Organisations across Brazil have hit out over the last few weeks over the ongoing criminalisation of social movements, in particular the long-running campaign of demonisation and legal gagging against activists from transport campaign Bloco de Luta and the MST landless movement. Based in Porto Alegre, Bloco del Luta has been facing heavy repression since its
Solidarity actions and statements from the Block of Struggles for Public Transportation (Bloco de Luta) and its allies took place in Porto Alegre on Tuesday as the long-delayed trial of seven activists in the city began, including a protest at the city hall and an occupation of Avenida Loureiro da Silva. Bloco de Luta, which organises to
No verdict returned after judge rules out any lawful excuse for April military firm raid ~ Cristina Sykes ~ A jury at Bradford Crown Court today refused to convict four Palestine Action defendants who shut down an Israel-supplying military electronics firm in April.
Aboveground organizers will need to facilitate practical experimentation by belowground militants, who in turn must cultivate zones of indistinction from the broader, legal movement ~ Lake Effect Collective The Democratic National Convention descended on Chicago during the last week of August, bringing with it swarms of police and politicians who quickly rendered the city uninhabitable.
When we prohibit substances, we do not eliminate them; we simply empower those who profit from their illegal trade
As climate change increases fires' frequency and magnitude, risks grow due to local authorities' incompetence
The practice of mutual aid between free and equal beings is necessary to decisively and coherently face capitalist ecocide ~ Octavio Alberola, Le Libertaire In today’s world, almost nothing is encouraging, almost everything is a source of despair.
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