Today's 5 Topics:
1. [Spain] Athenaeum Inauguration Anarchist Hydra (ca, pt)
[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. wsm.ie - Sexual Assault: What Colleges Can Do by Tom Murray
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. The Twelfth Anarchist Bookfair in Zagreb will take place on
April 8th to April 10th, 2016. by Anarhisticki sajam knjiga
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. afed.cz: Autonomous policy for the 21st century - Short
report on the final hours of the first series of courses
strategic thinking. [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. France, Alternative Libertaire AL #257 (Jan) - Work: a new
operating uberiasation era (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
Next Saturday, February 13, will take place the inauguration of the space freed Athenaeum
Anarchist Hydra, in the city of Rubi. This day is important not only because we opened our
doors for the first time, but we started a cycle of lectures and debates that will last
several months and where we intend to reconstruct the hidden story, one that did not tell
us. To do this, we divided chronologically different stages / facts of history:
Prehistory, Medieval, Illustration, Paris Commune, Civil War, and "Transition". ---- On
the same day 13 to 18h will be the presentation of our project and cycle, which will begin
with a lecture on the Prehistoric held by Manuela Perez, 19h. After the lecture we will
make a vegan dinner (21h) and musiqueta with Dj Happy Roots up to 24h.
We present this series of lectures and debates in order to recover part of our history. As
in all areas, the powers always tergiversaram all for the benefit of their interests,
among which are our alienation and ignorance to make us a happy slaves, perpetuating this
way our submission for fear of revolt, and they continued a parasite .
Digging in our history, we see that it's not like they told us in school, institute,
college or in most books; long ago that they declared the war and history is never written
by overdue.
The worst part of your lies, it's about us women, as has become customary. What about
those who do not follow the rules heterosexual or decides to change her sex, or not be
part of any stereotype.
The story that we want to talk in the cycle is the egalitarian societies,
non-hierarchical, societies that worshiped the earth, sex, body, they knew the use of
plants that did not depend on paid employment but of communal lands, where gender roles
and sexual tastes were decision of each individual. We do not want to fall into the
idyllic vision, because we know that there were many types of society and not all were
equal, but we also know that they existed and that before Christ, there were many years of
human history and not always were people killing clubbed as told.
We put special emphasis on the construction of patriarchy, why and what it had to do with
the church, the construction of the state, mercantilism, capitalism and industrialization,
and thus make a critical reading until recent history.
We, the nameless, the ever appear in the story, the forgotten, have always been present,
and not always submissive and silent as they wanted. That rebellion and the strength of
our ancestors in serving and inspire to build together a new imaginary.
Fire in who wanted to burn us at the stake, came the fire that burned the churches, the
oil that stung Paris, is the same one day return to surprise you.
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Message: 2
An investigation is currently under way at University College Dublin following reports
that up to 200 male students allegedly shared explicit images of women they had sexual
relations with. The incident not only highlights a culture of misogyny in Irish
universities, it also calls attention to the absence of material supports for effectively
responding to sexual assault on campus. But what kinds of supports should students demand
from Irish universities? ---- Trigger Warning: Discusses rape and ‘revenge porn’ image
sharing ---- Sexual assault is an urgent problem on Ireland’s university campuses.
According to research published by the Union of Students in Ireland last week, 11 per cent
of female respondents claimed that they had been subject to unwanted sexual contact. 5 per
cent of women recorded that they were survivors of rape and a further 3 per cent were
survivors of attempted rape. In a 2015 survey by Trinity College Dublin Student Union, one
in four female TCD students said they had had a non-consensual sexual experience. (Just
over 5% of male students had been subjected to an unwanted sexual experience).
These figures probably underestimate the scale of the problem. According to the Dublin
Rape Crisis Centre, only 1 in 10 rapes are reported. When asked by the USI for
explanations of why they did not report matters to the Gardaí students’ two most frequent
responses were (i) that they did not believe the incident was serious enough to report (57
per cent); and (ii) that they did not think that what happened was a crime (44 per cent)
The recent ‘revenge porn’ incident at UCD and the university’s response to it must be
understood in this wider context of the state’s material neglect of support services for
rape survivors. While Rape Crisis centres across the country offer counselling to about
2,500 people annually, the centres suffered funding cuts worth just over a €1million
between 2008 and 2014.
In this context, Irish universities tend to mirror the state’s approach and avoid
resourcing counselling programmes or on-campus rape crisis centres. Instead, universities
tend to focus predominantly on sanctions for those involved in breaches of their student
dignity codes. Somewhat exceptionally, recent reports suggest that sexual-consent classes
are available to first-year students at NUI Galway and IT Tralee, while Trinity College
Dublin has recently announced the introduction of mandatory consent workshops. Clearly, an
appropriate campus-based sexual assault programme should involve more than punishing
offences after the event. Two further goals are necessary: education about sexual violence
and prevention of sexual assault.
The Rape Treatment Centre (RTC) at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Centre has advanced the
following 10 point programme for responding to the problem of sexual assault on campus. It
is reproduced here not as a template to copy but simply to provoke thought and
conversation about whether Irish third-level institutions provide anywhere near the same
level of material resources, sensitivity, or policy comprehensiveness. So what exactly
should students and staff – men, women, and trans - demand of their fellow students and of
university administrations in Ireland? Let us know in the comments…
UCLA Programme
1. Official policy statement: Develop and give to every student an official, written
policy statement regarding sexual misconduct. Include information about the definition and
prevalence of sexual assault, the circumstances in which it commonly occurs, what to do if
it happens, university sanctions, campus resources, and prevention strategies. The policy
should strongly encourage victims to report these incidents.
2. Definition of sexual misconduct: Provide the campus community with a clear definition
of the behaviors that constitute sexual assault and other forms of sexual misconduct that
the university considers unacceptable and sanctionable. The same definition should be used
in the institution's sexual assault policy statement and the student conduct code
provisions that prohibit sexual misconduct.
3. Protocol for managing reported cases: Formulate a written "action plan" that outlines
how the school will respond when incidents of sexual misconduct are reported, including
who will be notified, what procedures will be implemented, and how the rights of victims
and accused students will be protected. Formalized procedures help ensure that victims
receive the support and services they need, as well as facilitate compliance with school
policies and legal mandates.
4. Systems for gathering and disseminating information about sexual misconduct: Initiate
systems for obtaining information about incidents of sexual misconduct that impact members
of the campus community -- reported cases as well as those that are not officially brought
to the attention of authorities. Develop methods for informing the campus community about
these incidents, including strategies for giving "timely warnings" as required by federal law.
5. Comprehensive services for victims: Establish a coordinated network of services to
ensure that victims have access to the range of medical, legal, psychological, safety,
advocacy, and other support services they need. Campus-based and/or community resources
should be utilized.
6. Educational programs: Institute comprehensive educational programs that reach all
members of the campus community. Utilize a variety of strategies to provide students,
faculty, and staff with opportunities to acquire information about sexual assault and
develop behavioral skills that will enable them to enhance their own personal safety, as
well as contribute to the safety of other members of the campus community.
7. Clear student conduct code provisions: Ensure that the college or university's conduct
code specifically addresses the problem of sexual assault. Code provisions should include
a strong prohibition against sexual misconduct, a clear definition of the school's
jurisdiction in these cases, and a listing of the rights and protections the school
affords both victims and accused students.
8. Fair disciplinary procedures: Establish procedures that ensure fairness to both victims
and accused students. Educate hearing panel members about the unique characteristics of
sexual assault and sexual misconduct cases. Provide safeguards to prevent
conflict-of-interest situations in disciplinary proceedings.
9. Campus security measures: Implement measures to decrease the risk of sexual assaults on
campus, including adequate lighting, effective residence hall security systems, escort
services, timely notifications of reported crimes, and ongoing information campaigns.
10. Ongoing assessment of policies, procedures, and programs: Conduct regular and timely
evaluations of all campus sexual assault policies and programs.
Words: Tom Murray
http://www.wsm.ie/c/sexual-assault-ucd-revenge-porn
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Message: 3
Anarchist Bookfair in Zagreb (ASK - Anarhisticki sajam knjiga) is annual anarchist event
and first eleven bookfairs went well, and we hope to bring in more and more people every
year as participants, publishers, groups, projects - whoever is interested in what the
bookfair has to offer. ---- For discussion part everything is open, as every year, so all
suggestions, ideas, etc are welcome, as well as texts that you find interesting for
further debate. ---- ASK takes place in Zagreb every spring, as a local resource for
anarchist and libertarian books and other publications. We also aim to open discussion on
subjects that are important for the anarchist movement, or for our local community. ----
The idea for such a bookfair is not new, but is based on the positive experience of other
Anarchist Bookfairs. In many different situations, these bookfairs have proven to be
important events and meeting places on both local and international levels.
This is why we need your help - come and support this event with solidarity and participation!
If you can't come to our bookfair, you can consider sending some free publications,
posters and other material. Also, you can consider sending books and other publications
for sale, we will organise stall for all of you that can't come, but would like to present
your work at the bookfair. Contact us at anarhisticki.sajam.knjiga@gmail.com about
details, address to send stuff to, etc.
Participation
To help us organize the Bookfair and finish the program on time, we need you to confirm
your participation soon as possible. Our e-mail address is:
anarhisticki.sajam.knjiga@gmail.com
Get in touch and let us know in which way you would like to participate. Here are a few
questions, and we welcome any additional information.
Also, let us know if you need accommodation. There are a few alternatives, but we need all
the details soon as possible.
Some of the details that we need from you:
1. Questions for all guests coming from outside Zagreb:
- how you want to participate?
- would you like to do presentation, workshop or discussion at bookfair?
- do you need help with accommodation (Free sleeping places are limited)
2. If you would like a stall:
- how big of a stall do you need?
- do you need help at your stall?
- can you help with the costs of the Bookfair? (This is not a condition to have a stall,
stalls are free.)
- we need some basic information about you (contact, what books/publishers you distribute
[not list, just short info]...)
You can download bookfair poster from our web page. To download it go to
http://www.ask-zagreb.org/anarchist-bookfair-zagreb-201...6.pdf
For more information:
web: www.ask-zagreb.org
e-mail: anarhisticki.sajam.knjiga@gmail.com
Related Link: http://www.ask-zagreb.org
http://www.anarkismo.net/article/29087
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Message: 4
In Prague autonomous social center clinic on Saturday, February 13 held a discussion
meeting on the occasion of completion of the courses strategic thinking, which began June
2 and approximately every month is devoted to issues of autonomous policy. A major
attraction became lecture Theodoros Karyotise, Greek activist, sociologist and
contributors online magazine ROAR. ---- "Lecture Room" was just after four in the
afternoon is filled almost to bursting. There were crammed with nearly 80 people, and some
are not fit inside. For small knot of those who govern the English language, was prepared
professional simultaneous translation, so even they lost nothing, and Theo could speak
fluently. ---- First, he spoke about the transformation of the capitalist system, changing
the relations of production, and thus the transformation of the classical industrial
proletariat, to build on the theme of neo-liberalism as an ideological doctrine, which
will fully enforce started from the 80s of the last century and whose captivity now
towers. On the example of Greece showed the process of neoliberal restructuring within the
boundaries of the nation state. He pointed to self-destruct efforts to attract foreign
investors into the country, and nicnerešící call for economic reconstruction nationally
outside the EU. As a viable alternative to that proposed a grassroots movement organized a
solidarity economy, the transition to collective ways of ownership and management. While
in Greece, such a movement can be observed with the cooperatives, folk clinics and the
occupied premises, such as. Fabrika Vio.Me in which Theo involved, constantly hovering
over him the threat of repression and co-optation of one system to the other side. Also
did not forget to bring criticism of the current Greek government, headed by the nominally
leftist party Syriza.
After the questions, answers and break, during which listeners could be completely
voluntary contribution vegan refreshments at the "buffet", took the word activist
collective Clinics, Ernest Smith. He spoke partly about advancing neoliberalism, like
Theo, but with regard to the Czech reality. Autonomous policy, as proposed direction of
the local anti-authoritarian movement, framed by several controversies, which elsewhere in
the world have already taken place or are ongoing. Thus he spoke about commons, policies
or request a hearing on prefigurativní politics. Then everything very clearly illustrated
by the example of clinic, discussions that are within it leads, and processes that their
individual and collective practice accompany.
Despite the cold, which was beginning to "lecture room" intrude unpleasantly, resumed the
final hour of general debate of the course, where everyone could ask a question or express
their own opinion. Questions were raised autonomous projects related to the political
parties, the possibility of misuse autonomous practice of fascist forces and the danger
that particular solidarity autonomous projects can benefit the neoliberal state, which can
comfortably disposing of social roles that should play. It was also interesting Theo's
story about the problems squats established for Refugees, which is quite a large turnover
of people and it is difficult to collectively create common rules. Query on global
autonomous administration remained open as practically very early in the current situation
and the future seemed determined specific context and needs.
Both lectures, as well as additional and final debate was very inspiring. There were to be
found in many large compliance with the debate, which was held in the summer at the clinic
of the 20th anniversary of the Anarchist Federation and tried to find the direction of
anarchist politics for years to come. We hope to record soon the whole evening to listen
to the Internet, as was the case with previous meetings in the course.
http://www.afed.cz/text/6365/autonomni-politika-pro-21-stoleti
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Message: 5
Offshore engineers of major Internet companies to small hands paid by the piece, the
digital world offers new opportunities for the capitalists to make money on the backs of
workers by circumventing the laws of wage earners of protection force in the territories.
---- Have you ever wondered how Internet platforms offering primarily produced content by
users (Facebook, YouTube, for example) were doing so ever, in your newsfeed or between two
cat videos, no one strays Porn spectacular photo or appeal to racial hatred? Naturally,
you will say: robots, algorithms. ---- In reality, there are no sufficiently effective
algorithms to really filter out Internet sewers; what you see and read previously purged
by men and women, and even probably a woman, Filipino student but not a lot of ways.
Behind a smooth interface and impersonal, this is actually a world of precarious workers
that wear out with mindless tasks. If these are increasingly outsourced to the Philippines
is that they are so violent and psychologically meaningless than American or European
workers are lacking in a few months enough to plunge them into depression or burn -out:
This is to spend his days in front of a wire image, text, video, scrolling - which is
reminiscent of the work in chains of big industry - yarn consisting essentially of racist
insults , pornography, sometimes pedophile, bestiality, murder, bloody car accidents, etc. [1]
data entry and farms clicks
These small invisible hands support a growing share of internal work to companies in the
Internet sector, as in others. The relocation of scannable activities (called
e-outsourcing) has become massive since the 2000s, and it particularly affects the
creation of content, including R & D, software development, data capture, logistics
management or HR , finance, sales, consumer services (consulting, service, etc.), and
various absurd services performed in "farms clicks" (the clickfarms), such as sales likes
or followers to artificially boost the popularity Apparent content; So what will the most
skilled trades to the most menial tasks, which are also mostly performed by women.
All this represents a market of around 100 to 400 billion per year, according to the
definition that is given of digital offshoring. It is first in India, offering very
skilled low-cost English-speaking engineers who saw the practice grow and Barbados and the
Philippines for low value-added services. Then came Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Dominican
Republic, and finally, in the 2010s, China and Vietnam for Japanese companies, most
recently in Eastern Europe for North American and European investment.
Capitalists quickly seized the opportunity offered by digital networks to free the capital
of the space and build a global competition more fluid than before. From 2002-2003
appeared giants offer remote services to companies (such as Accenture, EDS and Siemens
Business Services), each comprising internally a global division of labor. It becomes
possible for all these firms and their clients to compete in near real time, of workers
around the world, easily bypassing the overly protective regulations, too high wages, or
who organize resistance.
On the ground, it gives wage earners sometimes operated es night to match the time of day
in the US or Europe and the often precarious jobs, wages generally higher than the country
average in question, although competition tends to equalize. But again, one remains under
conventional business relations, with what looks like a contract, a hierarchy, and a
workplace. Silicon Valley has found how to push operations further, by providing up to
date daily self-employed es paid by the piece.
The capitalist economy of peer to peer is first what is meant by "uberisation economy": a
company has an army of workers and customers are connected-and puts its platform and its
algorithms at their service to offer each customer the worker that suits him in the
neighborhood, to do a job by touching a good commission by the way, that goes without saying.
In France, we do not really know that Uber, the rental fans taxi service. In the US,
however, in addition to transportation (Uber, Lyft), it was extended to parcel delivery
(Postmates), food baskets (Instacart) to housework (Homejoy), and even at all and n
'anything (TaskRabbit). It works alone-e to the customer without visible employer or group
to help hold out or think about his situation, and even compete with each other together;
there are also works without it being truly recognized as work, so without protection or
contributions.
freelance and microtasking
However, the worst concentrating operations without rest and absolutely total alienation
of the activity, it is the digital work platforms and freelance microtasking: Amazon
Mechanical Turk (see box), Upwork (formerly Elance and Odesk ) People Per Hour,
Crowdflower, etc. Everything is done on a computer with no human contact, every second a
flood of job offers fall, which can be tasks requiring little time and skill (draw
something, Laying out a poster design a small website , translate text or transcribe a
conference), or on the contrary be absolutely absurd, fragmented and repetitive each
relating tenths cents (eg copy of receipts, answer questionnaires, identify cats pictures
among many others images, etc.).
These freelance workers or even microtasking platforms are taking off: if they now weigh
only $ 2 billion in revenue - and although we only speak income platforms that act as
intermediaries, without considering the profit captured by micro-employers - they are
expected to reach 5 billion in a year, and 20 billion by 2020 [2].
If the mass of these precarious workers keeps pace, it would rise from 5 million today to
50 million in five years. The great promises contained by technical progress fizzled. The
end of work is not in the agenda, and we see the contrary nightmares take form with the
capitalists of the nineteenth century did not dare dream: vast global labor markets,
offering masses of proletarians dispersed es worldwide, sometimes isolated-es and without
a contract, each competing with everyone, and assigned to es-numbing chores.
Obviously, this is not the technology itself that is to throw, but the type of
applications which it embodies; and if the ideology that accompanies it boasts both the
libertarian dimension of digital technologies, it is also that one can imagine to serve an
organization of the economy and society more horizontal, less dependent on coordinating
power of the central state. It will not happen without a struggle.
Marco (AL Paris-Northeast)
[1] "The workers that spread the pictures of cocks and beheadings your Facebook wire,"
Wired, 2014
http://www.wired.com/2014/10/content-moderation
http: //www.wired.com/2014/10/conten ...
[2] Report of the World Bank "Global Opportunities in Online Outsourcing" in June 2015.
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Travail-l-uberiasation-une-une
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