State, social movements and unions in El Alto, Bolivia
An excerpt from El Alto, Rebel City on organisation among market traders, the informally-employed and community organisations in the notably militant Bolivian city.
The State and the Unions
Poll tax rebellion - Danny Burns
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 10 2013 22:30
Full scanned version of the definitive grassroots history of the mass working class movement which defeated Margaret Thatcher's poll tax. 17 million people refused to pay the tax, which defeated it and brought Maggie's time as Prime Minister to a premature end.
This book tells the gripping inside story of the biggest mass movement in British history, which at its peak involved over 17 million people.
Greek islands against the Golden Dawn
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Apr 4 2013 10:56
Residents of Crete and Thasos have recently stopped Golden Dawn activities in separate incidents on the Greek islands.
Members of the far-right party Golden Dawn(GD) were forced to leave a small village on the island of Thasos at the weekend. GD representatives had come to the village of Potamia on Sunday with the aim of handing out food exclusively to Greeks.
Police invasion of Greek anti-mining town
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Mar 10 2013 22:06
The dispute over gold mines in Greece intensified this week. Police invaded the town of Ierissos and tear-gassed school children as residents protested.
The last few days have seen more incidents in the dispute over gold mines in Northern Greece. Police invaded the town of Ierissos, which is close to the mining site at Skouries, on Thursday morning whilst carrying out an investigation into an earlier arson attack.
Interview with Kent Anarchists
Kent Anarchists are a new local group trying to find their feet, obviously, in Kent - of all places. They recently put out a number requests for contacts and are running a regularly updated blog, Joe Maguire had chance to ask them a few things for the Freedom paper.
JM: Can you give an introduction to the group? Outline where you’re based and what your activities are, at present time?
Protests continue against mining in Greece
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Sep 13 2012 15:52
Last weekend saw further clashes between residents groups and police over the beginning of mining operations.
Over the weekend there were further protests against the start of mining works around Skouries in northern Greece. Hellenic Gold, a part of the Eldorado mining company has been given permission to mine gold in the area.
Some (more) thoughts on activism, class struggle and material needs
A personal account of activism, class struggle and organizing around material needs by Jared Davidson (Beyond Resistance, New Zealand).
In my last post on organization I raised a few points about the idea of organizing around material needs.
Beating the poll tax - Anarchist Communist Federation
Beating the Poll Tax was a widely distributed booklet that encouraged and analysed the rise of mass revolt against the Community Charge in 1989/90 as it was happening.
It was first published by the Anarchist Communist Federation in March 1990 under the Tories, following 'The Poll Tax and How to Fight It' in October 1988. Scanned in and published online for the first time on the Anarchist Federation website in March 2006.
BEATING THE POLL TAX
Huge protests force Chinese government retreat over pollution
Submitted by Django on Jul 10 2012 17:50
Adam Ford discusses the mass protests which forced a defeat on the Chinese state.
Locals are celebrating in the Chinese city of Shifang today, following the government’s decision to scrap its plans for a copper alloy plant which many feared would poison them. This sensational policy reversal was apparently forced out of the Communist Party dictatorship by rioting, followed by a sit-in in support of those arrested.
Gentrification - the economy of the land and the role of politics
Wine and Cheese on the politics and economics of land and housing.
1. The Economy of the Land
Who displaces whom and why?
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