Anarchistic update news all over the world - 12 May 2016
Today's Topics:
1. France, Alternative Libertaire AL - unionism, Rail: How far
will they go to seek to divide us? (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. France, Alternative Libertaire AL #259 - Political
prisoners: Hellbent state anti-ETA (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Greece, anarchist-communists Assembly: Against the
dissolution of the social security. Blocking the new package of
measures (gr) [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Czech, afed.cz: Marching in Prague [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. Greece, anarchist-communists Assembly: Cessation of all
persecution!!! - No expulsion - for Immediate Release of all the
arrested demonstrators of May 8 (gr) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
The combative union teams and general assemblies of strikers held since the strike on
March 9 are in search of the necessary trigger to finally allow the launch of a renewed
strike in the railway sector, despite the reluctance and "hesitations "trade union
federations. ---- The date of May 18, put forward by the federations CGT, UNSA and
SUD-Rail to start a renewable movement, if it is late to convergence with
interprofessional mobilization against the labor law, finally brings together the union
teams around a similar maturity and to give perspectives to the interprovincial
mobilization. ---- But it was not counting on the imagination of the CGT bureaucracy that
seeks at all costs to isolate mobilization railworkers mobilization interpro!
3 May, the CGT federation has again decided to postpone the call for renewed strike, this
time to June 1, while deciding a series of calls to the current strike May 18, 19, 23, 24 ...
The CGT teams who do not resign themselves facing this totally demobilizing strategy must
use the deadline of 18 May to start indefinite strike in unity with union federations and
teams who actually want to create the balance of power!
The strategy of the CGT railway workers who refused any inter Convergence, boycotts the
general meetings to avoid discussing with the strikers, stigmatizes all convergence
initiatives and mobilization of construction as attempts to destabilize show that
refocusing more 'disturbing the federation assume that prefers to scuttle the mobilization
rather than lose control. This attitude echoes the actions of its general secretary
confederal CGT congress that has championed a unionism together with the CFDT, SUD up to
slander the FO federations and accused of being the holders of FN water!
Faced with such a grotesque attitude, sincere union activists have no other choice but to
coordinate in each site in each region and build by themselves their movement to defeat
its division strategies!
Read also: SNCF: A mobilization on track
A text from the blog "The rail unleashed" , directed by activists and militants of
Alternative Libertaire working in the railway sector.
To contact: rail@alternativelibertaire.org
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Rail-Jusqu-ou-iront-ils-pour
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Message: 2
Lorentxa Guimon, Basque political prisoner is detained in the penitentiary in Rennes in a
deplorable state of health, although it is releasable. In judicial harassment adds the
context of the state of emergency, which prevents access to the care necessary for its
survival. ---- Arrested in 2003, sentenced to twenty years in prison for belonging to ETA,
Lorentxa Guimon can benefit from parole since 2014. She was granted November 24, 2015, in
particular because of his health. However, the prosecution appealed the decision, as he
used to do in the context of "anti-terrorism procedures." However, keep in prison Lorentxa
Guimon, who suffers from Crohn's disease since 1991, equivalent to putting his life in
danger. Indeed, his health has seriously deteriorated, according to a medical report
requested by his family and his lawyer, this is related to his detention.
Crohn's disease, chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive system, mandates strict
medical supervision, but his incarceration does not allow him to have access. Last
November she was hospitalized emergency, which is rare for a prisoner, and was able to
schedule medical appointments. However, due to the introduction of state of emergency, a
large part of them could not be honored. Any movement of Lorentxa Guimon requires the
intervention of the GIGN and Raid, causing cancellations if the numbers are not enough. In
prison, his health and his suffering therefore get worse with the complacency of the
French state.
unfair practices
After the truce agreed by ETA, which made no armed action since 2011, a settlement of the
Basque conflict has been established. The signatories of the declaration of "Paris to the
Basque peace" demand that "within the framework of a liberation process implemented within
a reasonable time, he put an end in the interest of families, dispersion Basque prisoner
of es by family reunification and reconciliation measures, and in respect for fundamental
rights are granted for sentence adjustment measures to prisoner-es can legally benefit and
liberation of those or those seriously ill. " The French state prefers a punitive and
vengeful fury.
On 9 January, in parallel demonstrations in the Basque Country stood a support news
conference Lorentxa Guimon before the women's prison in Rennes. A demonstration was also
held in Rennes on February 20 to demand his release. This article was written before the
rendering of the appeal court which ruled on February 25 on the possible release of the
detained and thus the medical fate. Whatever the decision, we will continue to affirm our
solidarity with Lorentxa Guimon and denounce the unjust and intolerable practices of
"justice".
Lucia and Quentin (AL Rennes)
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Prisonniers-politiques-Acharnement
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Message: 3
The new package of measures promoted under the orders of the imperialist creditors and the
domestic bourgeoisie, there is nothing beyond the expected consequence of the commitments
cosigned united the mnimoniako parliamentary bloc (SYRIZA ANEL, PASOK, ND RIVER) under
vote the third memorandum. - And while still not dry the ink of the signatures on the
apokiokratikou type contract, the government and opposition, for fear of the collapse and
a political discredit the other, perpetuate ridicule exchanging roles with the former, to
represent that negotiates the second one that resists. ---- But the truth is one and
authenticated by the signature of the urban civilian personnel on the understandings crush
the working class and the country. The restructuring of social security and the tax
system, together with the 'precautionary' adopting measures financial interest, contained
in the letter to the commitments of the agreement of July 12, clarifying for all that the
parliamentary staff are a bunch of political rogues who are dedicated to a all means
defend the interests of their bosses: the imperialists (EU-ECB-IMF) and the native
bourgeoisie (BSE bankers, ship owners, contractors, kanalarchon, etc.).
The terms of the third memorandum, deepening conditions of imperialist domination in the
country, will complement the methodical internal devaluation through the dissolution of
the insurance system, foroleilasias, the sweeping privatizations and the dismantling of
workers' rights. The objective of lenders is and will be the ultimate financial control of
domestic productive forces and their suction, until exhausted and the last profit margins.
Currently targeting serves both the giant transport produced values performed in the name
of public debt -until the country ossified and thrown in the basket of bankruptcy and
expulsion from Evrozoni- and secondly the establishment of a social and working conditions
, appealing for 'anticipated investments "local and international monopolies.
In this context, and to peak the insurance bill, seeks the key hit in the heart of
capitalist reproduction: the work. With Katrougalos bill, perhaps the most reactionary of
the last six years, attempts to collapse of social-redistributive nature of insurance and
the conversion to analog-contributory, resulting individualized responsibility of workers
for the amount of their pensionable earnings. Essentially, this bill outlines the coveted
revanchism of the bosses against the gains of the working class last century, claiming
their final disengagement from -even stoicheiaki- providence that were responsible for the
reproduction of labor power. With the new insurance bill funds are consolidated, prefacing
so, the inevitable collapse of which would mean further automatic cuts in pensions because
of stock shortage, replacement rates are reduced (40.7 for 40 years of insurance) which
means reduced 25-30% new pensions, disability pensions are reduced (full pension when the
disability rate exceeds 80%) and EKAS phased out, the already paid pensions decline as
"personal difference" after 2018 essentially vanishing and finally established the
national pension as the only guaranteed income from the state (384 euros for 20 years of
insurance and 345 million for 15 years).
Simultaneously, the new tax bill complements the raid in the lower, by reducing the
tax-free at 9,100 euros (from 9550), the increase in VAT from 23% to 24%, the increase in
excise duty on petrol, gas, mobile telephony and LPG drive. The increase in direct and
indirect taxes for the majority of the working classes means further intensity of economic
suffocation and deprivation of essential goods, since next to low income practically
prohibit a decent living, new price increases will definitively banish sidelined most
employed and unemployed.
However, apart from the above data, the third memorandum provides even more suffocating
fiscal adjustment terms in the claims of the imperialists, by deepening the mnimoniakon
policies of the previous six years. 3.5 billion demanded by lenders as a safety valve in
-vevaio- possibility of not reaching a primary surplus of 3.5% for 2018, are part of the
pilot program for integrating automatic cuts inside the state apparatus without
preliminary approval of parliament. Thus, the adoption of specific mechanisms (Fiscal
Policy Council), which will guarantee the achievement of the budgetary targets via
automatic cuts, means that formally violated -so anyway katakoureliasmeno- constitution.
In this way, any attempt at a populist policy or even any laxity in adherence to the
budgetary commitments, will automatically activate the cutting mechanism, bypassing and
ignoring the rules of even the bourgeois democracy, turning the country into a government
of technocrats factory.
Within this condition of extreme class attack called to give an existential struggle for
the future of our class. For if that is and how we can survive with minimum dignity. Faced
with this immediate -and simultaneously anapantito- question ought, therefore, to
elaborate specific policy responses. Answers, both for the more global issue of capitalist
domination, but mainly for the particular fingerprint of the current context. Answers will
condense in the form of scheduled targets no expectation equitable urban management, but
the dynamic of our class design towards urban strategy.
The moment the last remaining illusions of parliamentarism collapse proving fraud of all
sorts of saviors, when the EU's myth of peace and prosperity collapses from the armies of
unemployed and refugees who are flooding, the time limits are running out the immediate
survival of democratic guise, and anticipation for a better tomorrow, the dilemmas are now
clear and no one can pretend that we do not distinguish them: or by any means stay in the
EU and mnimoniako status or exit from the EU, deleted debt and war with the bourgeoisie
and the state. In other words, or stay in one way or capitalist social revolution.
The rot has spread in social and political life of the country, except for "monsters"
would inevitably give rise to conflicts, uprisings and historic character encounters.
Prepare for them, we can enrich them turn into a precursor of the major revolutions of our
times.
ALL IN THE STREETS, THE STRIKES, THE DEMONSTRATIONS, CONFLICTS
anarchist-communists Assembly class counterattack against the EU
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Message: 4
Anarchists in Prague commemorated the roots of May Day tradition of social protest, then
they joined a demonstration against tax havens and xenophobia. ---- As in previous years,
this year met in Prague on May Day anarchists to remember the roots of Labor Day and also
pointed out the social problems of our time. The previously referenced informal meeting on
an island, which is for us in this day especially significant that here in 1890 held its
first working meeting in Prague, which referred to the International Labor Day. The
worldwide first celebrated precisely in that year and in Prague on it organizationally
involved among other anarchists, who then called neodvislí socialists. ---- By ten o'clock
the island drifted anarchists who could enrich radical bookcase of materials from distro
Publishing AF. Everyone got a copy for this day specially prepared Bulletin Mayday, who
recalled the origins of Labor Day and social struggles in contemporary France and briefly
introduced the activities of the Anarchist Federation. It was a great opportunity to rest
porozprávet with friends, which sweetened singer-songwriter, who is almost an inventory of
these annual meetings. After ten thirty present, which have already been about 80, went to
the memorial plaque referring to May 1, 1890. This was said a few words describing the
case Haymarketských martyrs, anarchists executed in Chicago in 1887. Subsequently, the
memorial plaque asked some red roses.
Around eleven anarchists with black-and-red flags went through the National Class and
Trenches on Republic Square. Many participants and passers-by, however, managed to spoil
the impression of a drunk punk. In 90 years, these have been more similar events and it is
good to understand that for their alcohol-punk spectacle prefer to seek an audience
elsewhere. Even so, here and there occurs, seize the largest battalion and bottled beer in
the other hand gets in the forehead, so there shouting "Kiss our ass," etc.. But is it
necessary to write about it? Certainly. It raises the difficult question that generally,
what with such people at demonstrations (or other events), because obviously we do not
want anyone to restrict, but do not want to arbitrarily form of action oriented people
such as myself to knock down the attention his drunken exhibitions. Properly should this
matter consensus on this, to make it clear how to approach these people, and everyone
could be part of the solution and not have a bad feeling that someone should be restricted.
On the Republic Square, which was about the same large group of people, we have joined
with other anarchists. Furthermore, you might come here to feminists, green, pirates,
young socdemácké "idealists", members of the Socialist Solidarity activist Kris platforms,
hate speech ... Gradually, gathered around 250 people. Demonstrations against tax havens
by the organization sponsored a platform left against xenophobia, after some time moved
from the site. At the head with a banner "We work for the future" and chanting "Expel the
rich from tax havens" headed symbolically in the Revolutionary street. We were also seen
for example. Placards "We are destroying the patriarchy" or "Refugees welcome, drag
nationalists" . It continued for a long time, through Paris and Dvorak's waterfront to Jan
Palach Square. Throughout the march faded, she chanted with various anticapitalist and
anti-fascist passwords. Especially on the slogan "Death to Fascism" You could feel that it
is not only dedicated to conscious and unconscious promoters of this murderous ideology,
but also not very tolerant of right-wing remcalum who would like to have a demonstration
against xenophobia and free from any social subtext. Came the song to promote autonomous
social centers Clinic and feminists zahlucely her: "What kind of a pig, they want a woman
in the kitchen?"
We were forced to deal with one of the Bolsheviks, who led the march paraded the Soviet
flag. For us as anti-authoritarians were unacceptable to tolerate this event promoting one
of the most authoritarian systems. Nor excuses that goes along the sidewalk, and not part
of the demonstration, they did not help, nor Bolshevik threats that once a well turns out
... Pack your mávátko and get out!
"Secret" book and everything filmed and took pictures as if they believed tracking
technology to special police vans. Fortunately, but police did not try to provoke
anything. Her calm course of action to actually even gave no bigger opportunity.
Jan Palach Square, heard his speeches on tax havens, social injustice, neo-liberal
ideology, the fight against racism or of radical feminism. One of the speeches sounded
also for AF and introduced herself has new anarcho feminist group Nemrafky. Variety
speeches were given, inter alia, the contribution of "transmoderátora" spoken man, woman,
man homeless or Roma.
Around one event was concluded and several activists have set out to greet banners
xenophobes who one day gave reunion also in Prague, and though not in such numbers as you
probably imagined. Others again visited the night club 007 Strahov a benefit concert for
the Anarchist Black Cross.
This year's Prague anarchist May Day weather was calm and gave it to a picnic atmosphere.
A good move was that we prepared a May Day newsletter and we had so as to distribute to
participants and passers-by, even when provided by most passersby consisted of foreign
tourists. This event is always a problem in the city center, despite the fact that some
English tourists with an interest in asking what is the theme of the demonstration.
Related Links:
The political time-out
Drowsy first of May in Prague, spiced with a grudge against journalists
AF speech at a May Day demonstration against tax havens and xenophobia
Neo-liberal social policy knows only morality, and that is profit. For neoliberalism is a
priority project, which is paid. How to determine whether a project is paid? It's a
statistic. "There is a lie, a blatant lie, then it is a statistic." Social policy is
estranged from real life, and the best that can be seen on two things: the existence and
domination of bureaucratic language and national approach.
Bureaucratic field offices and officials, mountains of paperwork and bureaucratic system
specific communication office with man reflects core representational approach of social
policy. In such an approach because it works just as bad as the general "democratic
politics". Interests of the majority of people are not represented in social policy simply
because in it she usually do not participate - must deal with work and leisure and makes
the very division between work and leisure, in contemporary capitalism, most people
blocking access to the control of their lives straight participation. This means that
these important issues are addressed by people who do not even know, and we rely on it,
trying to understand what the meaning of their actions in government - and it is called
representative democracy.
In a society in which we are trying to promote multicultural policies, this multicultural
approach always meets with a representative democracy in the neoliberal state. In that
occasionally we encounter the strange, almost absurd condition: it seems that the
representation works vice versa - from the top down, not bottom-up, as is expected. The
state and economic elites represent their economic interests. If it arouses astonishment,
ask you: Who would decide how many hours the average person will work? Market? State? The
economic elite? All the answers are correct, because one without the other does not exist
in the neoliberal state.
Among other things, the need to think about where we want to take people who are currently
outside our company. We want the new people become part of the consumer society, were
respectable citizens and "shut up"?
It is necessary to admit that these people will in any case excluded.
The policy of exclusion is present everywhere and covers not only migrants, but generally
poor or even culturally diverse people. By that migrants live in an isolated area, do not
get the job you would like, must overcome bureaucratic mound of paperwork and some
socio-political issues are taken as something completely different and distinct, they are
excluded. The mistake is that this system does not offer other options.
The result is that when the government makes policy, the essence of which is the
elimination, they mean it when they wonder that it has been accused of. The problem the
government is not generally in poor people. The problem the government is in a bad system,
bad tools, bad essence of government.
The problem is also that not only migrants, but often not the "original inhabitants" have
no possibility of self-determination. Not able to take responsibility for themselves. They
have no legitimate right to resist. The problem is to control violent and threatening in
bureaucratic terms. The problem is the hierarchy - her voice has more weight than the
votes of second or third, some are excluded, others on the contrary have the money or
resources. The problem is the representation and leaders - leadership is a failure of the
company, due to which most of its members are not in a position to take the initiative or
of his deeds think critically.
The problem is also the border. The liberal ideal is to expand the boundaries of
inclusion, until the whole world must not integrate into a democratic project. But
inequality is already encoded into the structure itself. At all levels of society, there
are thousands of small borders that separate us, the powerful and the powerless, such as
security checks at the entrance, credit ratings, access to data and information and price
groups.
We should jointly fight against these boundaries. Daily.
http://www.afed.cz/text/6428/prochazka-prahou
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Message: 5
On Sunday, May 8, 3rd consecutive day general strike, while the coalition SYRIZA-ANEL vote
in favor in the House - the opposition consensus "tolerance" united the mnimoniakou arc -
the demolition of Social Security, in Syntagma Square thousands of protesters opposed to
the deepening of the class bleeding and social plunder. The popular participation upset -
even mismatched relative to the size of the urban invasion that continues unabated for
seven years - the silence cemetery impose the bourgeoisie, the capitalist-imperialist
directorial and their state. ---- The righteous anger, despite the negative correlations
of times, he found ways to express itself (taking hunting agrotopateres fascists and
mnimoniakous journalistic parrots). After limited conflicts, Praetorian's capital and
civilian staff unleashed widespread murderous assault by beating, throwing tear gas into
straight shot and stun grenades into the crowd of demonstrators, causing many injuries.
After this repressive undertaking intended to evacuate the Constitution, protesters block
- among them that of the Assembly anarchist-communists in the class counterattack against
the EU - regrouped and returned outside Parliament where he remained until our orderly
withdrawal as the Propylaea. A little later, and while an anarchist block back to
Exarcheia fell into a police ambush (obviously preplanned the staffs of "left" GADA) which
had the account arresting 14 demonstrators. Seven of those arrested are immigrants and as
part of a police-judicial manipulation criminalization of their radicalization, face
felony charges and threatened with detention and deportation.
The capital and the state have mnimoniaki and repressive below. Solidarity is our weapon.
Cessation of all persecution - No expulsion - for Immediate Release of all the arrested
demonstrators of May 8.
Solidarity concentration:
Wednesday, May 11, Military Courts, 10 a.m..
anarchist-communists Assembly class counterattack against the EU
http://syneleusi-enantiastin-ee.espivblogs.net/
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