Today's Topics:
1. Greece, mauro kokkino - APO: Greetings in the celebration of
the 25th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Iran, asr anarshism: The series of interviews with
Anarchists - first: Farshid Yasayi [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Britain, anarchist communist group ACG: What hopes for 2019?
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. France, Alternative Libertaire AL #290 - Yellow vests: Trade
unions: I love you, me neither (fr, it, pt)[machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. To strike, compañeras! Libertarias in 8M Por Libertarian
Regeneration , Alas barricadas and Portal Oaca .
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
Comrades, we welcome the celebration of the Zapatista revolt. Twenty-five years have
passed since the cry of "thousands of men and women, native Zapatista" has been declared
to have been the war against oppression and exploitation by the Mexican state and a
partisan and shaken all over the world. Your voice, even though we are thousands of miles
away, has reached our place and boiled our hearts. ---- Our last meeting (in the 1st
international, political, artistic, athletic and cultural meeting of women struggling),
which was attended by comrades from the Anti-Patriarchy of the Anarchist Political
Organization, has been a living and invaluable experience for all of us gave a wealth of
images, kinematic culture and self-organization. It has been a field of fermentation and a
source of inspiration for the struggles we give to our own geography. Something we chose
to share with more and more comrades and comrades, conducting events to bring our
experience and the message of the encounter of resistances. At the same time, however, we
were even more interested in getting back there. Nevertheless, this can not happen so
quickly in material terms.
So we send this greeting from our own race paths, drawing inspiration from your speech and
deeds. We express our solidarity with the uninterrupted, lasting, consistent and
comprehensive struggle you have been giving these 25 years. With resistance and rebellion
against exploitation and oppression, and with the build-up of autonomy, your fight message
remains always up to date, expanding and deepening.
We are going through a period when the bankrupt political, value and moral political and
economic regime has nothing to promise except wars, exclusions and impoverishment for the
underprivileged, and is increasingly shielded from expressing generalized social
dissatisfaction, both locally and internationally, exacerbating the attack in society and
stepping up the repression of the political, social and class struggles that break out
from below. That is why it is a time when it even calls us to connect with those who fight
internationally. It is the time to shout at our social class brothers that nothing has
come to an end and that no one oppressed is alone as long as there is resistance and
struggle. Take the lives in our hands, take responsibility for defining our present and
future.
Comrades, from the streets of the struggle in Greece
Anarchist Political Organization Federation of Collectives
* for the action and announcements of the APO you can check out her blog here .
** the brochure we published and contains our placement at the 1st International Meeting
of Fighting Women in Morelia, as well as the reasons for starting and closing on your
part, you can see here .
*** The response from the meeting and a complaint about the deportation from the Mexican
state of two comrades, you can see here .
Salute to the 25 th anniversary since Zapatistas' Revolt
Comrades, we salute the celebrations of Zapatistas' Revolt. 25 years have passed since the
first shout of "enough is enough" from the mouths of thousands of women and men,
indigenous Zapatistas, who declared war against the Mexican state and deep-state, against
oppression and exploitation, a declaration that jolted the whole world. Although we are
miles away from you, your voice has reached our shores and has given warmth to our hearts.
Reviews Our GROUP Last meeting (During, Agents the 1 st International, Political,
artistic, athletic and Cultural Gathering of womens Who Struggle,-In the Which Reviews our
Comrades from the Women Group Against Patriarchy of APO participated) WAS for the all of
cz an Alive and invaluable experience, the Which Gave us a variety of pictures, movement's
culture and self-organization. The whole experience inspired our struggles. Afterwards, we
decided to share our experience and spread the message of the people's resistance through
the organization of public talks. At the same time, though, our will to co-exist again
with you, continues to grow. Unfortunately, that's not possible to happen so soon,
consider the circumstances.
Instead of that, we send our greetings from the streets and our struggles, while we get
inspired from your words and actions. We stand solidarity with you, at your nonnegotiable,
unceasing and consistent struggle since 25 years. Through the resistance and revolt
against exploitation and oppression and with the build-up of autonomy, the message of your
struggle gets extremely current, wider and deeper.
We are passing through a period in which the political / economic system is getting
bankrupted politically, ideologically and morally. It has no more promises to give than
wars, exclusions and misery to the oppressed. At the same time, it is fortifying itself
against the expression of a general social dislike, either globally or locally. It
intensifies oppression against society and escalates the repression of political, social
and class struggles that give the people from below. So now, more than any other time, we
have to say to our comrades that nothing is done, that no oppressed person is alone as
there is resistance and struggle. We must take our lives back; we must take the
responsibility to set our present and our future. We will meet on the ruins of the world
of power, of state and capitalism.
Comradely, from the struggling streets in Greece
Anarchist Political Organization Federation of Collectives
* Information about APO can be found on our website, here .
* You can * see here , we published the brochure which includes our statement at the 1 st
international meeting of women who struggle, in Morelia. Also, the brochure includes
your statements from the beginning and the closure of it.
*** You can see here the correspondence report from the meeting and protestation about
the deportation of two of our comrades from the Mexican state.
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Message: 2
site of the Anarchist era in the last few decades - the first interview is with Farshid
Yasayi ---- The site of the anarchist era to record the history of anarchism in Iran has
since interviewed a number of anarchist activists and writers who have been active in the
last few decades and have translated many articles or books about anarchism. We will
publish texts written, and so we will discuss with individuals and authors and translators
so that we can historically, in their history and experiences, decade of their efforts in
relation to the history of anarchism in Iran for Give the new generation a small, small
step. ---- Farshid Yasayi Azizard first thanked us for accepting our invitation so that we
can take a look at the history of anarchism in Iran and the experiences you have had over
the past few decades as well as naturally a lot of activists from both your age and your
time. And you can tell their efforts.
First question: Dear Yasai, please tell me what year you started in the field of anarchism
in Persian language. And if you published a book, article, monthly, weekly and
periodicals, please give me a name and read what period has been published.
With the greetings and greetings of your service and readers of the Anarchist Age site.
Thank you for your kindness and dedicated time for this conversation! In my youth, I
repeatedly encountered the concept of anarchism, which, of course, had a negative aspect.
In that turbulent market of political literature at that time, the country (which ...
continues!); It was not unexpected. Personally, in the spring of 1976, with my first trip
to Europe in Aachen, I came across an issue that had a profound impact on my future
political life. It would be better to say that the atmosphere of the Marxists in the city
of Aachen in that day was Leninist (sometimes Maoists). Most of the books on the
translation of Marxist books - Leninist by the smallest .... It was then discovered that
among the German students there was more or less the same atmosphere! In any case, one day
from the first days of the summer of 1976, with a friendship near the center of Aachen, we
crossed the front of the house, which was interesting to me. The photo of the dining room
of the university and the high schools in this city, which most of the students had on the
desk, and a red flag with a dash and a hammer, of course, was set up. The youth of this
house had hung a black flag that in a number of these flags was adorned with the big "A"
.... My curiosity made me screw up this new friend ... My red man also explained to me:
"... These anarchists are chaotic and have taken possession of this house and are
constantly having difficulty with the German police ...! "
This is the definition I first encountered. I've been to this city for more than two
months and I have to go back to the country quickly. In the house I stayed in, most of the
landlord's books were Marxist, and the woman's house was a student and allegedly a Maoist
thought. I did not know German. My English language was not at the level to enter the
world of these two young Iranian and Iranian students. Two months was a good opportunity
to get acquainted with Marxist-Leninist literature ... One day of curiosity brought me to
the same house that my friend called their inhabitants "chaotic". I went to the house with
particular fear ... They were chasing me from the window with my eyes. It was open at
home. A tall youth with long hair and a beard came to me ... a talk that I did not
understand ... smiled and found that I was not German and I did not understand their
language. It was interesting to take my hand and take me to the kitchen with me. Around
the table was a large girl and young boys with simple clothes eating food .... The Doors
was broadcasted ... The kitchen walls were full of photographs that I did not know about
the owners. There was a certain fear that the inhabitants of the "chaotic" had understood
... .. I finally lost my silence by explaining a few simple English sentences ... Where do
I come from and for the first time I came to Germany I ... When I said goodbye to some
English and English magazines, I was told that tomorrow, again, in Rome .... The landlord,
seeing the newspapers I noticed and saying that I was familiar with the anarchists ... I
did not like them so much. But their hospitality did not allow me to say anything and ban
me from going to that home. Come tomorrow and there was more poison in me .... It's as if
I've known them for a long time .... When I arrived at the house, I encountered a young
man who had almost Henna hair and asked the broken Persian in Iran.? ... I started to
speak frantically in Persian.
I went to the kitchen with me. He said with a smile: "If you are spicy, you speak
spontaneously, I do not understand what you say!" My mother is German and my father is
Iranian. I've learned a little Persian language. Later I realized if I talked calmly. He
realizes more and gives a short answer that is understandable. Later he explained to me
that his friends called him "red mice" ... It seemed that he was popular among his
comrades .... I was telling my hosts where I was. I spent most of the day among the
"chaotic" ... And the red rat explained to me in plain language: What anarchism is, who
are and what they want! At the time of the farewell (to the commemoration), I gave me a
black star, which could be kicked! On one of those summer days, my new friends took me to
the cinema and saw the famous movie "Sacco and Vanessa". Although I did not know the
translation of German and German, it affected me a lot, especially music. The mouse was
slowly translating into the cinema on my phone. Of course, the story was told to me before
seeing the movie. In the summer of 1976, 42 years ago, I became acquainted with the
concept of anarchism. After this date, I returned to Tehran, but with a full of questions
... As far as I could, I was looking for anarchist literature - in Tehran. Only a book was
printed that rejected the anarchist theory, and I did not know why it was published! But
in this book, there were books that were published in Tehran, and I used it, especially
the Hugh Thomps book, "The Civil War in Spain", translated by Mr. Semasar. Though the
writer has looked from a conservative point of view to the short history of the country,
it contains the material that was later used by me. Goya's writer received a prize in 1962
for this book. He died last May in May! Before I saw the movie, it was a bit of a story
for me. In the summer of 1976, 42 years ago, I became acquainted with the concept of
anarchism. After this date, I returned to Tehran, but with a full of questions ... As far
as I could, I was looking for anarchist literature - in Tehran. Only a book was printed
that rejected the anarchist theory, and I did not know why it was published! But in this
book, there were books that were published in Tehran, and I used it, especially the Hugh
Thomps book, "The Civil War in Spain", translated by Mr. Semasar. Though the writer has
looked from a conservative point of view to the short history of the country, it contains
the material that was later used by me. Goya's writer received a prize in 1962 for this
book. He died last May in May! Before I saw the movie, it was a bit of a story for me. In
the summer of 1976, 42 years ago, I became acquainted with the concept of anarchism. After
this date, I returned to Tehran, but with a full of questions ... As far as I could, I was
looking for anarchist literature - in Tehran. Only a book was printed that rejected the
anarchist theory, and I did not know why it was published! But in this book, there were
books that were published in Tehran, and I used it, especially the Hugh Thomps book, "The
Civil War in Spain", translated by Mr. Semasar. Though the writer has looked from a
conservative point of view to the short history of the country, it contains the material
that was later used by me. Goya's writer received a prize in 1962 for this book. He died
last May in May! After this date, I returned to Tehran, but with a full of questions ...
As far as I could, I was looking for anarchist literature - in Tehran. Only a book was
printed that rejected the anarchist theory, and I did not know why it was published! But
in this book, there were books that were published in Tehran, and I used it, especially
the Hugh Thomps book, "The Civil War in Spain", translated by Mr. Semasar. Though the
writer has looked from a conservative point of view to the short history of the country,
it contains the material that was later used by me. Goya's writer received a prize in 1962
for this book. He died last May in May! After this date, I returned to Tehran, but with a
full of questions ... As far as I could, I was looking for anarchist literature - in
Tehran. Only a book was printed that rejected the anarchist theory, and I did not know why
it was published! But in this book, there were books that were published in Tehran, and I
used it, especially the Hugh Thomps book, "The Civil War in Spain", translated by Mr.
Semasar. Though the writer has looked from a conservative point of view to the short
history of the country, it contains the material that was later used by me. Goya's writer
received a prize in 1962 for this book. He died last May in May! But in this book, there
were books that were published in Tehran, and I used it, especially the Hugh Thomps book,
"The Civil War in Spain", translated by Mr. Semasar. Though the writer has looked from a
conservative point of view to the short history of the country, it contains the material
that was later used by me. Goya's writer received a prize in 1962 for this book. He died
last May in May! But in this book, there were books that were published in Tehran, and I
used it, especially the Hugh Thomps book, "The Civil War in Spain", translated by Mr.
Semasar. Though the writer has looked from a conservative point of view to the short
history of the country, it contains the material that was later used by me. Goya's writer
received a prize in 1962 for this book. He died last May in May!
... A year before the 1978 Revolution, I went back to Europe in England and settled in
Brighton ... The political core of this city was the concept of foreign anarchism. But
there was no particular hostility ... I occasionally saw the mark on the walls of the
city. During my stay in Brighton, the beginning of the news of social protests in Iran
began. I went to Germany intently and wanted to travel to Iran. With a short stay in Iran
and observing the Iranian revolution. In May 1979, I returned to Germany, and since that
day, I have been living in Germany for nearly four decades.
But about your answer ... In 1978, in Germany, I became acquainted with the first
Farsi-language magazine "Azadsmanesh" (the first issue of 1355 ... two years before the
revolution), which was edited by Mr. Ranbakhsh in Paris. ... Up with our curious friends,
we went to Paris to get acquainted with them. Unfortunately, after three days and searches
in Paris, we were disappointed ... Of course, he had been advised of traveling, and after
the Iranian Revolution, he came to see me and his comrades from Paris, which had a very
positive result. He also published another publication called "Negarman". They were
grumbling about why some old friends in Tehran called the "disobedient" on their "Freedom
Populations" magazine. Of course, I spoke to Mr. Kambiz Rustafa and Mr. Qanoni about this
act, which unfortunately was too late and the revolution was eating their children!
He translated a number of poems asking us to reflect in the ignews monthly, which was the
same. I tried to call again with him that I had no success .... The second anarchist
publication abroad was the Freedom Man published in Germany by the editor of Mr. Parviz
Reha. The first issue was published in May 1980 one year after the revolution. I met with
him at the National Front Seminar in Cologne, where the Farsi Anarchist Faction later
began to work together with the National Front of Europe! From my third free human right,
my close cooperation with this publication began. 18 issues from the free manuscript.
During the release of human beings, two pamphlets were also published with the names of
"Anarchy" from Alexander Berkman and "The Decline of Soviet Russia" by Augustine Sushi.
The second question: were you alone or in the same way as the trainers were with you, and
in every way that made the anarchist movement accompanied by you among the Persian
speakers, and if you were present, please take the trainers and the efforts that have been
made to keep them on record.?
Personally, I started the press work on anarchism with the Freedom Man, which is still my
partnership with Mr. Reh, who is responsible for the "free man"; As you know, the magazine
that was supposed to write or translate, it's easy to write (difficult to harden!), To
play our own, and ... a little bit of it was not in decades, and naturally had its own
problems. When we started, we had to pay hard for it first. Our world was very limited.
There was no internet like today. We did not even have access to Persian dictionaries! A
number of our fellow friends had to leave Germany for different reasons ... and they were
scattered around the world .... Their names would be the right thing to do if they wanted
to. Some of them are still being reported ... some with the formation of the family cut
off their contact with us .... I am glad now that young people in Iran today come up with
their free-thinking idea ... although a small number of them make it difficult for
themselves and others, but I'm generally optimistic. I quote a young writer David Grabber
who says: "A person who follows passengers on the bus line ... is an" anarchist "..." The
conversation will be followed by the name of some of the fellow friends!
Third question: Naturally, there are various obstacles on this path. Please ask these
contacts for help with the anarchist movement, and whether the governments and parties
have come to terms with or have hostile to this movement.?: Apparently, the first
anarchist publications abroad are related to 1355, including publications such as
Nakhchar, disobedient, free man, monthly, liquefy, and so on. Cited. If it is possible to
name the date of publication and names of all of them and their authors and editors?
I'm trying to give some of my experiences to your readers, maybe useful. We started the
press when we started. Regardless of the financial problems that cost both our own costs
and the publication, which, of course, was slowing down with the work and support of our
friends. We were violently invaded by the political .... I heard about Iranian anarchism,
which is ridiculous! A new idea among Persian speakers, especially ideologue holders who
appeared to be "pure truth" ..! Heavy and digestible! When I first landed in Germany, I
was a member of the International Confederation of the International Federation of
Nationalists in Frankfurt for a year. The result of the great split, political lines was
also highlighted! A part of my close friends who were active both in the Confederacy and
the National Front in Europe .... Low-low-mindedness left the northern neighbor and
criticized the struggles of Stalinism and Leninism, which later became active in the major
cities of Europe with the name of Independence. The first critique that initiated this
trend. It was a translation of the famous "Kronstadt" of Russia, which was transmitted to
me by an incomplete translation, which was corrected with great difficulty and was
published in the publication of the Avaloon after the revolution. Our friends in Paris and
London helped translate much. But the idea of anarchism was still new to them, which
needed time. Mr. Hamid Qanuni, who was a gentleman who was fluent in English and later
German, died a while ago - he was doing a lot in the journal and working with us. Mr.
Nasser Shahab, resident of Paris,. A number of works by Daniel Henrarch - French
Communist. These articles were published in accordion, respectively. Mr. K.
Aslan»translated and transmitted some of Malatya's works. He had a particular interest in
Malatesta's political personality. The German friends of our German friends did not
hesitate to let us know about the fact that it is still the same. We have a joint meeting
and intellectual cooperation with them continues. ... The journals you have mentioned are
familiar to me, regardless of the "skein", and I explained about them. As you yourself
have experienced. Anarchism and anarchists are still difficult for the parties and the
syndicate ... and especially the governments-even the European-digesting it. Although
slightly revised ... but still anarchists are accused. I read ISIS as an Islamic
anarchist! Anarchism and anarchists are still difficult for the parties and the syndicate
... and especially the governments-even the European-digesting it. Although slightly
revised ... but still anarchists are accused. I read ISIS as an Islamic anarchist!
Anarchism and anarchists are still difficult for the parties and the syndicate ... and
especially the governments-even the European-digesting it. Although slightly revised ...
but still anarchists are accused. I read ISIS as an Islamic anarchist!
Question Four: Given your knowledge and experience, is it possible to call an party an
anarchist? And, in fact, the question is how much anarchism can be politically
philosophical in the form of a party?
I answer the fourth question with a quote from Italian Anarchist Eriko Malatesta. He says:
"... Never forget the bitter historic fact that wherever a violent resistance against
repression has come to victory. It has caused a new repression, and this is not until the
bloody past of the past has not been destroyed. It should be a warning to us ... ". On the
words of Malatesta, the newly established Soviet Communist Party is at that time. I have
not seen anywhere in a place where a party is formed under the name of anarchist, and
another language has a public symbol. Between its thinkers in this regard and the
formation of the party has been negotiated, which has been fruitless. The issue of the
formation of the party comes back to the First International, which Bakunin strongly
opposed the formation of the party. The convincing reason was the first: to write the
Manifesto of the Communist Party of Marx and, secondly, the book "Anti-Dying", which was
shocking for free and, ultimately, Bakunin! In the first book, the "dictatorship of the
proletariat" was spoken and recommended! Which is 100% complete with the anarchism's
philosophy and manifestation. In the second book, after Marx's death, it was probably
published by Engels. Marx's depth of hatred towards dissidents can be seen! The main
reasons for the opposition of the early anarchists to the party and the iron and steel
organizations later became the symbol of the Russian Communist Party and the legitimacy of
the Anarchists was proved! I wrote in the writings of some anarchist writers who were
writing ... Like the book "Anarchism," Mr. Colin is in the translation of Mr. Abdullahi.
He has called the anarchist party a number of times ... which, in my opinion, is not
correct! After the October Revolution, Malatesta met the Bolshevik experience with a
number of fugitive anarchists living in Paris through a statement of their existence or
political charter. In response, he explicitly states: "... Our Russian anarchist friends
want the Bolsheviks to launch anarchist movement in Russia ...! " The scope of the
anarchism's thinking can not be limited to a specific party. My question to those friends
who call themselves anarchommunist is: How do they want to engage in political activity?
Want to make an anarchist party? Why have not they done that before? Experience has proven
that "... parties are either sleeping or sleeping ..." "The 883 Newspaper." I personally
do not believe in forming a party. Of course, I do not disagree with other comrades who
consider such party logic and party formation useful. They are free. But surely these
friends have prepared an answer for the antisemitism philosophy and the tradition of the
freedom of the individual who I am not aware of! Because you want me a comment. I
personally oppose the formation of any party, and especially the anarchist party ...
Humanly, in general, and anarchists, know that for a common and continuous work, they need
a covenant to work with and work with. This cooperation is not a reason to form a party!
Parties with special rules restrict human freedom!
Question Five: We had a long period of discontinuity in the publication of anarchist
publications, and before getting caught up in the cyberspace, which cinemas and anarchists
became active in cyberspace and communicated with them?
Cyberspace opened a new window on all of us - in all areas. It gave us the opportunity to
express our views at a lower cost than in the past decades, and to get information as
explained. The publication of the publication is at a limited level and in the past ...
Nowadays, it has a reader, not a special attention. The first magazine I got to know about
cyberspace. The Journal of the Anarchist Age is an inescapable effort in the field of the
dissemination of free-thinking and anarchist ideas. My hard and prolonged illness caused
me to break the gap ... I did not think that I could be able to reopen the Magnificent
Magazine one day. The effort and encouragement of my good friends have reduced the
barriers. It is a good idea to thank each of them in this conversation. Especially, I
would like to thank Ms. Reza and Mani.
Question Six: What do you think of as an anarchist about Rojava and the developments in
Kurdistan? Is the community founded in Rozhova exactly the same ideology of anarchism?
What are the similarities and differences? .
.. In the Kurdistan of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, the traditions are the first word and
the violence that comes from it is the second! The situation of women other than armed
groups, which has improved somewhat, is not favorable! Still forced marriages and
children's marriages ... In certain areas of this homeland, girls are running low ...
These, in sum, show that political organizations have not managed to overcome the dilemma
even for more than a decade! ... Ethnic leaders are also political leaders. . For example,
in the Kurdish region of Iraq, we see that with autonomy they were unable to solve social
problems, and still ethnic and religious minorities in this climate live with their
particular problems. With the dominance of this tradition and way of thinking, we see the
young people who think and act beyond this cultural and traditional domination, which is
respected. In my opinion, they identify the problems of these people (I refrain from the
concept of people or people!) And they are diligent to resolve it. A society that is
self-governing in the Rujura region ... is different from the free society of anarchism
... but it is in the right direction. If it works, it will be more similar to the popular
institutions in Spain (1939-1936) ... However, the Rozhava movement in Syria is timely
formed, and this is itself a success, even in unwanted war conditions with unbelievers! I
do not have any detailed information on the participation of the people in this
self-governing organization ... it is possible that long wars have had a great deal of
damage! ... I only wish them success .... Last summer, we had the opportunity to go to
Copenhagen with our friends and close the town of Christiania (in Copenhagen) Let's see
... we did not see beautiful pictures in this area. I personally had other imaginations. I
hope that we will be able to talk about this in future discussions. If it works, it will
be more similar to the popular institutions in Spain (1939-1936) ... However, the Rozhava
movement in Syria is timely formed, and this is itself a success, even in unwanted war
conditions with unbelievers! I do not have any detailed information on the participation
of the people in this self-governing organization ... it is possible that long wars have
had a great deal of damage! ... I only wish them success .... Last summer, we had the
opportunity to go to Copenhagen with our friends and close the town of Christiania (in
Copenhagen) Let's see ... we did not see beautiful pictures in this area. I personally had
other imaginations. I hope that we will be able to talk about this in future discussions.
If it works, it will be more similar to the popular institutions in Spain (1939-1936) ...
However, the Rozhava movement in Syria is timely formed, and this is itself a success,
even in unwanted war conditions with unbelievers! I do not have any detailed information
on the participation of the people in this self-governing organization ... it is possible
that long wars have had a great deal of damage! ... I only wish them success .... Last
summer, we had the opportunity to go to Copenhagen with our friends and close the town of
Christiania (in Copenhagen) Let's see ... we did not see beautiful pictures in this area.
I personally had other imaginations. I hope that we will be able to talk about this in
future discussions. It was an opportunity last summer to go to Copenhagen with our friends
and see the nearby town of Christiania (in Copenhagen) ... we did not see beautiful images
in this area. I personally had other imaginations. I hope that we will be able to talk
about this in future discussions. It was an opportunity last summer to go to Copenhagen
with our friends and see the nearby town of Christiania (in Copenhagen) ... we did not see
beautiful images in this area. I personally had other imaginations. I hope that we will be
able to talk about this in future discussions.
Question 7: Please refer to anarchist youngsters who have been active and active in
political and educational activities in the past generations or periods?
I'm sorry to say that in this case my data is small. When I and my friends published
newspapers and organized. Someone other than what I mentioned in the conversation .... I
do not know individuals or anyone who has been translating anarchist literature from
European languages in the years 40 to 50 or has been active in a particular form, called
anarchism. We are talking about the anarchist literature of the poor who hopes to be
compensated for one day. There is still plenty of work to do on the ground .... I am the
hands of all the friends who are active in this regard. I'm afraid!
Question eighth: Do anarchists use sexist, gender, and literary literature in their
writings? Are the anarchists essentially leader, leader or supporter? Is it possible, with
regard to the anarchism's philosophical characteristics, to be single-lined and
party-oriented in anarchism?
Apart from Bakunin, who said a few inappropriate words to Marx, he was more personal,
after Marx and his friends tried to expel the anarchists from the First International with
conspiracy. Until today, I have nowhere in the classical and modern anarchist literature
to deal with insulting, insulting, and using racketeering ... We will deal with cases that
are not defendable today and must be criticized in the early literature of anarchism! But
mischief ... no! Probably new in the virtual world is the issue that politicians personal
issues and uses special literature!
Leadership in anarchist thinking is not under any heading. The issue of leadership in
the thought of ethics is that psychology is more about people's thinking and their
developmental process. We are dealing with this in the Marxist movement! In the Spanish
Civil War, the Meccan movement in Ukraine, the rise of the Kronstadt sailors .... There
are certain personalities with special talent who showed their merits both to the movement
and to their fellow comrades and fellow soldiers. Especially in the military sector.
Makheno and Dorothy showed their merit for organizing at one point of their time, but they
never considered themselves leader or commander. What others call them. There is a
particular debate with him. Duroti has a special order against fossils, and we know he
himself was murdered. Makheno fought on two fronts of white Russians under the command of
Trotsky. In special circumstances, certain people are pushing forward the movement. For
example, in the Spanish movement, Juan Garcia Oliver was one of those people who knew well
the power of organizing and mobilizing, and he was also the justice minister in the
Cabinet, which, of course, was criticized among the anarchists why the anarchists
participated in the government structure ... . I do not open the thread that requires a
separate discussion. I just wanted to remind you that, in the course of his tenure for the
first time in Spanish history, the women of this country had a birth certificate ...!
Despite this, Oliver is nowhere to be seen as an anarchist leader! I do not open the
thread that requires a separate discussion. I just wanted to remind you that, in the
course of his tenure for the first time in Spanish history, the women of this country had
a birth certificate ...! Despite this, Oliver is nowhere to be seen as an anarchist
leader! I do not open the thread that requires a separate discussion. I just wanted to
remind you that, in the course of his tenure for the first time in Spanish history, the
women of this country had a birth certificate ...! Despite this, Oliver is nowhere to be
seen as an anarchist leader!
Question 9: What do you think about the fact that we are constantly hearing that
pomegranos are equivalent to chaos (the latest example from the language of Reza Pahlavi),
from the right or the left?
I became familiar with the concept of chaos and I became accustomed to it. I do not always
try to take a defensive stance. .. Today if someone calls me "chaotic". I'm not upset ...
incidentally, I think those who use this concept. They are well aware of the true nature
of anarchism! They - the forces of the left, the middle and the right - consider us as our
hard-core rivals. It is in their eyes! This was also the case in the First International,
and called Primordial Proudhon a chaotic amphitheater. The reason was that they stood
against any authority and warned the labor movement that they would escape authority. For
this reason, they are insulting and defaming to isolate us from the political scene! ... I
do not enter the realm of Mr. Reza Pahlavi and ... because he needs a lot of time to cook.
The tenth question as an anarchist How do you see the state of the ecological and climatic
conditions of Iran's geography and of the Earth as a whole, and what do you think are more
important than solutions to climate change?
We think that all the holders of political and non-political theories are at the same time
agreeable that without nature and environmental protection ... there is a human being.
Nature does not need humans. It is a man who can not survive without the nature ... .And
the same man who cherishes himself as "Ashraf the creatures" considers the root of his
root and destroys it. Every day it cuts hundreds, but thousands of trees and reduces the
size of the forests. Infests drinking water ... It infects seawater through plastic and
kills all living things in nature ...! Unfortunately, governments do not want others to be
able to deal with this problem .... The huge financial interests and contracts between the
government and financial institutions, banks, insurance companies ... take hold of
governments. Every time governments want to do some serious and practical work in this
regard .... Financial institutions and beneficiaries .... Governments are threatened with
increasing unemployment! The problem of unemployment itself is a threat to governments
that must "inevitably" come to the fore in maintaining the interests of the institutions
of the bargaining party. We are faced with the experience in Germany that people struggle
hard to protect the environment and nature. But financial institutions will eventually do
what they like. Of course, the problem of coal mining has been suspended in this country,
and certainly after the prime minister's election in this country, this issue will be
raised again .... This is in the essence of the state. We should not, at least, know what
the governments of the states are, we expect them to act for the benefit of the public!
For example, in the Kyoto Protocol ... more is being discussed than the practice of large
countries such as the United States, China, Russia, India ... which have the most damage
to nature and have actually caused people to crash! ... they are evading vital measures in
this regard.! ... If, at times, measures are in the interest of nature ... more from
non-governmental organizations and organizations that are the most helping people in
awareness raising! And it's time to appreciate their actions. Knowledge about nature is
low - little to our country that is useful but not enough! In my opinion, anarchists in
this case should act very responsibly and be active in awareness raising! In turn, I
persuaded Iranian websites and the press to have a special page for the environment that
would keep them informed about the environment of Iran and the world. But I was not
successful! ... we are inHydrogen site has opened a special page for the environment ...
we are constantly reporting!
Thank you and your colleagues.
Farshid Yasayi
https://asranarshism.com/1397/10/03/anarchism-161/
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Message: 3
One year ago, a handful of libertarian communists left the Anarchist Federation and went
on to found the Anarchist Communist Group. Our aim has been, and continues to be, the
building of an outward facing class struggle anarchist communist organisation that looks
towards the wider working class rather than inwards to a small, fractious anarchist scene.
Since then, we have welcomed a number of comrades, old and new, into the ACG and have
doubled our membership since our founding conference in February 2018. We manage to
produce a regular bulletin, Jackdaw, have produced a number of pamphlets and podcasts and
members have been active in various campaigns, including that around Universal Credit.
---- This is all highly positive but we are still an embryonic organisation with a long
way to go. And let's not mince our words, the task for pro-revolutionaries inside and
outside the ACG is massive.
Currently, our class is divided and demoralised in these uncertain times of pre-Brexit
Britain. The level of class consciousness and any sense of class unity is low, while
racism and xenophobia are sadly on the rise. Ongoing austerity, poverty, the housing
crisis and homelessness barely register a blip in the media (and consequently in many
people's minds) compared to the insecurity of Brexit. Meanwhile, the global tendency
towards right wing populism is almost as strong in this country as it is in others where
populist leaders have come to the fore. And the supposed ‘antidote' of a Corbyn led Labour
Party is just more placebo, a palliative and ultimately a dead end for the working class
and for any hope of moving in a revolutionary direction.
Despite all that, we in the ACG remain positive. We see examples of struggle such as the
work done by members of some of the newer ‘base unions' in this country. We also see
positive examples overseas, such as the strikes in Sudan, protests against the far right
Orbán government in Hungary, as well as elements of the Yellow Vest (Gilets Jeaunes)
movement in France - although we are still mindful of that movement's more reactionary
aspects.
Our aim for the coming year then, is to continue the spreading of pro-revolutionary ideas
and propaganda within our class and the building of an active, vibrant revolutionary
anarchist communist organisation.
Are you with us?
https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2019/01/01/what-hopes-for-2019/
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Message: 4
As a whole, unionism has missed out on the dynamic that began well before November 17th.
Certainly the yellow vests placed us in front of an unprecedented situation. It is tragic,
however, that " revolutionary " militants will not be able to adapt to the original !
Major union sectors are trying late to " hang up the cars ", at the cost of a crisis in
the CGT. A crisis not useless to a few months of the next Confederal Congress. ---- It is
an understatement to say that the trade union movement, for the most part, did not feel
the movement of yellow vests. Admittedly, the context was not favorable: launch via the
virtual world of the Internet, confused initial claims, a rejection of identified activist
groups ; and also the notorious presence of the far right, who had jumped at the
opportunity - which was one more reason not to leave room ! Yet, quickly, where the
movement was taking shape, union activists realized that important things were happening:
those " from below "Gathered together, discussed, acted, created a collective dynamic,
challenged the established order. They and they appropriated claims, words of radical
orders, which we, the trade unionists, had defended for years.
With the people as it is
Yes, many yellow vests have not taken part in the struggles against labor laws, to defend
pensions, nor participate in the days of inter-professional action ; maybe no more to
union actions in their company ... when there is a union section on the spot, and when
they are in a business and not unemployed, autoentrepreneurs, freelancers, or temps !
Yes, there were little bosses in the promoters of November 17 ; but the next day, most
called for a " return to normal ", that is to say, their profits and the exploitation of
the mass of yellow vests.
Yes, among the women and men who were on the roundabouts or tolls for weeks, there were
people with racist, homophobic, sexist, people who vote for the Right or worse .. But
whoever animated Strikes know that the strongest are those where, from the beginning, we
find this kind of colleagues. It is the discussions during the strike that make them
evolve ; it is the same for yellow vests: on condition of being in the movement and not
content to comment on it by pinching the nose.
Frilosity in the union bases
Very few union structures supported the movement before 17 November. Suddenly, those, more
numerous, who did it after the success of this day, ran behind. Situation always
uncomfortable, moreover vis-à-vis a movement that is wary of organizations. However, we
have seen, but not enough, local structures CGT and Solidaires show their support and many
make themselves available to the movement: local, media, information relay, action against
repression, etc. (It was the same with high school students). More natural was the work to
try to extend the revolt within companies, by the strike; that of December 14, which was a
failure, but sometimes before or after. The junctions happily exist and develop but it
remains (alas) two separate movements: that of yellow vests and that of unions. It was not
so difficult to be yellow and red vest !
Beyond a few local situations, the trade union movement has shown an enormous weakness on
a subject that is essential: the relationship to the masses. And we will not get away with
it, if we want it to change, by the mere denunciation of " union directorates " which,
in the end, only follow political lines that we know. The CNT-SO took a stand (in support
of the movement) only on the eve of 14 and 15 December. The CNT remained silent. The
Revolutionary Syndicalist Committees (CSR) fought the movement from the beginning.
Worse that the misunderstanding will be the December 6 communal communiqué CGT / CFDT / FO
/ CFTC / CGC / UNSA / FSU condemning the violence ... demonstrators, and hailing " the
opening of the dialogue with the government " ! Only the Union Syndicale Solidaires
refused to sign this, explaining why ; important CGT trade union structures condemned this
positioning. [1]But beyond the national positions, which are not neutral, what must be
understood to remedy them are the insufficient reactions of basic union teams. Local
unions, trade unions and union sections were immediately on the ground, where things were
happening. [2]The vast majority did not dare or not wanted. An occasion, rare, of lost for
the union movement of struggle which had there, the possibility to take again massively
contact with a whole part of the population which ignores the unions: unemployed and
unemployed, precarious, workers and independent workers or small companies ... This lack
of determination of the grassroots union teams was already our main concern in 2016/2017
against the Labor laws.
A lost opportunity
The internal debate was already tough before the joint declaration with the CFDT. The
latter provoked an outcry: unions, ULs and some DUs already engaged with yellow vests ;
but also important structures such as UD Val-de-Marne, Paris, or Bouches-du-Rhone trying
to amplify for real maneuvers and blockages with yellow vests. A few months before the CGT
confederal conference, the publicly displayed disagreement and the real investment of the
activists on the ground is also an opportunity to count themselves in the sectors of the
left and to influence the composition of the next confederal direction since it is now
that the negotiations and balances are decided ...
Christian and Jean-Yves (AL Business Secretariat)
[1] See the blog www.communisteslibertairescgt.org
[2] It should be noted that the situation in Paris and the suburbs, where the movement of
yellow vests did not take, is totally different from that of the rest of France.
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Syndicats-je-t-aime-moi-non-plus
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Message: 5
On March 8, 2018 we experienced an unprecedented mobilization in recent decades. That day
the force of a movement determined to face the patriarchy was evident and with it, to
remove the very foundations of our society. ---- There are still several months left for
the next call, but the organizing assemblies of many localities and territories are
already gathering to prepare the next feminist strike, which will again have four axes:
work, care, consumption and student. In this context, reflecting on past experience and
working towards the future, we have spoken with compañeras of feminist and libertarian
organizations from various parts of the state about what this struggle for them, their
organizations and their environment implied.
We present here a summary of this exchange in the words of some of its protagonists:
Maribel, from Valencia , with 40 years of militancy behind him in libertarian, ecologist,
feminist and anti-prison collectives; Nora, from Sevilla , who is part of the Boreal
collective; Yolanda, from Madrid , member of CNT and Mujeres Libres who also collaborates
with the feminist collective in her neighborhood; and Kris, from the Ribera de Nafarroa ,
who, after participating in social centers in her area, is a member of the CNT de Gasteiz
union.
«We organize ourselves quickly and leaving aside political differences»
What has led to the emergence of a strike organized by and for women? Maribel tells us
about the change in mentality that she has perceived in recent years: "women have reached
a point of saturation and inflection, we are already very angry and nothing is going to
stop us. The thing about La Manada has made the glass overflow». The awakening of anger
coincides with the certainty that the judicial system is based on a deeply patriarchal and
reactionary ideology, which in Spain "has everything tied and tied, as the dictator left
it." Also outside our borders there are referents of the growing social tension in
relation to the rights and dignity of women, migrants, and other oppressed collectives,
The process of organizing and coordinating a day like 8M had different modalities,
according to the capacities of the groups involved in its implementation. Maribel values
very positively the process of self-organization that led to the strike: "a lot of
participation, many actions, a lot of organization, a lot of debate". In addition, «all
collective work creates networks, and that is something positive and essential for the
fight to be more successful». Nora lived the strike "with great enthusiasm; we never
thought that he could have so much follow-up in Seville. " He adds that "we spent weeks
with the banner, making pamphlets and attending meetings of the AFUS (Unitary Feminist
Assembly of Seville)." A call whose success was based on collaboration between different
assemblies and collectives. As Yolanda says, despite the fact that anarchist and
libertarian women were a minority in Madrid, "we organized ourselves quickly and left
aside political differences. The ends were common and that was what mattered. "
There is no shortage of critical voices, focused on the possibilities offered by a more
horizontal organization. Yolanda, for example, found a certain degree of verticality in
decision-making within the Madrid organization of 8M, despite the fact that "[the
organizers]are continually defined as an assembly and horizontal movement." For her, one
of the main problems would be to leave the leadership in the hands of a minority: if this
movement "stopped[with]the benefit of a few, it would become a bourgeois movement. I would
be disappointed enough». She is also worried about the opportunism for the organization of
the next appointment. «I expect more clarity and more objectives from the next meeting».
In spite of everything, Maribel remains optimistic: «we lack habit. There were some
confusing things; the next will go better».
«When I realized, I could not move from where I was because it was full of people»
The strike, the strikes, and the marches in the different cities of the Spanish state were
followed massively. Of the situation in Seville Nora tells us: "We were in Plaza Nueva
half an hour before the start time and there were already enough people, so I picked up
the pamphlet and went to distribute. When I realized, I could not move from where I was
because it was full of people, it was impossible to reconnect with my colleagues until the
end of the route. The police had to open streets parallel to those of the route so that
people could pass, here the streets in the center are quite narrow». "In Valencia as in
all cities, the strike was brutal," explains Maribel.
But the action was not limited to concentrations and demonstrations. Kris tells us
that»the presence of women on the street was incredible throughout the day; there were
many actions and pickets».
«Some fines. These were assumed by the feminist movement of Gasteiz collectively»
Repression has focused on the economic. In Valencia "there were fines to several groups of
women for picketing and distributing propaganda that I think are still to be resolved". In
Seville "there have been fines in the demonstrations against the Pack, and the one that
was made in favor of Juana Rivas." To these mishaps has been answered in solidarity: "as
always, we tried to help the fined by mounting acts and selling things," says Nora.
According to Yolanda, "we decided that the money that we had in the assembly would be
donated to the victims who needed it, and my union also decided to help people who were
not unionized." In the case of Kris "there was no repression or too much police presence.
In the pickets we were practically alone. We entered the building of the English Court and
had to close the doors until we left, we went to many clothing stores, we sealed open
stores, we distributed a lot of propaganda. And the police just came, at least
identifiably. Even some thirty women entered the social security headquarters and although
the police came we ended up leaving almost voluntarily. This question of the police
presence did not annoy us a little ... Do not take us seriously or what?. We made those
reflections because in most of the actions, as I say, the police hardly appeared, and that
in Euskal Herria, there are plenty of police bodies. "Later there were" some fines. These
were assumed by the feminist movement of Gasteiz collectively. In CNT a resistance box was
made and we did not have to use it.» We went to numerous clothing stores, sealed open
stores, distributed a lot of advertising. And the police just came, at least identifiably.
Even some thirty women entered the social security headquarters and although the police
came we ended up leaving almost voluntarily. This question of the police presence did not
annoy us a little ... Do not take us seriously or what?. We made those reflections because
in most of the actions, as I say, the police hardly appeared, and that in Euskal Herria,
there are plenty of police bodies. "Later there were" some fines. These were assumed by
the feminist movement of Gasteiz collectively. In CNT a resistance box was made and we did
not have to use it.» We went to numerous clothing stores, sealed open stores, distributed
a lot of advertising. And the police just came, at least identifiably. Even some thirty
women entered the social security headquarters and although the police came we ended up
leaving almost voluntarily. This question of the police presence did not annoy us a little
... Do not take us seriously or what?. We made those reflections because in most of the
actions, as I say, the police hardly appeared, and that in Euskal Herria, there are plenty
of police bodies. "Later there were" some fines. These were assumed by the feminist
movement of Gasteiz collectively. In CNT a resistance box was made and we did not have to
use it.» at least identifiably. Even some thirty women entered the social security
headquarters and although the police came we ended up leaving almost voluntarily. This
question of the police presence did not annoy us a little ... Do not take us seriously or
what?. We made those reflections because in most of the actions, as I say, the police
hardly appeared, and that in Euskal Herria, there are plenty of police bodies. "Later
there were" some fines. These were assumed by the feminist movement of Gasteiz
collectively. In CNT a resistance box was made and we did not have to use it.» at least
identifiably. Even some thirty women entered the social security headquarters and although
the police came we ended up leaving almost voluntarily. This question of the police
presence did not annoy us a little ... Do not take us seriously or what?. We made those
reflections because in most of the actions, as I say, the police hardly appeared, and that
in Euskal Herria, there are plenty of police bodies. "Later there were" some fines. These
were assumed by the feminist movement of Gasteiz collectively. In CNT a resistance box was
made and we did not have to use it.» This question of the police presence did not annoy us
a little ... Do not take us seriously or what?. We made those reflections because in most
of the actions, as I say, the police hardly appeared, and that in Euskal Herria, there are
plenty of police bodies. "Later there were" some fines. These were assumed by the feminist
movement of Gasteiz collectively. In CNT a resistance box was made and we did not have to
use it.» This question of the police presence did not annoy us a little ... Do not take us
seriously or what?. We made those reflections because in most of the actions, as I say,
the police hardly appeared, and that in Euskal Herria, there are plenty of police bodies.
"Later there were" some fines. These were assumed by the feminist movement of Gasteiz
collectively. In CNT a resistance box was made and we did not have to use it.»
«If you are a majority union, led mostly by men, you are tied to subsidies ...»
Regarding the role of unions, there is no unanimous position. In the words of Yolanda,
with "some I take off my hat[for]how they worked with the assemblies of 8M and between
us", while others "trying to skip the assemblies and doing nothing, just because they knew
it was a very media strike; Legally, they did not get wet and in practice they robbed
women of their role ". Nora is much more emphatic: "De UGT and CCOO imagine that the
assessment I can give is similar to that of other colleagues in the country: disastrous.
In the slogans they said neither feminist strike, but "egalitarian" ... No comments. It
cost us more than a cabreo». For Maribel, the fundamental thing was that "the women of a
union should organize themselves and surely they did, at least those of anarchist and
nationalist unions". For Yolanda, the strike represented a continuity with her union
militancy: "I am used, as a trade unionist, to work the strike from my organization. We
have our dynamics and guidelines to do it. On the street we had no problem. We are used to
it: we work in social centers, in neighborhoods, in popular assemblies ...».
For Kris, the performance of the majority unions was «Shameful. I believe that the unions
wanted to leave all parties happy with their proposal of work stoppages. I also believe
that the problem was with the feminist movement itself because the issue of legal strike
coverage was delegated to the representatives of the unions within the feminist movement.
I believe that after March 8, 2017, the rest of the strikes will be 24-hour strikes in
which there will not be a proposal for strikes because of the absurdity that was in
itself. There were women, who for example worked in school canteens, who had to go to work
from 3:00 pm to 3:15 pm because the work stoppage ended at 3:00 p.m. Some women who
participated in the feminist movement hid behind the fact that it was very difficult to
strike. I understand that if you are a majority union, directed mostly by men, that you
are tied to some subsidies and that you have to meet some quotas when you propose some
action, from there it will be difficult. I lacked humility. I lacked sincerity. I did not
want them to assume that these unions did not see a strike, and that excuses were left
behind». "Then, there was a process within the CNT between the cities of Bilbao, Donostia,
Iruñea and Gasteiz where all the women affiliated with the CNT created strike committees
to legalize the strike on March 8 and all the women who wanted to strike 24 hours could do
it with legal coverage. We proposed to the feminist movement of Gasteiz, in our case, and
I know that other compañeras proposed it in other assemblies of the feminist movement,
that this issue should also be disseminated, that is, apart from spreading the stoppages
proposed by the rest of the unions, it should be publicized that there was legal coverage
to carry out the strike and focus on March 8 as it had been focusing from the rest of the
assemblies. So it was. The day itself the CNT women joined all the actions that had been
proposed from the feminist movement, a movement in which some of us also participated for
March 8. "Although she points out that" it is true that the majority of women supported
the stoppages proposed by the unions before the strike. This was perceived in the shares,
since the majority shares were those that were included in those hours. " it was spread
that there was legal coverage to carry out the strike and to focus on March 8 as it had
been focused from the rest of the assemblies. So it was. The day itself the CNT women
joined all the actions that had been proposed from the feminist movement, a movement in
which some of us also participated for March 8. "Although she points out that" it is true
that the majority of women supported the stoppages proposed by the unions before the
strike. This was perceived in the shares, since the majority shares were those that were
included in those hours. " it was spread that there was legal coverage to carry out the
strike and to focus on March 8 as it had been focused from the rest of the assemblies. So
it was. The day itself the CNT women joined all the actions that had been proposed from
the feminist movement, a movement in which some of us also participated for March 8.
"Although she points out that" it is true that the majority of women supported the
stoppages proposed by the unions before the strike. This was perceived in the shares,
since the majority shares were those that were included in those hours. " a movement in
which some of us also participated for March 8. "Although she points out that" it is true
that most of the women supported the stoppages proposed by the unions before the strike.
This was perceived in the shares, since the majority shares were those that were included
in those hours. " a movement in which some of us also participated for March 8. "Although
she points out that" it is true that most of the women supported the stoppages proposed by
the unions before the strike. This was perceived in the shares, since the majority shares
were those that were included in those hours. "
Birds of Paso , by Marisol Caldito .
Kris explains why they legalized her for 24 hours: "From CNT we had to call her because
there was no other, not because we are better, but because CNT has another organization
that allows us to convene and prepare another series of things." And she stresses that the
feminist movement should take the guidelines and not become a field of struggle between
unions: "I think if the feminist strike is proposed by the feminist movement and we agree
and converge with their ideas and principles, unions should reduce their work to the
workplace, but it must be the assembly that decides. When this question was delegated from
the beginning, each union swept home. The strike proposal was absurd when the speech of
all the assemblies that called the strike for March 8 spoke of a four-axis strike, as we
know: labor strike, student, care and consumption. How to fit the proposed stoppages in
these four axes? I take care of my sons and daughters from the time they get up until 11,
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. I do not care, and from 3 p.m. until the next stop, yes? It did not
hold. That's why I thought it was a very shameful performance, they swept for their land
without taking into account the conditions of the strike. "
«We end up very, very tired of the questions of men»
Yolanda did not live it in a very different way from other strikes. "It is not the first
time that the CNT supports with its legal call a strike with a content not only labor. We
already did it with the regional strike of the war in Iraq, when the dissemination work
was especially hard, since it was clearly boycotted by the majority unions that did not
support the strike and dedicated themselves to saying in the work centers that it was not
a legal strike». Although for Maribel "yes there were differences regarding the
preparation of other strikes." In her opinion, "it was not easy to explain and make the
outward goals understood, but there was a good reception from women outside the feminist
movement."
The role of men was another of the issues discussed. For Maribel "we end up very, very
tired of the questions of the men of" what do I do? ". I think that more than not being
able to understand, they did not want to understand, since it was very clear that the only
thing they could not do was organize; and then everyone who thinks and acts as best
believes but without any protagonism, something they are not used to». «I believe that
within men there is little active participation in feminism and half the population can
not achieve anything without the other media». For Yolanda "it was a confusing message.
But as a woman in a mixed organization legalizing a strike, my message was clear. " Kris
tells us that in CNT Nafarroa: "some of the union colleagues organized to make breakfast,
lunch and dinner for that day.
«It has given rise to weaving alliances and to grant more repercussion»
The strike has managed to put feminism on the front page. For Kris "the strike has meant
the visibility of the work that has been done since feminism in recent years, I think it
has served as a tool for both inside and outside. For outside the feminist circles because
it has reflected the commitment, the strength and the value that there is in us. The
capacity and the tools that we have acquired in order to achieve the end of patriarchy.
For inside, on the one hand, for exactly the same, for making us aware of what we are
capable of, that this path is the right one, that the majority of people who attended the
actions and the manis of that day are out there in the world watching over a more just,
more feminist society. "Nora perceives that" since then, it is easier to spread through
social networks ". Of course, as Nora points out, "everyone is a feminist. It does not
matter if you know something other than "it is that we are all the same", you are a
feminist, you have a Frida Kahlo shirt bought in ZARA. It is a neutral feminism, which
does not bother. Then we are the ones who bother a little and we are misandrics. "
The strike has also served as a revulsion within the organizations that have supported it.
Maribel tells us that "in our union organization, feminism is more present, spaces or
tools have been created". Kris tells us that for the CNT women "the strike process has led
us to join us, to organize with CNT women from other parts of Euskal Herria, to want and
start doing common projects to open an internal debate process through which to integrate
feminism within the organization». A change that is not restricted to women because "it
has been a pulse to the patriarchy that hides within some guidelines, dynamics and
relationships within most organizations and which is not exempt CNT. A pulse that we have
won and that its echo has been "we are here, we are not going to leave and anarchism will
be feminist or it will not be». A pulse that has been reflected in many processes that we
have opened up inside: expulsions of stalkers, denunciations made to sexist articles that
were linked to CNT. And in the process of internal debate and protocol of aggressions in
which we are working. "
Regarding relations between organizations and between activists, Nora believes that "since
8M[feminist women]we are much closer in Andalusia. We are trying to create an Andalusian
coordinator, and to create a feminist meeting at the Andalusian level, we would like to
reclaim the power of our land, a great forgotten one». Yolanda, in the same line, says
that "it has given us the opportunity to meet[organizations]or to create new ones that are
very interesting". Kris has observed that "the strike has given rise to weaving alliances
and to give more impact on the actions proposed by the feminist collectives." For Maribel
«all collective work creates networks and that is something positive», but within limits,
because it understands that «feminism as we all know covers the right, the left, and
anarchists;
«Stop everything. That we take the whole streets and that we are only out there»
Despite the reticence of one and the other, organized women are advancing the whole
society. Nora points out that "the girls I see in the demonstrations are getting smaller
and smaller, and they are becoming increasingly aware of the oppression we suffer."
According to Maribel "the strike has helped many people to become aware of and be aware of
feminism. To lose their fear, learn self-organization and let go of all the rage inside. "
For Yolanda, "large groups of people who do not know each other get together and do
things, it's a step. At the social level, it has given back the spark».
And for that spark to light, instead of going out, the organization for the next 8M is
fundamental. Maribel expects her to "move forward with more experience and training."
Yolanda considers it essential "to continue to demand at least the proposals that fought
last year and that neither the previous nor the current government have solved." For Nora,
her greatest hope is that this fight will continue. «I hope it has as much dissemination
as this year. I hope all the work this year has not been in vain, and everything we do and
work daily has penetrated, at least, a little in the people. Hopefully all the effort will
be rewarded little by little». Kris hopes "that more women will support the 24-hour
strike. Stop everything. That we take the whole streets and that we are only out there,
nowhere else. I would like that we could reach those women who could not support the
strike, those women who work in curros without a contract, which means a lot to stop
working that day, their work is not paid because they work at home. " But also to improve
some aspects, "the role of unions within the assemblies, the delegation of the assembly
itself, the little space for debate ..."
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