Preface From the 7th through the 12th of September, the largest German automotive fair will take place in Munich. Shortly after, national elections will be held. As the formerly well-established parties are continuously loosing votes, the Green Party might stand a chance to become the strongest party – or at least an indispensable partner for a coalition. Due to these upcoming occasions, we have published our first longer brochure focussing on … [Read more...]
Day of Rage – Call to action on May 8th
Support the call for strike against racism, for self-organization and a beautiful life for everyone by the germany-wide Day of Rage initiative! Dear friends, dear comrades, We migrant self-organisations call on our siblings to join us for a day of enragement and a general strike on 8 May 2020. We call on people with migration heritage, Jewish people, BIPoCs and all people in solidarity to strike with us. Why the 08 May? The date is considered … [Read more...]
“Those at the bottom” will only help “those at the bottom”
Solidarity in the Corona-crisis will only come from those who are most affected by it, says Christopher Wimmer* The corona pandemic poses enormous social challenges for capitalism. Its contradictions are currently more evident than ever before. Every day we are shown how badly a mode of production whose purpose is profit is equipped to protect human life. It is true that governments are trying - in order to prevent millions of deaths - to … [Read more...]
Solidarity and free food instead of profit and junk!
Former employees are occupying a closed-down McDonald's in Marseille to cook food for inhabitants of the neighborhood struck by the pandemic and its economic consequences. Despite the corpo's refusal, the workers took it over and are finally using it for a good cause. In the meantime, McDonald's in France is forcing workers to get back to work under the threat of firing them, so that they can continue making profits, in total disregard for … [Read more...]
Covid-19: Thessaloniki Solidarity
Our comrades from Αντιεξουσιαστική Κίνηση Θεσσαλονίκης(Antiauthoritarian Movement) and Micropolis social space for freedom are building up the mutual aid network Covid-19: Αλληλεγγύη Θεσσαλονίκηςin Thessaloniki, Greece, along with other organisations and residents of the city. We will be getting more feedback in the next months regarding the situation in Greece and the social structures from below. You can read their first text setting the … [Read more...]
“Now it’s all about knocking down baby hitler!” – Interview with antifa vienna on the ibiza scandal
Interview with afa [w] - autonomous antifa vienna, member of ...ums Ganze! and Beyond Europe, on the situation in Austria. by John Malamatinas 1. I think many of us know. But tell us again in ten short sentences what the hell is going on in Austria? In a nutshell, one could say that two of the most important leaders of the extreme right in the Banana Republic have embarrassed themselves enormously. In a conversation with alleged … [Read more...]
Energy for whom? – Short statement on the current anti-oil movement in Greece
In September 2017 the concession of 4.187 square kilometers for research and hydrocarbon mining in Epirus to the multinational company Repsol and Gas was signed from the minister of energy and environment G. Stathakis. The area of research and mining in Ioannina is Kalpaki, Pogoni municipality, near Zagori. But the concession area is larger and includes the Zagori municipality, a large part of Thesprotia region including Kalamas river after its … [Read more...]
Les Gilets Jaunes triompheront? – What’s going on in France
Dear friends, we can imagine that you are also following the events in France in the last days. We publish here a spontaneous report of comrades* from France which includes a small review and current evaluation. In the next days the movement of the "Gilets Jaunes" seems to go on. As probably in many parts of the autonomous left, discussions are also taking place in our circles. Some of us are curious about what is to come, others sceptical about … [Read more...]