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The CNI’s Position on the Wave of Repression Waged against the People
To the original peoples of Mexico and the World; To the National and International Sixth; To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation; And to the memory of Don Félix Serdán Nájera, our leading brother.[1] Gathered in the Amatlán de Quetzalzoatl … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Caracoles, Change, Chiapas, CNI, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Drug Cartels, Drug Trafficking, Education, EZLN, Freedom, Galeano, Guerrero, Impunity, Injustice, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Neoliberalism, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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October 10th in Kobanê (Poem)
Fascist forces’ objectives, Civilian homes, As they roam through the streets, Passing rubble and bones, It’s disturbing and messy, Indescribably foul, Debris covering faces, Which lie on the ground, Though their arms are much better, Our spirits our high, So … Continue reading
The Political Murders of Ayotzinapa & the October 8th Solidarity March in Mexico City
Last weekend, 28 charred bodies were found in Iguala, Guerrero, in what was another in a long line of mass murders in Mexico since the drugs trade became more prominent in the 1990s. This time, however, the BBC reported that … Continue reading
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The Kurdish Stalingrad: Kobane and Western Inaction
The struggle in Rojava (Kurdish northern Syria) is really a struggle for humanity, freedom, and human dignity. The ‘coalition’ and its air strikes clearly do not aim to protect human life, because they’ve been useless at stopping ISIS from advancing … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Europe, ISIS, Kobane, Rojava
Tagged Anarchism, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Community Police Forces, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, France, Germany, ISIS, Kobane, PKK, PYD, Rojava, Syria, The West, Turkey, UK, USA, YPG, YPJ
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Letter to MPs in Support of Kobane and Rojava
Below is a letter I recently sent to MPs in the UK… ———————————— I am writing to you because I believe that the experiences of democratic autonomy in the Kurdish regions of northern Syria (known as Rojava) are an example … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomía, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, ISIS, Kobane, Kobani, Kurds, PYD, Rojava, Syria, Turkey, YPG, YPJ
Tagged Anarchism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, Fascism, ISIS, Kobane, Kobani, PYD, Rojava, Syria, Turkey, UK, YPG, YPJ
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Daesh, Imperialism, and Rojava
The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923) united much of the Arab World for centuries. In the 19th century, however, it began to decline, and the imperial powers of Europe tried to ensure their own political influence in the region. The UK, for … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Arab Nationalism, Assad, Autonomy, Ba'ath, Ba'ath Party, capitalism, CIA, Democracy, dignity, Education, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Kurdistan, Kurds, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, PKK, PYD, revolution, Rojava, Saddam Hussein, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Wahhabism, YPG
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Colonialism, Communism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Extremism, Fascism, France, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, History, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Iraq, ISIS, Israel, Justice, Kurdistán, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, PKK, PYD, Qatar, Rojava, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA, Wahhabism, YPG
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MEXICO: Six Reasons Why Indigenous Communities Are Opposed to the San Cristóbal-Palenque Motorway
July 31st, 2014 In Chiapas, Mexico, there are plans to build a motorway between San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Palenque – two of the most important tourist sites in the state. The Department of Infrastructure and Communications in … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Climate Change, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, socialismo, The Media, transport, transporte, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The Criminalisation of Autonomous Social Activism
The high security prisons of Mexico are now home to those who demand justice, defend their territory against large neoliberal business projects, and organise their own security in the face of violent organised crime. In Nayarit, for example, Comandanta Nestora … Continue reading
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Tagged Autodefensas, Capitalism, Community Police Forces, Enrique Peña Nieto, Free Nestora, Human Rights Abuses, José Manuel Mireles Valverde, La Jornada, Mexico, Oppression, Osorio Chong, PRI, Social Activism, www.desinformemonos.org
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The Farewell Ceremony of Subcomandante Marcos
The reappearance and public farewell of Subcomandante Marcos marks the end of an era in the Zapatista struggle. For slightly over twenty years, his personality has been the central actor on the public stage in Mexico. Both loved and hated, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Autodefensas, Bad Government, Chiapas, Citizen Participation, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Delegate Zero, EZLN, Government Complicity, Guerrero, La Realidad, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Michoacán, Murder, Nestora Salgado, Organised Crime, People Power, Policías Comunitarias, Popular Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution, Self-Defence Forces, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Resistance Is Fertile 