Today's Topics:
1. anarkismo.net: After today's murder in Charlottesville, we
must all unite to defend ourselves and each other by General
Defense Committee (GDC) - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
(ca) (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Britain, freedomnews: Liverpool anarchists launch
hospitality sector campaign (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
We are horrified but not surprised at the rise of political violence and murder from the
Alt Right and other fascist groups across the country. Today's murder was not an isolated
incident, but is the latest in a string of violent attacks and murders from fascists.
These include the shooting of an IWW/GDC member in Seattle, the stabbing double murder on
the Portland MAX train, and the recent bombing of Dar Al Farooq mosque in Minnesota, among
many others. ---- Fascism is a deadly threat to all of us. There is no escape from the
demand that we confront it. Politicians, the police, and the university will not save us.
We cannot vote our way to safety. As always, police aided and protected the fascists,
while permitting and assisting wholesale violence against counter-protesters. University
officials refused to use campus security to protect students and others from a gang of
hundreds of fascists.
The General Defense Committee calls upon all people who value human life, freedom, and
dignity, to enter the struggle against fascism in every way they can. Give to the
fundraisers for survivors and surviving family members of today's fascist murder. Talk to
your family and friends, your coworkers and neighbors, and determine a way to directly and
concretely confront fascist hate wherever it appears. If you can, join your local General
Defense Committee or another local antifascist group.
We may be entering a new stage of struggle. We are determined to meet the challenges ahead
of us. We will beat back and defeat the fascists. We must defend each other. That means
all of us.
An injury to one is an injury to all.
The General Defense Committee (GDC) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Related Link:
https://www.iww.org/content/after-todays-murder-charlottesville-we-must-all-unite-defend-ourselves-and-each-other
http://www.anarkismo.net/article/30429
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Message: 2
Anarcho-syndicalists in Liverpool linked to Liverpool Solfed have recently opened a new
campaign to fight bad working conditions in the city's hospitality sector, following on
from similar successful efforts in Brighton. The group said in a launch statement: ----
The hospitality industry, which includes workplaces like pubs, restaurants, hotels,
canteens, etc. has an important presence in the city and is well known for abuses and
exploitation. Our aim is to get willing workers of the sector together to fight back
against abuses and for better conditions. ---- We believe that as workers we should defend
ourselves collectively and spread a culture of solidarity among workplaces - because
problems at work are collective, not individual. ---- We are not solicitors, legal
advisors or union officials, nor we are trying to be. We are a group of workers helping
each other among equals. With this campaign we'll attempt to organise and get the skills
to face our workplace issues collectively.
We call on people working in hospitality in Liverpool to get involved. As a starting point
we have prepared a provisional list of demands to be discussed among those who want to
take part.
Don't just moan, organise!
Among the group's demands are the Real Living Wage as a standard rate, an end to
systematic use of casualised and zero-hours contracts, overtime for unplanned shifts and a
standard of two weeks' notice for shifts in general.
Pic: Solfed stall in Liverpool yesterday, from the Liverpool SF Twitter feed
https://freedomnews.org.uk/liverpool-anarchists-launch-hospitality-sector-campaign/
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