Anarchistic update news all over the world - 23 October 2016

Today's Topics:

   
1.  France, Alternative Libertaire AL Montreuil - history,
      Algeria: A tribute to the anarchist Saïl Mohamed (fr, it, pt)
      [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
2.  Australia, Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation asf-iwa: Leading
      fast food chain in Indonesia escalates repression against workers
      demanding basic rights (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
3.  FREEDOM TO AGONIST Lebanese Georges Abdullah located
      krtaoumenos to 32 years in prison by the French State By A.P.O.
      (gr) [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
4.  schwarze Ruhr-Uni Reading Group - From Democracy to Freedom
      (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
5.  Greece, Patra: Demonstration against the border war and the
      modern totalitarianism By A.P.O. (gr) [machine translation]
      (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
 
6.  afed.cz: Support prosecuted anarchists in Rijeka, Croatia
      (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)


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Message: 1



Relatively known character of the anarchist movement of the years 1930-1950, it was called 
Saïl Mohamed. Under his real name of Saïl Mohand Ameziane, we just make it a public 
tribute in Kabylia. ---- A few dozen inhabitants and residents of Tibane (Algeria), 
political activists, trade unionists and associations, participated Friday, October 14, 
2016, a commemorative day initiated by the youth of the village association Taddartiw 
Taourirt tribute Mohand Ameziane Sail (Saïl Mohamed) 63 years after his death. ---- After 
listening historians lectures, a visit was made to the birthplace of Mohamed Saïl, where a 
commemorative plaque was affixed. His niece had made the trip to Algiers. ---- The 
newspaper Liberté has a story of the day (below) and website Bejaia News , which ignites a 
bit considering that Saïl had been "buried by the official Algerian history."

In reality, Saïl Mohamed was, until recently, known as historians of anarchism.

As anarchist - even libertarian communist, to be exact - it was to your fingertips. It was 
even a "intransigent" of the movement, if we analyze his career and his writings[1]: 
activist AU platformist, union the CGT-SR anarcho-syndicalist (minority choice among his 
comrades) volunteer combatant in Spain, militant FA after 1945 in Fontenis trend in 
1952-1953 ...

In Spain in 1936
Saïl Mohamed and Fernand Metant at Farlete (near Zaragoza), before the tomb where lie the 
dead of the International Group of the Durruti column. Photo published in Spain 
antifascist , November 18, 1936.

In the front row in the middle, with comrades of the International Group of the Durruti 
column in 1936.
He certainly fought tirelessly against colonialism, since the Hexagon where he was now, 
but died a few months before the insurrection of Toussaint in 1954, and could not 
therefore take part in the struggle for independence.

No doubt he would have been at the forefront, with activists and militants of the 
Communist Federation libertarian , or those of libertarian North African Movement .

Guillaume Davranche (AL Montreuil)

Read the article that had been devoted to Sail Mohamed by the journal Ballast
A photo report Arezki Saker, who also filmed the presentations at the conference.

Library Tibane hosted the conference.

A visit to the birthplace of Sail Mohamed, in Taourirt, to which was affixed a plaque.

Niece Sail Mohamed came Algiers.

ACTION ACTIVIST ANARCHISTE
MOHAND AMEZIANE Sail
REVISITED

Liberty, 14-15 October 2016

The Taddart-iw sociocultural village association Taourirt, in the town of Tibane, daïra 
Shemini (wilaya of Bejaia) yesterday organized a commemorative day in honor Mohand 
Ameziane Saïl, an anarchist and independence activist misunderstood, native this locality 
tribe Waghlis Ath in 1894, died in April 1953 in Bobigny, near Paris.

As such, members of the organizing association, headed Ameziane Hadjab, developed a rich 
program of activities, including a clipping exhibition of photos and documents depicting 
the life and work of the anarchist from the region, held in the town library of Tibane.

In the afternoon of the same day, this structure hosted a roundtable on this former 
driver-mechanic, attended by academics, elected officials, trade unionists, political 
activists and ...

Invited to speak at the meeting-debate, Professor Djamal Aissani, president of the 
Association learned Gehimab University of Bejaia, has paid tribute to the youth of the 
village Taourirt for taking the initiative to light the deceased Mohand Ameziane Saïl and 
resurrect his work and thought. "It was perhaps the first French-speaking intellectual of 
the entire region, since published several articles in the early 1920s attended one of 
five schools located in the colonial tribe Ath Waghlis since 1885, "says Professor Aissani.

Many activists claiming the left, the image of the former mayor of Barbacha Mohand Saddek 
Akrour, took turns at the microphone to highlight the struggle of this anarchist 
disappeared, but also to put forward their ideas which are very similar to those held by 
the latter.

For Mr. Akrour, Berber activist and former prisoner of the 1980 events, the Amazigh people 
is anarchist nature, by its social organization, its customs ... He believed that 
anarchist ideas advocated by Mohand Ameziane Saïl begin to gain ground and eventually fail 
by taking the above into this world in turmoil.

Note that the various speakers emphasized the need to continue this work of memory and 
research to rehabilitate the valiant journey of this anti-colonialist militant.

Finally, it should be noted that this commemorative day ended with the inauguration of a 
stele bearing the likeness of the late Mohand Ameziane Saïl, which now stands in the 
middle of his native village Taourirt. This ceremony will be followed by a snack in honor 
of the guests of the town of Tibane.

Kamal Ouhnia

[1]His biography is available on the website Maitron online.

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Algerie-Un-hommage-a-l-anarchiste

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Champ Resto Indonesia, one of Indonesia's leading fast food chains, is escalating its 
aggression against workers and their union, who are demanding respect for basic rights. 
Last November, a Champ Resto worker's new-born baby died when the child was refused 
essential hospital care. Only then did workers become aware that they were not registered 
in the government health insurance program for employees and their families. ---- The 
father of the new-born child, who had worked at Champ Resto for fourteen years, was fired 
for missing 5 days' work while the family mourned. When members of the national hotel and 
restaurant workers' federation FSPM demonstrated in Bandung in July to demand that Champ 
Resto register all employees for family medical coverage in accordance with government 
regulations, 83 workers were immediately dismissed.

Management refuses reinstatement and has responded to union protests by further pressuring 
union members. Fourteen workers active in the union were transferred from Bandung to 
Jakarta - a distance of over 100 kilometers and 3 hours' travel. Without accommodation and 
separated from their families, 12 of the 14 resigned.

The union continues to hold weekly demonstrations to demand reinstatement of the dismissed 
workers, full respect for trade union rights and the inclusion of all company workers and 
their families in the government health insurance scheme.

You can support their struggle - USE THE FORM BELOW TO SEND A MESSAGE TO CHAMP RESTO!

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To President Director PT. Champ Resto Indonesia Ali Gunawan Budiman

Sir
I have learned from the IUF that 83 workers were dismissed when members of the FSPM 
demonstrated following the tragic death of long-serving Champ Resto employee Kemal Ahmad's 
new-born child. Workers at your company had every right to protest when they learned that 
employees and family members had not been enrolled in the government BPJS health insurance 
program. I have also learned that union members have been summarily transferred from 
Bandung to Jakarta and others threatened with transfer or lack of promotion simply for 
exercising their human right to join a union. I call on your company to immediately 
reinstate the 83 dismissed workers, take immediate action to ensure that all workers and 
their families are properly registered in the government health insurance scheme and 
ensure full respect for the rights of the FSPM and its members.

Yours sincerely
If you wish to send your own message and not use this text, please open your email client 
and paste these addresses into the To field:
agbudiman@gmail.com
ali.budiman@champ-group.com

https://www.iufcampaigns.org/campaigns/show_campaign.cgi?c=1022

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The Z. Abdullah was active politically in the early 1970s, even at a young age, in the 
ranks of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and later participated in the 
establishment of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Fraction. Until his arrest he fought 
against the Israeli state and the occupation regime imposed a large part of the 
Palestinian territories and southern Lebanon. Already, after the Six-Day War in 1967 and 
the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, Israel had extended its domination of the Palestinian land, 
and the increasing expansionism led to the invasion of the south originally Lebanon and 
march a few years later in 1982, until the capital Beirut and the massacre of thousands of 
Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila. ---- Within this context and as in many European 
countries taking place actions against American and isrilinon objectives in the fight 
internationalization, the Z. Abdullah was arrested in 1984 in France on charges of 
possession of false identities and sentenced to four years imprisonment. During his 
detention, and under the pressure of US and Israeli authorities, retrial and sentenced to 
life for the execution of an American military and an Israeli agent.

Throughout the course of several years of imprisonment will keep a consistent militant and 
combative attitude, participating in hunger strikes in solidarity to prisoners in white 
cells of Turkey, in Basque and Palestinian political prisoners and will continue to speak 
and struggling for the liberation of Palestine from Israeli occupation.

Despite the fact that since 1999 is entitled to conditional release, all applications 
rejected by the French State in line with the vengeful requirement of the US government 
and Israel remain imprisoned because of his competitive attitude over the years.

On October 24 the Z. Abdullah completes 32 years in prison he threw with all his strength 
in the just struggle of the Palestinian people, he stood against the Israeli occupation 
and crimes committed by the Israeli state and its allies, he continues to battle against 
exploitation and oppression.

We stand in solidarity alongside all the competitors in every part of the world, the 
struggles of the oppressed for freedom, equality and dignity. And will not let anyone 
agonist hostage in state hands!

"Freedom is the only human adventure which is worth fighting and living"
E. Goldman

Anarchist Collectivism "Circle of Fire"

http://apo.squathost.com/

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"Democracy is the most universal political ideal of our day. George Bush invoked it to 
justify invading Iraq; Obama congratulated the rebels of Tahrir Square for bringing it to 
Egypt; Occupy Wall Street claimed to have distilled its pure form. From the Democratic 
People's Republic of North Korea to the autonomous region of Rojava, practically every 
government and popular movement calls itself democratic. ---- And what's the cure for the 
problems with democracy? Everyone agrees: more democracy. Since the turn of the century, 
we've seen a spate of new movements promising to deliver real democracy, in contrast to 
ostensibly democratic institutions that they describe as exclusive, coercive, and 
alienating." ---- Did you ever doubt that democracy real brings the freedom it promises?

In our reading group based on the text "From Democracy to Freedom" by Crimethinc we will 
doubt this promise of freedom. Our discussion not only is planed to focus on the text, but 
to include our own experiences with democracy and those of others around the world.
Also our idea is to develop strategies and acts helping to create real freedom and 
opposing the pacification of our desires for self-determination
The reading group will be in English and German. When the German translation of "From 
Democracy to Freedom" is published we will share it here. "From Democracy to Freedom" will 
be also available as brochure for donations at first reading group meeting. The reading 
group starts at 15.11.2017 at 18:00 in the cafeteria of GC and will be afterwards meet on 
every Tuesday at the same time.

http://schwarzerub.blogsport.de/2016/10/18/reading-group-from-democracy-to-freedom-lesekreis-von-der-demokratie-zur-freiheit/

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Message: 5



The devastating effects of these crusades and the capitalist periphery intensive looting 
is the disintegration of all social life meaning and existence in the Middle East where 
the war has swept local populations. It is these effects result in millions of uprooted 
and desperate people to try in every way to escape and entry into Europe. ---- After the 
war in Syria, a huge refugee and migratory wave moved from the wider war zone to the west, 
to Europe - Fortress. ---- The new treaty is formed, resulting in a revision of previous 
agreements -as Dublin 2 and the further enhancement of FRONTEX, creating hot spots and 
many new camps, closure of borders to refugees and immigrants consistently trapping tens 
of thousands at entry corridors of Fortress Europe.

The people of the state and capitalism is bankrupt. It can not give answers to real social 
needs and not to promise nothing but more misery, poverty, oppression, cannibalism, war 
and death.

We live in an age that must connect with their political partners and competitors 
internationally, to tackle common assault which dechomaste.Apo Mexico to Turkey and to 
Greece to the slums of France, shouting in our class brothers that nothing it is not over 
and that nobody oppressed is not alone as there is resistance and struggle. For the 
construction of a new emancipated society based on dignity, justice, freedom, solidarity 
in the wreckage of the world powers, the state and capital.

SOLIDARITY
TO REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

Demonstrations: Thursday, October 20, 18:00 in pl. Georgiou

anarchist group "restive horse" / member of the Anarchist Political Organisation

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http://apo.squathost.com/

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Message: 6




Another trial of anarchists held on October 20 in Rijeka, Croatia. We express the symbolic 
support. ---- Zoran and Eugen, friends of the Croatian organization MASA (Mreža 
anarhosindikalista and anarhosindikalistkinja - Network of anarcho-syndicalists), a member 
of the International of Anarchist Federations, faced state repression for their engagement 
in the context of popular protests against the privatization of the private sector, which 
took place in Croatia in 2013. It another case of criminalization of social protest and 
the intimidation of those who had the courage to act. ---- The last court hearing of the 
case will take place already on Thursday 20. 10. Rijeka. ---- We call for a symbolic 
expression of solidarity: Take a photo (just like you see in the picture below) and send 
it, if possible, even before the trial begins Thursday.

Against judicial and police repression against anarchists!

Information about the case here:

https://masari.noblogs.org/prvo-rociste-20-5-2015-kaznenog-postupka-u-okviru-kriminalizacije-prosvjeda-iz-2013/

https://masari.noblogs.org/izvjestaj-sa-7-rocista-8-7-i-najave-8-rocista-15-7-u-kaznenom-postupku-za-anarhiste-u-rijeci/
https://www.afed.cz/text/6545/podporte-stihane-anarchisty

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