By David McCall. is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Originally produced by the Independent Media Institute. Donneta Williams, president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1025 and a longtime optical fiber maker at the Corning plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, knows…
Man who transformed into a dog says he wants to become another animal Scripps (Furzy Mouse) This Week In Doom â #19: Chicken In A China Shop (transcript) Grant Williams (PI). Climate Mongoliaâs Fight Against Desertification and Land Degradation The Diplomat IKEA blamed for Romanian forest destruction…
Contact: Tom Maidment 07900 065913 | Carol 07791 737093 [email protected] Location:Â W3W copy.tree.alarm Images: Link for photos Extinction Rebellion climate activists are blocking access to Farnborough Airport this morning (Sunday 2 June) to protest against the increasing use of highly polluting…
Hereâs a story of someone whose life doesnât matter. A 72-year-old, undocumented migrant. Paperless. Trained in his own country as a joiner â a celebrated one, according to his family. Over time, a majority of his siblings move to Britain along with his mum, frail and dying. Tragedy strikes â…
May 1, 2024 A UC Davis campus police officer "unintentionally discharged" a firearm early Friday while detaining a person who was among multiple groups â including at least one UC Davis student â suspected of vandalizing university buildings and landmark sculptures, officials said. Officers were…
The following article first appeared in Arbetaren, #38 2024. On the 13th of April 2024 a conference to discuss the possibility of an Australian federation of Anarchist-Communists was held in Brisbane by Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group and Anarchists Communists Meanjin. Geelong Anarchist Communists…
Via Contra Info by Gabriel Pombo da Silva and Elisa di Bernardo, English translation by Anarchist News Note: Words read aloud during the day of âMemory and Kounterkultureâ carried out on May 18 in Santiago, Chile. May 22 2024. And it seems like only yesterday⊠a comrade killed in action⊠and…
This is an update of some of our activities from the month of May, 2024. First, we hope that everyone had a happy May Day filled with whatever pleases you. For us, it was very nice to see that someone ran a special event station for International Workersâ Day during the first week of May. We also welcomed…
The following article first appeared in Arbetaren, #38 2024. On the 13th of April 2024 a conference to discuss the possibility of an Australian federation of Anarchist-Communists was held in Brisbane by Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group and Anarchists Communists Meanjin. Geelong Anarchist Communists…
At least seven people were killed in Canadian police actions in May 2024. This brings the total number of people killed in police actions to at least 38 so far this year. These deaths include people who were directly killed by police, as in police shootings, or died during police deployments, police…
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating the death of a 55-year-old woman in Swift Current RCMP custody on May 5, 2024. They report that on May 5, at approximately 11:06 AM, Swift Current RCMP received a request to conduct a wellness check on a family member. At approximately…
For months, groups on the Israeli far right have traveled to the crossings where aid is moved from the West Bank to the Gaza border in an effort to disrupt the shipmentsâeven attacking divers and attempting to destroy the supplies. But now, other groups of Israelis are boarding buses from Jerusalem…
The No State Solution: A Dialogue with Palestinian sociologist Mohammed Bamyeh and Israeli political scientist Uri Gordon How can anarchist perspectives contribute to Palestinian liberation? Join Palestinian sociologist Mohammed Bamyeh and Israeli political scientist Uri Gordon as they consider this…
A statement from anarchist and eco-prisoner Marius Mason addressing June 11th, an international day of solidarity with anarchist long-term prisoners. To read the original call, go here. Dear Family and Friends, Thank you for coming together to support all anarchist prisoners still kept from freedom…
On yesterdayâs episode of Timcast IRL, white nationalist Laura Loomer proclaimed Donald Trump will go down in history as a greater president than Abraham Lincoln. Loomer acknowledged that Lincoln is credited with freeing millions of slaves, but claimed that Trump âis literally about to free more…
Ontario MPP Sarah Jama's ousting from Ontario's legislative chamber for wearing a keffiyeh, a symbol deemed âovertly politicalâ under Queen's Park regulations, is part of a broader trend of bans, censorship, and suppression.From state-led censorship such as the U.S. threatening to ban TikTok, to…
10 Years Of Antifa International!!!!!!!!!! ALTThis month, the Antifa International collective celebrates our 10th anniversary! Back in 2014, we saw a need for a crew dedicated to reporting on different anti-fascist actions around the world, who could also come up with ways to support anti-fascists…
May 28, 2024 At least five peacocks and peahens escaped the Bronx Zoo in NYC. The birds strutted their way Monday morning through Morris Park, attracting the attention of neighborhood residents everywhere they went. Just last year, an escaped peacock named Raul was also returned to the zoo after a…
Meet worldâs first edible robot Bangkok Post (furzy) Scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old herpes virus â and perhaps how modern humans came to rule the world Guardian (Kevin W) Is Christianity Based on Psychedelic Trips? Nautilus (Micael T) Misinformation was named the top global health threat…
Yves here. Many readers took interest in a recent post where, using a MIT Reader piece as a point of departure, we discussed the need to focus on survival, as in how to preserve what is worthwhile from our civilization, versus sustainability, which is a âbusiness as usualâ fantasy that with the right…
Regarding the precursors of King Mob in these benighted islands, well we never met either Ralph Rumney or Alex Trocchi though we easily could have done so and most likely would have been welcomed. But what would have been the point as it would have been no more than gawping at icons surrounded by an…
Tom Barker, caused trouble wherever he went. In New Zealand, as an IWW leader and the editor of its local paper, the Industrial Unionist, he was involved in substantial union activities, including the failed 1913 general strike, before moving on to Australia, where, as the editor of Direct Action, he…
On June 9th, we will be discussing two short readings, one fiction and one nonfiction. Towards Freedom: Points of Departure is a section from Crimethincâs anthology From Democracy to Freedom. In line with the bookâs aim to explore the meaning and limitations of democracy, this essay presents ways…
Yves here. Satyajit sent along some cerebral fare, since the fictional treatment of death canât be depicted as âlighterâ. He features one of my favorite films, Ikiru, prominently, and spares us bromides like Love Story. By Satyajit Das a former banker and author of numerous works on derivatives…
Seon Lee (aka Sean / Vegas) is a far-right reactionary who helped FBI informant Mickey Windecker infiltrate and entrap participants of the George Floyd uprising in Denver. Seon has been active at pro-Palestine street actions and protest camps in Denver as a medic, though most participants are not aware…