Today's Topics:
1. Britain, AFED, organise magazine: Shield Wall -- A Poem by
Victoria Pearson (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Britain, Red And Black Leeds: Meet the RABL – 4/6/19
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Belarus, pramen: State slavery in Belarus [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Britain, anarchist communist group ACG: US abortion bills
are an attack on working class women (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. ait russia: Warsaw: Activists block evictions [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
6. France, Alternative Libertaire AL - Hospitals: an
inter-emergency to coordinate the strike! (fr, it, pt)[machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
They said the riots were the start, but they were wrong.
It started with the whispers. A susurrus of discontent, at the school gates, in the
allotments, in the streets.
They met in libraries and parks, made plans to protect the vulnerable, and keep every
belly fed. They planted seeds of hope and potatoes of defiance.
No longer supported by the system, they supported each other. They locked together like a
shield wall, so when the time came to strike, they were unbreakable.
The cry rang through the streets; "No Gods, No Masters, We Aren't Sheep To Be Led"
They said the riots were the start, but they were wrong.
http://organisemagazine.org.uk/2019/05/29/shield-wall/
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Message: 2
Red And Black Leeds are having our first public social in ages so come down to wharf
chambers from 19.30 onwards on Tuesday the 4th of June for some cheap drinks and free cake
(cake may not resemble image).
https://wearetherabl.wordpress.com/2019/05/30/meet-the-rabl-4-6-19/
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Message: 3
Officially, slavery is prohibited under the Belarusian Criminal Code (Article 181-1 of the
Criminal Code - the "Use of slave labor"). The Belarusian Constitution guarantees a fair
share of remuneration for the economic results of citizens' work in accordance with its
quantity, quality and social value (Article 42). ---- Nevertheless, the Belarusian
government makes extensive use of slave labor of various social groups in public
enterprises. Most often it is the slave labor of prisoners and alcohol-addicted people who
are placed in the semblance of prisons that are called CRC (Compulsory Rehabilitation
Centres). The use of slave labor is not limited to these groups. ---- It is difficult to
estimate the number of slaves in Belarus for the moment. According to our approximate
estimates, the number of state slaves is around 38,000-40,000 people.
If we refer to the "Global Slavery Index", Belarus is ranked the twentieth among 167
countries in their anti-rating list, according to this study, 103,000 Belarusians are kept
in slavery, however, the study does not specify, whether it is state slavery or criminal
networks' slavery.
There are slaves in Russia as well. However, there is a fundamental difference between
Russian and Belarusian slavery: in Russia slavery always has non-systematic nature, slave
labor is used by criminal gangs under the cover of corrupt security agencies or officials.
In Belarus, slavery is systematic, slave labor is used by the government, which is
condoned by existing laws and practices. Belarusian slaves are state slaves. The revenues
of public enterprises coming from the use of slave labor officially go into the Belarusian
state budget.
Actually, the scheme of getting into slavery is very simple: the state takes over a
Belarusian citizen (sometimes even from the age of 14) to slavery for a long period of
time (sometimes up to 25 years), most often for minor misconduct or illness (for example,
alcoholism or drug addiction), where (young) people must work for bad food and for fear of
becoming subject to any form of maltreatment and torture if they are not forced to work.
Belarusian slaves work practically free of charge (see below). Products made by the hands
of Belarusian slaves are extensively exported to various countries, including the Western
countries.
At the moment, Belarusian products made by the hands of state slaves are exported to 21
countries of the world, including the UK, Germany, France, and Belgium (according to the
information provided by the website of the Penal Correction Department).
The Belarusian government's earnings on slaves are impressive: for comparison, in 2018
Belarusian state-owned enterprises that use slave labor paid 1.5 times more (!!!) taxes to
the Belarusian State budget than enterprises registered under the Ministry of Industry of
Belarus.
The Belarusian state is extensively promoting products made by Belarusian slaves at
prestigious international exhibitions.
For example, the largest international exhibition "Meble Polska 2019" was held in Poznan
(Poland) on March 12-15, 2019, it is known as one of the largest furniture industry
exhibitions in Central and Eastern Europe. The wholesale distributors of furniture from
more than 50 countries of the world visit this exhibition annually. Could seem like just
another business enterprise, unless there is something to be worried about. Belarus
demonstrated at this exhibition furniture made from solid wood, as well as a wide range of
forged products, made by the hands of Belarusian state slaves. The "slave products" were
presented by the delegation of the Penal Correction Department of the Ministry of Internal
Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, headed by the Oleg Lashchinovsky - the Deputy Chief
and head of the organization of production and employment of inmates.
"Employment of inmates" - is veiled so and the Belarusian authorities elegantly call this
way the state-owned firms under the roof of the Penal Correction Department of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus that use slave labor. By the way,
there are a lot of them: 14 state-owned enterprises, 3 branches, 10 extra-budgetary
workshops, and 44 industrial enterprises of Belarus produce their products using
components of slave-made products.
But the Penal Correction Department was not confined to the presentation of only
"slave-made" products at an exhibition in Poland. Before the exhibition, the company UTAL
Sp. z o.o.", the company "LECH", the limited liability company "Streamled Sp. z o.o." and
the company" ZAKLADY MASZYNOWE HAMECH Sp. z o.o." were visited and, at the moment, they
are in the process of trying to reach agreements with the Polish Railway.
Here are the examples of typical Belarusian prisoners' salary sheets, who have made the
furniture, as well as many other industrial products, that were presented at the
exhibition in Poznan. All payslips are provided either by relatives of the prisoners or
personally by prisoners themselves. Payslips are provided from various colonies across
Belarus and are standard.
For the record: in Belarus, the average wage of a free person for March 2019 officially
amounts to 408 euros.
A convicted person No 1. The wages earned in a year (from 01.12.2017 to 30.11.2018) was
25.49 Belarusian rubles (here and after rubles), which amounts to 10.60 euros per year or
0.88 euros per month.
A convicted person No 2. The wages earned in 19 months (from July 01, 2016 to February 28,
2018) was 123.51 rubles, which amounts to 51.35 euros or 2.7 euros per month.
A convicted person No 3. The wages earned in 5 months (from 01.02.2017 to 30.06.2017) was
3.06 rubles, which amounts to 1.27 euros or 0.25 euros per month.
A convicted person No 4. Monthly salary was 1.95 rubles, which amounts to 0.81 euros.
A convicted person No 5. The wages earned in almost four months of work (158 working
hours) amounted to 72.78 rubles, which amounts to 30.26 euros or 7.56 euros per month.
A convicted person No 6. The wages earned in a year was 109.97 rubles, which amounts to
45.72 euros or 3.81 euros per month.
A convicted person No 7. The wages earned in a year (from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017)
was 423.97 rubles, which amounts to 176.28 euros or 14.69 euros per month.
A convicted person No 8. The wages earned in two years (from 01.01.2017 to 12.31.2018) was
306.17 rubles, which amounts to 127.30 euros or 5.3 euros per month.
A convicted person No 9. The wages earned in a year was 10.69 rubles, which amounts to
4.44 euros or 0.37 euros per month.
A convicted person No 10. The wages earned in two months was 1.39 rubles, which amounts to
58 euro cents in total or 0.29 euros per month.
We ask to stop the supply of products made by the hands of Belarusian slaves to the
international market.
The Slavery in Belarus must cease!
https://nash-dom.info/
https://pramen.io/en/2019/05/state-slavery-in-belarus-2/
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Alabama has passed the most restrictive abortion ban in the USA. The ban does not include
exceptions for rape and incest with pregnant rape victims forced to carry their
pregnancies to term. Doctors who perform the procedure will face up to 99 years in prison.
---- This follows similar bills passed in Ohio and Mississippi with the only exceptions
being to avoid a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother, if the "unborn child
has a lethal anomaly and if the woman has an ectopic pregnancy. ---- The bill doesn't take
effect until November and in the meantime the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) has
issued a legal challenge to the bill. ---- In other parts of the U.S where their have
been legal challenges their have been some small victories with judges in Utah, Iowa and
Kentucky stopping the bills from becoming law.
Thousands have demonstrated against the abortion bill with 500 demonstrations occurring
across all 50 states. However the main groups organising these demos, Planned Parenthood,
the Women's March, the National Association For the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL),
Pro-Choice America and the ACLU itself, have strong links to the Democratic Party.
The ACLU has a questionable history linked to their unfaltering belief in the freedom of
speech, including to their detriment the defence of pro-Nazi and KKK speakers. At times
the ACLU has aligned itself and been organised by pro-Soviet supporters of the Communist
Party and found itself persecuted for doing so during the Red Scare era.
No one should be told what they can and can't do with their body by the state.
Anti-abortion law disproportionally affects the working classes - travelling to another
state to receive an abortion requires access to transport and money to fund the procedure.
It's up to the working class to head the resistance for themselves, the working class
cannot rely on the Democrats who have ambiguous positions on abortion and will turn their
backs the minute they feel the wind is blowing in a different direction. Trump is making
anti-abortion a key plank in the forthcoming Presidential campaign, which suggests this
attack on women's rights is the first of many to come. Against this must be advanced the
demand for free abortion and free access to contraceptives and birth control.
The "pro-life" right are often the same patriots who are happy to send people as young as
18 years old to fight and die for their country. The same Republican supporters who want
to cut what little welfare support there is for mothers and struggling families.
The Yellowhammer Fund exists to provide access to abortions and to build power for women
in Alabama. They will be working tirelessly to support as many women as possible before
November, when the anti abortion bill may become enshrined in Alabama State Law.
Their website can be found www.yellowhammerfund.org and their twitter is @yellowfund
https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2019/05/29/us-abortion-bills-are-an-attack-on-working-class-women/
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Activists of the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Residents in Warsaw
reported on two successful actions that prevented the eviction of tenants from apartments.
The Committee works closely with the Union of Syndicalists of Poland (ZSP, section of the
International Association of Workers). ---- On Monday, May 20 at 10 on the street.
Stalowa, 38, an attempt was made to evict a resident of Macieus from an apartment. The
eviction was frustrated as a result of the actions of activists who came to support the
tenant. Maciej - a former tenant in an apartment building at ul. Otwock, 10. He was
evicted from there after buying a house by renowned housing speculator Marek Mossakovsky.
After that, he settled in social housing on the street Stalow. To his debts, and without
that obviously overpriced, was added a fee for water consumption. Maciei signed a debt
settlement agreement and is trying to reinstate the lease. However, there is a very high
risk that he will be evicted to a temporary room where he will not be able to place his 6
animals.
The Tenants Rights Protection Committee organized a blockade of evictions. Everything was
very dramatic. Macey on the stairs twice had an epilepsy attack; both times had to call an
ambulance. The bailiff remained indifferent to this and wanted to continue the eviction.
The police even accused Matthew of "a feigned fit." Following the intervention of the
Director of the Department of Real Estate Management, the eviction was postponed
indefinitely. During the negotiations, the leadership of the Department of Activists of
the Committee assured that until efforts to resolve the legal status of the tenant
continue, eviction will not be carried out. The committee continues to deal with the
Matzei case and hopes that he will be able to renegotiate the lease on Stalev and will
continue to help his four-legged pets
(https://lokatorzy.info.pl/wstrzymana-eksmisja-na-stalowej-38/ )
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More than thirty people came to protect the three tenants from eviction. They sat on the
staircase, barricaded the entrance to the apartment. After negotiations with
representatives of the cooperative, the bailiff postponed the date of eviction. The closer
the time approached to 11 o'clock, the more nervous the atmosphere in the apartment of
Dominica and her mother Katarzyna on the street. Stoklos 2/4. At that hour, the bailiff
planned to evict both women and four-month-old Iga, the daughter of Dominica.
In order to prevent the eviction of residents from their homes, the Committee to Protect
the Rights of Tenants organized a blockade of evictions.
- Where is this apartment? I am going to protect my mother with the child, "asks Mariola
in front of the house. She moves slowly on crutches. "I have crutches, I'm waiting for the
next operation, but I will protect these women," she explains.
On the fourth floor, about 30 people gathered. Among them is a neighbor with the same
staircase.
- Yesterday I accidentally found out about this, the neighbors did not tell anyone
anything. That's why from the neighbors here is just me. And they should ask for help, -
the man says.
Peter, who learned about the planned eviction on the Internet, is in the apartment of
women who are threatened with eviction.
- My views are such that I do not agree with the fact that tenants need to be thrown into
hotels, - he explains.
In the kitchen of a 37-meter flat we talk with an employee of the Ursynovo Social Security
Center. The woman explains that she came to take part in the protection of tenants and
find out how she can help. Previously, she could not do anything, because the question was
studied only a day earlier.
"It's a radical thing, I'm afraid I have all the goosebumps from it all," she explains.
Katarzhina stands nearby:
"I'm terribly afraid, too," she says in a trembling voice and hides her face in her palms.
Louise Podedvorni of the Tenants Rights Protection Committee hopes that the eviction will
not take place.
- The situation is hopeless, because adults are usually thrown away, and here is a small
child. For tenants, this is a huge stress, despite our support. Because until the bailiff
says that he is refusing to evict, there is no certainty, "explains the activist.
Iolanta Kaminska is surprised that such things happen in the 21st century.
"The government boasts such opportunities and good for people, but here people are thrown
on the asphalt," she explains with indignation.
Information is spreading along the staircase that a car is already waiting for the export
company from under the house. People ask if the police are there. No, the male voice
responds from the crowd. Someone is looking at the clock, the arrow is approaching 11.
- People, we arrange blockade, all leave the apartment and we densely sit down on a cage,
- the woman commands.
The young man says that you need to lock the door in the slot between the cage and the
apartment. From the cabinet near the wall, he removes the boards lying there, and inside
the door is barricaded. Katarzyna stayed in the apartment, Dominica with a small Igo in
her arms stands in the corridor between the sitting people. Both cry.
In front of the building there are already two representatives of the Stoklos Housing and
Construction Cooperative, after a while the bailiff joins them. Journalists and activists
ask them questions. The bailiff asks to wait and goes on negotiations with the
representative of the cooperative. A few minutes later he reports:
"We are moving away from the execution of the court decision and give more time to prepare
for the eviction," he explains.
He announces that in a month he will make another attempt. An employee of the cooperative
informally says that they do not want women to be filmed. And adds that the tenants can
not be thrown on the sidewalk; they did not take the opportunity to resolve the issue
proposed by the cooperative.
Finally, I managed to communicate with Katarzhina and Dominica.
- The alternative apartment offered to us was without gas and a toilet. No hot water in
the battery. How should I bathe a child in such conditions? - says Dominic.
She adds that they have filed a lawsuit for another apartment. Together with their mother,
they will appeal against the bailiff's order to avoid complete eviction.
The court decided to evict tenants in 2011, giving them the right to social housing.
Ursynovsky district had nothing to offer, the city came to the rescue in 2018. When the
women refused to move to the Prague district of the proposed apartment, the cooperative
asked the bailiff to carry out an eviction. The cooperative's leadership also reported
that in the event of voluntary abandonment of the apartment, it guaranteed the payment by
the debtors of their housing contribution due to late payments. The tenants also did not
take advantage of this opportunity.
The cooperative reports that it provides a replacement at a hotel in Mokotów and pays for
it within two months.
The bailiff suffered the eviction on 28 June. Activists and tenants promise to continue
the struggle
(http://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,24840481,blokada-eksmisji-matki-z-dzieckiem-komornik-wroci-za-miesiac.html
https://aitrus.info/node/5277
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 07:55:05 +0300
From: a-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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Subject: (en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - Hospitals: an
inter-emergency to coordinate the strike! (fr, it, pt)[machine
translation]
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Nearly 200 delegates coming from hospital emergency departments from all over France were
gathered this Saturday, May 25th at the Paris Labor Exchange to coordinate the ongoing
movement. A national mobilization is planned for June 6th. ---- More than two months now
that the movement has begun ! And he continues to expand little by little. Started on
March 18 at the Saint-Antoine Hospital in Paris, it initially gained nearly all of the 25
services of the Public Assistance-Hospitals of Paris (AP-HP). And the strike is still
progressing and now affects 65 emergency services across the country ! ---- Of course, it
is a special strike in that most caregivers are requisitioned to provide care. But the
reasons for the anger are there and the caregivers on the ground. Working conditions are
becoming untenable and employees are clinking, as are patients. It is an important
mobilization that must seek to gain more visibility and to obtain broad support from the
population if it really wants to hinder the government.
More money and better wages
The mobilization of caregivers has already allowed small advances locally, CDIsations CDD
hereby, new positions there ... This is obviously far from enough as the means are below
needs, and difficult hiring in some regions.
Three claims stand out and bring together all the strikers: the opening of additional
hospital beds to cope with the increase of 5 to 10 % per year of patients, the increase
of 300 euros of the salaries of the caregiver And the massive creation of the necessary posts.
An interesting structure to coordinate the fight
The inter-emergency group first came together with AP-HP strikers, supported in their
approach by SUD-Santé-Sociaux AP-HP. He crossed a new course this Saturday, May 25,
bringing together nearly 200 delegates from all over France. During this first
inter-emergency meeting, a motion was adopted (see below) with a call for a strike day on
June 6, accompanied by a national demonstration in front of the Ministry of Health. But
the inter-emergency collective has also decided to form a national association so that it
can formally negotiate with the government. Even if he does not want to hear anything for
the moment.
It is when there are real struggles at the base that their coordination becomes
indispensable. This is how solidarities are created on the ground, as close as possible to
the problems faced by health care workers, but also by patients. The balance of power is
played out in this coordination of struggles, in the most democratic and respectful way of
the strikers. To thus give prospects of victories to the accumulation of anger.
Read the motion decided at the general meeting
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Hopitaux-une-inter-urgences-pour-coordonner-la-greve
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