direct action
Actions continue in Iceland
Since early this winter, Iceland has been facing economic crisis. More protests and direct actions against capitalism and the government are taking place. Here is a summary of what has been happening for the last week or so.
The original article comes from an Icelandic anarchist website, Aftaka, and can be seen here with photos. Before you read this article you might want to check out another article to read about what has been happening in Iceland before.
Direct Action Gets the Goods
The following article is from issue 10 of Working Class Resistance, August 2005, published by Organise! and written by Jason Brannigan.
Direct Action Gets The Goods
From the black block havin’ a go, to the clown army tickling cops and putting flowers in their hair, from marches to smashing McDonalds, gluing locks to throwing bricks and even it seems going to rock concerts– all of these activities have had the term direct action applied to them incorrectly.
China: man killed for filming repression
Wei Wenhua (41), who was filming clashes between villagers and officials on his camera phone, died after a beating from the goverment officials.
Mr Wenhua was attacked on Monday in the village of Wanba, outside of Tianmen City in the central Hubei province. Villagers were protesting against the dumping of rubbish on a wasteland site by their homes by the city's refuse service, claiming it was polluting the air and local water supply.
Ending a war: Inventing a movement: Mayday 1971
After SDS committed political suicide, and after the Jackson and Kent State shootings, one of the largest mass direct actions in US history took place under the slogan "If the Government won't stop the war, we'll stop the Government."
Ending a war: Inventing a movement: Mayday 1971
Kauffman, L A
A year of struggle at Sussex uni
A round-up of the political activity on the Sussex uni campus in the 2005/6 academic year.
The 2005/6 academic year was definitely an interesting one for both students and staff at Sussex. The usual excessive drinking and falling over of freshers (which this writer was partial to) was also matched by an upsurge in political activity.
Libertarian communism, capitalism and direct action - an introduction
libcom.org's basic introduction to our understanding of the world as it is, what we think can be done to make it better, and how a libertarian communist society could function.
What is capitalism?
Environment
A summary and examination of the environmental crisis and its causes, and how we think that the problems can be solved.
The Earth is facing an environmental crisis on a scale unprecedented in human history. This environmental crisis is already responsible for high levels of human suffering. If the crisis continues to develop at its current rate, the ultimate result will be the extinction of human life on the planet.
Introduction: Why an Everyday manifesto?
We outline why we believe that political parties and governments cannot be used to improve our lives, and why we think that the only way meaningful change can occur is if we as ordinary people get together at the grassroots and make them happen.
In practical terms this means that instead of appealing to our leaders for change, or forming political parties to take state power, we make the changes we want – ourselves – and from the bottom up.
1990 - Emergency! Ambulance Strike
The following leaflet was produced and distributed to ambulance pickets in February 1990, less than 2 months before the Poll Tax riots. It refers to a national day of action on January 30th 1990 in support of the ambulance drivers strikes that had been going on for some time.
Miscellaneous direct action guides
Practical advice, tips, guides and resources to help you plan action as part of a variety of campaigns or struggles.
The advice here concerns small group actions whose use may be decided upon by a larger campaign or movement. Due to their nature these types of action are often best undertaken by affinity groups.
