FdA-IFA, Aufuf against the silent march in Annaberg-Buchholz (de)

FdA-IFA, Aufuf against the silent march in Annaberg-Buchholz
(de) [machine translation] 

Crosses march 1000, §218, abortion, annaberg-buchholz, bible belt, cdl saxony, 
demonstration, erzgebirge, protest Like last year, we are once again organizing a protest 
against the silent march of CDL in Annaberg-Buchholz. Fundamentalist 
Abtreibungsgegner_innen want there take to the streets again on 01 June 2015 for an 
intensification of the abortion law 218. Under the umbrella of Pro Choice Saxony counter 
activities and joint arrival will be coordinated. You can find all the info, see 
www.schweigemarsch-stoppen.de . ---- Here we document the call and will keep you updated 
on further events to date. ---- We decided this year not to create two calls. There is a 
short call, which lists the main criticisms of the silent march and also as flyers can be 
distributed. And a longer illuminates the social conditions around the silent march and 
our criticism of the argument of "Lebensschützer_innen" further explains. This you can 
read here.

My body belongs to neither church nor state - with §218 way!

Against the silent march of Fundamentalist_innen on June 1 in Annaberg-Buchholz

For the right to abortion * !

What do feminists fought for, provide Christian Fundamentalist_innen has always been in 
question: The autonomy of pregnant people . In Germany Gegner_innen of abortions gather 
for some years to so-called "march for life". These find application in Münster, Berlin 
and Annaberg-Buchholz place during the rallies could not proceed without protests by 
feminists in Münster and Berlin, was the Annaberg-Buchholz silent march in the five years 
of its existence largely unchallenged. Until last year, a small group of people trying to 
join the march with your own content. Back then, we promised "We know of no way to far, we 
come back to Annaberg-Buchholz!"

Annaberg-Buchholz in the Ore mountains in the southwest of Saxony. In the region itself 
has maintained a strong Christian character in the atheist GDR. This was obviously best 
condition for the emergence strictly conservative Christ_innen, so-called evangelicals who 
make talk by a literal interpretation of the Bible, faith in the punishing God, aggressive 
missionary work, their complaints about the destruction of the traditional family and 
their views against homosexuality from him. i

The cross with the cross

Over and above the strong influence of ecclesiastical institutions in the Erzgebirge 
addition, political connections. The "Christian Democrats for Life" (CDL), 
Organisator_innen the silent march, have in Saxony since 1990 with its own national 
association within the CDU. Steffen Flath - former CDU parliamentary group in the Saxony 
state parliament and prominent supporter of the silent march - has been involved for years 
with speeches in which he calls for the prohibition of abortion. The stated aim of the CDL 
is to use its influence in the CDU to criminalize abortion not only in Germany, but 
worldwide. The attempts of the Christian Fundamentalist_innen to influence political 
decisions have, for example, in 2006 reflected in advance of the Gesundheitsminister_innen 
of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia to limit the reimbursement of abortions by health 
insurance. With this intention they failed at that time, but with further attacks on the 
possibilities of an abortion must be expected. At the European level, showing her 
influence. For example, the European Parliament has rejected several times a report 
("Estrela report"), who wanted to draw attention to the situation of sexual and 
reproductive rights and calls for the right to abortion in Europe.

The right to abortion in Germany

In Germany the grievances are larger than many people think. Feminists fight has always 
been against the now still existing § 218 of the Penal Code. This is from 1871 abortions 
illegal in Germany.

In the GDR, the abortion in the first 12 weeks was decriminalized in 1972 for the first 
time. At that time it was the most progressive abortion law in the world. In contrast to 
Germany, where in 1995 the now valid period regulation came into force.

The currently effective law provides for an abortion continues as a crime that is not 
pursued only under the following circumstances: A break can be performed within the first 
12 weeks pregnant when the person has previously taken a state-approved counseling. In 
many, especially rural areas, the forced advice is offered only by religious institutions 
and the pregnant person often pressured to decide on the continuation of the pregnancy. In 
addition, a three-day waiting period and the cost of this medical intervention be taken 
only under certain conditions by health insurance. An abortion according to the twelve 
weeks permitted only at "high risk to the physical or mental health" of the pregnant person.

The right to abortion worldwide

The world situation is very different. Some countries have abortion completely removed 
from the Criminal Code, others forbid abortions with no exceptions. It is interesting that 
the legislation has hardly any influence on the number of abortions.

Firstly, as the number of abortions rose after law relaxations hardly at, as evidenced for 
example in the Netherlands: The Netherlands has one of the most liberal laws and 
simultaneously one of the lowest dropout rates.

On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) assumes that nearly half of all 
abortions performed in breach of the statutory provisions of the respective countries - 
and with partially devastating consequences. ii

The deadly consequences of criminalization

The criminalization of abortion leads to Pregnant make illegal abortions (blank). This is 
often far from good hygienic and medical facilities. Few can afford with more advanced 
arrangements, only to leave it there to make the procedure under safe conditions, the trip 
to a country. Due to the lack of hygiene and medical care, it always comes back to 
complications that lead to the death of the person concerned. As a result, die by the 
World Health Organization surveys annually 47,000 people. iii

Also bad is the (loading) of action of fugitive undocumented pregnant individuals. Already 
people registered any medical treatment in advance must be approved by the respective 
state Bearbeiter_innen. Escaped illegals do not have the right to visit Ärzt_innen, and 
they are required to report undocumented persons. The only exceptions are directly 
life-sustaining treatment, but alone decide on the need for the Ärzt_innen. For 
unregistered persons each Ärzt_innenbesuch can mean in the final analysis to be deported.

Why are we talking in capitalism of "self-determination" and not by self-determination
We talk a lot of the self-determination of people who may become pregnant. However, we 
must be aware that this self-determination is severely limited. Certainly, in Germany 
almost every person with a German passport the opportunity to decide the limits aforesaid 
even if she wants to carry a child to or not. We welcome this. But this decision is in a 
social context and attempts by various parties to influence this context.

Firstly play a role here economic conditions. So the family policy of the state is 
designed in certain segments of the population to promote fertility through incentives 
such as parental allowance and parental leave laws. Vulnerable populations, such as the 
unemployed, Escaped and illegals not benefit from these benefits, however. In addition, a 
fear of financial security may be associated with pregnancy. How does pregnancy is still a 
risk for the job. Especially for single parents it often means to stand on the edge of 
poverty. Thus, it is often not the individual fertility decisive but related social or 
economic conditions.

On the other hand, there is a racist and nationalistic charged debate over who should get 
children in Germany. Rassist_innen like Sarrazin, Politiker_innen from the AFD and 
religious Fundamentalis_innen see the white Christian nuclear family with at least two 
children as the foundation of the nation. They want to preserve and support other life 
concepts such as homosexual unions or childless relationships are devalued. Migrants and 
Black German are particularly discriminated against because they do not fit into the 
reactionary worldview, their children are considered by some as a threat to even the 
"German identity".

Thus, the decision to own pregnancy is therefore not free and completely self-determined. 
It is influenced by economic and social pressures of society. To neglect these aspects and 
to consider the decisions for or against children as a purely personal decision of parents 
also means to see the mechanisms of oppression as an individual problem of the parents. 
However that is socially structural problems and these are tackled as such!

Schwangerschaftsabruch and selection of persons with disabilities **
A frequently cited argument of Lebenschützer_innen is that. By free access to 
Schwangerschaftsabrüchen in combination with ever better investigation possibilities of 
embryos, children would no longer come with disabilities to the world and them by the 
right to life is denied We consider a shift in the debate - away from the individual and 
towards structural level - necessary: The "rights for people with disabilities" and the 
"right to self-determination" must not be pitted against each other!

The situation for people with disabilities in our society is catastrophic. They are 
excluded massive and fall due to the capitalist exploitation logic out of many areas of 
social participation. Rather than as active members of society, they are mainly perceived 
as a burden. These states, we denounce. We also criticize the lack of support and 
counseling for pregnant women and parents who may be expecting a child with disabilities. 
A society with disabilities prevented the participation of people heard fights. People who 
oppose these hurdles and decide to have children with disabilities deserve our support.

Back or forward

The bourgeois ideal of the nuclear family as "the nucleus of society" emerged with the 
advent of capitalism. Since then it is subject to constant change, thanks to feminist 
movements. Today, this ideal is crumbling significant as outdated, inefficient become 
forms of cohabitation are also within the family as in the economy thrown overboard. In 
part, it succeeds emancipatory aspirations to tie there and fighting for freedom, for 
example, for "rainbow family".

The neo-liberal transformation of society and the associated individual insecurities but 
also lead to the need for support and guidance. A response to change chauvinistic, 
reactionary tendencies: a convulsive clinging to what is already basically lost. This also 
applies to the restrictive bisexuality and knotted it gender roles.

Here religion and ideology come into play and fueling the backlash. This shows itself in a 
form of sex discrimination and sexual violence, homo- and Trans * phobia, relapse into 
clear gender roles in private, the violent adherence to the two-gender system up to the 
mutilation intergeschlechtlicher people - and also on the buoyant for 
Abtreibungsgegner_innen as which in Annaberg-Buchholz.

All over?

No way. We will continue to fight as we have always fought and we will celebrate our 
successes! The morning-after pill since March 2015 without prescription in pharmacies 
obtainable. In Bavaria, a Munich Health Senator had to resign because of his membership in 
a fundamentalist Christian club. In Spain, already safely presumed lost, extremely 
restrictive law was overturned on abortions thanks to a broad social movement. Although 
the nationwide March for Life in Berlin is growing, but last year was through decisive and 
creative protests no success for the Abtreibungsgegner_innen. Let us also the silent march 
in Annaberg-Buchholz make a disaster!

Bans on abortion and abolish §218!
Abortion is not a crime, but human rights!

Who wants an abortion, should be able to do this in the best conditions!

Who does not want to not be pushed or forced. Those who opt for a child to be the best 
possible support!

The conditions that lead to decide for or against a child with or without disabilities, 
must be the subject of public discussion.

For a meaningful education on sexuality and contraception! For the free distribution of 
contraceptives, including the contraceptive pill!

For easy access to partisan, non-ideological free, expert advice and medical care - for 
everyone!

My belly is mine! Aborto Libre! Alerta Feminista!

Pro Choice Saxony

Under http://schweigemarsch-stoppen.de/ find more about her, and for travel to and from 
Annaberg-Buchholz from Leipzig and Dresden

* We want to point out in the context of pregnancy, that there are different people who 
may become pregnant. This can affect not only women *, but also eg transgender men, 
intersex people, or people who do not fit into gender categories (blank) want. Although we 
recognize gender categories as construction, bisexuality, along with their "natural" 
write-ups is a social reality with which we are confronted. For this reason, although we 
use the term "women", but mark it with a star.

i see. Jennifer rod: "Evangelicals in Saxony", further thought - Saxony Heinrich Böll 
Foundation in 2014 
http://www.weiterdenken.de/sites/default/files/evangelikale_download_2014-08-19.pdf

ii see. Calling the people's initiative "abortion funding is a private matter" No! 
http://www.svss-uspda.ch/abtreibungsfinanzierung.htm

iii cf. WHO: "Unsafe abortion - Global and regional estimates of the incidence of unsafe 
abortion and associated mortality in 2008", p.28 
whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241501118_eng.pdf

** We are aware that there are many different degrees and types of disabilities, and it 
also has different problems. However, we are talking about the group "people with 
disabilities" to be able to identify structural problems easier.

http://evibes.blogsport.de/2015/03/17/aufuf-gegen-den-schweigemarsch-in-annaberg-buchholz/

(en) Germany, FDA-IFA, 100 years first World War / Anti-militarist campaign (de)

Statement of the IFA: War is the lifeblood of the state ---- 2014 One hundred years after 
the beginning of the 1st World War organized the International of Anarchist Federations a 
campaign on the theme of war and militarism. Some groups from the Federation of 
German-speaking Anarchists and the Anarchist Federation Rhine / Ruhr have taken up the 
issue and run with other groups and events through local actions on the issue. Reason for 
this are plenty. Be it the growing militarization in society or the ongoing war belonging 
for many people around the world to the everyday suffering. ---- lot going there in August 
with numerous events of the Anarchist Federation Rhine / Ruhr . After the summer holidays 
planning groups from the Anarchist Network West * additional events on the topic.

On our special page war-the-krieg.fda-ifa.org you will find all the info & dates to the 
campaign.

Call: Today, as 100 years ago:
war war! For the social revolution!

On 28 July, the beginning of World War II marked the centenary, on August 1, the entry of 
Germany into the latter. Since the beginning of the year, showing an increased media and 
community interest in the First World War. Unfortunately, however, the coverage is often 
limited to the course of the war and a superficial processing of the causes. To date, 
socially perceived as uncomfortable causes of war are not or only insufficiently 
discussed. There are also people in every war, systems and ideologies that benefit by him 
and welcome, therefore, the call to arms and support. Be it nationalist and chauvinist 
great power fantasies in population or government, for-profit arms industry or the state 
aimed at the achievement of certain geopolitical goals or an organizing function within. 
In 2014, many of these relationships are not long gone, although the company would often 
think that this past is infinitely far away. Today, these aims are less openly 
communicated to the outside and displayed more cautious and diplomatic, if not sold as 
development aid.

Of course, the flagships of our 'representative democracy' the process of creeping 
militarization progress since 1914 and 1939 can not be denied, still driving in these 
days, as we face an increasing expansion of the competences of the German Armed Forces and 
the massive German arms exports, in context of a changed warfare and conscious of "German 
responsibility" before it. You do with her part, the ideal of a world without war and the 
military in another distant one to let distance.

Military is fundamentally contrary to its hierarchical structures and in its function of 
liberated society. In order to introduce our radical anti-militarist content in the broad 
public discourse we have organized ourselves with various anarchist groups in an alliance 
that from the first weekend in August in various locations in Germany Actions will perform 
and comrades * inside solicits on our actions or with their own to participate!

We want to show this anniversary to take this occasion it clear that the basis for major 
wars is also firmly established yet in our system and that the wars that take place in a 
globalized society today, are in a larger context to our own lives than we ourselves as 
people who want to admit in Central Europe in 2014 often live. Tags for this are the Nobel 
Peace Prize for the EU, NATO and Germany's role in the global warfare and enabling in the 
form of arms export, logistics, training.

We, as anarchists, will continue to fight against all forms of militarism, nationalism and 
capitalism. We want to sensitize and reconnaissance of the subject matter, to break the 
passivity to a certain extent and as always stay uncomfortable. We want to show that our 
idea of a society free of domination and our radical critique of the most important steps 
to prevent wars includes: The reduction of social inequalities, which must be accompanied 
by the removal of Mr. Sheep structures in our opinion. Only when we all can negotiate with 
each other our ideas of social coexistence at eye level, we will no longer feel pressured 
to perceived or real disadvantage to have to compensate by force of arms.

The degradation of war reasons we succeed with the dismantling of power structures and 
dependency ratios, break of systems such as fainting, fear of losing power and the feeling 
often represented in the parliamentary system is not to be clever enough to the politics 
that affects us to purchase.

From the 1st-3rd August will start our campaign with a diverse weekend in Dortmund. With 
many more readings, lectures, a rally, actions, a workshop. we want to send a clear 
message against war and for the Social Revolution!

Participating groups
FDA-IFA, AF RheinRuhr, Anarchistische Gruppe Krefeld, 
Anarchistische-Initiative-Kaiserslautern/Kusel, Libert?re Gruppe Aus Bochum, Libert?res 
B?ndnis Ludwigsburg (LB)?

Germany, FdA-IFA, Gai D?o Nr. 35 November 2013 - Content + Editorial (de)

Content ---- worldwide ---- 04 International Conference on the 200th Birthday Mikhail 
Bakunin - An event in the Russian Prjamuchino ---- 05 Olinewitsch Igor: I 'm going to 
Magadan. - The corporation Belarus. ---- Motion ---- 10 On the difficulties of 
counter-public in the digital age - Libertarian theses ---- Culture and everyday life ---- 
16 "It must sound mangy already." - Interview with the Saarland punk rockers of 
obsolescence ---- Analysis and Discussion ---- 19 Thoughts on German Nationalism - I can 
not relax in Germany ... ---- 24 Against the Wall - Part 1 - Anarchist Mobilization in the 
Israeli-Palestinian conflict ---- history ---- 28 Machnowstschina and anti-Semitism - An 
article from the" Fraye Arbeter Shtime" ---- dates ---- 30 dates ---- 31 FdA close - 
Regular appointments of members FdA

Editorial

Hello people,
the following output Insights into the topic of "Israel, Palestine, anti-Semitism " from 
all different angles. We are excited on your responses to the three items and would like 
to note that it is in advance of writing and also a lot of discussion on the topic
was. We, however, be understood as pluralistic media in which also provide conflicting 
positions and the diversity of their libertarian movement Can find expression.

In addition to this issue, but we also have a very interesting analysis of Gerald Green 
Clover for a counter-public - and especially for libertarian segment - obtained on the 
basis of his long practical experience in the field many good insights and conclusions on 
the subject of Dig Italianisation and provides the (non) survival libertarian media in 
capitalism.
Of course we do not neglect our international division and take the Release of the 
anarchist prisoners in Belarus on the occasion of a to present to him written article in 
German translation, in which he a slightly different look at this Eastern European country 
takes . Also from Region comes the call to attend the conference for the 200th Tstag of 
births Mikh ail Bakunin in the coming year.

And if you is not all that mangy enough, we also have r daf? the
suitable Punk Rock Interview in stock .

Have fun !
Your editorial of Gaid?o

FdA-IFA, Gai D?o Special Edition #6 - Time for Plan A - Editorial (de)

Hello people, This time we welcome you to now already the sixth special edition Gaid?o, 
which comes with the largest number of copies! The reason is that this issue follows a 
three-month campaign. ---- A little more than a year, developed a well-attended meetings 
during the second libertarians media fair in Bochum, an initiative for a strong and 
dynamic anarchist network in North Rhine-Westphalia. After time has elapsed now exists now 
as a result of this development, the "Anarchist Federation (Rhine-Ruhr AFRR)", which is 
also supported by an FdA-member group, the "Anarchist Group Eastern Ruhrgebiet (AG?R)". 
About the strength and efficiency of the existing network in which there are both 
catchment area as well as in other German-speaking different opinions. Unity, however, is 
of the opinion that with the presented in this issue campaign "Time for Plan A" is an 
important and necessary step is done to obtain information about the nature, past, present 
and future of anarchism to ask critical questions to discuss and last but not least an 
active role in the phenomenon of anarchy.

It is the largest and most extensive project to date the young AFRR and friendly groups, 
and we are excited about what the next three months, ready to hold discourses and 
developments for us and especially for the development of anarchism in the catchment area 
of the Rhine and Ruhr. After first been successfully performed actions and events, the 
initiator feel * inside ready for more fresh air and further impetus for the development 
and expansion of local groups, the federal structure, and the meeting new companions * inside.

In addition to the events presented here, there will be more and a look at the website of 
the campaign "time-for-plan-a.de" is worthwhile in any case. In addition to the 
appointments and the conception of the campaign and the initiator * inside you will find 
in this issue along with some interesting texts on topics such as jail or elections.

Otherwise, we want to the course of the campaign, of course, only the best, you exciting 
events and that together we strengthen the future will go to meet.

Your Gaid?o editors