Today's 5 Topics:
1. Catalunia, embat: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ version
0.2) (ca) [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. France, Alternative Libertaire - Clash - Bulletin youth AL:
Against the law for employers: General Strike! (fr, it, pt)
[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. France, Alternative Libertaire - leaflet AL, Working against
the bill: Why we must continue (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Madrid, 03.17.2016, Chronicle concentration Block Unit
against labor reform and the Gag Law By Carlos Martin - Homer
(ca) [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. afed.cz: After more than a year, another number of Liberec
HC / punk zine Cerelitida.[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
- It is not Embat? ---- There is a group, not a federation of groups, etc. Neither an
activist group, their activities do not come labeled as organization activists rhythms;
even if those militants who they are. And definitely not a party that aspires to stand for
election or to enter institutions. Not intended to be vanguard of any movement, if not
participate engine and a political culture of social transformations, which must carry out
the people strong and organized. ---- - What is Embat? ---- It is an organizational effort
that opened a few years ago to establish a political organization in Catalonia,
libertarian nature. It was created, or rather, we are building from an open to various
libertarian militants under a common analysis of the shortcomings and possible solutions
to them.
Want projected Embat political culture, and therefore the people involved in the
organization or are related to it, where involved, either:
respect for diversity within the movement, its rhythms and its partial objectives.
autonomy movements toward partisan agendas or any political organization.
was the main factor working unit around a program / shared objectives.
work to drive tactical and strategic aims that will create this strong nation that could
constitute popular.
Really work for the common good and a comprehensive perspective class, which does not
remain in one eye fight or particular movement. That with respect to all the popular
movements in their diversity, participate in them or not, that is, respect for diversity
and learning, a hallmark of the political organization and the people who make up .
- I think you have "solution"?
No, nothing could be further from that. Precisely base our action and our thoughts on the
interaction with other actors in the social field, because our experiences enrich us all.
And because we understand that social change does not come from the hand of specific
groups of people if not organized, with all its diversity, but based on a common
programmatic lines.
- What do you want?
We would like this organization is being forged lines have programmatic, strategic and
tactical common shares and assumed by everyone who belongs. Let everyone know both the
internal and the people who know us be clear what we defend. We want this organization to
be a tool and a motor for the people who belong and the social spaces where we are.
- And we're getting? What you have done so far?
We are working and we must admit that it is easy. Customs cost and inertia to overcome,
though not objectively think I want to repeat something, habits can end up doing it. We
must be careful. We are talking about changing habits and traditions recent policies, we
will not in a few months ...
On the other hand, we, as an organization, currently nothing like a visualization can have
as a group or activist movement. Our current task is to consolidate internal bases that
connect with the people who participate and work to unite us around a program, a strategic
and tactical unit. This might seem to 'do nothing', because these tasks are internal
visibility.
As militants actively participated in various collective initiatives, unions,
Neighborhood, etc this is the real weight and real projection of the organization to
connect all the people of the organization around a new political culture, a way of
understanding and influence the reality that go beyond the struggle and give us a partial
overview.
Currently trying to consolidate these tasks through internal training, creation of
centers, work areas, etc.
In addition, we always emphasize the role that should have social organizations and
movements, ie, the people organized; not specify an organization such as ours.
- Why a new political organization '?
Based on our analysis of the organizational model would be different. Not invalidate other
models, there is no exclusivity nor heard 'organizational homeland' (or strategic sense or
identity). We thought that the question should focus on organizational and social, for
anarchism, this otherwise we talked about before, programmatic coherence, strategic and
tactical unit. We do not have all the answers but we learn wandering and experimenting.
- Why use the term "anarchism"? Are not you being very identity and this can get back to
people who do not feel comfortable with this label?
We want, first of all, be honest. We do not believe that we are identifying to tell us
anarchists.
We fully understand the reticence generated by this label. We can share these same
reluctance, but this can not lead to clear at once, a whole line of thought valid by our
prejudices.
We believe that anarchism has to catch up, is updated or re-invent himself. I arrive late
to this task, but we can not act as if nothing had happened. We would be equally
counterproductive fall into the myth of "heroic past" with invented everything "back" to
finish doing the same thing, thinking it to be "new" is already good. It would be logical
to enter capitalist consumption (do not use it, it is old, it is new purchase).
- Put references to authors and organizations ... do not see it clearly. Want to reproduce
the same here in Catalonia?
Using benchmarks is complicated. In some people it is easier to think that this is related
catechisms that we follow. This is a way of understanding the policy is very "digital"
(where everything is either 1 or 0), and we believe that we must overcome.
We intend to learn from all the experiences, including those that have not gone well. I
noted regarding not having them canonized as sacred texts. They are tools we use to
rethink our positions.
We think that would be just as ridiculous as trying to fall into mimicry in historical
mimicry between countries, regions ... where realities are quite different. But that does
not mean that we can learn from the experiences of others.
- I do not quite understand how this is related political organization and social
organizations / popular ... That to me sounds like Trotskyism!
Well, first of all, this way of understanding politics do we see identity. That is,
everything that does not sound like our preconceived notion is understood as a
"diversion." We believe it is a barrier to overcome, and symptomatic of our political
culture. And anyone were exempt: who else, who less, sometimes we fall into these reductions.
But responding, we understand the construction of a political program and a political
organization from the bottom up. So are the experiences in the social and popular
movements that feed the program (overview) political organization and not vice versa. In
any case, it would be bi-directional, it would be naive to deny that a person in total two
different entities not bring permeability and influence each other.
- What is the relationship you have with other projects types Integral Cooperatives,
Ecoxarxa, unions, associations ...?
First of all we want to clarify and reiterate that we are not an organization against
others. We are not born to oppose other sensitivities and organizational areas. We
understand the organization as political leg fully complementary to a number of social
projects in which, or to participate as members, or partners ... we feel close to those
found in the various social struggles.
That said, if the organization has local centers, these centers should be established in
their local program their closest relationships (partnerships, alliances tactics ...).
Even on the basis that should be used to achieve a better setting for our class and / or
the achievement of the program. I must not go against other experiences and tactical
differences.
- I find that your beauty is confusing could be anything. Why not use an "A" normal?
Many people have prejudices anarchism because it reminds some image / beauty ... to the
end and we are very visual animals, and hear about anarchism can think or in counter-punk,
or nostalgic 20- years 30th century past.
Well, we know that part of the construction of a speech also updated through a different
aesthetic. We try to take care of some aesthetics, even though right now we do not have
any professional graphics sector. We try to make it cleaner and more "present."
In the case of "A", we created this because we believe that identifying an "A" staggering
rises to a closed circle with a small wave that boosts your heart, it could be quite
symbolic that we want to open this process.
- Why the name Embat and one more representative of the history of anarchism?
Indeed, we put away some awareness of some clichés, and because we liked her very
significant "blow given by the wave on the shore, the ship; promotion of wind. In a
figurative attack can refer to, forward, run "
- Long program ... Talk to me this sounds a political party. What do you mean when you use
the term "program"?
For us as a program is a recipe that serves to combine ingredients / items. "Ojú!" Is not
a magic recipe serves all ... If you've ever cooked, you may be past that, suddenly, you
realize you do not have to replace the onion and leek, or you tried make no prescription,
etc. Have you adapted to the tactical changes of the time, but have not stopped trying to
implement your recipe.
Let us for a program that is a model of what we do, and based on those elements that have
(situation analysis) and where we want to go (objectives: short, medium and long term).
So simple and so complicated.
-Val, Very well. I am interested in the proposal. How can I participate?
Okay, the first step is to get in touch with us and see if both parties are in line and if
we join forces together.
Not everyone is in sync, nothing happens. The rhythms, both personal and organizational
are very different.
Sometimes people indicate that we stay in touch without participating in the organization
internally, because we think you should keep your social space, either because a person
'principal' of that space, either because they can not keep rhythm all its commitments,
etc. Some people can not see itself within an organization, for whatever reason, but
supports working sporadically on those tasks that profession, or to insert space knows
best. All forces, spread, spread without thinking about themselves above the others is an
organization that enriches social transformation as we intend to be this.
Follow!
This is version 2.0 of the "Frequently Asked Questions"
http://embat.info/quisom/6-preguntes-mes-frequents-versio-0-2/
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Message: 2
On March 9 we were 500 000 to take to the streets to demand the withdrawal of the labor
law. Since that first success for mobilization, agitation continues to rise in the
universities and colleges. While the government is scared and trying to smoke us a new day
will be held in the Youth on Thursday 17 March. ---- Faced with the rising protest, the
government had already postponed the date of submission of the law. Monday Valls announced
to be called "concessions". ---- The government seeks to drop a few crumbs to traitors
like the CFDT union, which does not really defend the interests of workers, workers and
young people in order to break the engagement. ---- A law which remains in favor of the
employers ---- "concessions" announced by the government do not change the substance of
the bill: breaking the labor code so that patrons can use us as they want. companies will
still dismiss without economic difficulties!
Nor were the extra hours paid less change, longer working hours, splitting hours of rest,
the increase in night work, the possibility of imposing the wage earners a decline in
wages and a change in their working time ...
Everything goes through the struggle
We are not fooled, this reform will not create jobs, but job insecurity and unemployment.
demand full withdrawal! secondary school students, and students étdudiants we are the
workers of tomorrow, it is our future that is at stake!
the only way to reduce the government is blocking the economy through the general strike
alongside the wage earners.
Organising in our facs and our schools: general meetings, blockages, events ... Let us
mobilize March 17 and continue the next day to go until March 31, interprofessional strike
day.
What we want is the withdrawal of the law and we will get it only by moving!
#toutPasseParlalutte
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Contre-la-loi-des-patrons-greve
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Message: 3
Feeling ride a wave of anger, Valls dropped crumbs. But the two central logic of the bill
"work" have not changed. The struggle and mobilization continues. One way to make the
government: the strike and blocking the economy. #ToutPasseParLaLutte! ---- March 14,
Manuel Valls announced developments in the law "work" to try to calm the anger of the wage
earners, the students and the high school student-nes. This little maneuver politician
government has two goals: ---- to believe that he is willing to listen and change his
plan; ---- give reasons to the more docile unions applauded the bill. But despite some
concessions, the two central logic of the bill "work" have not changed. That is why the
struggle for the total withdrawal remains the agenda.
1. A different legislation in each company
The heart of the bill is to invert the hierarchy of legal standards. What does that mean?
Today there can be no corporate agreement that guarantees fewer rights than the branch
collective agreement. And a branch collective agreement can not be below that guarantees
the Labour Code.
Tomorrow, with the El Khomri law, all break apart. business agreements may apply even if
they are less than the collective agreement or the Labour Code.
Manuel Valls keeps this fundamental regression in the project El Khomri.
2. Extend the working time creating unemployment =
With the El Khomri law, rather than hiring, employers could do more slaving away those who
already have a job, paying the overtime lot cheaper. Lengthen working hours can only
aggravate unemployment. While France had, in January 2016, nearly 5.8 million unemployed
and precarious, it is simply criminal.
In addition, simply by enterprise agreement, it will be possible to increase the working
hours temporarily, without paying overtime to meet a specific request! Not being able to
predict its working time is a big problem for everyone ... employees who have a life
outside of work: family, associative, political, recreational ...
Strikes and blockades
On March 17, the facs and high schools, joined by some of the trade unions call to
mobilize. From there, we will have a rhythm with the mobilization, in sight,
interprofessional strike on March 31.
Until 31 March, several dates are already set to raise mobilization. The goal, then, is to
work to generalization and continuation of the strike.
For what scares the state, this is a big movement in 2006 as against the CPE, with youth
and salarié.es the street.
The government relies on the state of emergency to silence us. The condemnation of trade
unionists of the Goodyear plant in Amiens to nine months in prison is in this logic.
For removal of El Khomri project and even regain lost the gains in recent years, we must
speak the only language the government understands: that of the relation of forces.
Show that we are able to block the economy by the strike. For the sharing of wealth and
the decline of working time, everything goes through the fight!
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Contre-le-projet-de-loi-Travail
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Message: 4
Several hundreds converged near the Congress to demand the repeal of the labor reform and
the Gag Law. ---- Several hundred attendees convened by the unit block and various social
groups are concentrated last Thursday at seven pm in the vicinity of the Congress of
Deputies to demand the repeal of the labor reform and Gag law. ----- At the end of the
event several representatives of the CNT, CGT unions and Mothers against Repression took
the floor to denounce the recent trade disputes and show their dissatisfaction with the
repressive situation and labor instability. A member of the company CEMUSA expressed the
situation of arbitrariness to collective redundancies that are going through right now
because of the ill - fated economic management of the companies involved. There were other
presentations to the problem of freedoms and political assemblies that threaten activists,
as the case of young Alfon or repression and helplessness that is occurring in jobs after
the labor reform.
The manifesto stated that these regressive legislation still in force and they seek to
silence and subdue social and union struggles. Manifest not trust the promises made
progressive political in its intentions to repeal these laws, also in the struggle to
achieve the government has left out of the political attention cuts and social freedoms.
Remember those present, that the achievements achieved by the working class have been
achieved with the mobilization and struggle. That the measures imposed by governments to
curb social progress have tried to empty the streets and criminalize social forces. " They
have tried to empty the streets with the illusion of democracy, making us believe that
everything changes we have only to choose the minions of the leaders, managers of their
interests, the managers of the systematic pillaging of what is ours ". You can find more
information on the link:
http://bloqueunitario.org/concentracion-17-de-marzo-derogacion-reformas-laborales-y-leyes-mordaza/
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Message: 5
Do not wait any booklet, but a booklet of 124 pages in A5 format. But do not worry, it
reads well, so you her prelouskání will cause no problems. The prerequisite is that you
are at least somewhat interested in this musical subculture. ---- Contents of a classical
structure - columns, interviews, tour reports, reports from gigs, recordings and reviews
of zines and here and there a little more. Of the seven initial posts I poked two quotes
that stick in my mind: "We already have the head allowed themselves to grab, because we
realized that we can, food 'poking directly into the throat." And "Where can the today,
democratic 'regime to go - it's just the first cop. " ---- Write a good tour report is an
artform, a refreshing cartoon pictures but rather boring content exported. The singer
Controlled Existence with this format, however, advised skillfully. It has its place on
Cerelitidy course summary reports of how wildly rub strings in Liberec beer bar Asylum.
Definitely worth commendation for well-chosen interviews. Compared to other genres zine is
very refreshing that the women receiving space, which unfortunately is not exactly common.
Ostrava singer of the band Kulma much rozpovídává live on the festival Colours of Ostrava,
about his work for Czech Television, a bottom-up building of a cultural center Operation
Deep, Deepcampu of life in Ostrava or a combination of motherhood and punk. In another
interview, which is definitely worth attention, answers questions from the publisher zine
artist ToyBox: how the girl's hard to get the grafitáky what they were and are its street
art and comics activities as engaging in autonomous movements or both recalls squat Milada
. Pleasant chat waiting for you even when vyzpovídávání Ctibi, band member and one of the
phone operators are already existent Roznov club killer. He remembers his beginnings in
punk and compares it to today, expresses his joy of creation, presents his life
approaches, both in personal life and in the role of teacher and correctly notes, "that
would be political not be some punk dogma" . Almost pure music are then interviews with
bands and Lycanthrophy Prisoner 639th
Cerelitida is not only pleasant reading. Otherwise guard was a double blow text "Anarchy
Rwandan cut in the middle of Europe," which describes Volhynia massacres in the
administration of Ukrainian nationalists during World War II. Reading the list of
atrocities is not for the faint-hearted and apparently reflects the author's "personal
fascination with morbidity" . What struck me more, however, that the author de facto
promotes the Thatcher myth There is no alternative, if the text is trying to frame
criticism brochures from CrimethInc. "That Change Everything". Condemns political
imagination only because the breakup of existing standards could lead to massacres. Yes,
it can, but only if they are sown seed value other formulas. But when someone has a
tendency to believe Hobbes human nature, where man is a wolf to man, then the appeal on
alternatives to capitalism and authoritarianism really useless, let anthropologists argue
what they want. Despite the low blow of "spoiled too-anarchists richest country of the
world." As if the country of origin of someone excluded from the struggle for a better world.
For articles, there is further interesting to look back at the history of human zoos and
think about using Squatting in the rescue of industrial heritage. Scene report from nearby
Basque Donosti is inspiring commissioning of local musical and political activities. Zines
are interested in Czechia show reports from two zinarských festivals - in Prague and
Olomouc. And finally, I would like to thank you for publishing AF for feedback in the form
of a book review Anarchist journalism 1990 - 2013 .
A zine can write to c_ml.hc [and] email.cz.
http://www.afed.cz/text/6388/cerelitida-c-5
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