Month: April 2020

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#Chile March 29: for the continuity of the anti-capitalist struggle

Chile March 29, 2020. We are currently living through a historic moment: the crisis of world capitalism is worsening, visibly revealing itself as what it has always been, that is, a catastrophe for humanity and nature. The bourgeoisie and its states have shown in different regions how they will combat from now on any attempt at rebellion: with armies in the streets, states of emergency and technologically organized repression.

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#COVID19 zine preview: “Against Social Distancing”

Due to the timeliness and ever-changing nature of the situation around COVID-19 we have decided to post one of the essays from an upcoming issue here on the Lewaniaan blog. Here Dabtara dissects the way in which this crisis has been utilized by the state as a form of social control and discipline, as well as outlining ways in which anarchists can provide an alternative strategy to combat the disease. 

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An Anarchist and Filipino Diaspora Perspective on the #COVID-19 #Pandemic

A perspective of a Filipino-American on the COVID-19 crisis.

An original article by Adobong Anarkiya, an anarchist from the Filipino diaspora in the United States.

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#COVID19: Solidarity with working women in #Bangladesh

Coronavirus. Bangladesh. The comrades of the syndicalist Bangladesh IWA section, BASF-AIT, are organizing a solidarity fundraising campaign for working women in Bangladesh. The Paris branch of the syndicalist union CNT-AIT has started a crowdfunding campaign to support the initiative.

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#COVID19: Swiss media are discussing how much a human life may cost.

Coronavirus. The crisis is already eroding the thin varnish of civilization. Swiss media are discussing how much a human life may cost.

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#COVID-19: Preliminary Thoughts in #Montreal, #QC, on the Current Situation

Montreal. QC. March 30, 2020. What follows are preliminary thoughts; things are changing quickly and in unpredictable ways, and while we don’t claim to have anything particularly original to say, we feel it’s important to communicate some thoughts and connect some dots from an anti-racist, anti-fascist perspective, as the exercise might be useful, and to start thinking now about how we will move forward from this.

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The story of the migrants who were pushed to the #Pazarkule / #Evros border crossing [Video]

Pazarkule. Turkey. March 29, 2020. Migrants are treated as a threat or numbers to get rid of when unwanted, while they simply want to cross the borders to arrive to a place where they might live a decent life.

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Are we all #covid communists now? Or, critical notes on the coming covid corporatism

Vote Tory, Get Labour, would seem to be the conclusion to draw from the emergency actions of the Johnson government over the last few days in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and British Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the British state will effectively nationalise Britain’s wage bill.

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