maggio del 1992 alla fine del 1993, l’Italia è insanguinata da una decina di attentati firmati dal gruppo terroristico che si fa chiamare “Falange Armata”. Sono numerosi i morti che provocano in tutto il paese.
This text is a commentary of the contribution of Wayne Price recently published on anarkismo.net, « The First International and the Development of Anarchism and Marxism » (http://www.anarkismo.net/article/30330)
In this article, we respond to the brief exchange between the Workers’ Solidarity Alliance (WSA-IWA) and the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS). Murray Bookchin è stato un prolifico autore ed un influente teorico anarchico. Recentemente il suo lavoro è tornato alla ribalta. Se da un lato si possono apprezzare i suoi significativi contributi, dall'altro egli commise un grave errore nel rifiutare il ruolo della classe lavoratrice quale importante componente all'interno della rivoluzione anarchica. In questo articolo si mette a fuoco il percorso teorico di Bookchin al riguardo e -di converso- si dimostra come la classe lavoratrice debba essere considerata quale forza decisiva perchè la rivoluzione anarchica abbia successo. As the civil war in Syria continues, in the territory of Rojava – in Kurdish, 'the West' – the northern Syrian Kurdish political movement is attempting to implement 'libertarian municipalism', based on the thoughts of United States (US) anarchist Murray Bookchin. Since the withdrawal of Syrian regime forces in 2012, the movement has consolidated significant territorial gains as a US ally in the anti-Islamic State (IS) struggle, while simultaneously securing Russian support. Viewed with suspicion by Turkey, Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan, the geopolitical conditions of Rojava's emergence are its greatest impediment. This article analyses Rojava's model of rule and socioeconomic development, and its theory and practice in the context of the civil war, and regional Middle Eastern and wider global geopolitics. It reflects on Rojava's place and meaning for contemporary geopolitics in the Middle East, and considers the territory's prospects, discussing its transformative potential for an otherwise troubled region.
Historicamente temos formas de análise conjuntural anarquista a problemas complexos que envolvem as movimentações dos de cima. Mas se todos os governos são iguais, para que faz análise de conjuntura? Substitui-se assim, a análise de conjuntura por meia dúzia de jargões e se tem o problema, como falsamente resolvido. O resultado é pobre, do ponto de vista analítico e pior, convence muito mal
Che cosa imparano i bambini guardando Peppa Pig? Ma, soprattutto, che cosa vogliono insegnare gli adulti ai bambini che guardano Peppa Pig? Quale modello di animalità, di umanità, di famiglia, di società vogliono rappresentare?
On February 2016, the Weekly Worker, website of the Communist Party of Great-Britain, published a (hostile) review of René Berthier’s book: « Social-Democracy & Anarchism » (Merlin Press). (http://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1094/bakuninist-hatche...-job/) Vive y no esconde el bárbaro sus tenazas de hierro Murray Bookchin was an influential and prolific writer and thinker on anarchism. Recently his work has been in the news. While he made significant contributions, he made a major error in rejecting the working class as important for an anarchist revolution. This article reviews why he believed this and why, on the contrary, the working class must be a major force for a successful anarchist revolution. Anarquismo e sindicalismo :
A response to Crimethinc's statement, "Why We Don't Make Demands." Wayne argues that revolutionary anarchists should propose to movements which they are part of to raise militant, radical, demands. Done in dialogue with the people, it moves the struggle forward and challenges the state and the capitalist class.
Voici deux textes traduits de l’anglais sur la situation au Rojava, le Kurdistan autonome syrien, et sur l’attitude que les anarchistes devraient avoir envers le mouvement populaire (pas uniquement kurde d’ailleurs) dans cette région.
Anarcho-syndicalists should should hold no illusions about the Rojava Revolution. Since the turn of the millenium there have been reports of a libertarian municipalist turn in the Kurdish national liberation struggle inspired by Murray Bookchin. This change in politics has been lead by jailed founder and ideological leader Abdullah Öcalan of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) who discovered Bookchin while in prison. The PKK a former Maoist/Stalinist organization had turned to ethnic nationalism after the fall of the Soviet Union and discreditation of “really existing socialism” and so such a turn has been welcomed by many on the revolutionary left. However such processes of political transformation do not automatically translate to full adoption within a populace nevermind their official representation in leading parties. Please note that a reply to this article has been published by the Anarkismo.net Editorial Group: An Anarchist Communist Reply to ‘Rojava: An Anarcho-Syndicalist Perspective’ more >> |
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