Anarchistic update news all over the world - 08 May 2016
Today's 5 Topics:
1. Greece, Libertarian Thessaloniki Initiative: To break the
showcase of capitalism (gr) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Greece, Rosinante: Solidarity with the struggling refugees
Scaramanga - The struggle for dignity will beat! (gr) [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Britain, solfed: Anarchosyndicalist May Day in Brighton
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Britain, EDINBURGH ANARCHIST FEDERATION: UPCOMING EVENTS
MAY-JUNE 2016 by Scott Forster (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. wsm.ie: Bodily Autonomy at the Intersections - audio from
#DABF (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
In times of impoverishment of the working class and the state of exception in which they
are unemployed came from the previous government, the law provides for the operation of
shops for seven Sundays a year, which by decree increased to 52. - "Defend the Sunday
holiday ! - Do not shop not working "was the slogan of Syriza up before the election. -
Nevertheless the shops will remain open for another Sunday on May 8th. - As with a number
of issues that would change radically with the left government, so it is on ice. - We had
no doubt this development already before the election, let alone now. ---- The SYRIZA-ANEL
government does nothing other than to ensure "labor peace" and to promote "national
unity", a section always orchestrated by the bosses and works in their favor.
Which aims to abolish the Sunday holiday?
The abolition of the Sunday holiday and full flexible working hours is a very important
part of capitalist restructuring intensified in response to the crisis. At the heart of
this restructuring is the labor relations as the factor that is based on the exploitation
of workers, the production of surplus value and ultimately the profits of the capitalists.
It is a measure that will directly benefit mainly of businessmen trade sector and major
shopping areas that foster the further accumulation of capital. But it is still another
attack on labor achievements that opens the way for the further intensification and
aftarchikopoiisi already bad labor relations in accordance with the prevailing spirit of
full commercialization of our lives. To survive capitalism in crisis should be expanded
aggressively in more and more places where until now had not been sufficiently exploited.
The goal is the transformation of workers into labor machines with few rights when no work
would be tame consumers. That is, the total conversion of life in a goodwill production
cycle, consumption goods and capital accumulation. This is the notorious capitalist
development. Anyone who thinks that this attack in his spare time workers will cease to
trade is very mistaken.
The holy alliance of commercialization of our lives
This effort brings together an enlarged front forces each in its own way contributes to
the common goal. The driving force is of course the capitalists and a key lever the
government using the state apparatus acts as trustee of capital. This course is one of the
basic functions of the state in modern totalitarianism. The role of the judiciary is also
clear and distinct and a rough look at the role played in smashing to pieces of labor
rights in recent years does not let the fact on which the decision of the State Council to
cloud the issue. The mainstream media have taken over the role of the ideological vanguard
trying to present the Sunday opening of shops as a solution to the crisis and to advertise
as much as possible, at the same time showing any reaction as antisocial and harmful to
workers. Particular mention should be made of the chipsterofasistikes free press tabloids
who allegedly apoideologikopoiimeni and aestheticised visual content crystallize social
ekfasismou as aggressive neoliberalism. Trade associations in the majority and they helped
them in their own way. Initially the tergiversation of "7 Sundays and not 52," which
seemed to not understand that hegemony now belongs to the bourgeois and not the same, and
any change in the Sunday public holiday will not be staying there but will sway me
everything. After the introduction of institutions that contribute to more flexible
schedules such as the "white nights" where workers are forced to work until midnight to
increase turnover. In the 'white nights' they contributed several municipalities that
supported many such efforts, even mayors belonging to the left, demonstrating its role as
left the capital and their potential power management system rather than the tipping
force. Finally, shouting consumers who are willing to preface their breasts to shop Sunday
playing the role of useful idiots who do not realize that the complete elimination of
labor rights and will affect them.
The importance of the fight against the abolition of the Sunday holiday
We must not forget the direct impact of the intensification of work in the lives of
workers. At the same time the official unemployment rate is 26% spending time workers
clipped. The concept of free time shrinks to only fit the consumption and much needed
rest. The labor movement needs to understand the problem of free time as the same
importance to the salary, as aspects of the same thing. Must epananoimatodotisei the
meaning of free time outside and against capitalism, a time that employees use to organize
their resistance to capitalist barbarism, to create their own culture, to live outside the
sovereignty of the goods. The struggle against the abolition of the Sunday public holiday
must beat to give an impetus to the workers' struggles and to enrich their content.
What to do
The abolition of the Sunday public holiday is not just for shop assistant but all workers.
The strikes of the industry associations Sundays are open shops are necessary and should
be supported, but not enough. It is necessary to horizontal coordination of larger pieces
of our class, based associations, labor collectives and shapes that these strikes to
obtain generalized characteristics. In this endeavor the institutional unionism and
defeated logic and practices of a burden, not an ally. To win this battle, the road is
one: we must destroy the functioning of the market on Sundays. With massive marches,
dynamic interventions and inclusive shops, sabotage, closures of roads to create a diverse
movement until you get a decision that our Sundays are not going to give away the world of
the commodity. Our Sundays will use to just have fun and talk, to fall in love and to
organize the social revolution that will sweep the world of the state and capital and
build freedom.
On Sunday, May 8 will be in the street protesting and safeguarding, with inclusive shop,
general strike has been declared, not because the GSEE said, in which we explicitly and
clearly in opposing sides of the class struggle, but because the abolition of Sunday
holidays should not be imposed. Because it will resist any aggressive movement of capital,
the new insurance bill, as wage and pension cuts, cutting benefits, dismantling of public
health care, the price increases in basic goods, increase ticket on public transport,
decisions the Supreme Court requiring workers to compensation bosses for occupational
accidents, power cuts and water and first-time auctions.
strike CONCENTRATION
SUNDAY MAY 8 at 10:30 a.m.
TSIMISKI WITH ARISTOTELOUS
We support the Coordination of Action against the abolition of the Sunday holiday and
"liberated" hours, calling in strike inclusive and independent class demonstration in the
city's commercial center.
Libertarian Thessaloniki Initiative
lib_thess@hotmail.com
w * w.libertasalonica.wordpress.com
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The deplorable living conditions prevailing in refugee camps, which has set up the Greek
state across the country revealed day by day and with them becoming the most exemplar way
antiprosfygiki management of the situation by the Greek state. A few days after the
uprising in the camp of Moria, which was suppressed in the most cynical way by the Greek
state, Tuesday noon (3/5) followed by another refugee protest the inhumane living
conditions, this time at camp Scaramanga. ---- Refugees who are in the camp Scaramanga
complain almost every day for both the miserable quality and for the minimum amount of
food served them but, as expected, their protests routinely fell on deaf ears. On Tuesday
(3/5) a group of refugees held an indignation movement, throwing the garbage the food
served them. Then followed a protest march through the camp with refugees who participated
in this attempt to rouse and other people staying there.
The camp refugees have announced that we are at least from the dinner mess and are
expected to continue their protest until they heard their request. At the same time, the
food distribution company in the Scaramanga camp responds that planning with regard to
feeding the refugees is the Greek government and throw the ball over the responsibility of
saying that "the ministry instructions are followed."
The anarcho-syndicalist Initiative Rosinante standing alongside the struggling refugees in
the camp Scaramanga and declares its full solidarity with the mobilization of all refugees
to humane living conditions in detention centers. Of course, we know very well that as
long as the refugees would be treated as prisoners without rights, dignity will
increasingly encroach. The resistance of refugees against this state will always come to
the obvious counterweight to antiprosfygikes policies of the Greek government and labor,
anti-capitalist movement should support their struggle to strengthen in every way the
solidarity movement to refugees and to fight for the local and refugee section oppressed
toward their common oppressors.
-To Stop AGREEMENT OF SHAME ANAMESA THE EU AND TURKEY
-ANOICHTA BORDERS, MONEY ALL REFUGEES
-AXIOPREPIS ACCOMMODATION OF
http://rocinante.gr/index.php/allilengii-stous-agonizomenous-prosfiges-tou-stratopedou-skaramagka-o-agonas-gia-tin-axioprepia-tha-nikisi/
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Message: 3
Last weekend, Brighton-SolFed organised different activities to commemorate May Day, the
International Workers Day. ---- Although the Working Class has not so much to celebrate
these days, we used this opportunity for discussion, to give visibility to our struggles,
and to invite our members and collaborators to have a good time together. ---- On Saturday
30th April, we met in the Cowley Club. From 6pm, comrades from our ongoing campaigns
(Hospitality, Health & Social Care, and SolFed on Campus) introduced our activity and our
positions towards the situation in these sectors. After a brief discussion with the
public, we then had dinner and a social. ---- On Sunday 1st May, we had called out for a
Day of Action Against Exploitation. At 3pm, around forty people met at the Clock Tower in
Brighton's town centre. Then we started marching.
The first stop was at the Synergy Centre. A comrade from Brighton Benefits Campaign took
the microphone to denounce the use and promotion of Workfare that this “community centre”
is involved in.
We then continued to the Sports Direct shop in North Street, where another comrade talked
about zero-hours contracts, which are widely used by the company.
Finally, we stopped outside Virgin Bank and a comrade - who works for the NHS - explained
the involvement of companies like Virgin in the privatisation of the National Health Service.
The activity finished at the Old Steine. There a comrade made a brief speech about May Day
and the necessity of the struggle while our living conditions are being attacked. Then, a
comrade from Brighton Antifascists invited everybody to join their next actions and asked
for solidarity with the anti-fascists facing repression.
Brighton-SolFed wants to thank everybody who joined the May Day activities. We are aware
of our limitations and we know that we are much less than we would like to be. However,
with our own resources, we are developing a proposal of action that is urgently needed in
these times.
This May Day, like every day, we were in the streets standing up for the workers struggle,
which is the struggle for a free and equal society.
Viva the International Workers Movement!
Long live anarcho-syndicalism!
http://www.solfed.org.uk/brighton/anarchosyndicalist-may-day-in-brighton
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Message: 4
Saturday 7th May – Shutdown Dungavel – transport from Edinburgh Meeting – Migrants’
Solidarity Network .https://www.facebook.com/events/606155776203552/ book a seat here
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-transport-to-dunga… ---- Sunday 8th May –
Edinburgh Revolutionary Feminism Reading Group – 2PM @ ACE: For this session we will be
reading the introduction to Silvia Federici’s book Caliban and the Witch – Women, The
Body, and Primitive Accumulation https://www.facebook.com/events/615665581923087/
Friday 13th May – Meeting Migrants Solidarity Network, monthly meeting – 6pm @ACE. Open to
everyone ---- Saturday 21th May 2.30PM talk by Benjamin Franks: Anti-State Activists and
the Problem of the Scottish Independence Referendum: Implications for the Brexit Campaign.
Venue to be announced.
Friday 3rd June at Quaker meeting house (Evening time TBC) – public meeting with the
speaker Enrique from the Francisco Villa Independent Popular Front from Mexico City.
Thursday 9th June – Tony Cox Solidarity – Dundee Sheriff Court. with Action Against
Austerity Scottish Unemployed Workers’ Network and others
https://edinburghanarchists.noflag.org.uk/2016/05/upcoming-events-may-june-2016/
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Message: 5
The audio recording of the Bodily Autonomy at the Intersections panel at the 11th Dublin
Anarchist bookfair. ----
https://www.mixcloud.com/workerssolidarity/bodily-autonomy-at-the-intersections-panel-at-dublin-anarchist-bookfair-2016/
---- Speakers ---- Sinéad Redmond is a pro-choice and maternity rights activist. A
founding member of the Abortion Rights Campaign, she is now the secretary of the
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) Ireland. Sinéad is an
intersectional feminist, WSM supporter and mother of two who now lives in Limerick. ----
Eilís Ní Fhlannagáin has been active in radical trans women’s circles for the past two
decades. Her activism focuses on trans women, their access to quality health care,
employment rights, poverty, and transmisogyny within feminist and queer communities. She
was one of the organisers of the Ireland leg of the Topside Press "Nevermind the Hormones"
tour. Her work has been mentioned in Mimi Marinucci’s “Feminism is Queer: The Intimate
Connection between Queer and Feminist Theory”, as well as Sybil Lamb’s “How Not To Have A
Sex Change”. She currently lives in Dublin where she is writing a book about an
underground orchiectomy clinic.
Catriona is a sex worker and a supporter of the WSM, who lives in Ireland. She is
currently involved in the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, but has been involved in other
political campaigns in Ireland including sex workers rights and migrant rights. She also
curated the @Ireland account in August last year.
This meeting is part of the 2016 Dublin Anarchist Bookfair #DABF - click on the Anarchist
Bookfair tag for more audio and video recordings from the bookfairs down the years
http://www.wsm.ie/c/bodily-autonomy-intersections-audio-dabf2016
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