New Caledonia has a quarter of the world’s nickel reserves, and each faction—separatists, loyalists and the State—have possessed one of the major factories
New Caledonia: The Kanak insurrection and the nickel industry
Tag: New Caledonia
Blocking the Internet during revolt: Kanaky and the suburbs as laboratories
A method once reserved for authoritarian regimes or periods of war is now being implemented by the French government in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Kanak revolt confronts French state and settler militias
The revolt started a week ago in the south Pacific territory, after a series of disputed independence referenda.
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SolFed picket burger bastards
Staff were kept in the dark about 110 redundancies and “worked for nothing” in January, say activists ~ Stanton Cree ~ Solidarity Federation in Manchester yesterday (13 February) held a picket outside local burger restaurant Super Awesome Deluxe, following the sudden closure of all Almost Famous burger restaurants across Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester.
Anarchists have teeth—do anarchist collectives?
Building collective power reduces pressure on individuals and makes us less dependent on charismatic personalities ~ Nora Ziegler ~ Anarchists of different ages, genders and backgrounds pride themselves on being tough, brave, competent, compassionate, skilled, patient, sharp, committed, creative, radical—and there really are some outstanding individuals out there!
Peckham protests luxury towers plan
As private investment in high-end flats continues, housing groups report record overcrowding in social housing ~ Blade Runner ~ Despite the cold and rain, 150 people gathered in Peckham Square on Saturday (8 February) to protest redevelopment plans for Peckham town centre, and show their solidarity against another aggressive gentrification project.
Anarchist News Review: Bookfairs, Climate protest, Far right in Germany and UK
We’re joined by legal eagle Andy Meinke to talk about the news of the week, and muse upon what work the anarchist movement can be doing to rebuild our strength in the face of downheartening events.
Make Climate Politics Antifascist
Confronting the far right means solidarity with climate refugees ~ James Horton ~ In late January, the Climate and Nature (CaN) Bill failed to pass at the House of Commons.
