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américa del norte / méxico / historia del anarquismo Monday May 01, 2017 17:33 by José Antonio Gutiérrez D.   text 1 comment (last - friday may 05, 2017 19:13)
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Fotografía de Los Mártires de Chicago de 1887

Este documento fue escrito en el 2010 como introducción al libro "Los Orígenes Libertarios del Primero de Mayo: de Chicago a América Latina" (Ed. Quimantú, Hombre y Sociedad, Libre Iniciativa), volumen que recogía contribuciones históricas sobre los orígenes del Primero de Mayo como día de protesta obrera y sus vínculos con el movimiento anarquista de comienzos del siglo XX en América Latina*. Esta introducción ponía los sucesos de Chicago de 1886 en el contexto de un movimiento de matriz libertaria, obrero, que se convirtió en una amenaza para la clase capitalista en los EEUU, y explora cómo este evento logró capturar el espíritu de toda una época de luchas y cómo estos sucesos fueron parte de un movimiento internacional muchísimo más amplio. Al difundir este documento, espero no sólo hacer un homenaje a estos luchadores de hace más de un siglo, sino también entregar algunas reflexiones sobre su experiencia histórica concreta, en la esperanza que puedan ser de utilidad para las nuevas generaciones de luchadores.

José Antonio Gutiérrez D.
1o. de Mayo 2017



*Este libro no se habría podido editar sin la ayuda económica del Centro de Documentación "Franco Salomone".

north america / mexico / gender Tuesday February 07, 2017 15:31 by Romina Akemi and Bree Busk   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 15, 2017 01:44)
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"When women rise, the people advance"

In the first week of Donald Trump’s presidency, there were two important mobilizations that expressed radically different views on reproductive rights. The Women’s March on Washington, which took place the day after Trump’s inauguration, has been hailed as one of the largest mobilizations in US history. What began as a spontaneous call quickly ballooned into a movement that tapped into growing anxieties over the intentions of the new administration. The march drew some 500,000 to rally in Washington DC while sister marches were held across the country and even worldwide. One week later, another mobilization took place: the annual March for Life. While significantly smaller, this march still drew many attendees who were energized by celebrity speakers from the Trump administration.

At this point, there is no certainty that the Women’s March will evolve into an actual social movement. This much is clear: the Women’s March represents a political opening to rebuild a revolutionary feminist movement (in conjunction with other developing struggles) that advances demands to improve the lives of working people and embraces conflict with the liberal, capitalist character of the feminist movement of the day.

[Castellano]

north america / mexico / imperialism / war Monday January 23, 2017 17:50 by Jakob Reimann
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When Obama received the Nobel Prize in 2009, the committee acknowledged his commitment to peace. He has since bombed eight countries.

north america / mexico / workplace struggles Tuesday December 06, 2016 21:23 by Tom Wetzel   text 3 comments (last - tuesday december 13, 2016 03:37)
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Debate

"The claim that "syndicalist unions broke off from mainstream federations to form 'purely revolutionary' unions, cutting themselves off from the mass of workers" doesn't hold up, though it does conform to the Leninist orthodoxy of "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder. There were many countries where the syndicalist unions were the majority--such as Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Brazil. Syndicalist unions in South Africa, such as the Industrial Workers of Africa (modeled on the Industrial Workers of the World), were the only unions that organized native African workers, who were excluded from the white craft unions.
At the time of the mass occupation of the factories in Italy in September 1920, the USI (Italian Syndicalist Union) was claiming 800,000 members, and the factory councils formed throughout Italy in those events were mostly organized by the USI. Moreover, it was the anarcho-syndicalists who initiated a militia movement ("arditti del popolo") to fight Mussolini's fascist squads. But the Communists didn't cooperate, and the Socialist Party capitulated to fascism.


north america / mexico / miscellaneous Wednesday November 16, 2016 01:27 by Black Rose Anarchist Federation/Federación Anarquista Rosa N   text 3 comments (last - friday november 18, 2016 07:44)
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A strategy to defend our communities and to challenge Trump begins with us, the exploited workers. Together we hold the solution to Trump and to the bigger problems of capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. Some sections of the ruling classes may share our desire to get rid of Trump, but only so that they can put another capitalist in the White House and then have us go through this cycle of crisis all over again. While we may end up marching with these people in the streets for the next four years, we know that our allies are those who also work to build the independent power of the exploited classes, not those who want us to pin our hopes on political candidates.
We must push for greater unity of working-class social movements. We need to reach out to others who are doing organizing in our areas and talk to them about working together. We should push for social movement organizations that we are part of – like labor unions, Black Lives Matter chapters, immigrant rights organizations – to organize city-wide summits to plan how to support each other and how to coordinate opposition to Trump. Between now and January 20th, we should organize as much national discussion and coordination between social movements and revolutionary organizations as possible. We should plan for mass protests on Trump’s inauguration day, and we should see these protests as organizing tools to continue building unity and to draw people into the day-to-day organizing in our communities where we will really be building the long-term power that we need to be a threat to the state.

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    i5af_baby_logo.jpg imageIn Support of “Turning the Tide” Aug 02 03:38 by I-5AF 4 comments

    Like Black Rose/Rosa Negra, we also see new possibilities arising for the development of Popular Power by combining the organized forces of the exploited, dominated, and oppressed classes together. The I-5AF supports "Turning the Tide".

    hac_1_copy.jpg imageSeize the Hospitals! ...But How? Aug 01 14:09 by BRRN Labor Committee 2 comments

    In May of 2023 several Black Rose / Rosa Negra (BRRN) militants organizing in the healthcare sector attended the Health Autonomy Convergence (HAC) in Durham, North Carolina. This is their collective reflection on and analysis of the event and of the prospects for radical labor organizing in healthcare more generally.

    i5af_baby_logo.jpg imageEl movimiento Apr 25 02:18 by I-5AF 18 comments

    There is a difference between strategic divergence and ideological opposition. Nevertheless, even in tendencies that have relatively high ideological affinity, this misunderstanding can be found and has consistently led to splits in both anarchism and in popular movements. Some tendencies do not aim to organize on the political level, and in our current context, it makes sense to elaborate on the particular organizational and strategic problems with this kind of anarchist politics because, for us, part of our role as a small engine within a growing Popular Power is to keep generating and dissipating liberatory theory and practices.

    textSky Anarchy Mar 24 13:59 by Jacob Hutchison 2 comments

    What Is Sky Anarchy?
    Sky Anarchy is a new adventure. It's part of a wider project of addressing the issues of aviation and its relationship with anarchy and the left in general. Through this I hope to open up our movement to the possibilities and hopefully to educate our comrades on aviation past, present, and it's hypothetical future. All feedback is welcome.

    parsons.png imageΗ Λούσι Πάρσονς Jan 20 19:00 by Γιάννης Βολιάτης 0 comments

    Παρ’ όλες τις διώξεις και τις παρενοχλήσεις από τις αρχές, η Πάρσονς συνέχισε και κατά τα τελευταία χρόνια της ζωής της να δίνει φλογερές ομιλίες σε απεργούς εργάτες, να στηρίζει αγώνες και να καλεί σε κατάληψη των μέσων παραγωγής. Χαρακτηριστικά είχε δηλώσει πως “Η αντίληψή μου για την απεργία είναι πως δεν πρέπει να καλούμε σε μια απεργία, ώστε να απεργήσουμε απλά, να βγούμε (από το εργοστάσιο) και να πεθάνουμε της πείνας, αλλά να παραμείνουμε μέσα (στο εργοστάσιο) και να καταλάβουμε τα μέσα και την ιδιοκτησία που είναι απαραίτητα για την παραγωγή“.

    anarchism_usa.jpg imageΤο σχίσμα στον αν ... Nov 18 17:42 by Αργύρης Αργυριάδης 0 comments

    Ο Αμερικανικός Αναρχοατομικισμός της περιόδου μέχρι τα μέσα του 1890 είναι πασιφιστικός, ηθικός και φιλοσοφικός αλλά «σαλονάτος», εξέφραζε δε τις τοπικές ιδιαιτερότητες του αναπτυσσόμενου κόσμου της άγριας δύσης που έφθινε αλλά όχι του νέου βιομηχανικού ονείρου στο οποίο μεταστοιχειώνονταν οι ΗΠΑ.

    Μια αρχική προσπάθεια εξήγησης και ανάλυσης του Αμερικανικού Αναρχισμού επιχειρήθηκε στην εισαγωγή που έκανα στο βιβλίο των εκδόσεων Σοφίτα για την Βολτερίν Ντε Κλαιρ «Γιατί είμαι αναρχική», συνέχισε με την μετάφραση του «Μανιφέστου του Πίτσμπουρκ», αλλά διαπίστωσα ότι υπήρχαν κενά που έπρεπε να καλυφθούν. Σε αυτό το τρίτο μέρος επιχειρείται η αποτύπωση του χρονικού της διάσπασης μέσα στο Αναρχικό κίνημα των ΗΠΑ ώστε να γίνουν πιο ξεκάθαρα τα αίτια που οδήγησαν σε αυτή μέσα σε μια ταραγμένη περίοδο που ο Αναρχισμός στις ΗΠΑ αποτελούσε ένα σημαντικό πολιτικό κίνημα.

    À Tadoussac imageGNL Québec : Les gains matériels d'une lutte écologiste May 24 06:45 by CEG 2 comments

    À l’été 2021, le gouvernement du Québec officialisait son rejet du projet d’usine de liquéfaction du gaz naturel de GNL Québec après avoir longuement persisté à le promouvoir. Cette volteface sur un projet évalué à 14 milliards $ est le résultat de plusieurs années de luttes écologistes. Concrètement, ce sont de petits collectifs populaires locaux, organisés sur la base d’assemblées, qui ont réussi à faire pencher la balance. Devant eux se dressaient un promoteur, un État et des élu-e-s qui ont dépensé des millions $ dans une bataille qui leur était annoncée gagnée d’avance par un gouvernement conquis à leurs idées.

    ludl2.jpg imageΓια τη Σφαγή του Λ&#... Apr 28 21:36 by Αργύρης Αργυριάδης 0 comments

    Όσο και αν προσπαθούν να μας πείσουν για το τέλος της ιστορίας, το τέλος της εργασίας και άλλα ιδεολογήματα περί του τέλους του κόσμου και των κεκτημένων μας, ας δώσουμε εμείς, ως εργαζόμενοι, την απάντηση βάζοντας τέλος στον κόσμο τους: Αυτόν της ανασφάλειας, της πείνας, της καταστολής, του ρατσισμού, της ομοφοβίας, της ξενοφοβίας, της γυναικοκτονίας και του φασισμού. Τα λόγια του Joe Hill παραμένουν διαχρονικά: «Μην θρηνείτε – Οργανωθείτε!» Αυτό κατά την γνώμη μου είναι η μεγάλη παρακαταθήκη των εργατικών αγώνων μέχρι την τελική νίκη.

    americanmarxism9781797122083_hr.jpg imageThe Right’s Fantasy of a “Marxist” Threat Feb 14 06:16 by Wayne Price 0 comments

    An anarchist review of Mark R. Levin's far-right best-seller, American Marxism (2021) NY: Threshold Editions/Simon & Schuster

    textA Companion to the English Translation of Social Anarchism and Organisation Oct 09 04:20 by Carl Eugene Stroud 0 comments

    This is a companion to Social Anarchism and Organisation by the Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro. All of the references are to only that text which has become essential reading for social anarchists today. This article summarizes, paraphrases and interprets the original. It is meant to be an addition to the English language discourse on especifismo and social anarchism generally, as well as the FARJ text in particular. There is a link to an audio version with a slideshow presentation at the end.

    blackmask11.jpg image“Up against the wall motherfucker!” Sep 09 18:38 by Αργύρης Αργυριάδης 0 comments

    Σήμερα 50+ χρόνια μετά η έκφραση αυτή παραμένει πάντα επίκαιρη και παραμένει επικίνδυνη για την εξουσία. Δεν χρειάζεται να την ασπασθεί καμία νεανική αντικουλτούρα για να κλονίσει την σημερινή τυρανικότητα της εποχής που ζούμε. Με την ελπίδα να τους εγκαλέσουμε: Up against the wall motherfuckerς! Μέχρι τότε η μνήμη θα παραμένει ένα από τα βασικά αντισώματα των ανθρώπων ενάντια στη τυραννία.

    shane.jpg imageBook Review: 'Why We Fight' Aug 01 16:20 by LAMA 17 comments

    A review of an anthology of essays about contemporary fascism in USA.

    distant.jpg imageMovie Review: ‘TWO DISTANT STRANGERS’ (2020) Apr 26 13:51 by LAMA 0 comments

    A review of a movie about racism.

    joe_hill.jpg imageAbbie, Billy και κατάλυση τ ... Mar 11 19:02 by Αργύρης Αργυριάδης 6 comments

    Σε αυτό το κείμενο θα ασχοληθούμε με την συγκλονιστική περίπτωση της κατάλυσης των σταχτών του Joe Hill.
    Μετά την παράδοση του φακέλου με τις στάχτες του Joe Hill από το εθνικό ταχυδρομείο στο συνδικάτο της IWW το 1988, επακολούθησε μια ανοικτή συζήτηση για το τι έπρεπε να γίνει με αυτές - εκτός από το να σκορπιστούν τον αέρα. Ακούστηκαν διάφορες απόψεις που πέρασαν αδιάφορα μέχρι που ο γνωστός yippie προβοκάτορας Αbbie Hoffman, ο άνθρωπος που σχεδόν κατάφερε να τριπάρει τον πρόεδρο, έκανε πάλι το θαύμα του!

    fascist2520coup2520attempt2520fascism2520came2520home2520january252062520capitol2520teen2520vogue.jpg imageThe Trump putsch Jan 11 05:04 by Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group 0 comments

    The following statement was released by the Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group on 10 January 2021.

    electionstress.jpg imageDid the System Work? Aftermath of the 2020 Election Dec 30 07:55 by Wayne Price 9 comments

    Liberals and others declare that the defeat of Donald Trump and of his coup-attempts demonstrate that "the system works," that the U.S.A. has an effective "democracy." I cannot see it that way.

    trumpbidenii.jpeg imageNo more Presidents Nov 03 19:14 by Melbourne Anarchist Commounist Group 0 comments

    In either case, it is by building working class struggle that the threat of Fascism will be best addressed. Struggle against a re-elected Trump would be necessary as he accelerates the class polarisation of society and moves further towards dictatorship. Struggle against a President Biden would explode the poisonous identification of the Left with the Democratic Party that Republicans make and from which Fascists benefit.

    pittsburghmartiallaw_1.jpg imageComment arrête-t-on un coup d’État ? Oct 29 19:14 by Unity & Struggle 0 comments

    Ce document d’orientation a été rédigé avant que Trump n'attrape le coronavirus. Il a été approuvé par un vote unanime de la majorité des membres de Unity and Struggle. Que vous soyez d'accord avec nous ou non, nous espérons qu'il encouragera les révolutionnaires aux États-Unis et ailleurs à débattre de ce à quoi nous pouvons nous attendre en novembre et à commencer à s’y préparer, car ce qui se passe là-bas a évidemment un impact sur le monde entier.

    pittsburghmartiallaw.jpg imageHow Do We Stop a Coup? Oct 29 19:01 by Unity & Struggle 3 comments

    This position paper from the anti-State communist collective Unity & Struggle was drafted before Trump caught coronavirus. We share it here as a good piece to illustrate the state of mind of our comrades fighting on the so-called United States of America's territory. We hope it encourages revolutionaries in the U.S. and everywhere else to debate what we can expect in November, and begin making plans, as what happens there obviously has an influence worldwide.

    unflattering.jpg imageBook Review: Unflattering Photos of Fascists Oct 01 13:28 by LAMA 0 comments

    A review of a book about the extreme-Right in the contemporary USA.

    textDonald Trump: A New Emperor of the Lumpenproletariat? Sep 25 12:18 by Clyde W. Barrow 3 comments

    In The Dangerous Class: The Concept of the Lumpenproletariat (University of Michigan Press, forthcoming 2020), I argue that US President Donald Trump should be understood as a “Prince of the Lumpenproletariat.” The question that will confront us on November 3rd and long afterward is whether Donald Trump will become “Emperor of the Lumpenproletariat.” These terms are taken from Karl Marx’s 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, where he applied them to Louis Bonaparte III. I argue that Trump has followed the script of the 18th Brumaire, which is the story of the exceptional rise to power of a lumpenproletariat organized and led by an authoritarian populist.

    too_much_and_never_enough_front_cover_2020_first_edition.jpg imageMary Trump on the Political Psychopathology of President Donald Aug 01 02:46 by Wayne Price 2 comments

    Book on the personality of Donald Trump by his niece, who is also a psychologist.

    antiracismin2020_brightzine.jpg imageWhy Racism? Why Anti-Racism? Jul 06 06:01 by Wayne Price 0 comments

    Racial oppression is rooted in capitalism. White people are not oppressed as white people, but do suffer from capitalism in other ways. White anti-racism cannot only be based on moral values but must also be related to their own oppressions caused by capitalism.

    trumpfrontpage2000x1111.jpg imageIs President Donald Trump a threat and danger? Jul 02 20:15 by Zaher Baher 0 comments

    This article covers how president Trump has shown us the true face of capitalism and whether the working class struggles grow under the dictatorship or those in power by the names of labour, social democrat, socialists, leftists. It also puts some facts before the readers and question them that who really in a long-term serves our struggle?

    5568.jpg imageSolidarity with BLM and Bristol Jun 23 21:56 by Some people active in Haringey Solidarity Group 0 comments

    Direct action is the means of creating a new consciousness, a means of self-liberation from the chains placed around our minds, emotions and spirits by hierarchy and oppression.

    83068342_274092437044453_6217755465007235072_n173x200.jpg imageهمبستگی با مبا... Jun 17 04:25 by Various anarchist organisations 0 comments

    همبستگی با مبارزه مردم آمریکای شمالی – پشتیبانی همگانه با سازمانهای آنارشیستی در آمریکا

    whatsapp_image_20200602_at_21.jpeg imageالتضامن مع نضا... Jun 17 03:55 by Various anarchist organisations 0 comments

    التضامن مع نضال الشعوب في امريكا الشمالية - كل الدعم للمنظمات الأناركية الأمريكية

    protestsgeorgefloyd_4.jpg imageL'Incendio Furioso degli Stati Uniti Jun 16 02:42 by Wayne Price 0 comments

    La ribellione per le vite delle persone afroamericane

    Un punto di vista anarchico della ribellione statunitense contro le azioni poliziesche e il razzismo

    cartoonstatueoflibertyamended2_3.jpg imageGeorge Floyd: Una Morte di Troppo Nella “Terra dei Liberi” Jun 16 02:40 by José Antonio Gutiérrez D. 0 comments

    L'omicidio di Floyd non è un episodio isolato. Lo scorso anno la polizia americana uccise 1099 persone, una parte considerevole delle quali era nera. Il 99% di queste uccisioni è rimasta impunita, un tasso allarmante, che nel continente americano è paragonabile solo a quello della Colombia, a dimostrazione del fatto che la violenza poliziesca – lungi dall'essere un'anomalia – è accettata dall'establishment statunitense, democratico o repubblicano che sia. [Castellano] [Türkçe] [English]

    protestsgeorgefloyd_3.jpg imageΜια οργισμένη πυ`... Jun 09 14:16 by Wayne Price 0 comments

    Μια αναρχική άποψη για την εξέγερση στις ΗΠΑ ενάντια στις αστυνομικές ενέργειες και τον ρατσισμό. - Αυτές οι διαμαρτυρίες αποτελούν μια εξέγερση. Είναι απόδειξη ότι ο πληθυσμός των ΗΠΑ δεν είναι για πάντα παθητικός και ηθικοποιημένος. Ότι υπάρχει μεγάλη οργή και δίψα για δικαιοσύνη και ελευθερία. Βέβαια όλο αυτό δεν θα οδηγήσει σε άμεση επα-νάσταση. Αλλά αυξάνει την πιθανότητα.

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