Reposted from the blog of Leila Al Shami Today [29 October] I was invited to speak at the London Anarchist Bookfair, an event I was excited to attend, to talk about the situation in Syria. Unfortunately the event did not take place. We were shut down by a guy called … Continue reading
The London Anarchist Bookfair is upon us again, this time taking place at a school in Tottenham next Saturday 29 October. Amongst all the usual catching up with old friends and comrades, anarcho-consuemerism, sectarian rows and bar fights, there are a few interesting talks and meetings on the programme. In … Continue reading
From the hamilton instutute. This is a useful article in English on the lesser known story of the revolutionary struggles in Syria beyond Rojava … and on the thorny question of the difference between critical solidarity and cheerleading for authoritarian forces like the PKK. (graffiti from Aleppo: “We Will Not … Continue reading
An informative article from London-based Kurdish anarchist Zaher Baher discussing both positive and negative points of the revolution in Syrian and Turkish areas of Kurdistan. By Zaher Baher 30/01/2016 Many articles from different people about Rojava have expressed different views. The vast majority of them have covered the positive and … Continue reading
Roughly translated from passeurs d’hospitalites End of the afternoon in Fort Galloo squat. Drinking tea and chatting in the room of the Syrians. They’ve been following the news, the attack on Charlie Hebdo and what’s followed, the manhunt for the attackers and their links with the jihadist movements in the … Continue reading
At 3AM on Monday morning, Greek police swooped on the camp of Syrian refugees who had been in the city’s main square, Syntagma Square, since 19 November. The cops arrested 51 people sleeping there. There had been up to 300 refugees staying in the square over the last month; on … Continue reading