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I've been at work for about 6 weeks and one of my colleagues has started using more and more racist language and making racists comments; I have a feeling he was be careful with what he said for the first few weeks I was there. The boss and the other workers either turn a blind eye to what he's saying or seem to agree with it.

In the CNT-Vignoles congrees report,
http://libcom.org/forums/news/30th-congress-cnt-france-consolidate-international-solidarity-05102008 I saw mention of the Spanish group ASSI (Acción Social y Sindical Internacionalista). I've not heard of them before and see they a new (founded in May 2008).

There has been a big lefty gathering in Malmö. The usual stuff, workshops and seminars for several days and then at the end - a big demo.

Hey all,

I'm spending a semester in London and would be interested in meeting red anarchists. I used to be active in NEFAC (and will be again I hope) so that is basically my politics. I visited Freedom today to offer em a hand but I would love to learn about other projects going on with what time I have. drop me a pm if any of this is of interest.

According the news, the airports but also the train workers are stiking today to support the demonstration against the governement, but, according the news too, this demonstrations are organised by royalists...

In the airports, the union called to the strike because "the governement attacked people". Are some unions in Thailand rulled by royalists ?

This interview I find very good. Mikkel Bolt got some good points, does anyone know if he is active in any group or publication?

http://modkraft.dk/spip.php?article8499

Do you know any Indian communists? I'm communist from Russia (Moscow) and i want to make acquaintance with them.

I suppose that some of you may not be interested in museums, but the authorities are fucking around with the Kropotkin museum. It's been bad since Khokhlov died. All the material he gathered became state property. Some comrades in Russia have asked people to write lettters telling them to get their act together and get the Kropotkin museum open. There is a link here, with a sample letter.

I found one campaign hompage regarding an ongoing conflict with seamen in Stockholm local of SAC vs Ånedinlinjen that is also in english!

Ever since I became active in the 1970s, I've always wondered why the UK seems to have a high density of trotskyists? It seems like there are more active trotskyist groupings and parties with actual memberships in the UK than elsewhere. Can anyone speculate as why (aside from the fact they always splinter and fracture)?

I feel that this is important since ecological issues are often put on the back burner.

What is Rising Tide?

A great social subversive died of heart failure.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/us_nm/carlin_dc

June 25th thru June 30th, 7:30 A.M. thru 7:00 P.M at Exxon/Mobil

So we got the result of one of our longest trial at labour court in Rennes (by that I mean a case defended by the CNT-F). Almost to years and it went up to appeal court. The worker we defended won. We won.

Comrades,

The Workers Solidarity Alliance (US) is calling all comrades far and wide to send us their latest posters. We will put them on display later this month.

All posters can be sent to:

WSA
339 Lafayette Street - Room 202
New York, NY 10012
USA

Thanks & solidarity!

There's an interesting interview (in Spanish) with members of Solidaridad Obrera at
http://www.alasbarricadas.org/noticias/?q=node/7514
Topics covered include the Madrid Metro cleaners strike, the split that led to the formation of the SUT, relations with the CNT and CGT, and the possibilities of the anarcho-syndicalist unions working together.

Econoticiasbolivia.com (la Paz, abril 28, 2008).- Zafándose del control gubernamental, el XIV Congreso de la Central Obrera de Oruro, dominada por los mineros proletarios, postuló la vía revolucionaria para superar el tibio reformismo del gobierno indígena de Evo Morales y para aplastar la rebelión de la oligarquía separatista del oriente.

Hi comrades,

Here is the english version of the declaration of the redblack coordination for the 1srt of May 2008 :

http://www.cnt-f.org/spip.php?article557

In solidarity

Jérémie CNT France