Lecture renewable energy: opportunities, threats, prospects, 02/12/2010

December 2 at 19.30 in Ekolofte on Pyatnitskaya held an interactive lecture on "Renewable Energy: Opportunities, threats and prospects. And how to handle it? ".

Moderator: Igor E. Shkradyuk, Program Coordinator Greening of Industry Biodiversity Conservation Center, one of the authors of the forecast of world energy by 2050.

Alfredo Bonanno released Stratigopulos remains in jail

Comrades, the trial of Bonanno and Stratigopulosom in the city of Larissa ended with Alfredo Bonanno was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for participation in the robbery, and Stratigopulos was convicted of armed robbery for 8 years for armed robbery and 3 months for a number of additional episodes. Without possibility of release on bail and a retrial in the case of presentation of new evidence.

Greece: a demonstration in the thirty-seventh anniversary of the uprising of students at Polytech

November 17, 2010. 37 years after the uprising at Athens Polytechnic University, in all of Greece have been numerous demonstrations. Thousands of police and secret agents "to ensure order" through violent attacks in many cities, but in this day state terror has failed. Despite this took to the streets more than 100 thousand people in all major cities.

Greece: a demonstration in the thirty-seventh anniversary of the uprising of students at Polytech

November 17, 2010. 37 years after the uprising at Athens Polytechnic University, in all of Greece have been numerous demonstrations. Thousands of police and secret agents "to ensure order" through violent attacks in many cities, but in this day state terror has failed. Despite this took to the streets more than 100 thousand people in all major cities.

All-Russian day of action residents of hostels in Ufa

November 28 in Ufa, in the all-Russian day of united action the residents of hostels, the Union initiated the coordinating councils of Russia, held a demonstration followed a rally in defense of social rights. The event was attended by the following community organizations: Board of Public "Civil Action", "Board of Bashkirian Hostel", "Autonomous Action Ufa", "Left Front", BashDOP "Area 02".

In Irkutsk, held the second rally against the Commercialization of Education

Yesterday, on November 27 in Irkutsk again Picket against the commercialization of education and health. By the protesters also joined activist parents' children - in the garden! ". Participants of the rally handed out to passers-two hundred copies of the special issue of the newspaper "Free Siberia and leaflets explaining its position.

Self-organization above all else?

One hundred years ago the anarchists did not say anything about self-organization. Over, self-organization commemorated Kropotkin, speaking about the future of society as a self-organizing society, rarely mention the phenomenon, and lesser-known ideologues of anarchism, but that's it occasionally. You can spend hours reading leaflets, resolutions and proclamations anarchists early twentieth century and never found it appeals to organize themselves or panic over other forms of organization.

In Tyumen, held a preliminary court hearing in the case of Andrey Kutuzov

November 25 in Tyumen, held a preliminary court hearing on the case participant "Autonomous Action" Andrey Kutuzov, who was accused of producing and distributing "extremist" leaflets. Judge Garipova did only one thing: admitted the positive characteristics for Andrew and places of work and residence. The defense petition, but the judge dismissed them, saying that the application will be considered later in the course of the case on its merits.

Disposition: reflections on love and rebellion

"For the crowd is very peculiar ... use a common signal, which gives people confidence that it will act on all "

Thomas Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict (1960)

We decided to ask a few quick questions about love and rebellion, not only to try to understand what is lacking in liberal politics. But in order to feel again those forgotten affective aspects of the Revolution (anger and desire) that make it possible and contribute to its spread.

Anarchy 21

Belaurssian pamhplet "Anarchy 21" (currently only available in Russian language) is was originally published by group "Revolutionary Action" in its website ( http://belarus.avtonom.org ). Texts is controversial - in particular, the offered illegal way  was apparently premature in Belarussian context, as the recent defeat of the movement there proves - in fact, it is possible that the proposed path is much more viable in the Russian semi-democratic than Belarussian semi-totalitarian  conditions.

Italian students seized the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum

Italian students participating in protests against the university reform, was released from the siege of Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, which was under their control within three hours.

Historic Landmark, which is included in UNESCO's World Heritage list, is not affected. Day of demonstrators descended slogans protest slogans from the last level of the tower, and built around the "human shield" by cutting off access to tourists.

Famous French footballer called to destroy the banking system

Известный футбольный бунтарь Эрик Кантона отказался утихомириться по выходе на “пенсию”. Легенда французского футбола оказалась весьма сведущ в текущей финансово-экономической ситуации и выступил с неожиданным предложением реформировать всю экономическую систему Европы посредством уничтожения банков. Для этого европейцам нужно сделать самую малость: отозвать все свои депозиты из кредитных учреждений.

Transport strike took place in Greece

At Thursday, November 25, 2010 in Athens urban transport workers, unhappy with government plans to restructure the transport companies on a warning strike. The strike was aimed against possible layoffs at state-owned companies in the private sector and affected four million vehicles in the Athens metropolitan area - according to tradition, buses, trams, metro and suburban railway strike on different schedules.

Protests from Ukrainian students union "Unity"

Tuesday 09/11/1910 Students from the Independent Students' Union "Unity" (the student wing of the General Confederation of Labour anarcho-syndicalists), and sympathizers held a rally in seven Ukrainian cities: Kiev, Lugansk, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Gorlovka (Donetsk region ).

The call to the international days of united actions in support of belarus anarchists

In connection with the situation about repression of anarchists and social activists getting worse WE – anarchists, friends and nearests of repressed ones – are calling you to take part in Days of Solidarity with belarus Anarchists on the 10-13ths of December 2010. We consider that only international protests against repressions of independent activists trying to change things in Belarus for the better are able to make Lukashenko give the go-ahead to stop mass arrests and to close political cases of Dedok, Frantskevich and Vetkin.

The action of solidarity in the Champagne-Ardenne, France

November 20 at Troyes French province of Champagne-Ardenne was a picket of solidarity with the defenders of Khimki forest and community activists in Russia.

At one of the stands with the literature, along with the petition, submitted pictures illustrating events in Khimki.

In the coming days, the petition c cemidesyatyu signatures will be addressed in Khimki city court and the President of the Russian Federation.

In the picket was attended by about a dozen anarchists and urban ecology.

Russian Embassy Attacked (Montreal, Quebec)

 Embassy Attacked

The Russian Embassy in Montreal, Canada had it`s windows smashed and paint thrown against it`s facade. This action took place during the days of solidarity called for over November 12th-15th in solidarity with those facing respression in the aftermath of the militant defense of the khimki old growth forest in Russia.

Freedom for ALL prisoners from Russia to Canada!

http://www.cmaq.net/en/node/42875
 

In Moscow there was action in memory of Ivan Khutorskoi

On the night of 20 to 21 November in the metro area Tsaritsyno group of anarchists and anti-fascists had been painted 11 meter graffiti "Ivan." Anarchist and antifascist, who was killed by the system. 17.02.1983 - 16.11.2009.
Also on 21 November, on the Garden Ring Road were stuck stands.

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Антти Раутиайнен

June 11th is the International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. This action day has a long history, it was organized first time 20 years ago in 2004. In the first year, we managed to paint a graffiti to wall of one of the most guarded objects of Moscow,...

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Антти Раутиайнен

Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war...

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