May Day
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– Yesterday, 44 of our comrades were arrested accused of property destruction, provocation, and fighting with the police. Night legal team tried to reached them but still cant make it, as they have been isolated (02.05.18) – One of the Legal Aid was arrested and beaten. – Until now our […]
As part of our call-out for an Anti-Capitalist May Day we would like to provide some information about an event we will be holding, as well as some general information and ideas surrounding the initial call-out. We are an initiative made up of various individuals who are working towards organising […]
On May 1st, 2016, prisoners in Alabama will be staging a workstrike at a number of Alabama prisons (more info via freealabamamovement.com). My reasons for shutting down is simple, I want to bring as much pain and disorder to the state (ADOC) as I can as an individual in any way […]
A few hours before May 1st, a day that was rainy, boring and depressing as hell… Strolling with eyes wide open enabled me to notice a few traces of hostility towards this world that’s hated to the highest degree. In Rue Battant, the big window of the real estate management […]
At dawn of a historic day of struggle [1st May], we wanted to make the daily violence of the justice system towards those dominated obvious; whether undocumented, residents of lower-class neighbourhoods, Roma or anti-capitalist activists. Last April, the Nantes prosecutor Brigitte Lamy chooses not to prosecute the police officers who […]
Around 300 participants gathered at approximately 2pm in front of the Autonomous Centre in Wuppertal for the twenty-ninth May 1st demonstration since 1986. Many felt that the turnout was disappointing, because this year’s demo was primarily dedicated to sending out solidarity towards the victim of a recent fascist knife attack. […]
The poster reads: Out in the streets for an autonomous 1st May 2015! Refugees welcome! Autonomous Centre at Gathe stays! Whether Pegida (“patriotic europeans against islamisation of the occident”), HoGeSa (“hooligans against salafists”), Nazis, or a mob of citizens – confront racist agitation! Get involved in the social question and […]
This is a brief report-back from May 1st demos in Berlin. It is written by a newcomer, so it might not be that interesting for people who already know the context of the day in relation to the city, but hopefully it can give an idea to those unaware of […]
At noon on May 1st, this banner was raised at a central location in the city: it was the least we could do as solidarity action for Indymedia Athens, 98FM and ‘Entasi FM’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKGP2G6dQ3k Brief chronicle of the counter-demonstration in the neighbourhood of Chueca on May 1st At 6pm on May 1st, various fascist organizations, every one cheesier than the last, called a demonstration that began in Tribunal, a central area in Madrid, very close to Chueca. On the same day, at 5pm, […]
May 1st – İstanbul: In 1977, 36 workers were murdered at the Taksim square and the Turkish government forbid demonstrations at the same square. In 2007, the “1 may platform” announced that they will be in Taksim square to commemorate the 36 workers that were killed 30 years ago. In […]