Macao
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on May 23 2012 12:31
On May 5, Torre GalFa (empty since 1997) became the site of the Europe’s largest occupation: ‘Macao’.
The right to resistance under a controlled democracy regime
The faith that another world is possible and the courage to challenge and resists are not radicalism; they are only symptoms for sanity and consciousness.
Direct action makes history
Submitted by Recomposition on May 15 2012 22:34
A central part of our organising practice at Recomposition is direct action. In this piece our comrade Marianne addresses criticisms of Occupy Wall Street and the importance placed in that movement on a direct action strategy.
Occupy Abai - day 8
Submitted by S2W on May 15 2012 01:30
One day in the life of protest camp against inauguration of Putin in
Moscow - 14th of May
May Day and the Fight Back We Need
Occupy Iowa City held a rally and march as part of Occupy May 1st and the national Day of Action / General Strike. This was given as a speech there by Wild Rose Collective member R. Spourgìtis.
Who is Oakland: anti-oppression activism, the politics of safety, and state co-optation
An extensive criticism of anti-oppression politics, their relation to non-profits, capitalism and the state, as well as how they play out in movements such as Occupy.
The General Strike: An Incomplete Bibliography for Ambivalent Occupiers
With the attempted November 2, 2011 general strike looming, Ben Webster points out some lessons from past struggles to consider.
From Spring to Autumn: Reflections on the American May
Asad Haider assesses the Occupy related May Day actions in the United States while comparing them to past struggles in Europe and considering what new forms of resistance will look like.
A Message to the Partisans, in Advance of the General Strike
A communique to the participants of the attempted general strike in Oakland on November 2, 2011.
The make-believe world of David Graeber: reflections on the ideology underlying the failed occupation of Zuccotti Park - Andrew Kliman
Andrew Kliman of the Marxist-Humanist initiative criticises the arguments of David Graeber, which have been widely influential within the US Occupy movement.
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