The assembly of the Balkan Solidarity Network gathered at the Balkan
Anarchist Bookfair in Pristina, Kosovo, has called for "Transnational
Days of Action against Militarism and Nationalism" between October 1-10,
2024. We call on everyone to organize actions in their own localities
and in their own ways during this period, opposing war and what it stems
from: nationalism, militarism, patriarchy and exclusionary policies,
among others. We call for actions against the arms industry and the
transportation of weapons, against all national military apparatuses,
multinational military coalitions and the increasing militarization of
our societies. As in previous years, we propose to emphasize our
solidarity with all deserters, war resisters and total objectors of the
army.
The call for the days of action is in line with the long-term goals of
the anarchist movement in the Balkans against militarism and war, which
were once again confirmed during the final assembly of BAB2024 in
Pristina, where we stressed that: "War is intrinsic to the capitalist
system. Whether low-intensity or full-blown, it serves as an important
tool for the expansion of capitalism, opening up new sources of
exploitation, such as land, sea, minerals, all living beings, or the
production and sale of weapons as capital. We do not fall into the trap
of considering a conflict as only about the relations between
nation-states, even if we accept its nuances and contexts; we see it as
a war of capital against corporations. The wars in Ukraine, Sudan,
Syria, Myanmar, Sub-Saharan Africa, the cartel wars in Mexico and others
all share the same logic of domination and expansion of capital, which
only brings death and destruction."
To this we add other considerations on the particularities of our
geography: "We recognize that the Balkan states are not mere marginal
spectators of the spectacle of war, but are an integral part of it: they
host the world's major military installations, provide training grounds
for the armed forces, offer logistics and corridors for the transfer of
weapons and troops, contribute technical know-how, play a significant
role in global war maneuvers and produce and sell weapons around the
world, therefore they are part of and enable murder and genocide. While
the private and state sectors work hard, hand in hand, to transform even
the smallest Balkan countries into a region producing and/or purchasing
weapons, we see increasing pressure on local societies to accept a new,
increasingly militarized reality, under the pretext of fear and
uncertainty for the future".
Perhaps the most vile and blatant example of war logic currently before
our eyes is the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the attacks in the West
Bank against the Palestinian people, with tens of thousands of civilians
dead and the entire region destroyed, as we continually see on our
screens; all supported by the world's imperialist powers and the
military-industrial complex, including the Balkan states, which provide
political and military support. The genocidal war of annihilation in
Gaza serves both as a reminder of the West's colonialist capacity to
wage wars of extermination, and as a laboratory for thanatopolitics,
showing what the ruling classes currently want and are capable of doing
to entire populations.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and call for
resistance everywhere in the Balkans to stop the political and military
support provided by the Balkan states to the State of Israel. We
recognize that the enemy is not only the war itself, but also the states
and capitalist systems that perpetuate and profit from it.
Once again we emphasize the urgent need to organize campaigns against
the arms industry, war profiteers of all kinds, including those who
supply the military machine with food, energy and any other resources.
We must not forget the resistance against all national military
apparatuses and multinational military coalitions. We must continue to
fight against all national states and all supranational political and
economic unions and conglomerates, which claim our lives, our societies,
the natural resources and the territories in which we live; against
military mobilization and their industry that feeds on the wealth we
produce; against the rulers who claim to govern in our name while they
only protect capital and the ruling classes; and against everything that
allows war to thrive. We recognize here the need to be present and
active in a space of public discussion and in the spaces of the
anarchist and anti-authoritarian movement in particular.
Beyond the walls of nationalism and war!
No border divides us, no nation unites us!
Stop the genocides in Gaza and everywhere!
Solidarity with all deserters!
#BalkanAnarchistsAgainstWar
Gathered in Prishtina during the Balkan Anarchist Bookfair Prishtina
July 7, 2024
https://umanitanova.org/appello-per-le-giornate-transnazionali-di-azione-contro-il-militarismo-e-il-nazionalismo-dei-balcani-dal-1-al-10-ottobre-2024/
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Anarchist Bookfair in Pristina, Kosovo, has called for "Transnational
Days of Action against Militarism and Nationalism" between October 1-10,
2024. We call on everyone to organize actions in their own localities
and in their own ways during this period, opposing war and what it stems
from: nationalism, militarism, patriarchy and exclusionary policies,
among others. We call for actions against the arms industry and the
transportation of weapons, against all national military apparatuses,
multinational military coalitions and the increasing militarization of
our societies. As in previous years, we propose to emphasize our
solidarity with all deserters, war resisters and total objectors of the
army.
The call for the days of action is in line with the long-term goals of
the anarchist movement in the Balkans against militarism and war, which
were once again confirmed during the final assembly of BAB2024 in
Pristina, where we stressed that: "War is intrinsic to the capitalist
system. Whether low-intensity or full-blown, it serves as an important
tool for the expansion of capitalism, opening up new sources of
exploitation, such as land, sea, minerals, all living beings, or the
production and sale of weapons as capital. We do not fall into the trap
of considering a conflict as only about the relations between
nation-states, even if we accept its nuances and contexts; we see it as
a war of capital against corporations. The wars in Ukraine, Sudan,
Syria, Myanmar, Sub-Saharan Africa, the cartel wars in Mexico and others
all share the same logic of domination and expansion of capital, which
only brings death and destruction."
To this we add other considerations on the particularities of our
geography: "We recognize that the Balkan states are not mere marginal
spectators of the spectacle of war, but are an integral part of it: they
host the world's major military installations, provide training grounds
for the armed forces, offer logistics and corridors for the transfer of
weapons and troops, contribute technical know-how, play a significant
role in global war maneuvers and produce and sell weapons around the
world, therefore they are part of and enable murder and genocide. While
the private and state sectors work hard, hand in hand, to transform even
the smallest Balkan countries into a region producing and/or purchasing
weapons, we see increasing pressure on local societies to accept a new,
increasingly militarized reality, under the pretext of fear and
uncertainty for the future".
Perhaps the most vile and blatant example of war logic currently before
our eyes is the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the attacks in the West
Bank against the Palestinian people, with tens of thousands of civilians
dead and the entire region destroyed, as we continually see on our
screens; all supported by the world's imperialist powers and the
military-industrial complex, including the Balkan states, which provide
political and military support. The genocidal war of annihilation in
Gaza serves both as a reminder of the West's colonialist capacity to
wage wars of extermination, and as a laboratory for thanatopolitics,
showing what the ruling classes currently want and are capable of doing
to entire populations.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and call for
resistance everywhere in the Balkans to stop the political and military
support provided by the Balkan states to the State of Israel. We
recognize that the enemy is not only the war itself, but also the states
and capitalist systems that perpetuate and profit from it.
Once again we emphasize the urgent need to organize campaigns against
the arms industry, war profiteers of all kinds, including those who
supply the military machine with food, energy and any other resources.
We must not forget the resistance against all national military
apparatuses and multinational military coalitions. We must continue to
fight against all national states and all supranational political and
economic unions and conglomerates, which claim our lives, our societies,
the natural resources and the territories in which we live; against
military mobilization and their industry that feeds on the wealth we
produce; against the rulers who claim to govern in our name while they
only protect capital and the ruling classes; and against everything that
allows war to thrive. We recognize here the need to be present and
active in a space of public discussion and in the spaces of the
anarchist and anti-authoritarian movement in particular.
Beyond the walls of nationalism and war!
No border divides us, no nation unites us!
Stop the genocides in Gaza and everywhere!
Solidarity with all deserters!
#BalkanAnarchistsAgainstWar
Gathered in Prishtina during the Balkan Anarchist Bookfair Prishtina
July 7, 2024
https://umanitanova.org/appello-per-le-giornate-transnazionali-di-azione-contro-il-militarismo-e-il-nazionalismo-dei-balcani-dal-1-al-10-ottobre-2024/
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