History: the death of Terence MacSwiney
October 25th: The Lord Mayor of Cork died 100 years ago on October 25th 1920 after a 74 day hunger strike. Terence MacSwiney, a Sinn Fein MP and leading member of the Cork IRA Brigade, was arrested by British troops during a raid at Cork City Hall in August 1920.
Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests
October 23rd: As social movements continue around the world to end the impunity that police forces have, the African continent has seen their biggest movement within the country of Nigeria with the #EndSARS protests.
Intersquat!: London Squatters Getting Organised
October 20th: Intersquat!: London Squatters Getting Organised The first London Intersquat in several years took place at a secret occupied location last Saturday, 17th October.
It’s not an illegal eviction, it’s a legal resistance
October 18th: Archway squatters successfully resist an illegal eviction attempt by infamous Stamford Hill slumlords, corrupt security and incompetent cops.
Notes from the US
October 15th: Freedom’s long-running US correspondent Louis Further does his monthly roundup of some of the lesser-known stories that have emerged over the last few weeks.
Thailand: A challenge to dictator and king
October 12th: Pressure and factionalism among the elites is high, but can the massive protests pushing for change go further than liberal demands which leave out the working classes?
Greece: Golden Dawn trial ends with guilty verdict
October 7th: CW: descriptions of murder, violence, racism and racist violence.
Voice from the frontline: Brazil’s antifa firefighters
October 17th: As record-breaking wildfires rage in the rainforest a member of the newly-formed Autonomous Brigade writes for Freedom about its defence of affected people, animals and the environment.
History: Baltic and Polish anarchism at the end of the 19th century
October 16th: At the beginning of the twentieth century, anarchist anti-State ideals were most widely felt in what were then the western regions of the Russian Empire.
D I Why?: Because we gotta!
October 3rd: As Ruth Kinna reminded us lately in issue 11 of Dope magazine, John Lydon of the Sex Pistols has openly confessed that he was never an anarchist.
The Complicity of Silence
October 24th: The surreal circus of the arrest of Julian Assange is a show trial for investigative journalism across the world.
Between the Covid spikes, the dark conservatism of Boris Johnson develops
October 22nd: Between the first two spikes of the Covid 19 pandemic, Boris Johnson’s true colours have started to appear.
The Soul of the LGBTQ Movement is not Sponsored by Barclays, this Rotting Corpse Is
October 21st: Twenty-seven years ago, Barbara Smith asked “Where’s the Revolution?”.
