Today's Topics:
1. anarkismo.net: US, Resistance at Standing Rock by Wayne
Price (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Greece, Patra: Block of District Court against auctions by
anarchist group "restive horse" APO (gr) [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. France, Alternative Libertaire AL-Montreuil: Truth and
justice for Adama Traoré, on 5 November in Paris (fr, it, pt)
[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Poland, rozbrat: Forest Critical Mass [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. class war: UVW: Justice for John Lewis cleaners, from 4pm 5
November (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
Native Americans lead fight against gas pipeline for environmental justice ---- The
Standing Rock Sioux in the U.S. have been fighting against the construction of a major gas
pipeline which would threaten their water supply and violate their sacred sites. They have
organized popular direct action against the construction company and the state and
inspired people throughout the country and the world. ---- For months, thousands of Native
Americans and others have attempted to stop the construction of a monster gas pipeline.
They have filed legal claims and lobbied politicians, but what has been especially
impressive has been the attempted blockade of construction. Throughout the world,
indigenous peoples have played an important role in fighting pipelines, oil drilling,
fracking, and the overall destruction of the environment. Sometimes allied with local
white farmers and workers, the indigenous have the advantage of legal rights which their
white neighbors (and environmentalists) do not have. They also have special moral claims,
based on centuries of oppression and treaty-breaking.
The Dakota Access Pipeline Project (also called the Bakken Pipeline) is a project of the
Energy Transfer Partners. It plans to run a 30 inch diameter pipe 1,170 miles from North
Dakota to southern Illinois. There it would join existing pipelines to the Gulf and the
East Coast. It would cost $3.7 billion and come on line at the end of 2016. The pipeline
would cross many sources of water and pass under the Missouri river a half mile upstream
from the reservation of the Standing Rock Sioux. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers gave the
project the go-ahead, with a cursory pretense of "consulting" affected tribes.
The Standing Rock Sioux have claimed that the pipeline violates their right to
historically sacred land. They also claim that it threatens their water supply. They call
themselves "Water Protectors." The company argues that it is (mostly) building on private
property which it bought, not on the reservation. Whatever the legalities of the case, it
is well known how American Indian land became "private property." The company also argues
that pipes are safer for transporting gas than are railroads or trucks. This is
irrelevant. No method of transport is perfect or can be without accidents. Sooner or later
there will be leaks, minor or major, which must impact the water supply. (This is one
reason there needs to be national and local programs for a transition to noncarbon,
renewable, energy.)
Besides the Standing Rock Sioux, the project has been opposed locally by the Bakken
Pipeline Resistance Coalition, which is made up of over 30 landowner and environmental
associations. Meanwhile thousands of Native Americans from over 200 tribes have come to
the blockade camps to support the Standing Rock Sioux. Solidarity demonstrations have been
held all across the country, even though the media has tended to bury the dramatic events.
There has been a support delegation from the Black Lives Matter movement.
Construction continues. So far the Sioux have lost all their legal challenges. The
company's agents and the police have attacked peaceful demonstrators with dogs and pepper
spray--exposing the lie that the state is "neutral" between the people and the
capitalists. On September 3rd, the police attacked the camp, spraying over 30 people with
pepper spray; at least 6 people were bitten by dogs. This was the anniversary of the 1963
Whitestone massacre, when soldiers killed over 300 Sioux-which puts things in context. So
far over 400 people have been arrested. They have tried to arrest journalists and
photographers also.
Mekasi Horinek, a militant from the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma says that he asked police
officers: "Don't you drink water too? Don't your children drink water? We're here to
protect the water. This isn't just a Native issue. We're here protecting the water; not
only for our families and our children, but for your families and your children. For every
ranch and every farm along the Missouri River." He adds, "No matter what they do to us,
they're not going to strip our dignity, our honor. These are things we hold in our DNA ,
and we'll never lose." (NY Times 11/2/16; p. A10)
Politicians and the Unions
President Obama and his agencies have politely asked the company to postpone further work
for now; the company has refused. Hillary Clinton has not taken a clear position and of
course Donald Trump will not opposed the pipeline. Bernie Sanders has officially asked Ms.
Clinton to oppose the project, to no avail. The presidential candidate of the Green Party,
Dr. Jill Stein, went to the blockading camp and was fined for spray-painting a bulldozer.
The president of the building trades section of the AFL-CIO is Sean McGarvey. He sent out
a letter denouncing the demonstrators as "environmental extremists" and "professional
agitators." Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO has also publicly endorsed the pipeline.
McGarvey and Trumka have bought into the false opposition of jobs or the environment.
Supporters of the project cite the supposed creation of jobs, claiming that it would
create 12,000 jobs. Others have estimated that it would only create about 1,500 jobs
(mainly for out-of-state skilled workers who specialize in pipeline work). In any case,
like almost all construction jobs, these would be temporary. Once set up, the pipeline
would only need about 12 to 15 permanent workers! For this, they would tear up the
landscape, poison the water, violate Native American's sacred sites, produce more
greenhouse gases which would increase global warming and threaten the survival of
civilization. Is there no need for construction projects to rebuild the nation's
infrastructure, to create housing, to build renewable energy, to establish organic family
farms, to reforest the countryside? Of course such projects would not be profitable for
most of the ruling class, but this is all the more reason to demand that they be done
publicly, democratically, and cooperatively.
Opposing this suicidal pro-pipeline and anti-environmental approach is the Labor Coalition
for Community Action. It is an organization of AFL-CIO constituency groups. The pipeline
has also been officially opposed by the American Postal Workers Union, the Amalgamated
Transit Union, the Communications Workers of America, the National Nurses Union, and the
Service Employees International Union. A rank-and-file workers group, Labor for Standing
Rock, has set itself up at the Standing Rock campsite.
The confrontation at Standing Rock is far from over. However it comes out, it is an
important point in the struggle for environmental justice. It has tied together the effort
to save the planet with the historic struggle for justice to American Indians and the
overall fight against white supremacy. It has used popular direct action to counter the
forces of ruthless capitalist profit mongering. The biggest barrier to victory has been
the politicians, especially the Democrats, and the union bureaucrats, who teach us to rely
on the Democrats and to trust the corporations to provide jobs. The protestors at Standing
Rock argue that we should rely on ourselves and our own resistance.
http://www.anarkismo.net/article/29745
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Message: 2
For an even held Wednesday noon Wednesday, November 2, the standard concentration in front
of the County Court of Patras in order to avoid a first home auction. - Dozens of people
gathered despite the intentions of some notaries to enter the room, this was prevented by
the decisive presence in the world. - The adoption of the third memorandum, the
prerequisites and the implementing laws that go with it, are a new round of looting to
society in terms of more onerous and tougher than the past since the measures are added on
the ruins left by the previous two memoranda. ---- The job failed to complete the
right-wing government comes to complete the 'populist' coalition SYRIZA-ANEL (as he and
tycoon Agnello commenting on the politics of his country, "There is a kind of Left that is
more useful than the Right. it is at the left that can do everything you could not do
right. "So we see the imposition of new taxes, reducing pensions, continuing the ENFIA and
hike, privatization of ports, airports and entire regions, the continuation of works on
Slag of Halkidiki and the abolition of the Sunday holiday. Another measure that attempted
to apply is the release of the auctions of primary residence. One measure is to fly on the
road all those 'ftochodiavolous'' for years now suffer the brutality of State Ms. capital.
One measure would be the final blow for the lower social classes since many families
thrown out on the street. A measure that shows the more violent the anti-social nature of
the government (like any other).
From all the above it is obvious that the brutality is the norm rather than the exception
in capitalist Treaty. Unemployment, suicide, poverty, misery, hunger and poverty make up
our daily lives. Evidently capitalism is bloodthirsty and ruthless and not done to
humanise only be overturned.
The only way to be able to respond to this attack we are experiencing is the path of
social and class struggles. The same workers, the unemployed, youth, natives and
immigrants, knowing their real needs, they have to take their lives into their own hands,
organize and fight collectively self-organized and adiamesolavita in any society and the
workplace, in schools and colleges, workplaces, neighborhoods and streets, away from any
party and union manipulation which inevitably leads to the weakening and degeneration of
social and class movement.
The only way for the abolition of exploitation and oppression are self-organized,
unmediated, akidemoneftoi social and class struggles, the overall rupture and the
overthrow of the state and capitalism.
Block IN PRACTICE THE AUCTIONS OF FIRST RESIDENCE
DO NOT let anyone expose TO STATE AND BOSSES OREXEIS
Organize social and class counter attack!
anarchist group "restive horse" -Member Anarchist Political Organisation | Federation
collectivity
https://ipposd.wordpress.com/
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Message: 3
Three months after the death of Adama Traoré, the family still demanding justice and truth
and always for more than a change of scenery that has just been decided, lay in
examinations can be performed. Because without justice, there will be no peace, go to
Châtelet to 13h. ---- Justice is a right which we can claim without a fight, days, weeks
and months pass but never gives. ---- Adama Traore is killed by agents of the gendarmerie
in the city of Beaumont. Upon her arrest, Adama is held down, without resistance, under
the weight of three policemen who handcuffed him. He complained to many recovery could not
breathe and lost consciousness in the vehicle. Once at the police station, it will be left
lying on the ground. Firefighters have not been able to revive him. Many shadows still
loom over the circumstances of his death. But it is, without doubt, the questioning
techniques, the throttle stick, having already resulted in the death here used against
him, who have killed.
From the beginning, the judicial treatment of the death of Adama Traoré have known
malfunctions, helpful to exonerate the police and rule out the institution's
responsibility. The prosecutor Yves Jannier, has repeatedly lying, obstructing any
challenge by deliberately obscuring the most important elements for understanding the
death of Adama. Its the efforts have recently led to the mutation but we can not be
satisfied with this decision. The scenery of the instruction to Paris should mobilize us
more. We demand the indictment of the police and the truth about that tragic day. We will
then do our mourning.
Event on November 5
13h: Great Walk to Châtelet Adama Republic
16h: Meeting with Republic with public speaking victims' families, activists against the
repression and supporting artists.
Adama's death adds to the long list of victims of murders and mutilations perpetrated by
the security forces. This summer, many events in tribute to Adama took place across
France. To mark the change of scenery, and to demand the indictment of gendarmes and a
more transparent instruction, we call for a new demonstration in Paris. We hope then
stimulate a broad mobilization that finally stops police impunity.
Justice for Adama
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Verite-et-justice-pour-Adama
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Message: 4
Last Saturday, October 29, about 30 cyclists and rowerzystek participated in the Forest
Critical Mass. The pretext for organizing a bicycle ride with PL.A. Mickiewicz established
the Regional Board of the Polish Association of Hunting, was the death of a cyclist who
was shot by a hunter in the vicinity of Wagrowiec ---- Below the leaflet: ---- STOP
murders HUNTER! ---- Hunters joke that "once a year she shoots a rifle." We know that the
weapon itself did not shoot, so we gathered on FOREST critical mass to protest against the
senseless death set in Wagrowiec 57-year-old cyclist by a hunter. ---- The cyclist was
found in a ditch with a gunshot wound to the head. Hunting in the vicinity of 21-year-old
who killed a man earlier shot a deer. Bullet pierced the animal, and then hit 57-year-old.
Registered in Poland is 116 thousand. animals hunters who practicing their hobby bloody
killing a dozen people a year. The hunters are not required to conduct regular medical
examination. Once included tests entitle them to perpetual use of the weapons. Shotguns,
which they use have enormous firepower - bullet rifles can beat up to 5 km, the so-called.
"Shotgun slug" 1.5 km. Cyclist from the region Wagrowiec was killed by Winchester
cartridge type with a range of 7-8 km, the initial speed reaches 800 m / s.
Hunters in Poland usually do not apply to hunting regulations - would constantly break all
the rules of safety and the Polish Hunting Association conceal violations rights. During
abundantly zakrapianych alcohol hunting no dominion over undisciplined horde, which has
disastrous consequences for animals and people.
Time to say STOP lawlessness and impunity HUNTERS! Stop justifying murders argument
"accident". We are tired of "mistakes", which has so far cost the lives of, among others,
21-year-old Luke was shot in the parking lot of forest in the district of Leczyca, the boy
was killed by his father on hunting wild boar in Krotoszyn whether a woman killed by a
husband who fired earlier group of people taking it as a pack of wild boars.
There is our consent to the cruelty of hunting! We do not want to fear every time we walk
or go bike through the woods. I protest against the bloody hobby, the aim of which is the
joy of cruelty to animals! Hunters anything or anyone not protect! DO YOU POTZREBUJEMY
hunters!
http://www.rozbrat.org/informacje/poznan/4494-lena-masa-krytyczna
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Message: 5
from @UVWunion: Justice for John Lewis cleaners November - John Lewis makes well over £100
million in profit a year despite a recent slump, and pays its Chairman over 114 times what
the cleaners earn. ---- Nonetheless, John Lewis insists on denigrating and treating their
cleaners like second class citizens, who they despicably outsource for no other reason
than to deprive them of the same benfits that in-house staff receive. ---- Not only are
the cleaners paid poverty wages of £7.29 per hour - which will be insultingly increased by
only 6p an hour to £7.35 an hour on 18th October - but they are excluded from the famous
partnership model lauded by all. ---- Consequently the cleaners do not benefit from the
store discount, the annual bonus, even if it has fallen from 17% to 11% in recent years,
or even the minimum wage of £8.20 per hour which comparable in-store workers (aka
"partners") receive before the bonus.
Worse still is that the annual bonus is publicly announced every year in store. This means
the cleaners are forced to watch everyone celebrate and then sweep up the confetti and mop
up the spilt champagne as a cruel reminder of their second class status within John Lewis.
We have received guarantees by John Lewis' contractor that by 1st November 2016 we will
receive a response to our very simple and fair demands for the cleaners to receive parity
of pay and terms and conditions of employment with in-house staff. After all, outosourcing
does not and cannot justify a two tier workforce, especially within a "partnership".
However, if John Lewis refuses to engage in meaningful negotiations, or continues to
falsely deflect responsibility to their contractor, and continues to treat and pay the
cleaners so contemptuously, then this protest will proceed and will mark the start of what
could become a protracted industrial dispute which will be relentlessly fought until
justice is served.
Protest at John Lewis: bring the cleaners into the
partnershiphttps://www.facebook.com/events/1765354393752143/
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UVW IS GROWING FAST. WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
UVW Is looking for more people to get involved in the work we do. We support some of the
most oppressed and unrepresented groups of predominantly migrant workers in the UK to take
on some of the most unscrupulous employers.
Please get in touch if you're interested in any of the following roles:
-Case workers (some knowledge of employment law required but training will be given.
Ideally you will speak Spanish);
-Campaigners/organisers (must have strong desire to support workers in getting their
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-Translators (from Spanish to English and visa versa);
-English teachers (no Spanish required);
-Fundraiser (no Spanish required).
If you can't offer your time perhaps you would consider offering some of your money,
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Solidarity.
http://www.classwarparty.org.uk/uvw-justice-john-lewis-cleaners-4pm-5-november/
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