Adios to Colette Durruti
April 22nd: The only descendant of the anarchist revolutionary José Buenaventura Durruti has died in France at the age of 93.
In pictures: Thousands march for trans rights
April 20th: Protesters across the UK were a diverse crowd, with slogans ranging from plaintive to militant ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ Mass demonstrations took place across the UK yesterday (19 April) protesting the Supreme Court decision on the interpretation of transgender people’s rights under the Equalities Act.
Anarchists in Sudan: “We were able to rescue comrades trapped in conflict zones”
April 17th: A report on the group’s contrubutions during the disastrous factional war, calling for continued support ~ Sudanese comrades ~ Every day, we witness global conflicts over resources, power, and ideology, with peoples divided into camps—either supporting the existing authority in their countries or seeking to seize control of the state.
Ten Brussels venues postered for hosting Hungarian far right think-tank
April 15th: MCC think tank “echoes Orbàn’s authoritarian policies and values”, say anti-fascists of Vigilance Cordon Sanitaire ~ From Stuut.info ~ Last night (14 April), activists covered the facades of Brussels hotels and venues with anti-far-right posters.
In Brasilia, Teko-Haw village resists violent eviction
April 18th: For years, Indigenous families have faced pressure from real estate developers seeking to evict them in order to develop the area on lands known as Santuário dos Pajés, a sacred place for Indigenous spirituality ~ Aldo Santiago, Avispa Midia ~ On Tuesday morning, 15 April, members of the Military Police of the Federal District (PMDF),
Lukashenko’s tentacles: Scams, phishing and threats to families
April 15th: How the Belarussian KGB has been targetting the diaspora in Europe ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ In 2023, a scandal broke out when a Belarusian opposition activists signed up for a job to “research” the Belarusian opposition for a special EU commission that was supposedly investigating corruption.
24 hours in a Tijuana shelter: “Don’t forget us”
April 9th: Some 80 migrants are anxiously following Donald Trump’s policy of closing and militarizing the border from their nylon homes, increasingly seeing a future that has been denied them with the cancellation of the One Appointment System for obtaining the humanitarian visa that will allow them to cross into the United States ~ Patricia Labrador Gracia,
Kafka in the 21st century
April 6th: As the groundbreaking play “Metamorphosis” reaches the end of its run in Greece, its director reflects on its significance today ~ Tasos Sagris ~ I remember very clearly the moment I decided to direct this iconic literary work.
Lambeth Mutual Aid—5 years on
March 21st: Not only are we still around, we’re also setting up our own non-hierarchical school, organising a free cafe, and collaborating with other grassroots groups ~ The LMA Collective ~ There’s a story of how Lambeth Mutual Aid began, as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic: that immediate desire people had in March 2020 to support
John Couzin (1934–2025)
March 20th: The Glasgow anarchist poet and propagandist was a seeker of peace ~ stasia rice ~ One of the leading lights of contemporary anarchism, John Couzin, died at home in Glasgow, Scotland in his partners arms aged almost 91.
Notes from the US: Surprised? Maybe not
April 21st: Trump’s presidency is still not widely seen for the fascist coup that it is ~ Louis Further ~ Be honest and ignore your ‘scepticism’ about the ‘decency’ of politics in the United States: would you have believed it, had you been told ten years ago, that its president would be a twice impeached convicted felon,
TERF Island: How could anyone celebrate the UK Supreme Court decision?
April 19th: The ones who want trans folks out of the public sphere will now feel emboldened to challenge us, to abuse us, to misgender us ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ It’s the sheer sadism of it—the corks popping outside the Supreme Court as a group of women and a couple of men cheer at excluding one
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Revolution
April 16th: The history of hitchhiking shows the social value of sharing the road with strangers and friends alike ~ Jonathan Purkis ~ Imagine, if you can, that hitchhiking was once again part of everyday culture.
