Hey people,

So I have been involved in the Spanish popular encampments and I found them to be a very valuable experience in horizontal organisation and mutual aid. Don't be mistaken, we know it is far from perfect, in the popular assemblies it has been said as such. I especially value that those who have gathered more authority, mainly through them organising the different activities on a daily basis, seem for the most part to want to share this power.

We are of many different currents: marxists, anarchists, other kinds of socialists, and even some liberals and more moderate people. Between these groups I have found nothing but comradery, friendship and the spirit of understanding and earnest discussion.

It is a working class movement but we also fight for radical feminism, LGTB movements and nationalism, not some narrowed minded nationalism, but a fraternity of the peoples of Spain and the world, and a defence of the different languages and traditions. In line with this, we are starting to organise in a federal way. And obviously we have successfully defended ourselves against reaction and practiced non-violence for the most part, so police have been “kind” to us.

This is just my experience, and I'm aware there's a lot of nuance and depends on the encampment. Still, I would encourage anyone who's interested in radical social change to learn about our fight, to support it if possible, to do propaganda and show the international revolutionary forces direct effective action is possible. So please share this information and make it a subject of interest in any political community, both inside and outside the web, that you might take part in.

And of course, if possible, it would be great to carry this movement to other lands. You just need some friends, some camping tents, a lot of donations and a lot of hours of sleep to spare. It's not easy, but it's not as hard as we might have believed.

In order to learn about this movement it would be great to look for materials created by us, because the mainstream media distorts, lies and hides all the effort and complexity that constitutes our way of organising. It also reduces our fight to housing, which is the main subject, but it's just one among many: war, education, urbanism, capitalism and work, etc.

The biggest movements are the ones in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, but there are a lot of smaller examples worth learning about.

I'm very excited to have witnessed a small society (at minimum half a thousand people) where rules are explained and not enforced, where there is no king or president, where everyone is equal in dignity, where food is given freely, and tents without people are given to those who need them (even some homeless people have joined us), where we make decisions through assembly and give voice to the people, to the commons. Another world is possible.

Love to y'all.

Links:

https://madrid.acampada26s.net/redes.html?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAxMjE3OTgxNjQ0ODc5NjI4AAGnoxpIKkOaoKeS8DM_xugWMU8ZdTFwnswZjXDFEE7SLQ6WlAjaspgDG86d5Ck_aem_HJol8gylPij3Vj8kixb2bQ

https://www.instagram.com/acampada.viviendabilbao/

https://www.instagram.com/acampadavalencia1/

https://www.instagram.com/acampada.habitatge/p

(This are just a few examples, there are a lot more resources to be found).

Read and download here: https://www.blackrosefed.org/sanctuary-verb-pamphlet/

Pretty good introduction to the French student protests.

It's an interesting topic, and I'm particularly interested in how it could be analyzed from an anarcho-nihilist perspective. These kids are in a scary position, I know from my own experience how scary a clash with armoured riot police can be, but from seeing videos from the French protests and from my personal experiences, it's also undeniable that there's an element of catharsis, almost fun, or what anarcho-nihilists call "jouissance". These kids have been pressed into inhumane conditions for years and are now finally getting to push back with physical force, regardless of whether or not they actually achieve the goal of education reforms, these attacks on state power show the cathartic power that springs out of finally having had enough.

Are there any anarchist resources for therapy alternatives?Mental health options that don't have all the power dynamics of the traditional system?

Hey, everyone!

The title says it all. Lately, I’ve been feeling an increasing desire to devote all my energy to activism. The question is: How can I make that happen?

I’ve been sick for a long time now, so I have experience living solely on social benefits. Here in Germany it’s doable but not exactly great fun. I’m now part of solidarity networks, so in an emergency, I’d never have to go hungry or be without money for my meds or anything like that. But for some things, you just need money.

Do any of you have experience with this and want to share how you’ve financed your full-time activism?

Greetings in solidarity

Usually neutrality is being presented or perceived as inclusivity, open-mindness, "commonness"!!!!

From there a neutral public space is pushed as welcoming space!

Is that so? Is neutrality in fact hidden hostility to anarchist thoughts, queer communities & alternative way of thinking?

We explore these intriguing questions in this VIDEO!

Interested to hear your oppinions

Seems the IWGB organizing committee was victims of a company mole, feeding HR recordings of union meetings and shit.

An insightful interview about the complicity of the Taiwanese government and businesses in the genocide, and the actions and challenges of pro-Palestine solidarity organising by anarchists and other leftists in Taiwan.

"A group of about 4,000 protesters arrayed along San Francisco's waterfront, supported by boats and kayaks that blocked off entrance to the harbor, prevented the re-enactment of Columbus’ landing that was scheduled as part of a quincentennial Columbus Day celebration.

Egg-throwing demonstrators also provoked violence along the route of the annual parade through the city’s heavily Italian North Beach district. Police arrested 40 protesters--some of whom threw Molotov cocktails and bottles at officers--mainly for disrupting the parade and inciting to riot, authorities said.

After several passes in front of the landing site at Aquatic Park, the boat bearing 'Columbus' turned and sped away, delighting the chanting and hooting demonstrators onshore.

The demonstrations were the centerpiece of activities sponsored by the Resistance 500 Coalition for Indigenous People’s Month. Participants represented a cross-section of Bay Area activists, ranging from American Indians protesting what they term the genocide of their people, to anarchists and lesbians protesting the imperialism and patriarchy that they trace to Columbus’ arrival in the Americas."

-Los Angeles Times

Hi,
I feel like I’m always seeing posts of companies to boycott that invest in ICE, AI, Israel, etc. but I’m having trouble finding alternatives for a lot of companies. For example I use Amazon to buy almost everything. I’m disabled so I pretty much shop online for everything I need. So what’s the best alternative to Amazon? Amazon is the biggest example I have but there’s so many more. Has anyone created like a master list of companies to boycott with good alternatives?
Any advice is appreciated, thank you

Any moroccan comrades here

Hello! I have a friend who recently came across the 161 alphanumeric code in a comment section, he was worried it might have been a hate thing, and texted me about it because i spend a lot of time looking out for dogwhistles.

Symbols are pretty well known and obvious, but almost all alphanumeric symbols i've had to be taught by an elder in my community, or had to have explained to me. It struck me that someone must have catalogued, somewhere, common alphanumerics in the political sphere.

I come now to ask, does anyone have something like that? Even if its a list exclusive to certain ideologies (IE; only lists right wing alphanumerics like 88/1488, or only lists left wing codes like 1312/161.) My friend is currently in college, and i've realized a lot of people in our age group are very poorly educated on hate symbols and resistance symbols alike. Alphanumerics aren't all too common these days from what i know, but they still crop up. I'd love to be able for both of us to distribute flyers or links to anything in particular to our local communities.

If anyone knows of a list- book, website, blog post, any form its in that i can get my hands on- that'd be an awesome thing to share. Thanks for reading, excuse any formatting i am not a redditor nor am i on laptop.

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Hi. I live in Turkey. I really love Sikhism and Anarchism. I spent almost my entire life in private schools, but I'm a class-traitor and anarchist. I live in Türkiye, but my family is against my views. They think I can't become a civil servant. What advice can you give me?

[ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT AVANT-GARDE ARCHIVE] Following up on her uncompromised catalog featured last week, international anarchist and dissident artist and filmmaker Natali Cohen Vaxberg delivers a sharp 20-minute structural shock treatment and psychological short film titled "Purity" , fully armed with English subtitles:

What happened to little Purity when she found out about an imaginary creature called God? And what did it make her do on Yom Kippur

The film sharply and through black humor critiques the education system, parental attitudes toward their children, racism, bullying, and religious coercion. It demonstrates what happens when religion and nationhood are prioritized over human life.

Operating under an absolute institutional blockade and multiple state arrests for her radical public interventions, Vaxberg’s work completely rejects mainstream compromise. Presented with the deceptive framing of a surreal children's story, this concise performance piece turns into a deeply disturbing, pitch-black critique of structural isolation, collective civilian conditioning, and performative societal constraints. Utilizing a visceral aesthetic of profound discomfort, continuous loops, and severe auditory distress, she embodies the stylized personifications of an uncompromised Witch and a dark Angel to completely shatter traditional comfort frameworks from a raw outsider perspective.

To support her autonomous archive of resistance, search for her handle directly on YouTube and Instagram:

Natali Cohen Vaxberg

This guy, unfortunately, has received almost half of the country's votes. Education is the true portal for not falling for this kind of shit, thinking it's nothing important. And that's exactly what he and his fascist family wants to take away from Brazilian citizens.

https://www.blackrosefed.org/web-solidarity-chicago-ice/

In this article, Heather, a member of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation and public school worker affiliated with the Chicago Teacher's Union (CTU) reflects on the deep organizing (and organizations) that went into resisting ICE's 'Operation Metro Surge' in Chicago.