Rhythms of Resistance

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch verfügbar.

Last weekend (2020-04-25), Alarm phone, Seebruecke (sea bridge) and RoR Bremen have come together for a short protest action in front of Bremen Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre.

During the action, we have been observant of „corona“ social distancing regulations given by Bremen public order office: Wearing masks (not a bad thing for an activist ;)) and keeping 2 m distance, not exchanging items (meaning, also not exchanging instruments/whistles).… Continue reading

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch verfügbar.

The current Corona situation prevents most of us from gathering to rehearse and from being politically active at all, on the one hand out of social responsibility towards those whose health and life is at risk because of the virus and the collapsing health system, but on the other hand because many states are making use of the situation to restrict our possibility to move freely, gather and express ourselves politically, in ways that are not remotely justifiable by a potential risk of infection.… Continue reading

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch und Französisch verfügbar.

„Parasites“ law triggers mass protests in Belarussian cities, hundreds of arrests in response

Since several weeks, unprecedented mass protests are going on in several cities in Belarus. The trigger of the unrest is the decree #3 – a law which demands a tax from people who are not working, because they are considered social parasites. In less than a month the focus shifted to a general discontent against the government and the consequences of 23 years with president Lukashenko in power.

„Free the Sambistas in Belarus-Down with all governments“ weiterlesen

Warum wir die KTS verlassen und warum es jetzt zwei RoR-Gruppen in Freiburg gibt!

Um Gerüchten vorzubeugen und Klarheit zu schaffen, haben wir beschlossen, diese Stellungnahme zu veröffentlichen:

Als Großteil von SamBasta, wie sie bis vor wenigen Monaten bestand, bestehen wir, die Verfasser_innen dieses Textes, weiterhin als aktive Rhythms-of-Resistance (RoR) Band [1] . Allerdings verorten wir uns nicht mehr in der KTS. Ein Grund dafür ist die Zuspitzung eines Konfliktes, der zu unwiderruflichem Vertrauensverlust führte.… Continue reading

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch verfügbar.

I’m at home now after a night spent at the police department. Me and three of my comrades were arrested for showing our disapproval to Nazis, who came to the International Russian Conservative Forum that was held in Holiday Inn, St. Petersburg 22nd of March. If you don’t know what was hidden behind their „traditional values“ discourse, you can read this article.… Continue reading

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch verfügbar.

A day before 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, President Erdoğan made a statement about the difference of nature or disposition (*fıtrat*) between women and men. Previously, in 2010, he had stated that he did not believe in equality between women and men due to their dispositions. We replied to this statement by saying that “the more you tell us not being equal with men, the more we get killed.”… Continue reading

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch verfügbar.

Its summer in Finland. We sit in a circle with seven people from RoR Helsinki, and a few guest sambistas. Questions are put on the table, and soon after come the answers, from different directions. Here an attempt to capture some of what was talked. Thanks to everyone that participated:

1. How is RoR Helsinki? Can you describe it for us?

We sound good.… Continue reading

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch verfügbar.

In summer 2013 members of several ABC groups discussed the necessity of introducing an International Day for Anarchist Prisoners.

They found it important to emphasise the stories of our comrades. Many imprisoned anarchists will never be acknowledged as ’political prisoners’ by formal human-rights organisations, because their sense of social justice is strictly limited to the capitalist laws which are designed to defend the State and prevent any real social change.… Continue reading

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch verfügbar.

7th August 2014, Brazil.

Minas Gerais state government has announced in August 6th that 8.000 families that live in land occupations named Vitória, Rosa Leão and Esperança will be displaced from their houses, located in Belo Horizonte. As these families don’t have any other place to go, they are going to resist against the police forces. This situation had made us to write this international claim, in order to report a huge massacre to come.… Continue reading

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Amerikanisches Englisch verfügbar.

Call for the 3rd War-stars-here-camp 17th-25th August, near Magdeburg, Germany

http://warstartsherecamp.org/

War starts here. Nowadays politicians are clear and open about their position: there shall be no more restraint from German ground when it comes to military operations. No more war – a major lesson learned from German history – is outdated. Germany defends its claims to power and secures its wealth by all means.… Continue reading