Today's Topics:
1. [Argentina] Release: Love and anarchism. Pioneering
experiences that thought and exercised sexual freedom, by Laura
Fernández Cordero By ANA (pt) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. France, Alternative Libertaire AL Octobre - Brussels: how
the bike precariat is organized? (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Britain, afed, BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF PRIDE
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. US, black rose fed - Rochester: PEACE AGENDA FOR SYRIA
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. US, ideas and action: WSA Statement on Catalan Independence
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
6. Anarchist Network (MASA), the regional network and members
of the Federation for Anarchist Organization (FAO, Slovenia &
Croatia) - Taxes (Pula, Croatia) (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
Themes such as gender and sexuality have achieved such visibility on the public agenda
that we only record their immediate relevance, as if they had no history or as if it dated
back only a few decades ago. In this work, Laura Fernández Cordero recovers libertarian
experiences that more than a century ago challenged forms of intimacy, love and union
secured by the State or the Church. Thus, it exposes the ideology of anarchism in
Argentina, which struggled to transform economic and political relations, but also the
familiar and affective ones. Its militants sought the end of marriage, which they saw as a
form of prostitution and slavery, and imagined free loves in which, without mandates for
eternity, men and women exploited multiple, simultaneous relations, with the premise of a
full and consensual encounter between equals .
With a formidable narrative pulse, the author traces a fascinating panorama of the debates
and experiences of those who, in possession of the social revolution, found new ways of
living their identity, love and eroticism. We then see women who, in 1896 and in the years
of "tragic Patagonia", sustained the denunciation against the violence they suffered in
the factories as well as in their homes. Also the peripécias of an anarchist colony in
Brazil, where a trio practiced in 1890 the most audacious version of the free love. Or a
prominent ancestor who celebrated the triumph of sexual freedom as the adultery of his
young wife, while other voices of anarchism were frightened by women liberated and desiring.
Far from an easy complacency or an anachronism that flatters the thickness of each
juncture, this book exposes the enormous power but also the contradictions of those
expressions, which questioned all moral parameters, but considered that abortion or
homosexuality were excesses to be avoided. With rigor and freshness, it follows a
little-known story, which offers perspective to ponder the mutations of the present.
" Love and anarchism. Pioneering experiences that thought and exercised sexual freedom "
Laura Fernández Cordero
240 pp. | 14x21
ISBN 978-987-629-764-6
September 2017
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Translation> Sol de Abril
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A first spontaneous revolt, a team of revolutionaries who settle at Take Eat Esay, then
Deliveroo and Uber: alchemy is operating. ---- The Collège des coursier.es in Brussels was
born in 2015 in the former take-away company Take Eat Easy (TEE) [1]of a conjunction of
events. The first was a spontaneous revolt against the deterioration of working
conditions. Wages were at that time much higher than those practiced today by raptors in
the sector. The couriers and couriers were mostly students and cycling enthusiasts, one
could almost speak of an " aristocracy " Of the couriers. This revolt was easily
mitigated by the management which threatened to disable the count of the protesters,
conceded some facilities with the bicycles and set up a pseudo-concertation. A first
militant, Trevor, will nevertheless participate in far from this first spontaneous revolt.
A boulevard for trade union action to fight
A few months later, Trevor will share this experience at a public meeting of the
collective AL Brussels around the notion of precariat and the need to organize it. It was
then a relatively new field and interesting in many ways for the revolutionaries: highly
technological sector, at the forefront of the capitalist offensive to break social rights
; very precarious and young wage-earners ; abandoned by the trade union bureaucracy -
particularly heavy in Belgium - which opened a boulevard to a trade union action of struggle.
So we were several to establish ourselves as couriers at TEE to make agitation. After a
few months, we had gathered some fifty runners and couriers. Do not hide it, getting them
to get involved in the long term is laborious: with a strong turnover, it is a volatile
audience ; attendance at meetings is uncertain ; moving from a virtual community to a
community of struggle takes time. Time will play against us, because in summer 2016 TEE
went bankrupt before our collective was able to launch its first actions.
From one exploiter to another
Rather than staying on this failure, we have used our experience to engage collectively
with other players in the sector: Deliveroo and Uber. After a few months, our networks
were reconstituted. Our militant nucleus has made it possible to overcome the problem of
turn-over by playing the role of " collective memory ", but the irregular involvement of
couriers has led us to leave the model of the " flexible collective " to move towards a
more structure formal, with clear accession and secretariat identified.
We will see or will conduct this field activity in the coming months. One thing is
certain: we are now structured. This summer, the collective led a first action in
solidarity with the employees of the call center in Brussels threatened to close.
Mancur Olson (AL Brussels)
[1] " Take Eat Easy, uberized delivery " Alternative Libertarian, May 2016
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This article initially appeared in the Autumn edition of our paper Resistance, which you
can download for free. ---- In the decades since the first pride marches took place in
1970 there have undoubtedly been massive gains made in the fight against persecution.
Pride is, and should always be a celebration. A celebration of diversity, of power and of
the gains we have made. It seems however that many of those in positions of power would
rather we forgot HOW we've made it this far - and how far we have left to go. ---- The
first pride was the anniversary of an anti-police riot. We should never forget this. It
was lesbian, gay, trans and queer people (and many of them people of colour) out in the
streets of New York fighting for the right to exist. Every step we've made since then has
been no less of a struggle. We've fought the government, we've fought major corporations,
and fought the worlds largest religions. We've clashed with homophobes and transphobes on
the streets, in our work places, even within our own families. We've proved beyond all
doubt that we are powerful, and that we can change the world without any help from on
high. This is what they want us to forget.
Pride should be for us, all of us. Everyone one of us that has faced persecution for not
fitting into a narrow definition of normal. Normal sexuality, normal gender, normal
relationships. So why do we feel like outsiders? Why does pride seem so unrecognisable in
many cities. It's all expensive wrist bands, unaffordable drinks and corporate
sponsorship. It's all tacky merchandise, and rainbow flags hanging from the windows of banks
Get in the sponsored cage
Most of all it's police and politicians. They want us to forget that it's very possible to
be queer and poor. To form an orderly queue and act like a harmless tourist attraction,
rather than a movement fighting for justice. They want us to act like the battle is over.
Like they aren't still KILLING US for being queer. That LGBTQ people aren't on the
receiving end of far more brutality and cold indifference from the state than our straight
and cis neighbours. That trans women aren't forced into men's prisons, that they aren't
stripped and beaten by the cops. "The struggle is over!" they say, "Buy your vodka, dance
for an evening and then life can return to normal". They've forgotten one key thing though
- we've spent our whole lives fighting against normal.
In London, Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants took the front of the march from under
the noses of the police. In Bristol 100s of anti-police and anti-racist leaflets were
handed out by local queers, gearing up to demonstrate against the latest attempt by the
far right to use our struggle as a cover for their racism. In Nottingham marchers carried
placards opposing prison and deportations, and praising queer and trans people of colour,
whilst in Manchester last year the group Direct Action for Trans Health blockaded the
police as they attempting to join the parade. Many marchers across the UK also expressed
solidarity with Istanbul Pride, the previously large scale march which has been violently
prevented by the Turkish police for the past three years.
No Pride in Police!
In Glasgow the states claws really came out. The police had been invited by organisers to
lead the march. To prove that they really belonged their the cops started proceedings by
arresting some anti-fascist queers for their ‘offensive' banner, before moving on to
attack and arrest several LGBTQ people protesting their presence. Glasgow Pride was quick
to release a statement, supporting the police. The weeks since have seen an increase in
radical organising in Glasgow to support those targeted by the police, and to keep their
cities history of radical dissent.
Across the world the battle to keep pride relevant to our past and present struggles
remains. To remind people that we're not ‘putting too much politics in pride', we're
rallying against those that want to drag the politics out. So however you celebrate next
time Pride comes to your town, make sure you never forget where it came from.
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Don't believe Trump's crocodile tears for those "beautiful babies" dying in Syria.
Children have been dying everyday in Syria for years. To add insult to injury, they're
banned from coming to the US as refugees. ---- Instead, look at the rise in arms
manufacturer Raytheon's stock following Trump's use of their cruise missiles against a
Syrian airfield. Trump owns Raytheon stock and personally profited from his reckless act
of escalation. He also profited politically from the truly unsettling excitement that
liberals like our Senator Chuck Schumer apparently feel at the prospect of bombing Syria.
The cost of Trump's war profiteering will be paid in the blood of those "beautiful
babies." ---- We live in the United States. War isn't new. As citizens and subjects of the
most powerful empire in history, we have a national responsibility to restrain US
imperialism around the world. Not just in Syria. The US is responsible for constant and
numerous atrocities around the world, from Iraq to Somalia and Palestine. We are funding
and supplying Saudi Arabia's bombings in Yemen that massacre civilians from the air. We
just dropped the Mother of All Bombs on Afghanistan. We have to stop it all.
That's our first responsibility, but not our only one. Whether it's refugees from Syria or
migrant workers from Latin America - people matter more than borders! As
internationalists, we have an additional responsibility to support democratic uprisings
and social revolution wherever we see them.
This means solidarity with the revolution in Rojava and throughout Kurdistan. It also
means we don't forget that Assad's regime started this war by attacking peaceful mass
demonstrations. If we care about the Syrian people, we must insist that they are entitled
to both peace and freedom.
The United States must pursue an Agenda for Peace in Syria. We must demand:
1) No US troops in Syria. American troops cannot resolve the conflict, and would only make
things worse.
2) The United States must accept as many Syrian refugees as needed, and provide all
necessary aid to UN and EU refugee relief efforts. These people need safe haven. If we
don't give it to them, then we have no right to pretend we care.
3) No more escalating airstrikes. Lift US economic sanctions on Syria. Escalation will
only prolong the war. Assad's people don't deserve to starve for his war crimes.
4) Stop all aid from the US and its allies Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey for
jihadist factions within the Syrian Opposition. We should support the Opposition's Local
Coordinating Committees and other civilian and democratic elements to the exclusion of
militias like Al-Nusra.
5) Get Turkey out of Syria. End Turkey's bombings and embargo against Rojava. Turkey must
restore its own democracy and negotiate peace with the Kurds. Turkey's invasion of
northwestern Syria is a clear violation of international law and a needless act of
aggression against the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting ISIS. Turkey has been aiding and
protecting ISIS for years, and they're playing the US for fools in Syria.
6) Remove the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) from the State Department's Terrorist List.
Once the ban on the PKK is lifted, American citizens and people around the world can do
their part to defeat ISIS by sending direct aid and support to the Syrian Democratic
Forces in Rojava without fear of legal trouble at home.
7) End the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq's embargo against Rojava. Support
autonomy for Sinjar. The Barzani government has closed its border with Rojava, digging
miles of trenches. This cowardly capitulation to Turkey reinforces the colonial partition
of Kurdistan from within. Barzani has also ordered soldiers to fire on peaceful protests,
and undermined efforts by the Yezidi people to build autonomy in Sinjar.
8) The US and Russia must call for an immediate ceasefire, to be followed by democratic
peace negotiations. War empowers the dictators, warlords, smugglers, profiteers, and black
market networks. Peace would return power to the people. Peace negotiations should include
the phaseout of Assad, as outlined in Russia's 2012 diplomatic proposal in Geneva. Syrians
of all political perspectives must have equal voice. All foreign interests should be
side-lined.
9) All Syrians must have the right to return home, or to make a new home. After all that
the US, Europe, and Russia have done to ruin these people's lives, they should get to live
wherever the fuck they want.
10) The US must provide any economic aid needed to rebuild Syria after the war. We have
the money. US military spending weighs in just short of $600 billion. The World Bank
estimates the cost of repair to Syria's basic infrastructure at $180 billion. The US could
fully fund the entire reconstruction and still have enough money leftover to spend more on
the military than China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the UK combined.
"There are no ready and complete recipes for ending the Syrian crisis... but we also
recognize and believe that the good efforts of the people of this country, and its
friends, will be able to save what is left of Syria.... This in turn requires
determination and commitment to a constructing a democratic, pluralistic, decentralized,
secular Syria based on respect for the democratic rights of each constituent as provided
for by laws and international norms and guaranteed by a new democratic constitution." -
The Project of a Democratic Syria (2015), Rojava Movement for a Democratic Society
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Over the past few weeks Catalans have waged a political struggle for an independence
referendum. Catalonia is Spain's most economically important region and has it's own
culture which could be separated from that of Spain generally. Catalans desire
independence because they believe that the national government is siphoning wealth from
Catalonia. When 42 percent of the population came out to vote for an independence
referendum held by the Catalan government on Sunday the national government responded with
brutal repressions, using excessive force against men, women, and even children and the
elderly. The Catalan population valiantly fought back and there are even videos of Catalan
police getting into conflict with national police.
Workers have broken out into a strike which the UGT and mainstream unions such as the CCOO
have refused to support. The national government has rejected the independence referendum.
The president and the king have declared the referendum and those trying to vote as
illegal and outside the law and the president threatened "further evils" if the Catalans
did not cease and desist. The declaration of independence which was to be declared this
past Sunday has been canceled by the National government.
Independence would mean the construction of a Catalan nation-state independent of the
Spanish nation-state. Since nation-states are the political institutions of rule for the
local capitalist class those who benefit from independence will be the Catalan capitalists
and not Catalan workers or oppressed people. On the other side of the coin, the national
government seeks to repress a democratic procedure (referendum) for the interests of the
Spanish capitalist class; not losing it's most economically important region. WSA supports
the struggle of the oppressed and the working class in Catalonia and Spain and opposes the
national police and their repression of democracy. WSA does not call for the creation of
new nation-states, but the abolition of all nation-states (including the Spanish
nation-state) in favor of a world libertarian socialist order in which there is no
oppression or exploitation and society is governed through the free-association of producers.
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We decided to take part in the protest against additional state subsidies because we
recognized a civic initiative that was non-partisan, self-organized, decided to tell the
authorities a lot and as such was a fertile ground for our actions. Below is a leaflet and
a few photographs of anarchist intervention with transparencies, flyers, flags, cautiously
speaking of the protest against state aids in Pula (28.9.2017). ---- Recall, the same
protest took place in Rijeka earlier this year, on which we also distributed leaflets,
thus ensuring the return to the streets and the social movements that emerge as a reaction
to the social cuts carried out by power, favoring the rich, at the expense of the rest.
---- Against tax (you've taken us too much) ---- Government taxes do not use to raise the
standard of living for most of the population of Croatia, improving public services, but
to repay the debts created by the tycoons and to expand and secure the new privileges of
politicians we believe we do not have to explain how harmful they are from any camp coming.
For this reason, we are opposed to any new imposition imposed by the state, and despite
some believing that this country tax will bring wealth to the poor to live better, we are
not confused with such illusions because we know that the state protects the rich and
powerful, treated equally.
(from the leaflet shared on the protest)
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