Anarchistic update news all over the world - 15 May 2016
Today's 5 Topics:
1. wsm.ie: Rathfarnham anti-racists sticker scene of racist
attack (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. anarchist-communists Assembly class counterattack against
the EUThe special mnimoniaki expression of capitalist
restructuring in Greece (gr) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Greece, Anarchist Political Organisation: Patra: moving an
Anarchist Mayday (Update - Photos) By A.P.O. (gr) [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Holand, Pinksterlanddagen; an anarchist festival 14 – 16
of may 2016. (nl, pt) (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. France, Alternative Libertaire AL #260 - Unédic Convention:
No to degression of benefits! (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
The photo shows stickering by anti-racists/anti-fascists on Nutgrove Way, Rathfarnham,
where the vicious racist attack on 3 migrants by 5 men happened on the evening of
Thursday, 5th May. All 3 – originally from Afghanistan - went to hospital for their
injuries. The 18 and 20-year-old brothers were beaten unconscious (some of the assailants
using a blunt metal weapon), and their 13-year-old nephew was punched in the face. ----
'“They rolled down the window and started shouting the F-word many times, swearing a lot
and saying, ‘Why are you here? Go back to your country,’” [the boy's father] said.' ----
'“They stuck up their finger saying, ‘We’ll see you again. Go back to your own country.
This is a warning, next time we’ll kill you.’ They used the F-word about being Muslim
too.”' ---- 'When asked if he and his family feel safe in Ireland, the man reluctantly
shook his head and turned away to cry.'
This attack is extremely serious. Racist violence is expected in a society where racist,
nationalist, and xenophobic, prejudice is allowed to spread and fester - it does not come
out of 'nowhere'. Which is why this attack should be a wake-up call, a boot up the ass,
for each of us to realise that unless we suppress this toxic ideology, more violence is on
the way. Do we wait until it becomes 'normal' until we act?
There is a wave of racist and xenophobic poison sweeping across Europe - that good ol'
1930's feeling - particularly targeted at Muslims. Far-right groups are seizing upon and
fomenting this to further their white supremacist/Nazi/fascist/racist agendas - like
Pegida (Proud Europeans against the Islamisation of the West), the Irish branch of which
never got off the ground because anti-fascists gave them an absolute hiding at their
launch on Feb 6th while hundreds of anti-racist demonstrators thronged to their meetup
location. Meanwhile elsewhere they and similar groups pull crowds of hundreds, thousands,
and tens of thousands in other countries, in eerie Nuremburg-esque mobs of people baying
for racial and cultural purity and 'sensible immigration policy'.
Thousands of refugees are dying needlessly in the unforgiving seas beyond the shores of
Fortress Europe, as they commit the crime of fleeing war and persecution (usually caused
by Western imperialism), risking their lives for some hope of safety. And the 'lucky' ones
who don't die at sea, and make it somewhere, are demonised as the cause of whatever
problem and social ill you can think of. Borders continue to be a noose around the neck of
humanity.
The onus is on every single one of us to stop this, on a personal level, and on a public,
systematic level. We need to show solidarity for our fellow human beings by having zero
tolerance for racist norms, behaviour, and ideology. Every casually racist remark you let
go by contributes to the culture that is the context for this heinous attack. Every time
refugees, migrants, Muslims, people of colour, Travellers, are scapegoated for the
country's economic or social problems. Let yourself be heard, you welcome refugees, people
of all races and religions, and won't let hurtful myths be spread, won't let people be
discriminated against. Educate and examine yourself, how are you contributing to racism in
this country?
But that's not all. We need to work towards destroying this economic system which divides
the working classes against each other, this system of nation states with policed borders
where the geographical lottery of birth is ruthlessly enforced. That will require a
sustained and organised collective effort by people across this island, and the globe, and
there's no time to waste
http://www.wsm.ie/c/rathfarnham-anti-racists-sticker-racist-attack
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Message: 2
The text below is part of a recommendation by the anarchist-communists meeting to class
counterattack against the EU at the event: "Insurance, mnimoniaka new measures, political
conjuncture and proletarian strategy", held on May 6 in the political space Spyrou
Trikoupi 44 - since the spring of 2010 and the signing of the first Memorandum, the
employee people experiencing a consecutive sequence of class defeats, translated by
applying a barbaric policy, generalized social desertification. - But why in Greece the
intensity of the anti-labor policy took this specific expression, ie the mnimoniaki? ----
We will try to look at some of the aspects of the issue, of course, incomplete and
unfinished, after the suggestion of space is objectively limited.
We should, first of all, to understand the dual role of mnimoniakis policy: a) basic
depreciation lever of the labor force and b) the value and goodwill transfer belt from the
periphery to the center through repayments, borrowing for feedback sovereign debt, a
reserve for the Superfund sellout focal sectors of the economy, etc.). With these
fundamentals, the memorandum is also typical physical manifestation of the strategy
(albeit one-sided) cooperation among the local and international (especially German)
chapter. The central objective is to accelerate the implementation of a capital
accumulation model, based on the particular intensity of the multifaceted exploitation,
removal achievements of the class struggle, to further change the power correlation
between the dominant and dominated classes and transfer huge amount of wealth from labor
to capital. This "new paradigm" exercise unpopular policy, of course, does not apply only
to Greece. It falls within the context of neoliberal restructuring, which has as a purpose
the rebound in profitability of capital and overcome the crisis with the main weapon in
the arsenal of smashing the labor-popular interests.
Of course, judgment means and destruction of capital, through a winding operation
conducive to concentration and centralization of capital. Capitalist competition is
relentless and the strengthening of powerful monopolistic capital means simultaneous
deterioration of the position of competing funds, and compression of the traditional petty
bourgeoisie. Therefore, the strongest portions of the Greek capital out even more dynamic
and enhanced, despite the strong pressure on the Greek ethnocratic formation, which leads
to the deepening of dependence (a sample of which is understandings). The imperialist
framework, ie the different fire power of capital, the inevitable unevenness of economic
and political development and the resulting power relations between states, is the field
of activity of the Greek capital and state formation that represents it. And dependence on
the powerful imperialist centers, the strategy binding option in the chariot EU and NATO,
is the most fertile ground on which the Greek bourgeoisie enriches. Like this, even in
conditions of deep crisis, with the country's GDP to shrink year by year, Foreign Direct
Investment in Greek monopoly capital have soared from 7.4 billion in 2001 to 34 billion in
2013. The Greek monopolies hold a of the leading positions in the Balkans, and expand
their business in Africa, redirecting their direction in less competitive environments and
lower productivity ethnocratic formations. At the same time, the Greek owned ship owners
(which owns 14.7% of the global active fleet) enjoys dozens exemptions crumbs contributing
to the country's GDP. The existence and growth trend of FDI not naturally proves the
alleged "imperialist character" of the Greek national state formation, since such ideology
will lead us into outrageous conclusions as to describe as imperialist countries such as
Poland, Chile, Malaysia , Libya and Kazakhstan! Greek capitalism is the average
development level, occupying an intermediate position in the imperialist chain. In this
context, Greece is a country economically, politically and diplomatically dependent, but
with portions powerful monopoly capital expansion trends.
On the other hand, the memorandum does not serve only the local chapter, but deepens and
the dependence of the country, through the constant supervision of lenders and supervision
of many sectors of the economy (eg troika, task force, control system to the
Municipalities and Regions, placing the lenders commissioners to bankrupt Greek banks and
HRADF, colonial Superfund character committing key sectors of the economy to repay the
debt, etc.). Particularly winners of mnimoniaki application of capitalist restructuring in
Greece and special role in the anti-labor policy implementation procedures, the German
section appears. The intentions of the German capital become clearer from statements in
Spiegel on 10/09/2012 by the then President of the German BSE Hans Peter Keitel: «As an
entrepreneur will not let it fail a subsidiary of my company, that has a problem. In this
case, the whole Greece should become a kind of Special Economic Zone in the euro area,
equipped with the necessary and permissible financial aid, but also the presence of
foreign European officials. " Prerequisite for the inflow of German investments are
natural and the reduction of labor costs ... Already the German capital has more than
doubled its investment in Greece (from less than 2 billion in 2007 to about 4.5 billion in
2014) and remains firmly in first export FDI in Greece, so he's got very good reasons to
push not only for the brutal fiscal adjustment, but also for implementing anti-labor
policies, to create a "climate friendly" investments.
At the same time, the memorandum is, as we said above, the value transfer belt from the
periphery to the center. As stated by former Italian Prime Minister D'Alema in July 2015:
"In a poor country like Greece, enormous amounts transferred in a rich country like
Germany through the interest rate differential. The impoverished country is getting
poorer, the rich richer country. When the poor country can no longer pay the debts of
European aid coming. We give Greece 250 billion. Euro, but not for the pensions of the
Greeks, but to pay interest on the German, French and a small percentage in Italian. Two
hundred and twenty billion. Euro 250 billion. Euro aid directly went to the German, French
and Italian banks. " Research of ESMT (European Management School and Technology), which
was published in German Handelsblatt confirms the words of D'Alema, since 95% of
mnimoniakon loans available to save European banks: "The survey shows that Europe and the
IMF rescued the past years mainly banks and other private creditors. " Most of the loan
contracts directed to repay old debts and interest, while a large part has been given for
the recapitalization of Greek banks insolvent. Understandings, then, never signed to
"secure the salaries and pensions", as the dominant propaganda said, but (among others)
and the rescue of private creditors and sovereign French, German and American banks that
were exposed to Greek debt: the June 2010 total public and private debt to banks reached
to $ 251.1 billion, of which 83.1 billion (33.1%) to the French banks, 65.4 billion ( 26%)
in Germany and 36.2 billion (14.4%) to the American. With the implementation of the
memoranda, within two years, foreign banks had almost freed from their exposure to Greek
debt. Simultaneously, the bankrupt Greek banks have received public assistance through
liquidity injections and guarantees totaling EUR 146 billion. According to a recent ECB
study, in fact, the period 2008-2014 the Greek debt surged by 22.2% of GDP (2014) because
of government support of banks, while the corresponding increase in the total public debt
of the eurozone was 4, 8% of GDP.
In this short presentation we saw some of the aspects of the specific role that the
memorandum play in capitalist restructuring in Greece. Necessarily omitted equally
important aspects (such as the role of PSI, the explosion of unemployment, poverty and
social inequality, the delegitimation of urban policy and the reactions from below, the
anti-memorandum riots with the possibilities and limitations, the aftarchikopoiisi the
state apparatus both deterministic expression mnimoniakis restructuring and as a response
to the development of the class struggle, the contraction of any popular sovereignty was
within the bourgeois framework and expansion of executive power through legislative Acts,
the reclassification of the urban power block by extending the "mnimoniakou arc" and
climbing to power the former "anti-memorandum" forces, etc.). However, the conclusion
remains the same: three successive Memoranda accelerate a capital accumulation model that
serves the designs of domestic and foreign capital and is a direct attack against the
class interests of working people. At the same time the place has turned into a
quasi-protectorate, with intergovernmental organizations representatives (such as the
so-called troika) to have a specific supervisory and advisory role in the formulation of
economic policy and the implementation of unpopular measures. That is why the struggle
against imperialism not only oil not start the local bosses, but is single and indivisible
with the match against Greek capital and its political staff. That is why the struggle for
social revolution is inseparably tied to the fight against the memoranda, as a special
expression of capitalist restructuring in this historical place and time. Conversely, as
shown in us and the inevitable degeneration of political spaces that appeared in the
system as "anti-memorandum", the struggle against the memoranda will be revolutionary or
it is nothing.
anarchist-communists Assembly class counterattack against the EU
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Message: 3
Relatively few people participated in the concentration and the procedure was called
Sunday, May 8 in Patras, day of Labour Day, General Strike against the abolition of the
Sunday holiday and vote the insurance bill by Syriza-ANEL government that accentuates the
attack of the state and bosses in the vast majority of social perpetuating the misery and
poverty. ---- The march started from the contribution of the pedestrian of Ag. Nikolaos
with Maizonos moved through the streets of the city, while earlier many focused blocked
opening -omologoumenos- few stores that attempted to operate. ---- The anarchist block set
up by the anarchist group 'restive horse "after local calls Anarchist Political
Organisation in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras, involved about 60-70 people.
AGAINST bankrupt WORLD STATE AND BOSSES
SOCIAL REVOLUTION FOR ANARCHY AND libertarian communism
more photos: https://ipposd.wordpress.com/
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Message: 4
The Pinksterlanddagen (PL) offers a stage to passionate people with an anarchist story
from the 14th until the 16th of may 2015. The preparation group invites them to come and
give a workshop, do a lecture or to perform. All contributions together will create a
lively program that will encourage people to think and to act. ---- The Pinksterlanddagen
is a political festival in which a big part of the anarchist/activist movement of the
Netherlands is represented. The PL also tries to reach out over the borders and to invite
international guests. Topics that are often discussed are feminism, migration, labour
struggle, anti militarism, environmental movement, animal rights and the history of
anarchism. (short introduction to some workshops, see below) Beside the 30
workshops/lectures/discussions there’s a full time program for kids, book market, and
cultural program (music, fire shows, movies, etc). The program is up-to-date and therefore
different every year. This year we are looking into the so called ‘participation society’.
This is what politicians call the life after the cuts. They cut down on many social
benefits and are trying to sell that as if we are on the brink of a new society, one in
which we can shape our own future. In reality it means that people with money can afford
for example care for the elderly, whereas people without money will have to turn to their
family, euh we mean participants. As anarchists we like participation, but not in the way
the government sees it. During this PL we’d like to talk about this a bit more.
The way the PL practically works fits to her ideology; everbody shares a responsibility in
running the festival. Some arrange the general planning, others give a workshop, some
people cook, build everything up or keep the place clean. The PL is organized on an
alcohol free anarchist camping. We respect their ways and benefit from it since we find it
keeps the general atmosphere better.
We are working towards a different kind of world, a society without authority in which
everybody has a voice. We are looking for people who share this view and would like to
participate to that world. Come to the PL and talk to the 500 visitors of the festival.
Step on the stage of the Pinksterlanddagen.
People who want to participate can email us: pinksterlanddagen@hotmail.com
www.pinksterlanddagen.org
http://www.pinksterlanddagen.org/english
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Message: 5
In addition to attacking the working conditions of wage earners in employment, the draft
convention Unédic target compensation of those who are deprived of employment. Opposition
to these attacks must join. ---- The "socialist" government embarked on an accelerated
offensive against the rights of the working classes. Thus, the new Convention Unédic gripe
further the rights of the unemployed. ---- The new agreement would indeed simply
reintroduce degression of unemployment benefits, that is to say, by and large, to lower
gradually during the indemnity period. This measure will have the effect that aggravate
the living conditions of asylum seekers and employment. ---- Intermittent and intermittent
already spent es through the mill in 2014 are once again in the sights of the government,
Medef and some collaborators unions.
To change, the government claims that it is because of the historical deficit Unédic that
this reform is necessary. Again, they are sewn white son lies that even very moderate
"decoders" site lemonde.fr update easily: "The latest figures, dating from 2014, show that
contributions from affiliated Unédic ( more than 16 million active) reached 33.94 billion
euros, when the compensation cost that year, 31.26 billion euros. Leaving a balance
between premiums collected and benefits paid unemployment positive of 2.68 billion euros.
" This means that far from being in deficit, Unédic is instead one of the few
over-compensation funds. The deficit is due to a puncture 10% made by the State in this
budget to finance the "public employment service", including employment center, and help
with business creation, which can rightly challenge the character of "public service".
In short, there still is a deficit created from scratch, which is the pretext for stifling
reform our rights and benefits the employers ... When in reality, it's insecurity, under
the guise of flexibility, that costs us the most.
Twin sister of the labor code breaking law
This measure is somehow the twin sister of the law of the Labour Code of the case. In
addition to attacking the workers on their workplace, they attack those who are deprived
of employment to their place of compensation. Faced with this, it is necessary that the
opposition to the two measures meet, in order to deny that the bosses and their political
staff quietly organize asphyxiation of our lives.
This includes mobilizing unemployed workers and more generally all precarious. This of
course goes through all the precarious organizations and applicants / job-seekers who
claim the battle, not the only accompaniment. But this also involves a convergence with
the workers of the public employment services, including employment center or CAF whose
conditions also continue to deteriorate. This requires in addition a necessary convergence
with intermittent among the precarious that mobilize the most.
That said, we must not forget that this can be done if we mobilize all compensated by es
precarious employment center and whose living conditions will be directly affected.
Finally, this struggle, if it exists, should not and must not only defend the status quo,
but the question of insecurity in general, its place in the wage system, and also the
legitimacy of capitalism as an economic system.
Insecurity and direct solidarity Commission
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Convention-Unedic-Non-a-la
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