Germany: “Pirates” occupy coal excavators in the Hambach open-cast mine

From Hambacher Forst

In the early morning hours of September 26, 2025, several "pirates" occupied a coal excavator in the Hambach open-cast mine and streamed the action on Instagram. Part of the mine's assembly lines is currently at a standstill. The activists hoisted banners reading "Board the coal excavator, capsize capitalism" and "Shut Down Capitalism. Save the planet. Install Anarchism," and carried various pirate accessories.

Serbia: Letter to Students Around the World

From Balkan Anarchist Bookfair

Currently, in Serbia, students have full control over 62 out of 80 faculties. This is the largest student protest in our region since 1968. It was triggered by a series of tragic events caused by decades of repression, corruption, and violence perpetuated by the ruling regime. The opposition has so far proven itself incompetent with its methods, which is why we, the students, have taken matters into our own hands. We have suspended classes, dissolved all representative student bodies, self-organized plenums, voted on demands, formed work groups, and begun to apply pressure. We have moved into faculty buildings and adapted them for daily life. We have set up kitchens, dormitories, pharmacies, workshops, cinemas, and classrooms for self-education. In just three weeks, almost all university buildings in Serbia have become hubs for round-the-clock political self-organization. We have the full support of our fellow citizens, we survive on their donations, and every day, other vulnerable groups in society are joining our fight.

Tankie Cranky

From The Nightly: UW's Anarchist Newspaper
May 11, 2024

After posting an article ever so lightly critiquing socialist organizing, we at The Nightly were shocked and dismayed to learn that people actually read The Nightly. We got several comments basically saying we were harming Palestinian liberation by questioning the means by which we achieve our ends. It’s a pretty glaring double standard, showing just how thoroughly organizing spaces have trained people to see authoritarian socialism as the default.

Portland: May Day Reportback & Reflection

From Rose City Counter-Info
May 7, 2024

On May 1st in downtown Portland, 50-60 people gathered in a black bloc at the edge of the Palestine Solidarity March, which was comprised of several hundred people. Inspired by the combative student protests all over the country, our goal was simple: disrupt business as usual; bring the war home. There is no peace in genocide.

Text of Thersitis on solidarity in the occupation and reoccupation

From Act for Freedom Now, Athens, Greece

Original title: Athens,Greece: Text of Thersitis (Anarchist collective in Athens) on solidarity in the occupation and reoccupation of the a/a space that is shared in the neighbourhoods of Ilio and Ag. Anargyron

Turkey: Akbelen Forests are Calling Everyone for Resistance

From Yeryüzü Postası
July 27, 2023

While the resistance of life defenders, including anarchists, against the forest massacre that started for the expansion of the coal mining area in Akbelen Forest in Muğla continues, Anarka and Antalya Anarchy Initiative made a call in Turkish and English.

The call is as follows:

AKBELEN FORESTS ARE CALLING EVERYONE FOR RESISTANCE

Incendiary Attack Against the Forest Devourer

From sansnom Via Act for freedom now!

On Thursday, February 16 in Leipzig, four vans parked in the Sachsenforst parking lot were set ablaze during the night in retaliation, causing nearly 100,000 euros of damage and the opening of an investigation under the aegis of the PTAZ (the Police Center against Terrorism and Extremism). Here is a translation from the German communique, claimed three days later by “anarchists”

Defend the Barricades; Calling Feral Anarchists to Atlanta Forest!

From Scenes from the Atlanta Forest

“No Forest? No Peace! Truck the Police!”, reads a banner hanging from a skypod attached to an overturned truck blocking the ONLY Bridge crossing the little creek between the police construction staging ground and the main part of the forest which they intend to destroy.

Looking back at the Occupy Pittsburgh commune

At our best, Occupy Pittsburgh provided many of our own needs, self-organized and shared food, clothing, medical assistance, published our own newspaper, organized spontaneous and planned disruptions, marches and occupations, organized teach-ins and discussions, acoustic jam sessions and on and on. [...] At our worst, we legislated over a park that we had declared liberated, demeaned our own efforts and valued our appearance in the media, in court, and to the law more than our own health and autonomy

And yet our idea...

via Act for freedom now!

A report on two animated days in Lugano

Here is a [slightly abbreviated] report on the attempt to re-occupy the CSOA [anarchist occupied social centre] il Molino in Lugano. There is much to be said and this text doesn’t claim to be exhaustive, but it gives the point of view of those who were present at the time and lived through it.

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