Friday, June 19, 2009
ready for FUSION?
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
solidarity with the Bulgarian queer June 27
Here is the statement of "AnarchoResistance", 3 days before the
protests. I will try to translate also a brief article about what
happened.
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About the upcoming protest
This communique is a response to the rumors and statements circulating
in the media and on the internet regarding the upcoming protest on
January 14. We, the people gathered in the informal collective
„AnarchoResistance“, decided to clearly express our attitude towards the
upcoming protest even though writing declarations and using big words in
not our prefered method of action. We do not pretend to represent anyone
else but ourselves, and we are not purporting to speak on behalf of the
entire anarchist movement in Bulgaria.
First and foremost we want to clarify for those around us and for the
media that we are NOT CO-ORGANIZERS or ORGANIZERS, and will not be
supporting or attending this protest officially as a group. We do not
want to get into a more serious debate with the organizers and
co-organizers not because we don't have serious arguments and opinions
SPECIFICALLY about this protest, but because we consider this to be
inappropriate since we don't have a direct connection to the current
organizers.
We find it uncanny and detrimental that soccer fan groups and factions
have suddenly become involved in the protests especially at a moment
when the student movement was getting stronger and was clearly operating
outside of the influence and manipulations of the state, the political
parties and their leaders. We don't see the logic behind letting people
with openly racist positions and neo-nazi affiliation to participate and
frame the boundaries and tone of protests which have concrete goals and
demands... unless of course certain political and economic circles are
simply aiming to discredit the raising dissent. All of this is happening
in an athmosphere of threats of „the ugliest scenes in Bulgaria“ and
open attempts to instigate clashes between warrying soccer hooligan
groups which threatens to sully the student protests and to give a
formal excuse to the state and the medias for attacking and dismissing
the goals of this protest. This is a way to channel the social tensions
once again while discrediting the malcontent students, evironmentalists
and ordinary citizens through the actions of a handful of soccer
hooligans. As a result of these manipulations the demands of the
students have already been completely obscured while the medias are
awash with empty worlds and generalizations.
This text is also a response to widely published lies and sick fantasies
about some imaginary „support“ by Greek soccer hooligans, who
purportedly were going to „return the favor to Bulgarians who supported
last month's protests in Greece.“ This is a complete fabrication by the
medias seeking cheap sensations and an attempt to discredit both the
righteous rebellion in Greece and the participation of Bulgarian
anarchists (not of soccer vandals) in it.
We cannot stand behind a protest, which began as a youth and citizen
movement, but is being represented consistently as „national“, wrapped
in nationalist rethoric and symbols. The „national“ status of the
protest implies a solidarity with all kinds of Bulgarian mafioso,
ultra-right, and neoliberal groups and interests simply because it
assigns belonging to a common, monolithic, undivided whole (unity) to
each and every one of us. The „nation“ is a fiction that serves to
frame, manage and manipulate various social groups and issues. It is
populism and demagoguery. We recognize clearly in it the essence of that
which we are fighting against.
Various materials and video clips are circulating on the internet
inviting people to participate in this protest. These materials are
charged with clear political insinuations and are already damaging not
only the outcome of this particular protest but the future of a movement
of dissent in the long term. We are concerned that these protests will
become nothing more that sanctioned parades. They are not challenging
the state better, they not becoming more creative or more effective for
that matter, they are turning into a shapeless crowd of people holding
sings. People are already sick and tired of this kind of protest, and we
all must seek more effective and more moving ways to express oursevles
and achieve that which we are striving for. „The insertion“ of very
different and real demands by various protesting groups into the common
populist protest frame, of which we are all so tired, will turn this
protest into a grotesque.
In addition, the lack of coordination among all those concerned and
expected to participate is creating a space for „leaders“ and an
„avant-garde“ to step-up who are visibly enjoying the media attention
and the courtship of various political parties without having a
legitimate or moral right to represent all protesters. A protest framed
in these terms serves directly and indirectly political parties such as
GERB and ATAKA – right-wing populist formations which interestingly
enough are not being recognized as part of the ruling gang.
We support political demands and believe that we should not avoid
„politicizing“ the protests when they have clear goals and transparent
organizational methods. Those in power should be brought to their knees
but that necessitates a political culture and clear consensus among
protesters.
We stand behind the environmental groups and the students in their anger
against the continuing commercialization of the natural environment and
of education. We support them in their outrage at the violence that is
part of these anti-social processes of privatization. But we do not
support protests with openly nationalist tendencies. We do not support a
protest that will only serve the authorities and the state, a protest
that will serve to channel the student dissent around a specific event
and with concrete demands but will stop directly and indirectly future
student protests, it will prevent the creation of an independent student
activist network, it will stop the building of real, automonous citizen
structures that could apply a constant pressure against the authorities
and could seek change not only of the status quo but of the entire
current system – the lies called „representative democracy“, „free
market“, „market economy“ and „capitalism“.
January 11, 2009
automonous anti-authoriatiran group „Anarcho-Resistance“
http://www.aresistance.net
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Electrorode Festival in Rome Italy 12-13 of June
It seems that in Italy this year , a lot of electronic festival are taking place. I found by reading the history is made at night blog a festival named ELECTRORODE will held in a social centre of Rome named Forte Prenestino. The line up is minimal techno as far as I understand from the flyer. Some artists that we constatly write at the insti2te blog will be there such as Anthony Rother. More info and the line up here
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
International Noise Conspiracy live in Athens Agricultural university/ 30-5
The (International) Noise Conspiracy is a rock band formed in Sweeden in the late months of 1998. They will appear on the stage for a second time in Greece next saturday. They are definitely one of the most political bands of our days , combining anticapitalism with subcultures of resistance like punk music. There is much fanfare about the band’s Marxist ideology and position as communists, a label they in fact give themselves. This year the band is invited by a extraparliamentary left group ’s annual festival. Maybe you know the songs capitalism stole my virginity , we are not for sale that they traveled around the world and apparently have inspired the alter globalization and other alternative movements in the previous years. A kind of remarkable is that the band is playing mostly on political radical events around Europe such as rise against in Melbourne , lets make history in Madrin and many more other anticapitalist events and festivals. Beyond the political views of the band , their sounds are even more interesting , probably not so interesting for techno and rave crowds , but in the other hand everyone should have to reflect on the messages who they are trying to spread with their lyrics. If you are visiting Athens the next days or if you live there , it would be great to give them a change
more info about the Band
Monday, May 25, 2009
NO" to oil pipe-line "Bourgas-Alexandroupolis
98.97 % out of the 14 900 people who voted in the Pomorie municipality
voted "NO" on the referendum about the oil pipe-line
"Bourgas-Alexandroupolis".
This became clear once 100% of the votes had been counted. The ones that
voted "Yes" are 1,03%, and the turnout is 50,12%, this had been stated by
the chair of the election commission - Luba Stravolevoma, as quoted in
Focus information agency. Such a turnout means that the locals had managed
to pass the 51% and that the referendum is legitimate. The Pomorian
referendum is the first legitimate referendum out of the three that had
place. In Bourgas 50 000 said 'no' to the project, 5000 from Sozopol, who
also expressed their negative attitude towards the project. But in both
cases the turnout did not go over the 51% barrier that would have made
them legitimate.
The question was "Do you agree on the construction of the oil pipeline
'Bourgas-Alexandroupolis', having its track and installations on the
territory of the Pomorie municipality?" The results will be send to the
local authorities as well as to the company that will be implementing the
project.
Earlier, the mass participation of the citizens of the Pomorie
municipality, had made the city mayor - Petar Zlatanov, happy. "I am
grateful to the citizens, that they went to give their vote. In this way
they help our administration, the help the government and the people, that
are engaged in the project. The referendum showed that citizens are
gaining confidence, that their opinion will be taken into account. I am
completely confident in this, because I see the useful contact between the
government, the municipal authorities and and companies that will
implement the project.
The election day started at 6.00 in 47 sections, reported the chair of the
municipal election commission. The activity of the citizens at about 9.00
am was 9.5% already, that is more in respect to the last local elections,
when at that point the turnout was at about 6%. At about 12.00 27% had
voted and it was expected that the turnout will be high and that it will
go over 50%.
In the Pomorie municipality there a bit more than 23 000 people have
voting rights.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Athens : report from Legalize Festival
Legalize pro-testival is an annual event that takes place in Greece. A diversity of groups , artists , cultural activists gather every year to protest against the Greek drug policy. Legalize protestival is also a mobilization for all those people who faced the state repression because They like to smoke weed. This year the Festival has been divided in two parts (weekends). The first weekend of May the festival took place at Ermou street in the very (center)heart of Athens and the second at the park of environmental awarreness quite close to the city center. The first weekend , before the concerts , the big party and so on, a street parade inspired by reclaim the streets was extending in the big traffics of the city center. A diversity of music like reggae , drum n bass , trance , other accoustic styles , hip hop , punk etc and a lot of people who were willing to stand openly on the the streets for basic legal rights . Therefore the festival was successful , with a lot promises for its development next year. I was not in the organizational collective but I got impressed with the people who joined it as well as the radical overview of the organizers.
I think that even the most suspicious persons about the political background of that festival got satisfied from the participation as well as the collective’s announcement that I put forward bellow.
“This festival is organized from all of us ,for the benefit of all of us and it can take place only through the conscious participation and help from everybody. It is an open public celebration for Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Choice, Self-Determination, Personal and Social Autonomy. There is not any separation between the “organizers”, the “artists”, the cultural activists and all the participators. There is no ticket, no payments or any financial profit , Self-Organization,Voluntary participatory responsibility, Liberation of the Public Space, Anti-commercial logic, Non-Employment, Non-Profit Economics are the values that you find hidden inside the core of Athens Legalize it Festival , in the fight against all prohibitions and against all addictions, in the same way as in all events and festivals of the underground social and political movement in GreeceThis festival fights openly against any kind of drug culture, against the drug-dealers ,against heroin, against cocaine, against ego-trips, against using of multi substances, against junkie attidute and irrational overdose selfish using of substances (whatever kind of them! ) This festival is against stupefaction, freak-out and self-delusion Freedom, Love,Friendship, Music,Travelling, Celebrations,Existential experience of collective Joy,The Dreaming, Creativity, Opening of Consciousness Could never surrender to jailers, Judges, psychiatrists, policemen Or drug-dealers It is an obligation of all of us. This gathering to be a lesson From all of to all of us, An experience that can make us better people an empowering experience a gathering of awareness. This festival is organized against all prohibitions And against all addictions!”
refer links
:
www.iliosporoi.net
www.myspace.com/iliosporoi
www.voidnetwork.blogspot.com
www.elefsyna.org
www.ecogreens.gr
www.neoiprasinoi.blogspot.com
http://ashinartfriends.blogspot.com
http://naturalhighfamily.blogspot.com/
For all info about the festival:
www.legaliseprotestival.blogspot.com 
