NBC, “‘Not Welcome Here’: Thousands March Against Trump in Belgium”
Members of the extreme-left anarchist group black bloc also turned up, lighting torches which billowed black plumes of smoke. Continue Reading
Al Jazeera, “From NATO to Antifa: One Afghan’s journey to Greece”
The Antifa activists – comprising anarchists, communists and other anti-racists – shout slogans against Golden Dawn in Greek. “Not in parliament, not anywhere,” chants a group of demonstrators carrying red flags. “Smash fascism everywhere.” Continue Reading
The New York Times, “Anarchists Fill Services Void Left by Faltering Greek Governance”
“People trust us because we don’t use the people as customers or voters,” Mr. Sagris said. “Every failure of the system proves the idea of the anarchists to be true.” Continue Reading
CBS 3 West Michigan, “More violent protests expected in streets of Rio de Janeiro”
When marchers reached the rallying point, a large group of anarchists broke off and started fighting with police forces. Continue Reading
BuzzFeed News, “11 Photos That Prove That Marine Le Pen Is The True Presidential Candidate Of The People”
1. Here’s Le Pen as a teenager posing for a photo like a true anarchist on her family’s estate in Saint-Cloud, France. Continue Reading
Sputnik Radio, “The Only Anarchist Revolution in History”
As Brooklyn hipsters descend on Rojava to take part in a socialism-rooted, communal and ideological movement, Amir Taaki tells Double Down this is actually the first anarchist revolution in human history. Not only is the economy completely decentralized, but Amir recounts his time in the region as being one rich in cultural and communal experiences. Continue Reading
CNN, “May Day protests, celebrations around the globe”
Also, according to an Instagram user, anarchists and members of the Russian Socialist Movement marched, chanting, “Our movement is resistance.” Continue Reading
The Huffington Post, “In Berlin, A Model For Creative And Affordable Housing”
Anarchists for years have been squatting in abandoned buildings and on open land. Cooperatives and a variety of other shared living arrangements offer affordable options. Social movements have emerged to protect these approaches and to counter displacement of poor and middle-class residents. Continue Reading
International Business Times, “Look inside the 117-year-old anarchist ‘time capsule’ hidden in Switzerland”
Preserved inside a glass jar was a letter from the workers who built the concrete wall stamped by the Lausanne building works office, as well as a copy of the first edition of socialist-anarchist newspaper Le Réveil, dated July 7th 1900, The Local reported. Continue Reading
Broadly, “Inside the Radical Squat Pushing for Gender Equality in the Anarchist Movement”
At La Revo, anarchists discuss everything from neoliberalism to queer theory. Popular weekly activities include a permaculture workshop and a self-defense class. The okupa also organizes documentary screenings, poetry readings, and release parties for magazines—like AK-69—sympathetic to their cause. Continue Reading