Today's Topics:
1. icl-cit: [Poland] Not a single step back! We keep on
fighting! (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
fighting! (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Greece, [Patra]: Information from the march for the 8th of
March, women's day of struggle [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
March, women's day of struggle [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Slovakia, Prima Akcia: Report on the activities of the
association Direct action for 2020 [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
association Direct action for 2020 [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. US, WSA, ideas and action: International Women's Day
Statement (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
Statement (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. Colombia, grupo via libre: Working women fight and mobilize
(8M 2021) (ca, de, it, fr, pt)[machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
(8M 2021) (ca, de, it, fr, pt)[machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
6. INDONESIAN BLACK CROSS: Statement of the Attitude of the
Bandung Black Cross on the Recent Situation of Tamansari By
PALANGHITAM [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
Bandung Black Cross on the Recent Situation of Tamansari By
PALANGHITAM [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
7. APO "bad horse": [Patra] Information from the general
education rally (10/3) machine translation]
education rally (10/3) machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
8. France, UCL - The State dissolves Generation Identity while
propagating its ideas (ca, de, it, fr, pt)[machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
"We keep on fighting on the Women's Day - Abortion on demand, Higher Wages, Lower
Rents" ---- We are part of a larger feminist coalition that has been organizing
the latest protests in Poland. For us, limiting the right to abortion is another
cut in medical services, and the position of women will never change if our
situation at work, our housing situation and our overburdening with free care
work do not improve. We are talking about high rents and high living costs. ----
For many women, the subsequent drastic difficulties in accessing abortion have
simply filled the cup of bitterness. We felt that we were denied the right to
medical care and that we are forced to suffer. Due to the anti-social and
anti-labor policies of successive governments, we have enough working and living
problems, and by changing the abortion law, we have been given even more of those
problems.
In recent months, by building a mass, grassroots, determined movement, we have
shown that we can go out on the streets with enormous energy, not only for a day
or two. We had our own initiatives going on and on, and it was amazing. We have
to go further: learn to organize every day, in trade unions, tenants'
associations, at universities, schools, in self-help groups, in neighbourhoods.
It is not an easy thing to do. We are told that if you need help, if you are a
tenant, employee, unemployed and you demand changes, then you should be ashamed.
Are you working on the production line? You deserve nothing: just change job, we
have this liberal freedom. You are backward, since you found such a job, you
cannot find a better one, you have landed on the street, you no longer have the
strength to look after your loved ones for free, and only you are responsible for
it. Are you calling for a raise? You are demanding! We hear it often. During the
pandemic, it suddenly turned out that nurses, cleaners, employees of warehouses,
production and trade are key people for the economy and the whole society. People
employed in feminized sectors and those who work for free in caring for children,
the disabled and the oldest.
"We keep on fighting on the Women's Day - Abortion on demand, Higher Wages, Lower
Rents"
Thanks to the recent protests, we did an important thing - we overcame the
reluctance to go out on the streets. We found strength and said: yes, we have the
right to have an abortion, yes, I work physically, I earn a minimum wage, I do
not have a permanent contract, I do not have insurance, I am not satisfied with
my life and work, but I want it to change, I want it to change now. Participation
in the demonstration, creating your own slogans or a banner is no longer a reason
for us to be ashamed. We learned that in order to effectively change reality, we
must act together, in larger groups. We want a better life, self-determination,
higher wages, higher benefits! Not a single step back!
Let's show our determination! Let's show that we won't give up so easily! Let's
show what Women's Day is for us! Let's meet at the demonstration!
Inicjatywa Pracownicza (IP): https://ozzip.pl/
Socjalny Kongres Kobiet (Women's Social Congress):
https://www.facebook.com/socjalnykk/
"Rozbrat" Social Center: https://www.rozbrat.org/
Wielkopolskie Stowarzyszenie Lokatorów (Wielkopolska Tenant's' Association):
http://www.wsl-poznan.pl/
https://www.icl-cit.org/poland-not-a-single-step-back-we-keep-on-fighting/
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Message: 2
Posted in: Women's initiative against patriarchy , Ports - Events - Gatherings .
Tagged: March 8 , Women's Initiative Against Patriarchy , Gender Violence ,
Gender Oppression , Women . Leave a comment ---- This morning (8/3/21) there was
a march in Patras from the open race assembly for March 8, student associations,
Patras pride and leftist organizations and groups, for March 8, a day of struggle
of the women of our class. ---- The demonstration was accompanied by more than
400 people. Texts were distributed, T-shirts were thrown and slogans were chanted
in favor of women's militant struggles, against the state and patriarchy, against
gender-based violence and oppression. In the block of the open race assembly
there was a dynamic female guard!
In Georgiou Square, during the pre-assembly, the gathered comrades expelled the
ND MP Christina Alexopoulou, who was provocatively there.
At the same time, a banner intervention was carried out by the women's initiative
against patriarchy as a sign of solidarity with the militant, hunger striker D.K.
while during the march slogans of solidarity were shouted at the striker.
TO KEEP LIVE THE CLASS, FIGHTING WOMEN'S GAMES YESTERDAY
AGAINST STATE AND PATRIARCHY FOR HANDBUILDING AND FREEDOM
Updated from https://prwtovouliagynaikwn.wordpress.com/2021/03/08/925/
https://ipposd.wordpress.com/
------------------------------
Message: 3
Campaigns for parliamentary elections and coronacrises, solidarity activities,
two new publications on workplace disputes and anarcho-syndicalism, International
Week against Wage Non-Payment in Slovakia and the World and several other
activities in a summary in annual report on the activities of the Association
Direct Action for the past year. ---- CAMPAIGNS ---- (Not) to vote is not enough
---- In 2020, we expanded our traditional campaign promoting our attitude to the
elections in the form of stickers to almost 20 towns and villages in Slovakia .
We commented on the topic in several articles and ended the campaign with an open
meeting in Bratislava on election day. ---- Coronation crisis - We are not on
the same ship!
During the first wave of the pandemic, we provided examples of inspirational
struggles working during the pandemic, which we published on the web in the form
of four weekly summaries . Symbolically, on May 1, we launched the Coronacrisis
campaign itself - we are not on the same ship dedicated to the pandemic. Our
goal was to reach as many people as possible and create contacts between people
who want to be active in some way. We have summarized our approach in four texts:
Corona Crisis: Let's help each other , We support people who want to be active,
We show that it makes sense to fight, We connect with people who have a similar
view of things as we do . Later we published a series of so-called "Delusions",
in which we commented on nonsensical statements that were often made in our
surroundings. We have also prepared new sticker motifs encouraging to solve
problems in the workplace.
3v1
International Week Against Non-Payment of Wages
This was our main autumn activity , which was organized at the level of the
entire International Workers' Association (MAP). As the idea for this annual
recurring activity came from us and was approved at the MAP Congress in Melbourne
in 2019, we felt responsible for the first "year" and were curious how the event
would go. You can read the summary in the article Associations in 14 countries
took part in the International Week against Non-Payment of Wages. We continue
again in the third week of October 2021.
DISPUTES WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF THE ASSOCIATION DIRECT ACTION
In the summer, we were approached by two self-employed people working in
construction in eastern Slovakia with a request for help with the payment of
money for work performed. Thanks to their own activity and pressure on the
bosses, they finally got all the money in their account, before the problem
escalated into an open dispute, which we consider to be positive news.
Problems in working with us were also discussed by other workers, although we did
not get to the dispute stage.
PRESENTATIONS
Meeting in Lódži, Poland
On February 15, we came to Lód. At the invitation of our friends from the ZSP
association. In the third largest Polish city with a history of struggles working
mainly in textile factories, we discussed our successes and the causes of
mistakes, as well as important changes that both unions have experienced during
their development.
20th anniversary of the Direct Event
We also planned events in Slovakia in connection with the 20th anniversary of
the association (concert, baptism of a new publication, exhibition, presentation
on the history of anarcho-syndicalism and anarchism in Slovakia after 1989 and
others), but we had to postpone all indefinitely. due to a pandemic.
An article in the magazine Capital
Editors of the magazine Capital asked us to post on the subject of disobedience,
and the result was personally attacking our ankles article in the March issue of
its participation in strikes in the education sector between 2012 and 2016.
May Day Special English RTVS well as talks with union direct action
English RTVS broadcast called Slovakia Today prepared a high-quality 20-minute
entry dedicated to May 1. He also heard within itinterview with a member of our
association . She spoke about the struggles of workers during the corona crisis
and also mentioned the activities of the International Workers' Association and
our campaign We are not on the same ship (you can hear it on this link, minutes
10:15 to 12:45 ).
PUBLISHING ACTIVITY - PUBLISHING POINT OF BREAK (NBZ)
How we dealt with problems at work: Disputes of the Direct Action 2015-2019
On the day of the parliamentary elections, we published a publication mapping the
five disputes in which our union participated in 2015-2019. All but one turned
out in favor of the workers. The key was that they had them under their control
at all times and followed direct action tactics. In practice, we have shown that
our principles work and bring results. The link to download for free in DOC, PDF,
MOBI and EPUB formats is here .
We fight for ourselves: Anarcho-syndicalism and class struggle
At the end of the year, we published a Slovak translation of the book, which we
can boldly call the best introduction to anarcho-syndicalism. It perfectly
captures its theoretical side, development, practice, methods and goals. The book
clearly clarifies the differences between anarcho-syndicalism and other currents
in the workers' movement and provides valuable criticism of classical trade
unions. It also refutes several stereotypes caused by the lack of information and
the lack of anarcho-syndicalist tradition in Slovakia. The book is available in
printed version and free of charge in PDF, DOC, MOBI and EPUB formats. More info
here .
SOLIDARY ACTIVITIES
Support for a released friend from the WAS association (Austria)
In mid-January, we expressed our solidarity with a friend from Vienna's WAS, who
was fired from Jugend am Werk. Together with other organizations, we sent a
protest fax and e-mail. After the WAS picket in front of the company's
headquarters, the dispute ended and the WAS member received high severance pay.
Solidarity with Carmen in her fight for re-employment (Spain)
In April, we supported Carmen from the CNT-AIT in Cartagena, which launched an
international solidarity campaign for re- employment of Carmen from WebHelp
Málaga SLU in early April . In an article on the web, we published a sample
protest email, the necessary contacts, as well as information about the
background of the dispute and the first results of the fight. Later we thought
about the fact that although Carmen was not re-employed,it did not automatically
mean that the dispute was unsuccessful .
Financial support for activists affected by the pandemic (India)
In May, we financially supported the call of the Indian organization MEM (Friends
of MAP). They helped 15 informals in the informal sector who lost their income
due to the pandemic.
Financial support for activists affected by the pandemic (Slovakia)
We also financially supported people who helped us several times during our
disputes and found themselves in a critical financial situation during the pandemic.
Support for dismissed trade unions from Ansell (Sri Lanka)
In August, we supported a protest email of dismissed trade unions from Ansell in
Sri Lanka.
Solidarity with Roxana in the fight to pay wages (Spain)
In November, we again supported the CNT-AIT in the wage dispute . The dispute
concerned Roxana, whose employer first reduced her working hours and then reduced
her pay and changed her place of work.
OPEN (ONLINE) MEETINGS
During the year, we adapted to the situation and moved the personal meetings from
the original place in the Bratislava community living room Bystro to the online
space, where discussions continue (mainly about the climate crisis and our other
activities).
PLANS FOR 2021
Open online meetings will continue, we will address the climate crisis, organize
a plenary session and an extraordinary congress of the International Workers'
Association, and the International Week Against Non-Payment of Wages will take
place again in the autumn. We will also focus on the renewal and development of
activities in various regions of Slovakia, and if the pandemic situation allows,
we also want to organize deferred events from the previous year.
Union Direct Action
Other annual reports (2000-2019)
https://www.priamaakcia.sk/Sprava-o-cinnosti-zvazu-Priama-akcia-za-rok-2020.html
------------------------------
Message: 4
Today is international women's day, a day for appreciating the status of women in
the modern world. It was on this day that women textile workers kicked off the
February Revolution against the Romanov Empire with a demonstration, creating a
chain reaction that would ultimately destroy one of history's most powerful
imperial states. The struggle of women is a historic one, bound particularly to
the modern world-economy. The capitalist system operates through hierarchical
divisions of labor where the roles and rewards allotted to some are better than
those allotted to others. It is for this reason that women were initially barred
from the workforce and relegated to domestic work and that even after women have
entered the workforce world over they face worse pay and conditions than men and
have the double burden of domestic work on top of wage labor.
This division of labor works through devaluing the labor of women. Women's labor
is valued less in the capitalist world-economy than that of the man. This
presents those of us working for an egalitarian society with a double dilemma. On
the one hand, there can be no hope of a non-patriarchal capitalism. The division
of labor which allows capital to accumulate is one in which women are saddled
with more work and less benefit and always has been. It may not be a technical
impossibility to have a capitalist world that doesn't run on the oppression of
women, but given the historical reality of capitalism such an idea becomes so
practically deficient that our best bet is to replace capitalism with a more
egalitarian system. On the other hand, our movements can not pretend that the
destruction of capitalism means the destruction of sexism. There is no guarantee
that a post-capitalist world will be an egalitarian one, another form of
exploitation (including new forms of sexism) could easily replace capitalism.
This double dilemma for modern radicals means that we only have one option. We
need to build a horizontally integrated, egalitarian, anti-capitalist movement,
in which women and all other exploited and oppressed groups take an active and
equal part in a collective, solidaric struggle, for the deliberate creation of
the most democratic social order humanly possible. Historically
Anarcho-Syndicalists, such as those who participate in organizations such as
Workers' Solidarity Alliance and International Workers' Association, have called
such a society "Libertarian Socialism". A Libertarian Socialist social order
means rank and file control of society through mass assemblies which elect
delegates who's only and restrictive function is to carry out the rank and file
decisions on the larger scale. A Libertarian Socialist society would be made up
by a planetary confederation of mass assemblies around the world, the
participatory nature of such a confederation preventing the marginalization of
specific groups to the benefit of other groups.
The planetary confederation through the mass assemblies which elect delegates
would organize the world wide system of production and distribution. The
participatory nature of the mass assemblies would mean that women would
participate on equal footing in making the important social decisions to all
other gender groups and as a result; there would be no division of labor which
saddled women with the most work and slimmest benefits. In the coming years as
capitalism invariably becomes more unstable and conservative forces mobilize to
ensure the preservation of inequality Anarcho-Syndicalists as well as all those
seeking an egalitarian world should make international women's day, time and time
again, about the active struggle of women, in solidarity with all other oppressed
and exploited groups, to make a better world not only possible, but actual.
https://ideasandaction.info/2021/03/international-womens-day-statement-2/
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Message: 5
propagating its ideas (ca, de, it, fr, pt)[machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
"We keep on fighting on the Women's Day - Abortion on demand, Higher Wages, Lower
Rents" ---- We are part of a larger feminist coalition that has been organizing
the latest protests in Poland. For us, limiting the right to abortion is another
cut in medical services, and the position of women will never change if our
situation at work, our housing situation and our overburdening with free care
work do not improve. We are talking about high rents and high living costs. ----
For many women, the subsequent drastic difficulties in accessing abortion have
simply filled the cup of bitterness. We felt that we were denied the right to
medical care and that we are forced to suffer. Due to the anti-social and
anti-labor policies of successive governments, we have enough working and living
problems, and by changing the abortion law, we have been given even more of those
problems.
In recent months, by building a mass, grassroots, determined movement, we have
shown that we can go out on the streets with enormous energy, not only for a day
or two. We had our own initiatives going on and on, and it was amazing. We have
to go further: learn to organize every day, in trade unions, tenants'
associations, at universities, schools, in self-help groups, in neighbourhoods.
It is not an easy thing to do. We are told that if you need help, if you are a
tenant, employee, unemployed and you demand changes, then you should be ashamed.
Are you working on the production line? You deserve nothing: just change job, we
have this liberal freedom. You are backward, since you found such a job, you
cannot find a better one, you have landed on the street, you no longer have the
strength to look after your loved ones for free, and only you are responsible for
it. Are you calling for a raise? You are demanding! We hear it often. During the
pandemic, it suddenly turned out that nurses, cleaners, employees of warehouses,
production and trade are key people for the economy and the whole society. People
employed in feminized sectors and those who work for free in caring for children,
the disabled and the oldest.
"We keep on fighting on the Women's Day - Abortion on demand, Higher Wages, Lower
Rents"
Thanks to the recent protests, we did an important thing - we overcame the
reluctance to go out on the streets. We found strength and said: yes, we have the
right to have an abortion, yes, I work physically, I earn a minimum wage, I do
not have a permanent contract, I do not have insurance, I am not satisfied with
my life and work, but I want it to change, I want it to change now. Participation
in the demonstration, creating your own slogans or a banner is no longer a reason
for us to be ashamed. We learned that in order to effectively change reality, we
must act together, in larger groups. We want a better life, self-determination,
higher wages, higher benefits! Not a single step back!
Let's show our determination! Let's show that we won't give up so easily! Let's
show what Women's Day is for us! Let's meet at the demonstration!
Inicjatywa Pracownicza (IP): https://ozzip.pl/
Socjalny Kongres Kobiet (Women's Social Congress):
https://www.facebook.com/socjalnykk/
"Rozbrat" Social Center: https://www.rozbrat.org/
Wielkopolskie Stowarzyszenie Lokatorów (Wielkopolska Tenant's' Association):
http://www.wsl-poznan.pl/
https://www.icl-cit.org/poland-not-a-single-step-back-we-keep-on-fighting/
------------------------------
Message: 2
Posted in: Women's initiative against patriarchy , Ports - Events - Gatherings .
Tagged: March 8 , Women's Initiative Against Patriarchy , Gender Violence ,
Gender Oppression , Women . Leave a comment ---- This morning (8/3/21) there was
a march in Patras from the open race assembly for March 8, student associations,
Patras pride and leftist organizations and groups, for March 8, a day of struggle
of the women of our class. ---- The demonstration was accompanied by more than
400 people. Texts were distributed, T-shirts were thrown and slogans were chanted
in favor of women's militant struggles, against the state and patriarchy, against
gender-based violence and oppression. In the block of the open race assembly
there was a dynamic female guard!
In Georgiou Square, during the pre-assembly, the gathered comrades expelled the
ND MP Christina Alexopoulou, who was provocatively there.
At the same time, a banner intervention was carried out by the women's initiative
against patriarchy as a sign of solidarity with the militant, hunger striker D.K.
while during the march slogans of solidarity were shouted at the striker.
TO KEEP LIVE THE CLASS, FIGHTING WOMEN'S GAMES YESTERDAY
AGAINST STATE AND PATRIARCHY FOR HANDBUILDING AND FREEDOM
Updated from https://prwtovouliagynaikwn.wordpress.com/2021/03/08/925/
https://ipposd.wordpress.com/
------------------------------
Message: 3
Campaigns for parliamentary elections and coronacrises, solidarity activities,
two new publications on workplace disputes and anarcho-syndicalism, International
Week against Wage Non-Payment in Slovakia and the World and several other
activities in a summary in annual report on the activities of the Association
Direct Action for the past year. ---- CAMPAIGNS ---- (Not) to vote is not enough
---- In 2020, we expanded our traditional campaign promoting our attitude to the
elections in the form of stickers to almost 20 towns and villages in Slovakia .
We commented on the topic in several articles and ended the campaign with an open
meeting in Bratislava on election day. ---- Coronation crisis - We are not on
the same ship!
During the first wave of the pandemic, we provided examples of inspirational
struggles working during the pandemic, which we published on the web in the form
of four weekly summaries . Symbolically, on May 1, we launched the Coronacrisis
campaign itself - we are not on the same ship dedicated to the pandemic. Our
goal was to reach as many people as possible and create contacts between people
who want to be active in some way. We have summarized our approach in four texts:
Corona Crisis: Let's help each other , We support people who want to be active,
We show that it makes sense to fight, We connect with people who have a similar
view of things as we do . Later we published a series of so-called "Delusions",
in which we commented on nonsensical statements that were often made in our
surroundings. We have also prepared new sticker motifs encouraging to solve
problems in the workplace.
3v1
International Week Against Non-Payment of Wages
This was our main autumn activity , which was organized at the level of the
entire International Workers' Association (MAP). As the idea for this annual
recurring activity came from us and was approved at the MAP Congress in Melbourne
in 2019, we felt responsible for the first "year" and were curious how the event
would go. You can read the summary in the article Associations in 14 countries
took part in the International Week against Non-Payment of Wages. We continue
again in the third week of October 2021.
DISPUTES WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF THE ASSOCIATION DIRECT ACTION
In the summer, we were approached by two self-employed people working in
construction in eastern Slovakia with a request for help with the payment of
money for work performed. Thanks to their own activity and pressure on the
bosses, they finally got all the money in their account, before the problem
escalated into an open dispute, which we consider to be positive news.
Problems in working with us were also discussed by other workers, although we did
not get to the dispute stage.
PRESENTATIONS
Meeting in Lódži, Poland
On February 15, we came to Lód. At the invitation of our friends from the ZSP
association. In the third largest Polish city with a history of struggles working
mainly in textile factories, we discussed our successes and the causes of
mistakes, as well as important changes that both unions have experienced during
their development.
20th anniversary of the Direct Event
We also planned events in Slovakia in connection with the 20th anniversary of
the association (concert, baptism of a new publication, exhibition, presentation
on the history of anarcho-syndicalism and anarchism in Slovakia after 1989 and
others), but we had to postpone all indefinitely. due to a pandemic.
An article in the magazine Capital
Editors of the magazine Capital asked us to post on the subject of disobedience,
and the result was personally attacking our ankles article in the March issue of
its participation in strikes in the education sector between 2012 and 2016.
May Day Special English RTVS well as talks with union direct action
English RTVS broadcast called Slovakia Today prepared a high-quality 20-minute
entry dedicated to May 1. He also heard within itinterview with a member of our
association . She spoke about the struggles of workers during the corona crisis
and also mentioned the activities of the International Workers' Association and
our campaign We are not on the same ship (you can hear it on this link, minutes
10:15 to 12:45 ).
PUBLISHING ACTIVITY - PUBLISHING POINT OF BREAK (NBZ)
How we dealt with problems at work: Disputes of the Direct Action 2015-2019
On the day of the parliamentary elections, we published a publication mapping the
five disputes in which our union participated in 2015-2019. All but one turned
out in favor of the workers. The key was that they had them under their control
at all times and followed direct action tactics. In practice, we have shown that
our principles work and bring results. The link to download for free in DOC, PDF,
MOBI and EPUB formats is here .
We fight for ourselves: Anarcho-syndicalism and class struggle
At the end of the year, we published a Slovak translation of the book, which we
can boldly call the best introduction to anarcho-syndicalism. It perfectly
captures its theoretical side, development, practice, methods and goals. The book
clearly clarifies the differences between anarcho-syndicalism and other currents
in the workers' movement and provides valuable criticism of classical trade
unions. It also refutes several stereotypes caused by the lack of information and
the lack of anarcho-syndicalist tradition in Slovakia. The book is available in
printed version and free of charge in PDF, DOC, MOBI and EPUB formats. More info
here .
SOLIDARY ACTIVITIES
Support for a released friend from the WAS association (Austria)
In mid-January, we expressed our solidarity with a friend from Vienna's WAS, who
was fired from Jugend am Werk. Together with other organizations, we sent a
protest fax and e-mail. After the WAS picket in front of the company's
headquarters, the dispute ended and the WAS member received high severance pay.
Solidarity with Carmen in her fight for re-employment (Spain)
In April, we supported Carmen from the CNT-AIT in Cartagena, which launched an
international solidarity campaign for re- employment of Carmen from WebHelp
Málaga SLU in early April . In an article on the web, we published a sample
protest email, the necessary contacts, as well as information about the
background of the dispute and the first results of the fight. Later we thought
about the fact that although Carmen was not re-employed,it did not automatically
mean that the dispute was unsuccessful .
Financial support for activists affected by the pandemic (India)
In May, we financially supported the call of the Indian organization MEM (Friends
of MAP). They helped 15 informals in the informal sector who lost their income
due to the pandemic.
Financial support for activists affected by the pandemic (Slovakia)
We also financially supported people who helped us several times during our
disputes and found themselves in a critical financial situation during the pandemic.
Support for dismissed trade unions from Ansell (Sri Lanka)
In August, we supported a protest email of dismissed trade unions from Ansell in
Sri Lanka.
Solidarity with Roxana in the fight to pay wages (Spain)
In November, we again supported the CNT-AIT in the wage dispute . The dispute
concerned Roxana, whose employer first reduced her working hours and then reduced
her pay and changed her place of work.
OPEN (ONLINE) MEETINGS
During the year, we adapted to the situation and moved the personal meetings from
the original place in the Bratislava community living room Bystro to the online
space, where discussions continue (mainly about the climate crisis and our other
activities).
PLANS FOR 2021
Open online meetings will continue, we will address the climate crisis, organize
a plenary session and an extraordinary congress of the International Workers'
Association, and the International Week Against Non-Payment of Wages will take
place again in the autumn. We will also focus on the renewal and development of
activities in various regions of Slovakia, and if the pandemic situation allows,
we also want to organize deferred events from the previous year.
Union Direct Action
Other annual reports (2000-2019)
https://www.priamaakcia.sk/Sprava-o-cinnosti-zvazu-Priama-akcia-za-rok-2020.html
------------------------------
Message: 4
Today is international women's day, a day for appreciating the status of women in
the modern world. It was on this day that women textile workers kicked off the
February Revolution against the Romanov Empire with a demonstration, creating a
chain reaction that would ultimately destroy one of history's most powerful
imperial states. The struggle of women is a historic one, bound particularly to
the modern world-economy. The capitalist system operates through hierarchical
divisions of labor where the roles and rewards allotted to some are better than
those allotted to others. It is for this reason that women were initially barred
from the workforce and relegated to domestic work and that even after women have
entered the workforce world over they face worse pay and conditions than men and
have the double burden of domestic work on top of wage labor.
This division of labor works through devaluing the labor of women. Women's labor
is valued less in the capitalist world-economy than that of the man. This
presents those of us working for an egalitarian society with a double dilemma. On
the one hand, there can be no hope of a non-patriarchal capitalism. The division
of labor which allows capital to accumulate is one in which women are saddled
with more work and less benefit and always has been. It may not be a technical
impossibility to have a capitalist world that doesn't run on the oppression of
women, but given the historical reality of capitalism such an idea becomes so
practically deficient that our best bet is to replace capitalism with a more
egalitarian system. On the other hand, our movements can not pretend that the
destruction of capitalism means the destruction of sexism. There is no guarantee
that a post-capitalist world will be an egalitarian one, another form of
exploitation (including new forms of sexism) could easily replace capitalism.
This double dilemma for modern radicals means that we only have one option. We
need to build a horizontally integrated, egalitarian, anti-capitalist movement,
in which women and all other exploited and oppressed groups take an active and
equal part in a collective, solidaric struggle, for the deliberate creation of
the most democratic social order humanly possible. Historically
Anarcho-Syndicalists, such as those who participate in organizations such as
Workers' Solidarity Alliance and International Workers' Association, have called
such a society "Libertarian Socialism". A Libertarian Socialist social order
means rank and file control of society through mass assemblies which elect
delegates who's only and restrictive function is to carry out the rank and file
decisions on the larger scale. A Libertarian Socialist society would be made up
by a planetary confederation of mass assemblies around the world, the
participatory nature of such a confederation preventing the marginalization of
specific groups to the benefit of other groups.
The planetary confederation through the mass assemblies which elect delegates
would organize the world wide system of production and distribution. The
participatory nature of the mass assemblies would mean that women would
participate on equal footing in making the important social decisions to all
other gender groups and as a result; there would be no division of labor which
saddled women with the most work and slimmest benefits. In the coming years as
capitalism invariably becomes more unstable and conservative forces mobilize to
ensure the preservation of inequality Anarcho-Syndicalists as well as all those
seeking an egalitarian world should make international women's day, time and time
again, about the active struggle of women, in solidarity with all other oppressed
and exploited groups, to make a better world not only possible, but actual.
https://ideasandaction.info/2021/03/international-womens-day-statement-2/
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Message: 5
March 8, international day of working women, is a date of struggle, of secular
and popular origin, created and sustained by women from all over the world, which
has acquired renewed strength in recent years. This commemoration promoted by the
World Conference of Socialist Women in 1910 for full economic, political and
civil rights, was associated early with the struggle of important sectors of
women against the world war, militarism and imperialism, as well as with the
Russian Revolution. February-March 1917, of great protagonism of the textile
workers, against the autocracy and hunger. Today's commemoration articulates the
current struggles for legal abortion in Poland and El Salvador, the
self-determination of women within the framework of a free society in Kurdistan,
Today in Colombia, the administration of Iván Duque of the Democratic Center and
the Uribista-conservative-evangelical coalition in the government, show us the
harshness of patriarchal politics and the strong limitations of formal policies
of inclusion and purple washing of image. Thus, on the one hand, the government
shows the vice presidency of the reactionary Marta Lucia Ramírez of the
Conservative Party as an advance in inclusion, while exhibiting the first
formally parity cabinet in terms of sex in the history of the country with a
strong and hierarchical division sex work and outlines a communication policy
against gender violence On the other hand, however, the profoundly patriarchal
character of Uribism is deepened, the authoritarian and misogynistic values of
Christian fundamentalists are reinforced,
The current socio-health crisis and the economic recession caused by the COVID-19
pandemic, have aggravated the situation of oppression of many women. Thus, on the
one hand, the less visible burdens of domestic work and care tasks carried out in
the homes increased, while on the other, many situations of economic,
psychological and physical violence by couples and family members increased,
which led to the sad record of 630 femicides in 2020 according to the Femicide
Observatory; while women were the most affected by unemployment that reached
22.7% in January 2021 compared to 13.4% of men according to DANE, as well as the
most exposed to various forms of job insecurity.
The mobilization of working women in Latin America has been strengthening and
expanding regionally in the last period. Thus, the important achievement of the
legalization of abortion in Argentina in December 2019, achieved by direct
pressure on the street on a government and a parliament, which until last year
had systematically rejected this initiative, represent a milestone for the
women's movement and dissidents from all over Latin America. Thus, the largest
women's movement on the continent, carries out social mobilizations with massive
takeovers and roadblocks, but has also organized National Women's Encounter for
more than 30 years and 15 years ago the campaign for the legalization of the
right to abortion, legal, safe and free, while achieving the formation of women's
commissions in the multitude of schools, unions and social movements. Also key in
our continent are the protests in Mexico against femicides and various forms of
violence, as well as the growth of the women's movement in Central America that
fights against sexual violence and the denial of sexual and reproductive rights
by governments. conservatives and progressives.
In Colombia the mobilization of working women is multiple and diverse. This is
how they express themselves, the health workers that has been intensifying for a
year, with great activity of doctors and nurses, who show the critical situation
of the public hospital system, the importance of care for life and the need to
guarantee health as a universal right; The struggles of many unemployed and
informal workers are shown, who in many popular neighborhoods of the city and the
country, denounced hunger and the existing precariousness and demanded supportive
services and policies; the growing complaints and demands of students and
teachers against sexual harassment of colleagues, teachers and directors of
Universities and Colleges and for new agreements on coexistence and feminist
education; the generalization of mobilizations for the full legalization of
abortion, an end to violence and harassment against women and full employment
equality; Likewise, the struggle of trans women against labor exclusion and the
most diverse and acute forms of violence that led to 32 murders in 2020 in the
country according to the Trans Community Network, oppression that is sadly
replicated by sectors of the women's movement itself.
Today the feminist struggle goes through breaking and replacing the macho culture
that is still hegemonic in society with a new libertarian, feminist and diverse
culture; breaking with patriarchal traditions and practices entrenched in our
social and political organizations, instead building safe, supportive and
anti-patriarchal organizations and spaces; for replacing the unanimity of the
male voice with a plurality of voices with protagonism of women and sexual and
gender dissidents willing to listen and empathize; for stimulating both the
struggles and the specific organization of women and sexual dissidents, seeking
their strength, autonomy and horizontality, but also their leading participation
in all social struggles.
Up those who fight!
Libertarian Group Via Libre
https://grupovialibre.org/2021/03/08/las-mujeres-trabajadoras-luchan-y-se-movilizan-8m-2021/
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Message: 6
The Bandung Anarchist Black Cross (ABC Bandung) condemned the act of land
grabbing and violence against residents and elements of the Tamansari solidarity
on Thursday, 11/02/2021. ---- After December 12, 2019, the Bandung City
Government carried out forced evictions of surviving residents accompanied by
various acts of violence and brutality by armed forces. The violence not only
ended there but also deliberately, the government impoverished, neglected, and
took away the livelihood rights of the surviving citizens. ---- And in the midst
of a pandemic situation, on 11/02/2021. The Bandung municipal government and
contractors again raided the land of the surviving residents by fighting against
the residents who had received compensation with residents who were still
surviving until they ended up in acts of violence and thuggery. Persecution
(physical, sexual, and verbal violence) is covered with 'voluntary work'. For
this event, we call for:
Stop the eviction and land grabbing of the surviving Tamansari RW 11 residents.
Stop the persecution of the survivors, solidarity and advocacy teams
Arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of violence against Deti (legal assistant
from the West Java PHBI)
Remove the head of the Satpol PP and the head of the Bandung Police who have
ignored the incident.
Remove the mayor of Bandung.
Stop building line houses and overcome the Covid19 pandemic to completion
"Independence is the homeland and there is no independence before everyone gets
the right to their land"
- Bandung Anarchist Black Cross
Contact:
Abraham Ignatius
https://palanghitamanarkis.noblogs.org/post/2021/02/13/pernyataan-sikap-palang-hitam-bandung-tentang-situasi-terbaru-tamansari/
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Message: 7
Posted in: Pories - Events - Gatherings , libertarian scheme . Tagged:
educational , libertarian scheme . Leave a comment ---- This morning (10/3) there
was, once again, a mass march of students in the city of Patras, with the
participation of about 600 people. ---- The rally was accompanied by the calls
of the Student Associations of Patras, the OKDE, the Struggle Movements, the
ANTARSYA, as well as the Liberal group. ---- The block of the Liberal Group of
the University was supported by more than 200 people. ---- Earlier in the
pre-assembly that took place in Pl. Georgiou hung a banner of solidarity with the
struggling students in the occupied rectorships, at AUTh, Ioannina, DUTH and
Nafplio! ---- TO OPEN UNIVERSITIES WITH ALL THE NECESSARY PROTECTION MEASURES
---- TO BREAK THE ACTION THE NEW ANTI-EDUCATIONAL LAW IN PRACTICE
NO STUDENT DELETE - NO DISCIPLINARY PROSECUTION - NO ENTRY BASIS
HANDS DOWN FROM THE ASYLUM - OUTSIDE THE COPS OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS
STRENGTH AND SOLIDARITY TO ALL THE STRUGGLING-STUDENTS-THREE, IN THE OCCUPIED
PRESIDENCIES, IN THE STREETS AND IN THE ASSEMBLY!!!
Source: the page of the libertarian group of the University of Patras
https://www.facebook.com/
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Message: 8
The decision taken in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday March 3, 2021 to
dissolve the neofascist organization Génération Identitaire is certainly good
news, but the anti-fascist struggle is not limited to the opportunism of the
government. If this announcement will probably have the effect of disrupting the
racist small group for a while, the demonstration has been made on numerous
occasions of the ineffectiveness of the dissolutions of extreme right-wing groups
in fighting against the acceptance and promotion of their ideas. in the public
space. ---- Dissolve and after ? ---- This is not the first time that the French
state has dissolved an extreme right-wing organization. Génération identitaire
was itself the heir to Radical Unity, which was dissolved in 2002. There is no
shortage of examples of political careers within institutional right-wing parties
among the former leaders or activists of small far-right groups which have now
been dissolved. .
Among the best known are Patrick Devedjian, Gérard Longuet and Alain Madelin, all
having been in charge of a ministry when they had been part of the Western
movement (itself resulting from the dissolution of the Paris section of the
Federation des Étudiants Nationalistes), known as the FÉN for its multiple armed
attacks against left-wing organizations before and during May 68.
The extreme right knows how to change packaging without ever touching its
recipes. Generation Identity is no more, but its activists are still there and
their ideas are very present in the speeches and actions of the leaders of
electoral parties.
Opportunism and fantasy of the barrage vote
If Macron and Darmanin have decided to put an end to Generation Identity, it is
not because their ideas are dangerous for bourgeois democracy. The proximity of
Macron and his ministers to ideas or even far-right personalities no longer needs
to be demonstrated [1].
This dissolution is beautiful and well the fruit of the Macronian strategy which
would like to replay the dam card at LePen. Macron thus intends to have it both
ways: eyeing the nationalist and racist electorate by popularizing his theories
[2]and posing as the only alternative to a victory for the RN in the presidential
elections of 2022.
Fascist ideas are fought in the streets, not in the Elysée lounges or at the
ballot box
This dissolution will allow a respite for the social movement. But we have
nothing to expect from a state which administratively attacks the extreme right
while implementing part of its program.
The anti-fascist struggle is not waged at the Élysée Palace. It must become more
part of social movements, so as not to allow the bourgeoisie to use it and
therefore retain its power of domination over society.
Libertarian Communist Union on March 11, 2021
Validate
[1] See the commission's article in Alternative Libertaire n ° 301 Right-extreme:
Le tango mortifère de la Macronie
[2] See the editorial of Alternative Libertaire n ° 311 Editorial: Islamo-leftism?
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?L-Etat-dissout-Generation-identitaire-tout-en-propageant-ses-idees
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