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Mark your calendars ---- MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2011 ---- MAY 21-22, 10am-5pm at the CEDA, 2515 rue Delisle (a short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro) FREE. Welcome to all! ---- No gods, no masters, no bosses, no borders. ---- Curious about anarchism? Check us out! ---> Participants from all over Quebec and North America, booksellers and vendors, workshops, films, discussions, kids activities, art exhibits and more! ----> Part of the month-long Festival of Anarchy held throughout May 2011 at venues and locations all over the island of Montreal. -----> NOTE: During this year’s Bookfair, tabling will take place over TWO DAYS: May 21-22, between 10am-5pm. ---- The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair -- and month-long Festival of Anarchy -- bring together anarchist ideas and practice, through words, images, music, theatre and day-to-day struggles for justice, dignity and collective ...

The Palestinian non violence popular struggle expand even within Israeli 1948 borders: Al Arakiv, Bil'in, Beit Omar, Hebron (Al Khalil), Jerusalem, Lod, Maasara, Nabi Saleh, Ni'lin, Sheikh Jarah, Silwan, Isawia, South of Hebron mountains and more... Anarchists Against the Wall, Ta'ayush, Warriors for peace, Solidarity Sheikh Jarah, Coalition of women for peace, and more.... When the international legitimacy of Israel is diminishing; When the formal and non formal of Israeli racism responds with increased brutality - more Israeli Jews are radicalized. The Bil'in joint struggle is both the flag-bearer and the example for all to see. ...

Editorial ---- Facing the vile beast --- Spotlight ---- Europe: We will not pay for their crisis -- Portugal: A very rigorous selective -- Ireland: A European diktat to -- General strike in Greece: And seven! -- IMF: Regulation at the service of capital -- Politics --- Islamophobia: Xenophobia is its foundation --- Unionism --- Post: A Commitment: breaking of the militant --- Tribute to Claire Villiers --- CGT Confederation: Reconnecting with the logic of class ---- Struggles ---- Movement of the Unemployed: Secure the machine of social control --- Precarious Jussieu: The strike victory --- Presstaliss: The Parisians private newspapers --- Undocumented: Adjustments on the sly ----- Company ----- Higher education: Restructuring in anticipation! --- LOPPSI II: not safe too --- Utilities: Water taste bitter --- Pantin: Water for auction ---- International ---- ---- Mexico: "Water ...

Please read this e-mail carefully, respond asap and save to reference in the future! The next NEAN assembly will be held in Rochester, NY, from Friday February 11 to Sunday February 13. ---- We are excited to welcome NEAN to Rochester for a weekend full of discussions, networking and fun, and to give you all an opportunity to see some of what's going on in our city! The assembly will be hosted at the Flying Squirrel Community Space (thesquirrel.org), and we are asking for a sliding scale contribution of $10-20 from attendees. The assembly is open to any and all anarchists in the Northeast, as well as other radicals and anti-authoritarians who agree with the NEAN points of unity (neanarchist.net/foundation#pou). ---- Please RSVP about all of the following by FEBRUARY 1! RSVP by email to the contacts below, or fill out the form on the website ...

There will be another Anarchist Bookfair in Stockholm in 2011! Once more, we will be at Midsommargården, Telefonplan, not far from the city center. The date is June 18! Everyone is welcome to book tables and workshops! Contact us: info[at]anarchistbookfairsweden.se . The bookfair’s aim is to advance analysis, to exchange experience, and to strengthen cooperation. Furthermore, we want to correct simplified images of anarchism and anarchists. We want the bookfair to be open and inviting: a place where everyone feels welcome, curious pensioners as much as long-time activists. We are specifically reaching out to individuals, groups, and organizations in the Baltic region to establish contacts, share ideas, and build networks for the future. There will be stalls by Swedish and international publishers, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, a crèche, and a ...

The T2F organised here on Thursday a discussion on anarchism entitled ‘No State, No Master’. Fahad Desmukh, a freelance journalist based in Karachi, led the discussion. Speaking on the occasion, Fahad said that the term anarchy is usually used in a pejorative sense, conjuring up images of bomb-throwing terrorists out to destroy everything. Anarchy is used to describe a scenario of total societal chaos but another aspect of this picture also exists, which is not discussed, he said. ---- Fahad said anarchism actually refers to a vibrant political tradition and philosophy, which saw the removal of social hierarchy and authority as being essential to the quest for social justice and freedom. ---- He discussed about the unjust authority of state, church, working class and patriotism. “The most well-known aspect of the anarchists’ agenda is the demand to abolish the state. ...

Federation of Anarchists of Bulgaria regrets to report: the age of 83 years in Bulgaria died a well-known anarchist Georgi Bozhilov Nedyalkov. He was born April 16, 1927 in the village Rosoman near Sofia in a large peasant family. He graduated from the school of mines in Pernik and there became acquainted with the ideas of anarchism, which he remained faithful throughout his life. ---- In the days of Stalinist tyranny Nedyalkov passed through the prison in Haskovo, Varna, Kyustendil and camp on the Danube island of Persin and Belen - a total of 8 years' academy life behind bars. "In 1974, during a search of the house of writer and anarchist Deltcho Demireva were found and confiscated his manuscripts. For them in April 1974 he was sent to 5 years in the village of Bistra, at Silistra. Of their civil rights, then he has worked as a painter in Sofia and land operations. ...

During mid-June 2008 the Iberian counter-information collective A Las Barricadas posed several questions to the Movimiento Libertario Cubano… The complete text of this interview follows. We’re interviewing the MLC, an organization made up of anarchists in exile in different parts of the world. In these days of apparent change, of transition, as the European and North-American media would have it, it’s of interest to know first hand about what’s happening inside the island. The demise of Fidel Castro has opened up all sorts of speculation about the future of the communist regime due to the first measures the new chief, Raul Castro, has taken. Here’s the interview: ---- ALB – Hello compas. Let’s begin the interview with some notes on history for our readers. Could you briefly explain the history of the anarchist movement in Cuba? ---- MLC – Hello! Whoever wants to learn the ...

The question of violence has always been a hot topic in anarchist discourse. How can the oldest and rawest expression of power be combined with the teachings of an anti-authoritarian ideology? Can a revolutionary anarchist strategy contain violence? -- You can't blow up a social relationship! ---- [Note: This communiqué is consciously not written in response to the most recent attacks in Rome on 23rd December [2010]. We question any anarchist link to these incidents, because – just like with the series of attacks in 2003 - the ominous “Federazione Anarchica Informale“ (FAI) has claimed responsibility. It is an unlikely coincidence that this group shares the same acronym as the Federazione Anarchica Italiana who distanced themselves clearly from the events in 2003 and suggested the “FAI” could well be a fake organisation. There are several examples ...

Interpreting the maxim that the emancipation of the workers will be the task of the workers themselves, the Brazilian Workers Confederation (Confederação Operária Brasileira, COB) decided to celebrate the 4th Brazilian Workers Congress, with sessions on January 28, 29 and 30, beginning at 9 am at the Centro Cultural e Artístico (IWA's site in Brazil), in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state. In this congress, themed 105 years of Revolutionary Syndicalism in Brazil: direct action and solidarity in defence of workers' rights, we will discuss means of action and the deepening of Revolutionary Syndicalism as a historical reference of the struggle for welfare and freedom of our people. ---- Convinced that only with the cooperation of the largest number, on demand of the effort of our fellow workers, the resolutions taken will be put into practice, we invite all workers to participate ...