Number 50 In this issue: Guerrilla war against "smart" fascism Smearing and cheering for the system Manipulating Greta Fighting fracking in Fermanagh Journalism for a world beyond capitalism Hyperlooping towards environmental disaster! Miguel Amorós: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Guerrilla war against "smart" fascism Guerrilla warfare has begun in Europe against the "smart" fascism being … Continue reading The Acorn – 50
The Acorn – 49
Number 49 In this issue: Deepening our resistance Why I decided to fight: letter from a Yellow Vest prisoner Julian Assange: enemy of the empire The modern leftist Rudolf Rocker: an orgrad inspiration Acorninfo 1. Deepening our resistance Synchronicity has a funny way of throwing together two apparently unrelated events in a way that invites … Continue reading The Acorn – 49
Roadblock!
Report by Paul Cudenec of Shoal Collective. There weren't too many hi-vis jackets in evidence when we arrived at one of a series of roundabouts on the "rocade", the ring road, at Alès in south-east France on Tuesday March 19. Would there be enough protesters to pull off the roadblock that had been agreed … Continue reading Roadblock!
The sunshine revolution
Report by Paul Cudenec of Shoal Collective. Saturday March 16 2019 will probably go down in history as the day that Macron and his government gave up waiting for the Gilets Jaunes movement to fade away. Huge numbers of Yellow Vests packed the Champs Elysées in Paris for Act 18 of their revolt and were … Continue reading The sunshine revolution
“May our yellow sparks of revolt set the world ablaze in 2019!”
Since the start of the Gilets Jaunes or Yellow Vests movement in France, mysterious and poetic Yellow Letters have been distributed on the occupied roundabouts and on social media. This is a quick translation of the powerful and inspiring 15th missive, as published on the influential radical website lundi matin, which is close to The … Continue reading “May our yellow sparks of revolt set the world ablaze in 2019!”
“Police everywhere, justice nowhere!” – Gilets Jaunes on the streets of Nîmes
Paul Cudenec of Shoal Collective reports from Nîmes in southern France and finds that a deeply-rooted belief in social justice lies behind the unprecedented uprising. I had been warned not to say anything to anyone about the meet-up point for the Gilets Jaunes protest in Nîmes on the afternoon of Saturday December 29. People were … Continue reading “Police everywhere, justice nowhere!” – Gilets Jaunes on the streets of Nîmes
The Acorn – 44
Number 44 In this issue: Germany: man dies as forest campaigners defy industrial capitalism Summit to get excited about UK boosts online Thought Police Fake-left clown terrified by dissent London keeps the black flag flying high Acorninfo 1. Germany: man dies as forest campaigners defy industrial capitalism The battle to protect a forest from the … Continue reading The Acorn – 44
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Number 42 In this issue: France's Thatcher sparks social war Thought ( ) spies Okinawa: resisting the US occupation How to kill a book Anarchist values Acorninfo 1. France's Thatcher sparks social war It has long been obvious that the Thatcher years in the UK were an important moment in social history, which paved … Continue reading The Acorn – 42
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Number 32 In this issue: Anger returns to the French streets Civil servants and dodgy arms dealers "It's imperative that we change this system" Scandal of UK's "death sentence" prisoners Destroying words, attacking reality Acorninfo 1. Anger returns to the French streets After a few months of relative calm, anger has again erupted on the … Continue reading The Acorn – 32
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