The following is an analysis from a Chilean comrade (Warning Facebook Link). While we don’t agree with the final statements, we feel the analysis in this is rather illuminating for this moment.
Month: October 2018
#Abahlali: Solidarity with our comrades in #Brazil
South African territory: Solidarity statement to comrades in Brazil by Abahlali baseMjondolo after the fascist Bolsonaro came to power in Brazil.
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#Bosnia: Refugee protest camp near #VelikaKladuša evicted – Restrictions of freedom of movement
Yesterday the self-organised refugee protest camp at the Bosnian-Croatian border near Velika Kladuša was evicted by the Bosnian police. There are also reports of police violence against migrants in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, and restrictions of the freedom of movement of migrants in Bosnia.
#Bolsonaro adviser Steve #Bannon comes to #Toronto: #Elenao #Antifa protests announced
Steve Bannon is a former campaign and political advisor to current US President Donald Trump and co-founder of the alt-right media platform Breitbart News. He was also involved in Bolsonaro’s election campaign in Brazil. On November 2 Bannon will visit Toronto. Toronto Against Fascismis calling for counter protests.
#Anarchism on the #UK territory: Organising ourselves is the first and main step towards our aim
This article is about a brief explanation of anarchists situation in UK and reminding that we cannot wait any longer, we right now need organising ourselves before getting very late.
Mark Bray: “We must recognize that the climate crisis and the resurgence of the far right are two of the most acute symptoms of our failure to abolish capitalism”
We are living in ominous times. Every week something new: white supremacist murders in Kentucky and Pittsburgh; the continued rise of the far right in Europe; Trump’s attack on transgender rights; the election of aspiring tyrant Jair Bolsonaro to the Brazilian presidency; the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that climate catastrophe is likely only about 20 years away. What’s next?
#Antifa: Flying Squads & Self Defense Now
Fascist times are periods of open, brutal, class war (when the sheets quite literally slip off). Events of the last year, including the killing of three people opposing a white supremacist shouting racist and anti-Muslim slurs at two women on a mass transit train in Portland and the murder of IWW fellow worker Heather Heyer by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville show the desperate need for working class self-defense of our communities.
From #Pittsburgh to #Brazil: #Antisemitism and fascist violence
Antisemitic violence has spiked dramatically in the United States with 2018 being the largest single year increase on record since 1994.
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November 10: Stand Your Ground – #Nijmegen Against Racism – manifestation
Netherlands: The city of Nijmegen is and always has been anti-racist and anti-fascist. Our history shows that we have no tolerance for far-right extremists.
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#Bolsonaro & #Brazil: The alternative to fascism is not democracy
In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, fascist proponent of dictatorship and mass killings, has won the election. Who needs a military coup when you use voting to accomplish exactly the same thing?
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