Στη μνήμη του δημοσιεύω την εισαγωγή από το βιβλίο του Harold Barclay: «Aνθρωπολογία & Αναρχισμός» - Εκδόσεις Σοφίτα. Ο Αναρχικός ανθρωπολόγος Harold Barclay από τον Καναδά μας είχε εμπνεύσει και τους δυο και παρόλο που ο David ήταν μαθητής του Marshall Salins, γνώριζε το έργο του και όπως μου είχε εκμυστηρευθεί, το βιβλίο του Barclay Άνθρωποι χωρίς Δια-κυβέρνηση (People without Government) ήταν αυτό που τον είχε εμπνεύσει να γράψει το δικό του βιβλίο Αποσπάσματα για μια Αναρχική Ανθρωπολογία που έχει μεταφραστεί στα Ελληνικά από τις εκδόσεις Στάσει Εκπίπτοντες. Μα τάχα πρέπει τους νεκρούς αιώνια να θρηνούμε; Όπως έλεγε στο τελευταίο μήνυμα του ένας άλλος Wobbly ο αείμνηστος Joe Hill: Μην θρηνείτε για μένα, ΟΡΓAΝΩΘΕΙΤΕ! Είναι σίγουρο πως και ο David Graeber θα συμφωνούσε. read full story / add a comment

Είμαστε η Die Plattform, μια αναρχοκομμουνιστική οργάνωση από τη Γερμανία. Δρούμε στις γερμανόφωνες περιοχές. Στόχος μας είναι να υπερνικήσουμε όλες τις μορφές καταπίεσης και να οικοδομήσουμε μια κοινωνία χωρίς κυριαρχία, τάξεις και κράτος. Επιζητούμε την οικοδόμηση μιας κοινωνίας πάνω στις βάσεις του αναρχικού κομμουνισμού. read full story / add a comment

Apresentamos tradução de texto da Comissão Internacional da União Comunista Libertária, da França, sobre a situação de Belarus.
"Durante 26 anos, Lukashenko governou este país da ex-esfera soviética com mão de ferro, mantendo o sistema econômico e burocrático resultante da organização soviética, com sua repressão política permanente através de um estado policial onipresente, perseguindo oponentes e reprimindo duramente qualquer protesto. No entanto, esta enésima eleição com um resultado conhecido de antemão parece ter levado as classes populares bielorrussas ao seu limite. Desde a noite de 9 de agosto, o país vem sendo abalado por enormes protestos populares, que foram amplificados por uma onda de greves sem precedente no país."

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Όπως περιγράφει ο Guillaume, η συλλογική εξουσία είναι το αποτέλεσμα της ομοσπονδιοποίησης των ομάδων και ενεργεί για τη διατήρηση και εγγύηση της ομοσπονδιακής σύμβασης. Δεν μετατρέπεται σε κάτι ανώτερο από τις ομοσπονδιακές κοινότητες, όπως αυτό που είναι το κράτος, δηλαδή εξουσία πάνω στην υπάρχουσα κοινωνία. Η κυβέρνηση διαλύεται και μπαίνουμε πραγματικά σε μια κατάσταση «αναρχίας, δηλαδή απουσίας κεντρικής εξουσίας».
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Ο πλήρης τίτλος είναι "Η λεπτή γραμμή ανάμεσα στον ατομικισμό, τον εξεγερτισμό και τον εξουσιασμό" - *Δημοσιεύτηκε στις 17 Ιούνη 2020 εδώ: http://www.redblacknotes.com/2020/06/17/the-thin-line-between-individualism-insurrection-and-authoritarianism/?fbclid=IwAR092aUF-PJhbAyb4r_C2xOesFcrG...m7xMw
Μετάφραση: Ούτε Θεός-Ούτε Αφέντης. read full story / add a comment

A review of a collection of essays about contemporary examples of direct democracy. read full story / add a comment

Εάν θέλουμε να καταργήσουμε τα κράτη στο όνομα της δημοκρατίας, τότε πρέπει επίσης να εγκαταλείψουμε την άνεση και να υποστηρίξουμε τις συγκρούσεις. Εάν θέλουμε οι φονταμενταλιστικές κοσμοθεωρίες (της αριστεράς και της δεξιάς) να χάσουν την αίγλη τους, πρέπει να αγκαλιάσουμε την πολυπλοκότητα. Πρέπει να μάθουμε να αντιμετωπίζουμε ο ένας τον άλλον, να διαφωνούμε, να παλεύουμε και να συμφωνούμε τελικά. Μέχρι να μπορέσουμε να συνεργαστούμε, μέχρι να απελευθερωθούμε από τα κουκούλια μας, θα χρειαζόμαστε πάντα ένα κράτος για να μας προστατεύει. read full story / add a comment

If you had asked people in Belarus how long the dictatorship of Lukashenko was left in early 2020, they would have looked at you like a fool. In a respected dictatorship, such questions are not asked, because you know what can happen. And in general, it so happens that the reign of the great leader is timeless. But the situation has changed so radically over the last 8 months that Belarusians took to the streets and for the first time in the new history of Belarus they fought back the police in at least 33 different cities of the country.

Today Belarusians have woken up in a new country. In it, people openly talk about hatred for the government and prepare for a violent confrontation with the police and state. They discuss online and live effective methods of struggle. Several factories went on strike the day after the elections.

And although the electoral commission reports about the victory of the dictator once again, objectively speaking, Lukashenko lost the election. He lost the election not to some certain candidate, but rather to the Belarusian people, who said that 26 years was enough.

How has Belarus turned from a stable dictatorship, where the most peaceful people live, into a protest center in Europe? read full story / add a comment

In September 2020 Aotearoa will experience a General Election. Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement (AWSM) has written this article to outline an Anarchist case against participating in such events. read full story / add a comment

“Para dejar de ser esclavo hay que trabajar”. Estas palabras, pronunciadas por el anarquista Lucio Urtubia en una entrevista en Radio Klara, fueron las que elegí colocar al inicio del prólogo de mi segundo libro, “El bienestar malherido. Seguridad Social, desempleo y flexiguridad en el siglo XXI”, publicado en el año 2008.

Eran los tiempos del inicio de la crisis global más importante desde 1929. “El bienestar malherido”, un libro breve en formato de bolsillo con una portada del compañero Oscar O., que imitaba, trascendiéndolas, las ilustraciones de sendos discos de Dead Kennedys y The Crass, pretendía hacer una aproximación didáctica y manejable a las nuevas (entonces) tendencias gerenciales a favor de la flexibilidad laboral y la reforma de las pensiones. El corazón de lo que luego conoceríamos como “austeridad neoliberal” estaba ahí.

Y también, como ya he dicho, estaba Lucio Urtubia. read full story / add a comment

Ha fallecido Lucio Urtubia, compañero militante anarquista español, exiliado en Francia, donde vivió gran parte de su vida. Obrero albañil, dedicó su vida a la actividad militante hasta el final. Luchador contra la dictadura franquista, participó en actividades de resistencia y colaboró activamente con todos los movimientos sociales y políticos que luchan por un mundo mejor. Brindó solidaridad a compañeros/as perseguidos/as y exiliados/as que llegaban a Europa desde América Latina. read full story / add a comment

This is a very tiny contribution about the factors that caused the weakness of anarchism and the anarchist movement. Once we establish our weakness perhaps it won’t be difficult to overcome our problems. This article covers only three of our weak areas. read full story / add a comment

Reflexiones acerca de la intelectualidad anarquista: Sobre la presentación del libro Hacia un Pueblo Fuerte de Felipe Correa read full story / add a comment

10 AÑOS DE ENCUENTRO | 10 AÑOS DE ORGANIZACIÓN
10 AÑOS DE AUTOGESTIÓN | 10 AÑOS DE PROYECCIÓN read full story / add a comment

Over the past 18 months Zabalaza Books has published over two dozen new publications or new editions of previous publications, all of which can be read online or downloaded in PDF format from the Zabalaza Books website. Read the full list of titles and overviews of their contents, with links to the full texts, below. read full story / add a comment

The Americas Coordinator held a virtual talk on May 9 on the current situation in America, particularly in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and the United States from a libertarian socialist perspective. During the discussion, the different analyses and future projections that each organization builds on this moment of world economic crisis were expressed. The Covid-19 pandemic deepened the miseries generated by this capitalist system in all territories. read full story / add a comment

La Coordinadora de las Américas llevó a cabo una charla virtual el pasado 9 de mayo sobre la situación actual que se vive en América, particularmente en Argentina, Chile, Colombia y Estados Unidos desde una perspectiva socialista libertaria. Durante el debate se expresaron los diferentes análisis y proyecciones que cada organización construye sobre este momento de crisis económica mundial. La pandemia del Covid-19 profundizó las miserias generadas por este sistema capitalista en todos los territorios. read full story / add a comment

Il 2020 è iniziato con alcuni cambiamenti a livello regionale, e soprattutto con la continuità dell'enorme e incredibile mobilitazione del popolo cileno. Quella rivolta popolare che ha attraversato più di 100 giorni ha cambiato la situazione sociale e politica di quel Paese, e ha avuto un impatto anche sull'intera regione. È apparso un nuovo scenario e, come abbiamo detto nell'analisi precedente, si inserisce nel quadro dell'enorme ondata di mobilitazioni popolari che si è dispiegata per le comunità latinoamericane (Haiti, Ecuador, e altri Paesi con minore intensità). Come si vede, è tempo per la gente in strada, questi sono tempi di lotta.
Allo stesso tempo, sta iniziando in tutto il mondo una nuova crisi economica che sta aumentando con il Coronavirus e il suo impatto sui mercati internazionali. La questione del petrolio e i suoi effetti sulle economie periferiche dell'America Latina possono avere un impatto anche sul costo della vita e sulla legittimità della tecnocrazia ultraliberale, che continua a far parte di questa nuova fase in tutto il nostro continente.
Ma la pandemia del coronavirus ha portato con sé anche una serie di cambiamenti in questa nuova fase, difficile e prematura da valutare. Tuttavia, il suo impatto ci costringe a discutere di una nuova situazione, una fase globale che sta cambiando con politiche di controllo di massa e misure repressive crescenti, ed è qui che i tre decenni di devastazione del neoliberismo diventano evidenti con il crollo della sanità pubblica e delle misure di sicurezza sociale.
Abbiamo diviso questa analisi in due sezioni: una prima dedicata alla mobilitazione cilena e ai cambiamenti sociali e politici nel continente; e una seconda con un'analisi preliminare sulla nuova situazione che si è venuta a creare dopo l'espansione di Covid-19. read full story / add a comment

Internationale Situationsanalyse zum 1. Mai 2020 read full story / add a comment

“O primeiro de maio tem que ser um símbolo de solidariedade internacional, de solidariedade não limitada aos marcos do estado nacional que sempre corresponde aos interesses das minorias privilegiadas do país. Entre os milhões de trabalhadores e trabalhadoras que aguentam o jugo da escravidão, existe uma unidade de interesses, independentemente da língua que as pessoas falam e da bandeira sob a qual nasceram. Porém, entre os/as exploradores/as e os/as explorados/as do mesmo país, existe uma guerra ininterrupta que não pode ser resolvida por nenhum princípio de autoridade e que tem suas raízes nos interesses contrários das diversas classes. Todo nacionalismo é um disfarce ideológico dos verdadeiros fatos: ele consegue, em determinados momentos, arrastar as grandes massas com seus representantes mentirosos, mas nunca foi capaz de abolir a realidade brutal das coisas deste mundo.” (Rudolf Rocker, 1936) read full story / add a comment