Tag Archives: Spain

Spanish Revolution 80th Anniversary 1936–2016

July 19, 1936 is the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and Revolution. Next week, the ASF-IWA has organised a meeting to commemorate the occasion: On the 19 July 1936, the CNT and the FAI launched … Continue reading

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La Revolución de Octubre 1934 (José Muñoz Congost)

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Asturian October 1934 revolution Exilio Libertario, a Melbourne-based group of Spanish anarchist exiles, have published in PDF format a booklet in Spanish written by compañero José Muñoz Congost. [La Revolución de … Continue reading

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Okupación : Film screening, Wednesday, March 14, 2012

“¡Oye!” This Wednesday, March 14 a new documentary film will be screening at the Melbourne Anarchist Club (62 St Georges Rd, Northcote). Called Okupación, the 80-minute film documents contemporary social struggles in Spain for housing and public space. Filmmaker Chris … Continue reading

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antifa notes (march 10, 2010)

OK. After several weeks of bitterly hard-fought campaigning, I finally gots me 180 fans on Facebook… so I’m gonna start posting again. About what? Nazis, of course. In the United States, in Spain, in Russia (for Dion, of course!), in … Continue reading

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antifa notes (september 14, 2009)

In the Czech Republic, neo-Nazis David Vaculík and Tomáš Vassiov have been busy (allegedly) attempting to murder Roma and assaulting punks: “Vaculík and Tomáš Vassiov, a neo-Nazi from Opava who had a criminal record at the time, are suspected of … Continue reading

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bad nazi bad anarchists

Brutal Neonazi Attack in Berlin schalom libertad libcom.org Jul 20 2009 Q: On Sunday [July 12] in the Berlin-Friedrichshain neighborhood [a formerly East Berlin district with a strong left, antifascist, punk, alternative, international, and hipster scene] there was a brutal … Continue reading

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July 19, 1936 –> July 19, 2009

Durruti, Buenaventura, 1896-1936 Durruti in the Spanish Revolution Abel Paz (trans Chuck Morse) (afterword by Jose Luis Gutierrez Molina). AK Press, Edinburgh, Scotland and Oakland CA, USA. Pbk. Xiv, 795pp. Illus, maps, notes, index. £20.00 / $29.95 ISBN 978-1904859505 Paz, … Continue reading

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Homage to Catalonia: You’ve read the book. Now see the film!

Oh fuck. From The Brains That Brought You Battle in Seattle // This Revolution… In 1995, Ken Loach directed Land and Freedom (written by James “Jim” Allen: 1926–1999), a bastardised version of Homage in which the ‘anarchists’ were lumped in … Continue reading

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