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CHOCOLATE FISH, RED HERRINGS AND BILLIONAIRES

Submitted by LAMA on Jul 14 2020 00:20

We read about the amazing feats of the rich and powerful and are encouraged to accept them. Their existence is seen as natural and beneficial. A look at the story of the soon to be richest person in Aotearoa shows we don’t need to buy into this and shouldn’t.

A Workers Story #2

Submitted by LAMA on Jul 8 2020 22:58

In ancient times, known as BC (Before Corona) we at Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement (AWSM) put a call out for workers to share their personal stories about difficulties they have or are experiencing at work. We had positive feedback and began with the story of an educator in Southland .https://awsm.nz/?p=4390. Here is the second contribution to the series by Richard, a worker in Wellington

Viktor Filinkov, political prisoner: “An idealist who takes on responsibility for the big picture”

Submitted by Gabriel Levy on Jul 3 2020 08:11

One of the "Network" case defendants, jailed for seven years on trumped-up charges

Class War 10/2019: “Yellow vests”

Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Jul 2 2020 15:50

“Here we are / Here we are”
“For the honor of the workers / And for a better world”

The Network Trial against anti-fascists in Petersburg: Closing Statements by Defendants

Submitted by S2W on Jun 21 2020 14:50

The trial of the “Network terrorist community,” whose alleged members
have been charged with violating Article 205.4.2 of the Criminal Code,
is winding down in Petersburg. The Second Western Military District
Court has heard the case made by the prosecution, who asked the court to
sentence Viktor Filinkov and Yuli Boyarshinov to nine and six years in
prison, respectively.

Mapping the State’s Strategy of Repression Against the Rebellion

Submitted by R Totale on Jun 19 2020 15:40

An interview from It's Going Down looking at the strategies being used by the state to repress the George Floyd uprising, and possibilities for resistance.

Long Live The Revolt!

Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Jun 8 2020 18:36

After another night of revolt in the streets of The United States due to the killing of George Floyd, president Trump, from a bunker in the White House, announced that he would designate “Antifa” as a terrorist organization. This finger-pointing seeks to frame a spontaneous and manifold movement (without capitals) as an Organization, not only assigning it an ideology but also a functionality that is hierarchical and in consonance with state logic.