Posts Tagged ‘Community Resistance’
Living Up To The Name, Guerrero (Mexico)
Saturday, February 21st, 2015
Here is an overview that we were sent reporting on some recent events in Guerrero, written by a Mexican anarchist living in the U$A
Guerrero, considered to be one of the most violent states in Mexico, seems to be in a never ending state of chaos. Murders in the beach resort town of Acapulco, the capital city Chilpancingo, multiple clandestine grave sites and of course, the Iguala massacre. Estado Fallido, failed state, is constantly used to describe Mexico, but especially Guerrero. No doubts there, police involvement in many heinous crimes, politicians and political parties working hand in hand with organized crime. A failed state, but what is a functioning state?
Tags: Coca Cola, Community Resistance, Drug War, Fuck the Law, Guerrero, Mexico, Petaquillas, Police Bastards, Repression
Posted in Autonomy
Istanbul: Gezi park – Not about trees, but not about democracy either! (Turkey)
Friday, June 28th, 2013
For more than three weeks now, Turkey is being shaken by massive proletarian revolt, that at its peak so far have driven into streets almost 5 million demonstrators all around the country. The movement’s immediate spark was a brutal state repression, i.e. when police crushed a demonstration against destroying and redevelopment of Gezi park in central Istanbul (right next to Taksim square, a place of infamous massacre of workers in 1977 and highly symbolical for proletarian movement in Turkey). (more…)
Tags: Community Resistance, Istanbul, Social Insurrection, Taksim Gezi Park, Turkey
Posted in Autonomy
Anti-Mining Struggle in Barangay Anislagan (Philippines)
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
ANTI-MINING STRUGGLE IN BRGY. ANISLAGAN PLACER SURIGAO DEL NORTE, PHILIPPINES
(A View of Endless Resistance)
Anislagan, characterized by plain, rolling to hilly and mountainous terrain, with a total land area of 841.24 hectares forms part of the watershed area of Placer. Its total population is 1,392 persons (around 319households). Majority of the residents are farmers, mainly producing coconut, rice and banana. Anislagan was severely hit by typhoon Lilang in 1980’s, which practically destroyed livelihood and property. This forced the residents to engage in gold panning along the river to feed their families. (more…)
Tags: Barangay Anislagan, Community Resistance, Philex, Philippines, Placer
Posted in Eco Struggle
Community resistance discussion against Mega Dam project (Philippines)
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Roundtable Discussion : The Mindanao Looming Energy Needs: Mega Dams and the Escalating Community
A rountable discussion of local community resistance (The Menovu-Pulangiyen and Menovo-Dungguanen tribes of Southern Bukidnon) against proposed Pulangi V Hydro-Electric Project was held on Friday, February 12, 2010 in
Kibawe, Southern Bukidnon, Mindanao. (more…)
Tags: Community Resistance, Indonesia, Kibawe, Mega Dams, NATABUKFed, Pulangi V Hydro-Electric Project, Repression, Solidarity Action
Posted in Eco Struggle