by Lorenzo “Fe” Feltrin In the first days of January 2018, Tunisia has been shaken by a new round of social rebellion for socioeconomic rights, including demonstrations, roadblocks, and clashes with the police in most regions of the country. I will first summarise the facts and then provide a theoretical interpretation. The proximate cause of the unrest is the 2018 budget law, which enforced severe price hikes on many consumption goods. The … [Read more...]
Plan C (UK)
Plan C was officially formed in early 2012, we have 4 local groups (Leeds, London, Manchester and Thames Valley) active around issues such as education, anti-austerity struggles, anti-fascism and the politics (and crisis) of work. The main group currently involved in this platform is Plan C Manchester (MCR) but other parts of our organisation will also be involved. Read the whole text...
Roots of Antifa – A UK tour about antifaschistische Aktion
A UK tour including fourteen presentations on the History and Strategies of Antifa in Germany is kicking off in Glasgow tomorrow with an event hosted by Plan C Glasgow at the Glasgow Autonomous Space. The rise of fascist movements and parties all over Europe has once again made it clear: organised antifascist resistance is necessary. In order to successfully intervene and stop fascism from spreading, it is useful to take a look at the … [Read more...]
June 20th Berlin, Frankfurt, London: Can’t stop us now!
Let’s keep up the pressure against austerity and nationalism Fight back against reactionaries and austerity politics - go beyond for antinational solidarity! In these times of crisis it has become obvious that the multiple problems we face are deeply connected. Post-democratic austerity management provokes different kinds of reactionary responses which present themselves as workable and attractive political responses to growing injustice and … [Read more...]
Everyday 8th March!
In her book „Feminism is for everybody“ the American author and social activist bell hooks brings it to the point: “Feminist thinking teaches us all, especially, how to love justice and freedom in ways that foster and affirm life”. This thought and the intention to connect different feminist struggles internationally were in our mind when we decided to launch this small project for the International Women’s day 2015. Today, we were out on the … [Read more...]