Today's Topics:
1. wsm.ie: Generation Identity rallies with Loyalists & Britain
First in Belfast to defend Robinson rape trial sabotage attempt
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Poland, WORKERS' INITIATIVE: Last months of the Workers'
Initiative at DHL [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Turkey, anarsist faaliyet: Investigation to Merve Arkun -
Co-Chairman of the Consencious Objection Association
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. [FA It] Soumalia Sacko: workers pay the fight for social
justice with their lives, By APO (gr) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. Britain, Anarchist Communist Group: Introducing the
Anarchist Communist Group (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
6. France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international,
Koltchenko and Semstov agonize in prison: freedom for
antifascists ! (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
7. alas barricadas: [Extremadura]The CNT returns to Trujillo by
Gavroche (ca) [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
On Saturday 10 June, loyalist supporters of the far-right anti-Muslim group, Britain First
staged a march and demonstration in the name of ‘free speech' for the founder of EDL
(English Defense League), Tommy Robinson (whose legal name is Stephen Christopher
Yaxley-Lennon). Britain First is a militaristic, violent right-wing extremist group who
specifically targets Muslims and migrant communities. One fascist group, Generation
Identity, which is trying to organise in Dublin was also present at this loyalist
organised protest, its lone flag sticking out in the sea of union jacks.[See video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjULCSnKteQ ---- The crowd was unsurprisingly majority
male, white and aggressive. With numbers well over 150 they marched the streets of Belfast
up to the City Hall unopposed. Flags and regalia sporting ideologies across the British
nationalist and fascist spectrum. Trump flags, MAGA hats (make America great again),
Israeli flags, Union Jacks galore, along with Generation Identity and Saint George's Cross
flags.
There was a small counter-protest held at the the City Hall organised by United Against
Racism Belfast. Around 20 counter-protesters gathered behind the barriers opposite the
‘free speech' rally. Anti-racists and anti-fascists were significantly outnumbered and
received the expected abuse from the fascist side. United Against Racism had brief
speeches conveying messages of support to our Muslim and Migrant brothers and sisters. We
chanted together slogans of solidarity and resistance to hate.
The bigoted supporters of Tommy Robinson hurled many confused and contradictory insults at
us. While we were standing in front of an antifascist action flag they proceeded to call
us fascists, traitors and peadophiles. They shouted racist and Islamophobic slurs and
threats of violence. At one point a man was making a Nazi salute while standing next to
someone waving an Israeli flag, neither of whom seemed put off by the absurdity of the
situation. The crowd of far-right nationalists, Islamophobes and fascists engaged in
taunting, mocking and threatening us for the duration of the counter-demonstration.
Tommy was jailed for contempt of court. The ruling judge had clarified on multiple
occasions that it was not a ‘free speech' case. Tommy defied a court-ordered ban on
reporting in 2 separate cases of the ongoing trials of men charged with grooming underage
girls. Tommy disregarded the ban, recorded parts of the trial and released the video on
social media. If Tommy and his band of neo-fascists were interested in stopping
paedophillia and the traffic of children for sex then he would not have released such
videos which would help the alleged sex offenders insofar as they could claim his videos
have biased a jury and made a fair trial impossible.
But then dismissal on such grounds would actually fit into the agenda of Britain First and
the English Defense League. If the grooming cases were dismissed then Tommy and his
supporters could claim that there is no justice and try to establish legitimacy for
fascist-style vigilantism where the courts had seemingly failed. EDL and Britain First are
well known for history of violence, harassment and intimidation of muslims and migrant
communities including assault and mosque invasions. Tommy has been banned from both
Twitter and Facebook because of continued violation of community standards - incitement to
hatred against Muslims.
Author: Nic S
https://wsm.ie/c/generation-identity-loyalists-britain-first-belfast-june2018
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Message: 2
We still have much to do, but acting together, we obtained more than if we did not join
the union - we publish a report prepared by the representative (k) and Employee Initiative
with DHL Supply Express at the Volkswagen factory in Wrzesnia. The report was published in
the company's OZZIP commission newspaper at Volkswagen Poznan, which can be downloaded in
PDF format below. ---- At present, the following are the presidium of the Inter-Enterprise
Board of the OZZIP by Volkswagen Poznan on behalf of DHL: Halina Gibowska, Eugenia
Niezgoda, Angelika Pizon and Bartosz Szymanski. ---- What could we change in DHL? We learn
to act, this is a new experience for us and we have some successes. First of all, we
negotiated a salary increase of 8% in 2018 for manual workers. At first glance, it seems
not enough, but the premium will automatically increase. Secondly, we have led to the
equalization of the bonus. It will be 20% of the wage and will cover all employees
employed by DHL Exel Supply Chain. It was bizarre and unfair to give bonuses of varying
heights. Earlier, the amount of the bonus was dependent on the time of starting employment
at DHL. Some of us were getting a higher bonus, but most of them did not have much to be
happy about. We are all equal, each of us fulfills our duties. Same job, same bonus!
What is more, on 12 April we carried out the election of the branch social labor
inspectors, who were: Daria Jósciak, Krzysztof Kozerski, Angelika Pizon, Maria Warczynska,
and Anna Wawrzyniak. We congratulate all chosen ones. The function of a social labor
inspector is a free social service performed by an employee in order to comply with the
principles of occupational health and safety. The rights and obligations of OSIP include:
control of devices that we use during our work and workplace in terms of health and
safety, analyze accidents and control the application of appropriate remedies by the
employer, control of compliance with labor law.
What are the further plans of the Employee Initiative? Of course, in 2019, we will also
fight for increases. All those working well know inflationary increases, which are awarded
annually by DHL. As a relationship on the side of employees and created by employees, we
believe that inflation increases are not enough. Such a large company should more share
the profits we earn every day.
We realize that for the owners of the group we are only data in the table. However, this
does not change the fact that we are actually human beings who want to live with dignity.
Therefore, we demand a monthly billing period and we do not agree to an annual billing
period. Volkswagen is often a model for us, where employees wait for a year to receive
overtime payment. Well, we are DHL employees, and the annual billing period is a bad
example to follow. Development is about improving working conditions, not worsening them.
At this point, it should also be emphasized that the use of a longer than monthly
reference period is only allowed in exceptional circumstances. Employees are not obliged
to provide entrepreneurs with a free loan, waiting a few months for outstanding overtime
wages. Money for work on Saturdays should be paid monthly. If a company makes money thanks
to us, why should not we make money? Already at a quarterly settlement period it is
difficult to remember the number of Saturdays worked, which causes problems with proper
settlement. We are therefore convinced that in the case of the annual settlement period,
you can expect serious problems with not paying the right sums of money. The shorter
billing period makes it easier to plan work time and maintain order in billing.
As a relationship, we also want the same recruitment rules. There are no equal and equal.
We all work the same way and pull the cart. Every day we put our heads on the head to keep
the line going forward. We work hard to make a standard in the time specified by DHL -
thanks to us, this company earns millions.
How to summarize the period of our activity? Many things in retrospect could have been
done better. We still have a lot to do, but by working together, we've gained more than if
we did not join the union.
http://ozzip.pl/teksty/informacje/wielkopolskie/item/2387-ostatnie-miesiace-dzialan-inicjatywy-pracowniczej-w-dhl
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Message: 3
An investigation has been opened to Merve Arkun, Co-Chairman of the Consencious Objection
Association, by Diyarbakir Office of the Chief Prosecution, due to the activities which
were held on the 15th of May, The International Day for Consencious Objectors. ---- We had
organised two-day activities on the 15th of May in 2016, and throughout the activities; we
had organised a press release and declarations of consencious objection in front of Tahir
Elçi city forest, with the title "We Do not Let Amed, to Become a Garrison Town". ----
After two years, we had learned that an investigation has been opened because of the press
release in front of the Tahir Elçi City Forest. ---- Co-Chairman of the Consencious
Objection Association Merve Arkun who is accused by " making propaganda of the
organisation", went to anti-terror branch of police headquarters on 5th of June, and gave
statement with Gökhan Soysal who is the lawyer of our association .
Arkun stated many times that, all around the world, consencious objectors are in anti-war
struggle and that the declaration of the Consencious Objectors Association is an anti-war
attitude, and that consencious objection is a human right.
Though the government is trying to frighten and discourage consencious objectors and
antimilitaristst with investigations and trials; will not be successful. We, who defend
life against death, who defend peace against war, are not going to give up telling that
"Consencious objection is a human right."
Merve Arkun is not alone!
It is not a crime to fight for peace!
http://anarsistfaaliyet.org/english/investigation-to-merve-arkun-co-chairman-of-the-consencious-objection-association/
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Message: 4
Soumalia Sacko, a land worker from Mali, a USB syndicate activist, fell dead by shooting
in the Gioia Tauro Plain, while two other workers who were with him were injured. The
Italian Anarchist Federation stands on the side of the injured, relatives, friends and
companions of Soumalia. ---- The police immediately attempted to associate this murder
with an alleged theft, but Soumalia is simply the last victim of the violence with which
the exploitation of the workers has always been imposed. We know that Soumalia is one of
us, a proletarian who was killed because of his struggle for workers' rights. Landowners
always target those who defend their rights with firearms. As once in Melissa and Avola ,
today in Castelvolturno in Rosarno, workers have paid and continue to pay for their
struggle for social justice, for a more dignified life or even not to die under the sun in
exchange for two euros the hour.
Every government protects property, but this government intends to make "legal defense" of
private property the license to kill, and in the wake of the earlier announcement it
wishes to aggravate racist laws against immigrants. This legitimizes the violence of the
employer, especially against migrant workers.
Against every boss, government and government violence, against any exploitation and
deception, the Italian Anarchist Federation is solidarity with the workers in the struggle
for another society and a better life.
The FAI Communications Committee (Italian Anarchist Federation)
translation: anarchist group "dwarf horse" / FROM
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Message: 5
The Anarchist Communist Group was set up in February 2018. Since then we have published
two issues of our paper The Jackdaw, published two pamphlets and set up a comprehensive
website (www.anarchistcommunism.org) ---- The London group is involved in a number of
activities: ---- * organises discussion meetings ---- * works with the Rebel City
Collective to produce Rebel City ---- * Does street distributions of both Rebel City and
the ACG newssheet The Jackdaw ---- * Runs a blog and a Facebook page ---- * organised five
antiuniversity events to introduce key class struggle anarchist ideas to a wider public,
together with the Rebel City Collective ---- * held a stall and presented two meetings at
the Radical Bookfair (Land and Liberty and No War but the Class War with the Communist
Workers Organisation) ---- * supported workplace and solidarity pickets
* have plans with the Rebel City Collective to introduce a wider range of people to
anarchism by speaking to students in FE colleges and sixth forms
* individuals participate in different campaigns including Land Justice and the Industrial
Workers of the World/Angry Workers organising campaign in West London
Though we have much in common with other revolutionary anarchists, we believe that we have
a distinct contribution to make to the building of a libertarian revolutionary working
class movement. If you are interested in finding out more about the ACG, as well as the
work of the Rebel City Collective, come to an informal meeting on June 21st at the May Day
Rooms, 88 Fllet Street EC4 1DN at 7-9 pm. Refreshments provided.
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Message: 6
To draw the attention of the international community to political persecution by the
Kremlin regime, director Oleg Sentsov, himself imprisoned in the prison colony above the
Arctic Circle, began an indefinite hunger strike on 14 May . According to his calculations
his death should occur during the World Cup. ---- Address to Russian leaders and leaders
of countries around the world ---- We call for the immediate release of the two political
prisoners Alexander Koltchenko and Oleg Sentsov who are in danger of death. ---- As the
World Cup begins in Russia, nearly 70 Ukrainian political prisoners remain in the country
as well as in occupied Crimea. ---- To draw the attention of the international community
to political persecution by the Kremlin regime, director Oleg Sentsov, himself imprisoned
in the prison colony above the Arctic Circle, began an indefinite hunger strike on 14 May.
According to his calculations his death should occur during the World Cup.
As a sign of solidarity, three other Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russia and
Crimea followed him. Among them, the anarchist militant Alexander Koltchenko, suffering
from a deficit of weight (54 kilograms for his 190 cm size !), Whose days are also in danger.
They demand freedom not for themselves, but for all Ukrainian political prisoners held in
Russia and Crimea.
We call on Russian leaders and leaders of countries around the world to:
to initiate the necessary procedures for the early release of all Ukrainian prisoners for
political reasons in Russia and Crimea ;
take urgent measures to ensure the exchange of prisoners between the Russian Federation
and Ukraine ;
immediately and unconditionally release Oleg Sentsov and Alexander Koltchenko.
Come join us
on June 13, 2018,
opposite the Russian Embassy,
from 6pm to 7pm
at 40-50 bd Lagny, Paris 16 e
COLLECTIF KOLTCHENKO: League of Human Rights, International Federation of Human Rights
Leagues, Group of Resistance to Repressions in Russia, Ukraine Action, Russia-Liberties,
CEDETIM - Initiatives for Another World, European Assembly of Citizens, Anti-fascist
action Paris-Suburbs, Anti-fascist Collective Paris Suburbs, Memorial 98, Union syndicale
Solidaires, CNT-e, CNT-SO, Emancipation, FSU, FSU 03, CGT Correctors, SUD education,
SUD-PTT, Alternative Libertaire, Together ! (member of the Left Front), The Insurgent,
NPA, Anarchist Federation, Social Criticism.
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Koltchenko-et-Semstov-agonisent-en-prison-liberte-pour-les-antifascistes
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Message: 7
Alb Noticias.- Since last May, the Extremadura town of Trujillo has a new CNT union. On
May 1 the new confederal nucleus was presented in society, as well as its headquarters, La
Casa del Pueblo. ---- It is a group of workers from the union UGT dissatisfied with the
abandonment to which this central to the districts. Since 2015 and 2016, the UGT is
closing its headquarters in the smaller towns of Extremadura, which in the case of
Trujillo had been running for 30 years. This causes friction and resistance, since in some
places they do not want to lose their legacy. The allegations that were made at the time
were of a statutory and bureaucratic nature. However, his affiliation was willing to pay
the rent of the premises and take charge of the necessary reforms. These proposals were
rejected by the central, which last year claimed to have some 700 members in the eastern
regions of the province of Cáceres. In this way,
In this way, at the beginning of this year, a group of affiliates and ex-members of
UGT-Trujillo contacted the CNT. This updates the group on the agreements of the
anarcho-syndicalist organization and on its functioning (rejection of union elections,
promotion of union sections, rejection of subsidies, lack of release ...). The group
thinks about it and some join. As soon as a group decides to join, they join more during
the month of April and finally a good group is consolidated. On May 1, the assembly of the
nucleus is celebrated, with the intention of becoming a SOV. In this sense, the nucleus
should remain for a year, according to the 11th Confederal Congress. Not only the
formation of the nucleus of the regions of Ibores-La Jara-Villuercas and Llanos de
Trujillo would be news, but also this group of workers will manage the union headquarters
that they renamed Casa del Pueblo. In this way, CNT is now the one that, through its
Heritage Secretariat, has requested the Ministry of Labor to assign the last floor of the
building as an Accumulated Trade Union Property.
Since the events of May 1 have been celebrating various activities in La Casa del Pueblo,
which return the CNT to the town:
May 4th. Trade unionism and CNT. Jon Álvarez, CNT Badajoz.
May 11. Self-defense at work. Chencho Canelo, lawyer.
May 18 Class Feminism. Ana Toro CNT Mérida.
25 of May. Alternative economics Gonzalo Palomo. ACTYVA, S. Coop and CNT Cáceres.
June 1. Historical memory. Ángel Olmedo, historian.
Let's hope that CNT Trujillo's journey is long. In addition you can see that the
characteristics of the UGT of this population are repeated by many counties. To highlight
the puncture suffered by the majority unions this past May 1 in Mérida (400 people
according to government delegation, 3,000 according to unions) that contrast with the two
demonstrations called by the CNT and social movements in Merida and Badajoz (with 200
people in each) that indicate a change in trend.
http://alasbarricadas.org/noticias/node/40185
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