Das Mukkermagazin Visions hat heute* bekanntgegeben, sich aus der Präsentation des Festivals With Full Force zurückzuziehen, nachdem die Bookingabteilung des Festivals scheinbar die völkisch-heulerrische-jodelnde Band Freiwild engagiert hat. Freiwild ist, würde man sie in ein oder zwei Sätzen beschreiben wollen, Scheiße. Naja und ich wollt’s auch nur nochmal gesagt haben.
*ääh gestern war das! Aber Jägermeister & Festivalguide haben heute abgesagt
**Yeah mit Jonas Notdurfter an der Gitarre…WHOOOO!
Were back. Its been unusually quiet here lately, thanks to a spectacular mix of post-DNA drama burnout, the office computer (finally!) dying and us being too poor to afford a new one, Dresden related überforderung, personal lives too „spannend,“ and so on and so forth. In that time, a lot has happened which we actually found quite important, interesting, inspiring, and so forth. Tons of developments regarding the anarchist resistance in Greece, the accquital (again!) of the Thessaloniki 4, the eviction of Liebig 14 and the actions around it, the revolts in Egypt and Tunisia, several support worthy events, and the list goes on and on. But, there is no use in trying to play catch-up Indymedia here, so here is another wildly, wildly, randomly and assortedly mixed „Assorted,“ covering basically all the subjects known to humanity: politics, futbol, and music…
*In some cases, although the actual date is passed, as a matter of principle we would like to express our support and/or solidarity by drawing making mention of them:
This comrade, accused of murder because of defending his life against a fascist attack and currently in prison, recently had a court date, the result of which is still unknown to us. We wish him all the best. You can read a thorough article, in German, about his situation by clicking on the image above.
*More positive and definitely worth mentioning is that the Thessaloniki 4 have again been declared „not guilty.“ The 4 were arrested during the protests against the EU summit in Thessaloniki in 2002, and their case, long jail period, and frame up through the police were widely reported upon news following the surfacing of video showing cops planting a backpack full of molotovs on arrested Simon Chapman. They were found „not guilty“ several years ago, but the Greek state decided recently to give it another go. Some nostalgia:
The case:
The day of:
While on the subject of Greece, there is a loooooooong serious of developments taking place there regarding the anarchist movement. Some of them very inspiring, others worrying, but certainly worth taking a longer look at, and drawing one or another lesson from. Sadly, time constraints keep making us postpone a more serious post on the subject.
*This very likely spectacular party (:-)) is also behind us, and it included a Fire and Flames tombola, so we assume it as a smashing success and quite a few people left it very happy!
*The last few weeks in the local village life have also not been without the one or another noteworthy happening. For example that on the day of the Liebig 14 eviction, there was also a spontaneous demonstration in Göttingen. Despite a massive police presence in the city, clearly with the aim of preventing a situation like the one the week before, approximately 100 people managed to take part in an unauthorized demonstration, which even included some property damage. Although a remaining approximately 40 people were boxed in by police towards the end, the evening ended with neither arrests nor identity controls.
*The revolt in Egypt is of course common knowledge, but we would like to suggest the following interview, portraying the perspective of anarchists present in Cairo, organized in the Black Flag anarchist group. Egypt unrest: Interview with an Egyptian anarchist
Furthermore, a very worthwhile short statement from the great and glorious Northeastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists, New York City Chapter: North African Revolution is Shaking the World
*Speaking of cops, demonstrations, revolt and things of the sort… This is already a few months old but how can it not be mentioned here? The Argentine government recently forbid Buenos Aires city cops from taking firearms of any kind when working at demonstrations. This means not just no guns, but also no rubber bullets, and no tear gas launchers!!!
We wish the cops the best of luck with holding hands against social anger and unrest!
*The rapper „Makss Damage,“ previously known in antifascist circles for his over the top lyrics involving very thinly veiled anti-semitism, death threats against anarchists, and a fanatically Marxist-Leninist worldview, has declared that he has renounced Marxist-Leninism and antifascism, and is now a convinced National Socialist. So far, who really cares? His music produced mild entertainment and strong „what the fuck“ reflexes, but all in all its just one loony tune less among us. His „coming out“ however took the shape of an almost one hour long interview together with well known Nazi Axel Reitz. We wont be posting links here, either to the interview or his music, but for entertainment purposes and for a further entry into the „laugh or cry“ category, feel free to enter „Makss Damage“ in Youtube, and „Makss Damage interview“ to get a good look at his face, and marvel at the cliche Nazis in dress shirts chatting over tea! You know what, we dont have the self-control, this shit is too incredible …
As unpleasant as this all is, similarly unpleasant is the string of antideutsch geniuses who now are of the opinion that they have found final proof of the „parallels“ and „compatibility“ between left wing anti-imperialist politics and modern Nazis. Here is a tip for you: Extremismustheorie.
*Since we are vaguely on the subject of music, here is a little something from the Fire and Flames world, a small clip from Obrint Pass recent Japan tour. (Btw…if you happen to be in Tokyo and are wondering where you might find some quality Fire and Flames items…we suggest Irregular Rhythm Asylum Infoshop or Cafe Lavanderia ).
*Finally, a first notice in the category upcoming events you should be excited about:
The whole scene is really not our thing, but still, good to give credit where credit is due. Yes, possibly a poor choice of words, but still a great spontaneous reaction on the part of Frittenbude. Two thumbs up!
For the non-barbarian speaking amongst you…Frittenbude asks somebody to come on stage and sing a song with them. The young woman then comes on stage, and the audience begins chanting for her to undress. In response, Frittenbude stops the show, tells the audience that they are not Ok with this sexist crap, and leaves the stage (for good!).
That said, one could suggest that Audiolith and its bands give a bit more thought to where and to whom they play, as well as what the „surrounding“ atmosphere is, as these are clearly the factors that lead to such a situation arising on such a massive scale. We are no strangers to events with four digit upwards audiences, but through mainly self-organized events, security crews made up of „movement/scene“ people, political content and/or imagery on the publicity material, and a general professional yet very overtly political character to the events, weve always managed to keep a certain „crowd“ at a distance. We like to think that this isnt a coincidence.
My legs are sore but my heart is full. Sunday was the second installment of the beloved Patchwork Indie Arts and Crafts Festival in Long Beach, CA. Anarchy in the Garden was once again a co-sponsor of the hippest, hand-crafted event in Southern California. Nothing says, “I’ve arrived bitches!” like my beautiful anarcho-punk canopy. Hey [...]
This is another project I’ve been working on – check out the flier. Ouroboros Presents… Northwest Spinfest Tualitin, OR Via, Northwest Tekno Portland, OR
Rarely am I jealous of omnivores. That is until it comes to sweets. Milk chocolate, fudge, pecan praline ice cream with it’s familiar amber-colored swirls. My palette evolved, I transitioned into a vegan diet and out went the milk chocolate.
Enter C Salt Gourmet; artisan, hand-crafted, refined, sea salt dusted cocoa sweets.
Proprietor and chief chocolatier, Courtney Dudman Donley, launched C Salt Gourmet on Valentine’s Day, 2008 at the behest of upscale Promelis Westcliff Market owner in Newport Beach, CA. From brittle to truffles to vegan pistachio cherry (wink) confections all are ‘Hand-made with love by Courtney.’
Courtney Dudman Donley of C Salt Gourmet
As if she wasn’t kick ass enough, Courtney is committed to helping build a new world where the earth and its inhabitants are treated justly. C Salt Gourmet uses organic, fair-trade ingredients.
Yesterday, Nicole Stevenson and Delilah Snell the dynamic duo behind Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Festival brought the much anticipated craft fair to Long Beach for the first time ever. Patch, as it is lovingly referred to by regulars, is a long running affair in Orange County. It’s a one-of-a-kind event featuring local crafters, food and music; a punk rock/DIY dream come true! Items showcased include: home goods, clothing for men, women, and children, paper goods, accessories, artwork and for the Long Beach premiere a raised bed garden complete with straw bales!
P: "What are you selling?" Me: "Um, I'm a blog."
4' by 4' Anarchy Garden (raised bed)
Gourdland-A magical place
Autumn puked on me.
My taller half.
Mr. and Mrs. Anarchy
My get-up, I mean booth, included a 4’ by 4’ raised bed garden made of upcycled lumber, over 100 seedlings provided by H&H Nursery, Ethel Gloves samples and look books, complimentary Botanical Interests seeds, and straw bales to sit on; as close as I’ll get to a hayride!
On several occasions I was asked what I was selling. I pointed to Anarchy in the Garden t-shirts and after much hemming and hawing I blurted out, “I’m a blog.”
By the way the shoppe is open! It’s not your grandma’s garden so don’t dress like it is.
My booth was a buzz and it wasn’t just because I had two producers shooting video for a demo. Wink. Patch patrons enthusiastically entered a raffle to win me! For $1.00 one lucky winner wins the 4’ by 4’ raised bed garden pictured above, including seedlings, and a one hour consultation with moi. Cyber Monday wha?!
We weren’t the only game in town. There were over 90 vendors and I wish I had time to visit them all. Some of my favorites were ThePaper Princess, Love Snax; raw vegan organic chocolatier (they also brought their own solar power) and C Salt Gourmet.
Courtney-Proprietor/Super Cute Chocolatier
Dairy-free and full of deliciousness.
Ideally Patchwork is a twice a year party, Spring and Fall. Plans are in motion and I look forward to co-sponsoring again next year. Only I’ll have a bigger more bad-ass booth.
PS, thank you friends for stopping by and supporting us!
PSS, check out my beautiful friend Jenn in her Anarchy in the Garden T. If she doesn’t make you want to buy a t-shirt I don’t know what will.
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