1. Greece, DAMAGES, DEVELOPMENTS, MINES, MININGS AND WINDS ...
THE DEVELOPMENT MECHANICS AROUND THE EARTH by Jellyfish APO
[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Ecuador: "Down with Lenin!" (ca, ) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. [Spain] Demonstration against bookmakers -- They profit. The
working class is ruined By ANA (pt) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Poland, WORKERS' INITIATIVE: Energa Serwis: Trade unions
concerned about the company's situation [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. France, Union Communiste Libertaire AL #298 - UCL 2019 Tour,
Class Feminism and Popular Fight in Argentina, from October 26 to
November 23 (fr, it, pt)[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
6. ait russia: "Radical Ecology - Death to Capital": Ecology
and the 47th act of "Yellow Vests" [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
7. Britain, AFED organise magazine #92: Desert | Review
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
8. Britain, AFED organise magazine: NO PASARAN! | Report of
Greece APO on September 14th demonstration
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
Poster and text of the anarchist group "pony" against the ever-increasing plunder of
nature and society. Social - class resistances will win ---- DAMS, DEVELOPMENTS, MINES,
MINES AND AEOLICS ... THE DEVELOPERS OF THE "DEVELOPMENT" REMAIN THE EARTH ---- "Growth
has been, is and will be at first a rooting. (...) Development is the economic war (with
its winners, but even more so with its losers), the unbreakable plunder of nature, the
destruction of different cultures. " ---- Nowadays, the gigantic design of the Greek state
to plunder the natural environment and society in order to serve the interests of local
and global political and economic elites, and the energy needs of the bankrupt
state-capitalist socialist way of life catastrophic effects on natural ecosystems and the
possibility of decent living for humans in their places.
In addition to the Pharaonic criminal projects undertaken today, as Y / The dams on the
Acheloos (recently resurfaced the issue of diversion to Thessaly , as then the supposedly
independent planned operation Y / The dams on the upper reaches of) and open gold mines in
Halkidiki , already announced and undertaken a number of other destructive nature and
local planning societies in many points of the country: Characteristics mention the
installation of wind industrial zones as a mountain assemblies (with top instance today
giant project planned in the area Agrafon ) the photovoltaic industrial zones projects ,
the construction of hundreds of PC / The dams on many rivers and streams, the tradition of
countless natural habitats in the tourism industry, the mining of hydrocarbons in marine
and land areas throughout the territory of the Greek territory, the burning of rubbish in
Volos and bioliquids in Messolongi, Kilkis and elsewhere as 'alternative' fuel, and how to
manage the accumulation of garbage and waste in the yperkatanalotiko system itself
generates, the private water-utilization of already occurring or being launched today in a
number of areas (Pelion, Thessaloniki, Patras Pin barrier).
These plans come to add to an unprecedented aggression against society and nature, which
has evolved in recent years into Greek reality, in the wake of the restructuring of the
political and economic system, in the name of state-capitalist development, which in
"periods." crisis' appears as a matter of national interest. A restructuring with the
characteristics of a general enterprise of divestment of public natural resources and land
in private capital carried out by the Greek state under the guardianship of the EU. and
the IMF. and is evolving in parallel with the modernization of the legal framework. Like
the law of the Ministry of Economy and Finance "Fast Track" and hundreds of other bills
and ministerial decisions,to remove any institutional commitments that have existed to
date in the exploitation and commercialization of the natural environment, such as the
protection of forest land, the public nature of the seashore, the obligation to submit
environmental studies to large construction projects, etc.
After all, at the global level, the harsh conditions of nature and society, bring about
further degradation of life, both for human beings and for the whole of the natural world,
by depleting natural resources and reaching the very limits of endangering one's own
survival, as indirectly is being confessed by state officials themselves, speaking of
irreversible climate change and environmental crisis. From the Amazon to
Siberia,deforestation and arson, pollution of the seas, polar ice melting, climate change,
greenhouse effect, shrinkage of biodiversity and extinction of a number of animal species
are just a few of the global limiting environmental factors. state-capitalist aggression.
They become so obvious, both the future that the state-capitalist culture of contamination
and development passes through and all of us pass through the intensity of the attack on
the environment and local communities, as well as its social and environmental impasses.
It is a fact that, in our time, the natural world has been subjected to an unprecedented
past catastrophic and looting attack in the name of its exploitation and development for
the benefit of humans. This attack does not take place only in one part of the physical
world, in one or more of its elements, and does not have as a general carrier human
beings. The attack is carried out entirely in the natural world and is carried out by an
entire political and economic system, mainly for the benefit of the oligarchy at its peak
. Every point that this attack manifests and every element that is exploited in the name
of development is part of the wider environmental disaster and so must be dealt with.That
is to say, it has not only its local dimension so that the reaction concerns one group of
people at a time, but a wider dimension that concerns many more groups of people, the
whole of society.
The defense of the natural world and the organization of life in harmony with it, as well
as the defense of the public - free space, are fundamental factors in the evolution of
society in the direction of freedom, autonomy, collectivism and creativity. Today,
struggles for the defense of the natural world and public space that erupt in places where
plunder and destruction are planned and affect the dignity of local communities are often
trapped within the confines of local, institutional, legal, protest representation,
mediation and delegation. However, in many cases they overwhelm the majority of residents
in the affected areas, and often go beyond the institutional framework of protest,
challenging state and municipal actors and agencies.
This treaty requires an overall social awakening, overcoming assignment, mediation and
inactivity, the power of social and class struggles, the creation of broad,
self-organized, anti-institutional resistance fronts and the creation of embankments
wherever and capitalist aggression. For our part, expecting nothing essential from their
institutions and mediators, and deeply aware that the logic of delegation leads to the
resignation and defeat of social struggles, we organize from below our resistance by
setting up embankments in the evolution of state and capital,We support local resistance
initiatives that are essential to the dynamics and progress of the race, and we address
the wider world of the race and society at large, believing that these struggles are not
about narrow local environmental issues, but a central political issue.
In the face of the dystopian future we have, there is the choice of resistance and
struggle. Remind them of what happens when society takes things into their own hands and
resists their designs massively and militarily. Social and class resistances are alive and
they will win!
From Acheloos, Agrafa and Skouries... to Crete, Patraikos, Ionian, Volos and Pelion and
where elsewhere the state-capitalist aggression is manifested...
SOLIDARITY TO EFFORTS AGAINST NATURE AND SOCIOLOGY FROM STATE AND CAPITAL
A GAME FOR EARTH AND FREEDOM!
anarchist group "malevolent horse" - member of APO
ipposd.wordpress.com | d_ippos@hotmail.com
October 2019
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Message: 2
In Ecuador, from October 3, protests against the neoliberal measures of President Lenin
Moreno have not stopped. At the request of the IMF, the regime introduced a package of
austerity measures. The population responded with mass demonstrations and blockades. The
response of the authorities was the militarization of the country. ---- At the end of last
week, it was reported that the president left Quito and moved to Guayaquil. Before that,
he announced on October 3 that he would introduce a state of emergency for a period of 60
days in order to suppress the outbreak of protests. The reason was the measures that came
into force on October 3, which the country calls the "package." According to this
presidential decree, vacations for public sector employees and civil servants will be cut
from 30 to 15 days, and the amount of payment for one day will be deducted from the
monthly salary. Temporary workers face a 20% reduction in wages. But the greatest outrage
was caused by the abolition of subsidies for gasoline and fuel, which would lead to an
increase in transportation prices and a general increase in prices by 2 times.
Already on October 3, opposition organizations called for a nationwide strike, and trade
unions convened their members to "information meetings." Hundreds of rallies,
demonstrations, road blockades and other actions took place during the day. Transport
workers stopped working, paralyzing traffic throughout the country (a couple of days
later, however, they treacherously stopped the strike, seeking only an official increase
in fares and transportation by transport - approx.). Quito Airport was closed. Stormy
clashes erupted in Quito and other cities: the army and police attacked demonstrators. The
Defender of the People (a typical human rights function in Latin America) Freddie Carrion
Intriago condemned the violence of law enforcement and demanded to inform about the places
where the detainees are kept.
Moreno was elected president in 2017 as a candidate from the left coalition, but since
then, contrary to his own promises, has entered into an alliance with right-wing
neoliberals (https://www.dw.com/de/hunderte-festnahmen-bei-streik-in-ecuador/a-50708192).
In Quito, Guayaquil and other cities, protesters erected barricades and set fire to tires.
In the following days, protests, clashes and repression continued. A lot of dead and
wounded are reported. At least 360 people were arrested. In Quito, protesters set fire to
police cars, bombed government buildings with incendiary bombs, and blocked streets.
Moreno refuses to negotiate and restore subsidies. 24,000 troops were mobilized to patrol
streets, roads and airports (
https://www.dw.com/de/hunderte-festnahmen-bei-streik-in-ecuador/a-50708192 ).
According to the KONAIE Association of Native American Associations, in the province of
Imbabura, soldiers broke into houses and threatened residents. During clashes between
residents and soldiers, 7 people were arrested. The pro-government newspaper "Telegrafo"
tried on October 7 to give the impression of a normalization of the situation, saying that
schools were working again. However, in the mountains, in the Sierra, they are still
closed. The newspaper is also not reporting that the unions scheduled a general strike on
October 10.
El Telegrafo reported that 29,000 soldiers are deployed at 40 different locations in the
center of the country. The troops "guarantee the protection of fuel supplies in the areas
of Coyoctoro, Canyar County, Loja Cuenca, Saraguro, Cayamba Quito and El Churcho in the
province of Morona Santiago." About 50 thousand police officers guard enterprises and
firms in order to prevent their defeat.
After two days of fierce clashes between the police and the armies, on the one hand, and
mostly peaceful demonstrators, on the other, October 3 and 4, October 6 was quiet in
Quito. Obviously, the repression had an effect and intimidated the population. In the
capital alone, 150 people were arrested; they were beaten and harassed. Many of those
arrested are not allowed to contact lawyers.
Now the Native American organizations united in KONAYE have come to the forefront of
protests. CONAIA, for its part, has declared its own state of emergency in areas where
Indians make up the majority of the population. Soldiers and policemen invading this
territory are detained and transferred to Native American justice. In Alausi, the Oindians
are holding 47 soldiers. In Ambato, they seized a radio station and turned off many radio
and television transmitters. Across the country, Indians erect barricades on roads and
highways.
The troops and the police do not hesitate to resort to repression. So, on October 4,
soldiers shot and killed a young Indian in Kayamba; in Riobamba, a young man was shot
dead, filming the protests on camera. Many similar serious incidents have been reported on
social media, but the official media are silent.
"This is the largest and fastest popular mobilization in 35 years ...", a former
Ecuadorian diplomat explained in an interview with amerika21, who refused to give his name
out of fear of reprisals. "Shortly after his election in 2017, Moreno quickly shifted to
neoliberal politics in the economy and in many in other areas. Left ministers were removed
from the government and representatives of entrepreneurs were introduced. Decisions were
made about cuts in the social system. Unemployment grew rapidly to the high levels of the
1990s. I believe that the current "mobilization of the population, especially Native
American, may lead to the overthrow of the government or, at least, to the abolition of
measures, which in itself will mean a weakening of the regime." He does not believe that
Moreno will be able to sit in the presidential chair until 2021
(https://amerika21.de/2019/10/232334/ecuador-moreno-iwf-generalstreik-repress).
The leader of the kayambi Indians in northern Ecuador, Luis Iguamba, said pressure on the
government will increase. "We are fighting for everyone," he said, and cannot allow the
violation of the rights that we all have. "Therefore, everyone and everyone - be alert and
continue the fight. Let's radicalize the strike!"
BBC America Editor C. Piett recalls that protests led by Indians over the past decades
have led to the overthrow of 3 presidents of Ecuador
(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49955695)
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Message: 3
Bookmakers are a plague in the working quarters. In recent years they have multiplied
uncontrollably in the lower-income districts of Madrid such as Puente de Vallecas, Usera,
Villaverde or Carabanchel. This growth occurs in these neighborhoods after the crisis that
implies a low price of the rent of the places to extract more benefits. ---- The stakes
are becoming the 21st century addiction. This addiction begins with small bets that assume
minimal spending but increasingly increase until you are betting large amounts of money as
a result of losing control over yourself. This vicious behavior is fueled by the
possibility of betting 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, on online casinos. Everything in
the construction of these places is focused so that we lose track of time, as it has no
natural light or windows. As a result of all these ingredients we find that 30.9% of
players are under 35 years old.
These companies exercise their power in the state and in the universities to legitimize
their right to steal from our class by recognizing the idleness of misery offered by their
establishments. But not only do they influence through institutions, but they win over
thousands of people through the sponsorship of charismatic characters like Carlos Sobera,
sportsmen like Rafa Nadal and Neymar, or theoretical youth references like Chojin or ZPU.
Bookmakers are another tool in the system to keep the working class asleep and tricked. We
take the little money we have in these places with the remote hope that a stroke of luck
will fix our lives and ultimately improve our living conditions. However, the reality is
that lucky strokes do not arrive. We left these bookmakers with less money and courage,
thinking maybe tomorrow. Meanwhile, owners keep rubbing their hands because the more "you
lose, the more they earn."
So we say enough. Just plunder us, sell us illusions, degrade our neighborhoods, foster
precarious work, take advantage of our misery.
It is for this reason that several collectives, organizations, associations and residents
of Madrid have called a demonstration against these businesses and the wreckage they make
to the lives of thousands of working families, next Sunday, October 6th, from Cuatro
Caminos to Tetouan at 12 pm .
#ApuestaByTuBarrio
CNT Comarcal Sur
Source:http://fcs-villaverde.cnt.es/6o-para-casas-apuestas/
Translation> Sol de Abril
Related Contents:
https://noticiasanarquistas.noblogs.org/post/2019/07/02/spanish-fora-cases-of-our-beds/
https://noticiasanarquistas.noblogs.org/post/2019/05/31/spanish-jornada-of-luta-
find-as-salas-de-apostas/
anarchist news agency-ana
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Message: 4
Factory Commission of Workers' Initiative and factory organization of the National Trade
Union of Heating Agents operating in Energa Serwis Sp. z o. o. jointly submitted to the
management boards of Energa SA and Energa OZE SA for an urgent meeting. Unions are
concerned about the situation in the company that could lead to dismissals. A meeting with
the management boards of both companies is scheduled for Monday, October 7 at 14:30, but
if its course is unsatisfactory, protests will start soon. ---- Energa Serwis Sp. z o. o.
is part of the Energa capital group that deals with the production, distribution and sale
of electricity. The group, which consists of several companies, supplies electricity to
over 2.7 million. recipients in central and northern Poland. Energa Serwis is responsible,
among others for: construction, modernization and repair of power boilers, boiler
auxiliary equipment and heating networks.
Until now, the main contractor of the company was the Ostroleka power plant, however it
recently terminated the so-called "Subscription contract" (for permanent service of
installations and infrastructure) and it is not known whether she will be interested in
using the services of the company in the coming years. What's more, in the opinion of
trade unionists, the current management board of Energa Serwis is not conducting effective
activities aimed at obtaining other orders - at the moment there is no order for next
year, which, combined with the uncertain situation related to operating the power plant,
may threaten hundreds of jobs.
Trade unionists associated in the Workers' Initiative do not intend to watch it passively
and hence the request for an urgent meeting with the management board of the Energa group.
If the situation does not change, protests may take place in the following days.
http://ozzip.pl/teksty/informacje/mazowieckie/item/2523-energa-serwis-zwiazki-zawodowe-zaniepokojone-sytuacja-firmy
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Message: 5
From October 26 to November 23, UCL organizes a tour in eleven cities in France, with
three activists from the Federation of Basic Organizations (FOB). ---- For more than
twelve years, the red and black flags of the FOB have made themselves known in the
Argentine street. ---- At the intersection of direct action and feminism, while advocating
self-management, the FOB brings together in its assemblies thousands of men and women from
the poorer neighborhoods. ---- They will share their struggles, visions and practices. It
will talk about the piquetero movement, the struggle of women, the action of this
organization in the shantytowns of Buenos Aires, basic feminist assemblies and struggles
of migrant women.
It will also talk about the political situation in Argentina, since October 27 will take
place on 1 stround of the presidential election. The right-wing president, Mauricio Macri,
is in danger of being forced out, and to win the victory, his Peronist rival multiplies
seduction companies in the direction of the social movement.
The dates of the tour
Paris on October 26
Le Mans (72) on October 28th
Rennes (35) on October 30th
Ferns (35) on 1 stNovember to Birds of the storm, 14, rue Pinterie
Montreuil (93) November 4, at the House of Women, 24-28 Rue de l'Église
Nancy (54) on November 6th
Lyon (69) on November 8
Clermont-Ferrand (63) on November 12
Marseille (13) on November 14
Millau (12) on November 19th
Montpellier (34) November 21 Toulouse (31), November 23
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Une-Tournee-organisee-par-l-UCL-Feminisme-de-classe-et-lutte-populaire-en
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Message: 6
The 47th act of protest of the movement of the "yellow vests" in France took place in
collaboration with environmental protests and activists of the "black bloc" in various
cities of the country. In Paris, protesters captured one of the leading shopping centers.
In Amiens, Besançon and Toulouse, clashes occurred with the forces of the capitalist
order. ---- In Amiens, the demonstration began late in the morning in a festive
atmosphere. The "activist village" was defeated, slogans chanted about the demands of the
"yellow vests" and the consequences of the fire at the chemical plant "Lubrisol" in Rouen.
The "yellow vests" and the "black block" staged a round around the city center, stating
that they had "gone looking for" the Macron that had once grown in this city. In the
afternoon, the protest escalated into clashes with the police. Demonstrators responded to
tear gas by throwing sticks and stones. Several bank branches were defeated, an attack was
made on McDonald's. 2 commandos received minor injuries from stones. 9 people were
detained. In the end, the march ended peacefully: the demonstrators, having completed the
round, returned to their starting point,
In Besancon, the demonstration was held under the banner of protecting social services.
During the rally, protesters smashed a ladder with metal sticks on the facade of the
prefecture's building. Clashes broke out twice, police and gendarmes used tear gas in an
attempt to disperse the demonstrators. Several dozen people tried to break into the
station building. In total, 3 policemen were injured. 5 people were detained for
interrogation
(https://www.cnews.fr/france/2019-10-05/gilets-jaunes-en-direct-incidents-amiens-et-besancon-en-marge-de-la-47e-semaine-de;
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/somme/amiens/gilets-jaunes-47e-journee-mobilisation-tension-amiens-1732533.html)
In Toulouse, authorities once again closed the central square of the Capitol for
demonstrations. According to the call, distributed on social networks, the protesters
gathered at 14.00 in a traditional place already - at the metro station "Jean Zhores". No
formal application for the march was filed. The action was called "In the face of the
courts - we will protect ourselves." The main theme was the protest against repression and
the demand to immediately release all arrested and convicted protesters. The action was
also carried out under the sign of "convergence of struggle" - against pension reform,
reform of unemployment insurance, against climate change, underfunding of hospitals, etc.
(https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/toulouse-place-capitole-nouveau-interdite-gilets-jaunes-lacte-47_28184914.html)
Together with the "yellow vests" environmentalists protested. Demonstrators marched in the
direction of Joan of Arc. Clashes occurred near Capitol Square. Taking advantage of the
fact that the march slowed down, the police broke into the convoy and tried to take away
the banner. A fight ensued, during which the captain of the police was knocked to the
ground, her helmet was taken away and she was slightly kicked ... The police used tear gas
(https://www.ladepeche.fr/2019/10/05/gilets-jaunes-invasion-dans-un-centre-commercial-parisien-pour-lacte-47-manifestation-a-toulouse,8460536.php;
https://www.revolutionpermanente.fr/Toulouse-Retraites-Climat-Services-Publics-Les-Gilets-Jaunes-exigent-le-Tous-ensemble)
In Montpellier, the Ale Yellow Assembly and the Yellow Vests Collective Defense group
called for a protest. The main slogan was the release of prisoners (on the eve of the
rally held near the prisons in Nimes, and on Sunday at the Villeneuve de Magelon prison)
(https://lepoing.net/des-gilets-jaunes-mobilises-sur-un-rond-point-a-st-jean-de-vedas-des-actions-prevues-dans-le-gard-et-lherault/?fbclid=IwAR2OxTV2w3Fht1e8JF2pVb3I6WVbq_4hZMhck0peQK2o-Y91gU_NBIWRKGM).
The march in Montpellier passed this time without major incidents. However, the police
grabbed 3 people for "concealing faces"
(https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/gilets-jaunes/plusieurs-incidents-en-marge-du-47e-samedi-des-gilets-jaunes-6551966).
The actions of the "yellow vests" were also held in Avignon, Brest, Lanester, Lille, Lima
(action for free travel), Rennes (where clashes occurred while trying to break through
police barriers during a regional action; 2 people were detained); Fleurus, Chalon and
many other cities and towns, as well as at crossroads in various parts of the country.
But the most high-profile action took place this time in Paris, where activists of the
Ecstionion Rebelon environmental movement, yellow vests, Justice for Adama Committee,
Youth for the Climate, and representatives of other social initiatives performed under the
motto: "The last capture before the end of the world. " They captured one of the "symbols
of capitalism" - a large shopping center "Italie 2" and held it for almost a day, despite
police attacks.
Chronicle of the Paris capture
At about 10.30 a.m., hundreds of protesters broke into the mall, chanting Solidarity with
Rwans. On the banner it was written: "Rouen: there is no justice - there is no peace!".
The guards who arrived in time were met with shouts: "Work, consume and shut up" and "We
do this for your own children." Attempts failed posters and banners, and took away cameras
and mobile phones failed: there were too many protesters! As a result, the guard retired.
Demonstrators released buyers and blocked the entrance to the mall. "We are here, we are
here, even though Macron does not want this!" They chanted. Slogans spread throughout the
huge hall, and the boutiques closed one after another. "This shopping center symbolizes
the economic world, which constantly incites us to consume more and more resources of the
world,
After 11.20 protesters open their general assembly - the general meeting, which discusses
the main problems of society and resistance. A huge banner hung on the facade of the main
entrance: "We will destroy the palaces of power, we will build houses of the people" "We
will burn capitalism", can be read on the other.
At 11.40 am, special forces officers from the CRS gendarme are concentrated at the
entrances from the outside. At 12.30 one of the commandos of the commandos tried to get
inside through the restaurant. Protesters barricaded the entire terrace and windows with
restaurant furniture to keep them from getting through. A relaxed atmosphere reigned
inside the building. Some activists took a rest, others gathered in groups and led
discussions. The police are still circling outside. As soon as they were heading to one of
the entrances, the besieged reinforcements were immediately pulled in to strengthen the
blockade.
At 13.05 the movement "Extinsion Rebelon" published on Twitter a statement on the
objectives of the action: "to seize for as long as possible a place symbolizing the
distortion of our system, which threatens life ... Today this place will be turned into a
place of life, reflection, organization and convergence. This action of civil disobedience
is non-violent and takes place with joy, good humor and complacency. Activists are seated
to occupy it for as long as possible. "
At 13.15, the general assembly of the blockade participants temporarily ends work. The
ideas put forward during the discussions are recorded on a poster entitled "Wall of
Ideas". Among them - "call speakers to better communicate"; "dismantle the fire exit
system"; "in the event of expulsion from here - join the opponents of the Eurocity
project" (just at that time conducting a march through Paris in the direction of the
Matignon Palace). The names of lawyers in the event of reprisals, the distribution of
places of rest, the location of toilets and safety information are also listed there.
At 13.25, AssaTraore from the Justice for Adama movement, who came to support the
blockade, addressed the meeting. The young man of Adam Traore died in 2016 after he was
arrested by the police. "We cannot talk about ecology and climate, not to mention the
droughts in Africa or Asia, the hunger and plunder of resources in the Congo that feed
this consumer system," says Assa Traore. "We cannot talk about this without condemning the
repression, which we have been experiencing for a long time in the working districts that
kill our brothers and make us suffer everywhere. We are faced with the same military
machine. You are all soldiers opposing it, and only together we can make it fall. "
At 2 pm, after about an hour's break, dozens of "yellow vests" resume singing and chanting
slogans: "Macron is at war with us, his police too, and we are determined to block the
country." After 15 minutes, the security evacuates all the employees of the shopping
center who were still in stores. Activists were expecting an early police assault.
14.45. Says 15-year-old Clement from the Youth for Climate movement: we are here, "because
marches for the climate are good, but we need to go up a level to be heard. We knew we
were taking risks, but the most important thing was to be able to take advantage this
moment of emulation, reflection, even if we are surrounded by the police. "
14.50. Activists who seized the mall are organizing. Iron shop blinds and billboards are
covered with posters: "Metro, work, Black block", "Prohibition of deadly paralysis
technique" (speech about special means used by the police) ... Animated discussion groups
gather in the hall. There are medical teams. Everyone does what he knows and talks about
what he came up with: media activists shoot videos, people discuss the privatization of
the Paris airport and collect signatures for a referendum ... The general assembly resumes
work on the underground floor.
15.00 Tension is growing. Mediators from the Extinsion Rebelon in orange vests urge
activists to pull themselves up to the front doors. Driving through the streets of a fire
engine is causing excitement: everyone is waiting for the assault to begin.
15.25. Performances are continuing. Activists block "from half to two-thirds" of the
shopping center, which includes 120 boutiques.
15.55. On the underground floor, some are resting (siesta), others are discussing what to
do if police cleansing begins.
16.15. The installation of two huge banners with the inscription: "Nature is not for sale.
Ecology is social and national." Outside, opposite the shopping center, the presence of
the police is not very noticeable, but dozens of gendarmerie cars are located around.
16.45. In the afternoon, hundreds of new activists join the seizure center. Because of the
lattice separating the captured part from the non-captured part, activists shout to the
curious: "Open us, we will consume together!" and "Work, consume and shut up." A medic
distributes sweets to security guards who are much more complacent than in the morning.
17:00 - Occupying the center settled for a long time. Urinals and toilets are installed,
hammocks are hung by ropes. The police are not yet trying to go on the storm: perhaps they
are waiting for the end of the trade center.
10/18. Activists are divided into various working and discussion groups and discuss a
variety of topics: "imperialism and ecology", "sexism and patriarchy in the struggle
movements", "repression", "libertarian municipalism", "Protected area in Notre Dame de
Land" , "international movements", "violence / non-violence" ...
7 p.m. One of the activists warns with a microphone about the imminent start of a police
operation. He calls for a "barricade" or "civil disobedience," but "without direct
confrontation with the police." "If the CRS manages to break the door and enter," one of
his comrades says, "force yourself to pull back, you will slow down their invasion without
aggression or physical damage." Outside, mobile gendarmes light flashers. Wooden plates
and chairs are pulled to the entrances.
19.30. In the lobby adjacent to the main entrance, hundreds of activists line up around
the entrance. "We are here, we are here, let Macron not want this!" - chant the audience.
Outside, sympathizers drum to the beat in the windows. People wanted to eat. In the
afternoon, people brought fruits and vegetables: watermelons, tomatoes, zucchini, bananas,
cucumbers ... All this was put in the basement, and then transferred to the dining room,
organized right in front of the restaurant. Tables are wooden shields. The kitchen works
on the basis of self-government: activists cut vegetables and fruits and cook them with
spices, others go with containers with radishes and distribute to those who wish.
Vegetables and fruits are eaten raw.
20.00. As expected, the gendarmes were waiting for the official closing time of the
shopping center. They approach the entrances and check the doors for durability. The
defense holds on. There are fewer blockers than it was during the day. Some left in the
last hour so as not to get in touch with the police. The bell rings. But the atmosphere is
still fun. People dance to the song of Michael Jackson. And some even manage to sleep.
20.20. The forces of the capitalist order enter an uninvolved part of the trade center.
But there are also protesters chanting "We are here." From the inside, a batukada answers
them.
9 p.m. Five inputs are controlled by activists. Special forces advances through the hall,
panic breaks out. Activists released gas similar to pepper. I can not breathe. There is an
explosion, eyes and skin are burning, everyone is coughing.
10.21. The protesters help each other by passing eye drops, skin cream. People speak to
each other supportive words. The police "investigation and intervention team" in the hoods
is stopped by a metal curtain and is trying to raise the grille with a hydraulic cylinder.
They push for 20 minutes - to no avail. The grid is curved and no longer opens. The team
with its equipment goes to another place.
21.20. Xavier, rubbing his reddened eyes, says: "Mobile gendarmes tried to get through the
back door from the Nature and Opening store. Faced with resistance from activists, they
fired gas several times. They were repulsed."
21.35. Police forces were thrown back, but they let in a lot of gas. This is not an
ordinary gas, but very annoying, pepper. Many protesters lost their orientation, stumble
and blindly wander. Sounds of support and solidarity. People help each other. Five minutes
of calm. People take a breath and think where the next blow will come from. The slogans
still sound: "We are here, we are here, even if Macron does not want this, we are here."
At the entrance, new police cars.
21.40. On the square in front of the trade center, the gendarmes, who had blocked the
approaches, had been half an hour already when they left and freed the approaches. You can
enter the building, you can exit it. The gas erodes and you can breathe inside. Gendarmes
and CRS in their cars ... and the cars leave unexpectedly! Inside the center, residents of
the Le Sitadin hotel watch the performance through the windows.
21.55. The occupants of the shopping center congratulate a friend on the first two
repulsed attacks and prepare for the third.
10 p.m. Outside in the square are CRS vans; commandos crawl out of them, with helmets and
batons, and line up on the site. Hundreds of activists stand there. Volut siren 7
approaching vans. But they are leaving, 11 others are leaving too.
05.22. The vans left, there are no more police outside. But they fear that a new assault
is being prepared from within. The situation is confusing. Police and gendarmerie vans are
located on neighboring streets.
10.30 p.m. On the site in front of the center are 200-300 people. A dozen gendarme wagons
are located on the other side of Italy Square. About 20 gendarmes without helmets and
shields are 40 meters from the entrance. So far, everything is calm.
22.40. Inside, activists pull self-service bicycles and electric scooters into the corner,
building a barricade. Street benches are also used to barricade the entrances. Several
hundred activists are still inside the trade center. The gendarmes are quiet, but
concentrated around the mall.
23.15. Many activists now go outside, then come back, taking advantage of the fact that
the doors are open. The oppressive smell of gas inside is too depressing for some. People
are busy collecting material to expand the barricades. Others, lying down, rest, resting
their heads on a backpack. Many went to eat. Fire safety officers are on site and are
discussing something with activists. The gendarmes stay outside.
23.20. All gendarmerie and police trucks disappeared. Thus, the activists of the operation
"Last Capture Before the End of the World" won and can spend the night in a shopping
center. After more than 13 hours of capture, the shopping center bears the imprint of the
past day. On all walls are visible inscriptions written in marker or paint. Plastic
lobsters are scattered everywhere. Billboards are covered, but not one is broken.
00.00. In the lobby of the shopping center - an impromptu celebration. People dance,
hiding their faces with hoods. On the ground floor, at least 200 people still participate
in the general assembly.
01.00. A sound system is installed on the first floor of the shopping center. For an hour,
I will survive, a remix of Yellow Vests about Demons of the Night (dedicated to police
violence), etc. A fire extinguisher is used to lift the mood. Many yellow vests are here.
The General Assembly is over. Discussions on the topic "Remain or leave together
immediately?" culminated in a decision: to continue the blockade all night. True, not
everyone liked it, and some leave the building. One of the sides of the trade center has 7
cars of the Anti-Criminal Brigade.
02.00. In the shopping center for the night there were about 200 people. They celebrate,
discuss, relax. From time to time, rumors are circulating about the threat of a new police
attack. but it turns out to be false.
03.40. Activists decide to leave the mall. The security service locks the doors. The
capture is over. It lasted for 17 hours!
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Message: 7
In the summer drought of 2018, rivers across Europe hit record low levels, revealing
‘hunger stones', warnings from past generations that if the water level gets this low,
pain is coming. One stone in the River Elbe read ‘Wenn du mich siehst, dann wein'
translating to ‘If you see me, weep'. ---- As I write this, large areas of the arctic are
on fire. ---- In Siberia, a new trade is booming in selling the bones of woolly mammoths
as they are being revealed by the thawing permafrost. ---- Within this context, Desert,
now republished by Active Distribution, is looking worryingly prophetic. -- -- -- -- --
Desert has become something of an online sensation since publication by an anonymous
author in 2011. It starts from the quite plausible premise that we will not be able to
limit climate change in any meaningful sense; that runaway heating is inevitable, that
large sections of the globe will become uninhabitable. As this happens, human populations
will shrink rapidly due to wars, malnutrition and the vulnerability to disease that these
bring. It is not an optimistic view of the future. Humanity will not be able to pull
itself together to do anything about it. Unsurprisingly, it has developed a cult following
amongst Nihilists and anarcho-individualists.
As well as some worrying predictions about the future of the climate, Desert also has some
home-truths for the anarchist movement, our capacity and what we can hope to achieve. In
this it calls out the Anarchist Federation, and other groups, for proposing that an
anarchist revolution will be complete and worldwide; suggesting this is unrealistic and
that ultimately, we're selling a fantasy not unlike the priests and politicians.
There are some valuable points to consider, and certainly there is some truth in this,
however I feel this is a slight misreading of our message.
We do not believe there will be an ‘anarchist revolution', we believe revolutions are
spontaneous events and that ultimately all we can do is try to push them in a more
libertarian and communist direction. We must try to build new structures which are
effective against the inevitable counter revolution and which mitigates against the
prospect of a single group seizing power again over the working class. What (I think) we
meant, was not that we would ever have enough anarchists to take over the whole world at
once, but that we will never be able to co-exist peacefully with capitalism. Ultimately,
if capitalism still exists anywhere in the world it will always try to expand and regain
control of our lives. Whether we will be successful in eradicating it remains to be seen.
The author also tries to put to bed the misconception that there will be a ‘singular
anarchist future', however this is not an assumption I was labouring under. In
revolutionary Spain, a small part of a relatively small country, there was not one system
of doing things. Some villages banned money, some kept it, whereas some issued work
tokens. We have never claimed to have the perfect system; there is no set programme; there
is no end goal. The beauty of anarchism is that it is constantly evolving, that is adapts
to new localities and conditions.
-- -- -- -- --
While I feel these points need clarification, ultimately the message of Desert is one that
needs to be heard. There is a naivety amongst the anarchist movement that if we can come
up with the perfect organisational structures or blue-print for the future, the working
class will arise. The fact is that we are at a low ebb and unfortunately the climate isn't
going to wait until we regain our strength. We must accept that the revolution is unlikely
to come about from positive action on our own part, from some glorious moment, more likely
it will be due to the collapse of states as they are no longer able to provide for their
citizens. We need to accept this, and we need to start planning for it.
That's not to say that imagining futures together is not valuable. Understanding together
what a utopia might look like can help us to get there. These ideas can break the spell of
capitalist realism and help people begin to think of new relations between each other and
new relations to the rest of nature. This is where Desert brings an important message.
Whilst talking of these utopias we must also be realistic about we can achieve in the here
and now. We must not preach these utopias as if they are just around the corner or they
will be easy to achieve. Anarchist ways of organising have a lot to offer but we as a
movement are a long way from being able to build alternative power structures, from being
able to provide for communities. This is where our true weaknesses lie: we are not the CNT
in 1930s Spain. We do have the structures in place to be able to take over or defend our
gains if a revolution happened tomorrow.
Somewhere along the line this sense of realism has been lost amid hopeful speeches aiming
to inspire people to anarchist ways of thinking. In early 20th century Italy, Malatesta
discussed with other anarchists how they would provide for the people after an uprising in
the city- ‘We'll feed ourselves from the warehouses' was the reply. But how much food was
actually in the warehouses? Malatesta checked and was surprised to find barely any. He
realised the city could not survive without help from food brought in by railroad, the
same railroad which would also bring reinforcements for the army if it was kept it open.
He surmised: ‘we must face the cannons if we want the corn'. This is a useful story of
realism meeting revolutionary exuberance. It will not be easy and Desert acknowledges
that. We can achieve a lot, just look at anarchist disaster relief efforts across the
globe, but we should also be aware we may not be the only force trying to consolidate
ourselves as the capitalist order collapses.
-- -- -- -- --
Desert paints a future in which capitalist civilisation crumbles as it becomes unable to
provide for its citizens in any meaningful way. Many will die in the global south (the
author seems slightly blasé about this fact) but humans will expand north into the
previously uninhabited zones. What will remain are pockets of societies, some more
anarchist that others and some more successful than others. However, this is not the only
way a society ravaged by global heating could evolve. Let me discuss two other possible
dystopias.
First, as global warming accelerates the state realises the threat this presents and that
it must step in to manage the crisis. The industrialised countries in the temperate north
close their borders to keep out climate refuges and foster an increasing nationalism, an
us vs them narrative over access to resources. The land purchased by US and European
corporations in Africa is used to maintain our standard of living. How many disruptions to
supply will the US tolerate before it sends in its army to subdue the locals and manage
food production? In this dystopia, society continues in the temperate zones, albeit under
strong state control and rationing of resources. Those outside these zones become client
states, forced into production to service Europe and the US with food. In reality, this is
simply an acceleration of the current dynamic between the industrialised nations and their
former colonies.
Second, as climate breakdown becomes increasingly obvious with drought and famine in the
less temperate zones, the potential rewards for technologies like direct air capture of
CO2 become huge. States are deeply indebted trying to manage extreme weather events and
the upgrading of infrastructure, meaning the development of these technologies is in
corporate hands. Will Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos be kind to us when they have the power to
save humanity, or will they extract as much as possible for their empires? Already they
have international operations which flaunt local laws and are developing their own
currencies to do this further. In this future the corporations are the ones who build
alternative power structures outside the state. For those who can afford it, or who can
sell their skills, the climate crisis will be managed. For everyone else, the future is
less rosy.
-- -- -- -- --
In planning theory, when dealing with uncertain futures, one approach is to map out the
possible scenarios and try to pick a strategy which works with each one. This is often
termed ‘no regrets' decision making. While the solution might not be optimal in any given
scenario, it will allow you to survive whichever possible future turns out to be true.
Essentially, you're not putting all your eggs in one basket.
Desert has offered one possible scenario and I have given a further two here. What
strategies can we develop which benefit us no matter which turns out to be true? I would
like to suggest as a start that in each of these scenarios, being able to provide for
ourselves would be incredibly beneficial. The less dependence we have on the state or
corporations, the less likely they are to be able to enslave us further.
Unfortunately, taking back the land has proved somewhat tricky despite our best efforts,
but perhaps this isn't the only way we can view this problem. Providing for ourselves
could mean engaging with the local council to build community-scale solar schemes. When
the time comes we disconnect from the grid and have an energy system which we can manage
ourselves. Community growing projects increase knowledge of farming practices, build
community networks and show mutual aid in action. Group therapy sessions build our
capacity for self-care and international networks grow our knowledge of how other
communities have faced similar problems and won. Our unions offer an alternative structure
which connects knowledge in different industries with regional-scale understanding of
production and distribution systems.
Each of these projects would improve our chances if any of the possible future scenarios
of state collapse, state domination or corporatism came true. These, and probably many
more, are the ‘no regrets decisions' we can be making to increase our chance of surviving
and thriving in the future. Perhaps Desert's greatest strength is making us realise the
urgency of taking these steps and being realistic about where the movement is today.
Desert is a welcome addition to anarchist ideas about what the future may hold for us.
There has been a debate in the climate movement for years about the best way to frame the
problem to increase awareness and action. Do we give messages of hope about what the
future could hold if we act now or visions of doom if we get it wrong? Ultimately I think
both are necessary, people need to be aware of the risks if we don't get this right and
Desert injects a healthy dose of doom into the debate. Just don't lose hope, another
future is possible. ?
John Warwick is an Anarchist and Environmentalist based in the UK.
Desert, a warning written by an anonymous author, republished by Active Distribution ISBN
978 1 909798 72 4
Read Desert for free online at The Anarchist Library
http://organisemagazine.org.uk/2019/10/03/desert-review/
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Message: 8
The follow is a Report on the NO PASARAN! demonstration of September 14th from comrades
with the Anarchist Political Organisation (APO) of Greece. ---- On Saturday, September
14th, the crowded demonstration against police occupation and drug-mafias in Exarcheia,
the pogrom against refugees and immigrants and their displacement from the neighborhood,
the repression of squats, self-organized spaces of struggle and social and class
resistance took place. This demo marks the completion of a first round of mobilizations
within the wider campaign which was called by the NO PASARAN! assembly, in which we are
participating along with the K* Vox squat, the squats from immigrants and refugees Notara
26 and Spirou Trikoupi 17 - one the squats that was evicted-, the anarchist
antiauthoritarian social space Antipnoia, the Self-organized social space of Galatsi
Stegastro, Class Coutnerattack (group of anarchists and communists), the anarchist
collective of students Arodamos and individual comrades. Many comrades and collectives
from Greece and internationally responded to this campaign and organized many solidarity
actions and mobilizations.
Over seven thousand people of the struggle, anarchists and antiauthoritarians responded to
NO PASARAN! call which was supported by many other calls of political, social and class
collectives, amongst which the base unions' call to a common bloc, and filled the streets
of the center of Athens. During the demonstration, we distributed many flyers and shouted
slogans such as "No step behind, no submission, let's crush repression on the streets",
"Everybody in the streets and the squares, Police and drug-mafias out of Exarcheia", "We
are together with immigrants, refoulement of cops and mafias", "Solidarity is the weapon
of the people, war against the war of the bosses", "The right is on the revolted's side,
not on the side of the submitted and the snitches", "war against the cops and the
drug-mafias, we will not let the squares to be turned into butcher houses" and slogans
related to the commemoration of the six years from the murder of Pavlos Fyssas by Nazis of
Golden Dawn. The large number of demonstrators, the dynamics and the pulse of the
mobilization, is an astounding response to the repressive operation of the state but also
to the ideological propaganda of the media which attempt to isolate and criminalize those
who do not submit and are still resisting against the anti-social and repressive plans of
the state and the capital.
Just after the end of the demonstration in Exarcheia square, the state unleashed, as a
response, a brutal attack of the riot police in the near-by streets, beating violently and
suffocating by teargas many people who had either participated in the demonstration or
were just coming by. During this attack, four youngsters were detained randomly among
others and were later charged with unsubstantial fabricated accusations. The conspiracy
which was staged against them is a blatant persecution of political motivation in an
attempt to terrorize the people of the struggle and reverse the wave of class and social
solidarity which was expressed earlier. If they believe that they can intimidate and
repress resistance they are mistaken.
The grand mobilization of September 14th is a valuable outcome for the movement in the
future, a barricade for the collective defense of the structures and the people of the
struggle and the social and class resistance in general. But also it is a first step
towards the direction of organizing our social and class counter-attack, for the overturn
of the world of authority, for Social Revolution, for Anarchy and Libertarian Communism. ?
SOLIDARITY WILL WIN!
AGAINST THE STATE'S REPRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
NO SURRENDER - NO TRUCE!
NO PASARAN!
PS1: The four people arrested in Exarcheia on 9/14 were released.
PS2: Few days after the big demonstration, the state continues its repressive attack
invading and evicting two housing squats for refugees and immigrants in Athens, and
removing the political kiosk from Exarcheia square, a structure of the struggle against
state repression, drug-mafias and social cannibalism.
LelasKaragianni 37 squat
Originally shared by the APO on 27/9/2019
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