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Obituary: Georges Fontenis
Date: Fri, 2010-08-13 20:04
One of the best known French anarchists, Georges Fontenis, died on August 9th at the age of 90.
Our comrades of Alternative Libertaire described him as “an untiring fighter for libertarian communism, a supporter of the Algerian independence fighters, a trade unionist, one of the leading figures of May 1968 in Tours and a pillar of the Freethought movement”. Until the very end he was also a member of Alternative Libertaire.
Statement against police brutality in Colombia signed by WSM
Date: Fri, 2010-08-13 11:46
At the urging of our comrades in the Colombian anarchist organisation Red Libertaria Popular Mateo Kramer the WSM has signed this international statement. Red Libertaria Popular Mateo Kramer describe the current political reality in Colombia as follows. "As repression assumes fearful proportions in Colombia, sheer violence is the mechanism to impose a terrorist mafia regime, an enclave subservient to US imperialist interests in the region. The current regime represents the political expression of the harshest class violence against workers in the region. This is not shameful for the Colombian people but it represents a menace to all of the Latin American people. Those libertarian organisations who have signed this statement do so in order to show solidarity with the libertarian movement in Colombia which, along with the rest of the people’s movement, knows no quarter in its struggle against State Terrorism and Imperialism."
Manifesto of Libertarian Communism - Georges Fontenis
Date: Thu, 2010-08-12 16:34
The ‘Manifesto of Libertarian Communism’ was written in 1953 by Georges Fontenis for the Federation Communiste Libertaire of France. It is one of the key texts of the anarchist-communist current. It was preceded by the best work of Bakunin, Guillaume, Malatesta, Berneri, the Organisational Platform of the Libertarian Communists written by Makhno, Arshinov and Matt, which sprang from the defeats of the Russian Revolution, and the statements of the Friends of Durruti, also a result of another defeat, that of the Spanish Revolution.
WSM sign solidarity statement with Mapuche Political Prisoners
Date: Thu, 2010-08-12 12:28
The WSM has signed an international statement that highlights the ongoing resistance of the Mapuche, an indigenous people in Chile who make up perhaps 5% of the Chilean population but comprise the majority of political prisoners in Chile. The statement originated with anarchists organisations in Chile who are in solidarity with the Mapuche.
Community stop Shell drilling in Sruwaddacon Estuary in Erris
Date: Wed, 2010-08-11 15:38
On Tuesday morning forty people from around Sruwaddacon Estuary in Erris brought Shell’s survey work in the area to a complete standstill when they walked out onto the mudflats at low tide to assert their cockle-picking rights and disrupt Shell’s borehole drilling survey. Shell has two barges drilling over 80 test holes in this Special Areas of Conservation, work that is opposed by the local community as part of their ongoing resistance to Shell's plan to run an experimental high pressure raw gas pipeline near their houses.
Climate Camp 2010- 12th to 16th of August- Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone.
Date: Tue, 2010-08-10 16:06
Climate Camp 2010- 12th to 16th of August- Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone.
This year's climate camp will take place form the 12th to the 16th of August in County Tyrone, to support the local community campaign that is in opposition to the building of a new A5 road between Dublin and Derry.
Check our more about the A5 Alliance campaign on: http://www.alternativea5alliance.com/home and http://sluggerotoole.com/2010/06/03/terror-in-tyrone-–-white-elephant-alert/ for other oposition.
For more info see http://climatecamp.ie/
A Summer School for Radicals and Activists
Date: Tue, 2010-08-10 16:02
Activist Fleadh – A Summer School for Radicals
Introduction
Thesummer school is an exciting opportunity designed to enable us all - activists and non-activists, radicals of all ages and people in many different communities, movements and struggles - to find spaces to talk to each other about what we have in common:
...- What are the big structures of power and inequality that shape our world, and how do we meet them?
- How can we find effective ways of protesting, disrupting, constructing alternatives and taking action?
"How I came to be involved in struggle" - Radio Solidarity Prog. 6
Date: Fri, 2010-08-06 15:22
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adio Solidarity - Prog. 6 - "How I came to be involved" is now available to listen to on the Near FM podcast site.
In this show, we at Radio Solidarity went out and spoke to people who are actively engaged in struggle and have a definitive idea of how to change the world for the better.
100 days in Shells prison - solidarity with Niall Harnett
Date: Thu, 2010-07-29 10:58
Dublin Shell to Sea have called a picket of Shell HQ to mark the 100th Day of Niall's imprisonment which the WSM is supporting. Dublin S2S say "Many of you who have been involved in Shell to Sea over the years, or who have visited the camp, will know Niall. Please try and attend to show your support."
The Dail expenses scandal
Date: Wed, 2010-07-28 14:20
The story of Ivor and his €80,000 in expenses – is just the latest smell arising from our political houses, after the stink that wafted from there last year when John O’Donoghue ran up €126,000 in expenses in two years. Last year we were listening to stories of €900 a night hotel rooms, airport transfers and hat rentals.