Censorship is freedom: Solidarity with the FA

From Organisation communiste libertaire
August 6, 2023

About the RIA of 2023, but not only...

During the anti-authoritarian meetings held in Saint-Imier from July 19 to 23, the stand and the militants of the Anarchist Federation were physically attacked by people arrogating to themselves the right to decide which writings had their place in a anarchist book fair and which were to undergo a burning.

The Anarchist Federation issued the following statement:

When in Doubt, Do

“Anarchy 2023” and the case for praxis
From Antidote Zine
by Anna Jikhareva and Kaspar Surber for Die Wochenzeitung (Switzerland)
August 3, 2023 (original post in German)

The 150th birthday of the Anti-authoritarian International was just celebrated in Saint Imier, Switzerland. The global power of anarchism was on display – at least some of the time.

Quarantimes Special: Understanding Anarchy As Queer

From freie-radios.net
Radio Freies Sender Kombinat, Hamburg (FSK)

This is a piece performed in St.Imier, pre-recorded for those who missed it.
it talks about the connection of anarchy and queerness.
from a ideological, practical and historical point of view.
it is the input for a 1.5 hour discussion.
in case you are wondering whether this is for you - it is.
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Report from the international anarchist meeting in St. Imier, Switzerland

From Transnational Institute of Social Ecology
Photoreportage by Efthymis Hadjitheodorou for our Greek comrades at Aftoleksi.
July 25, 2023

On Sunday the international anarchist meeting in St Imier, Switzerland concluded. One hundred and fifty years after Bakunin’s anarchist international, the same small town in the valley separating the Jura Mountains from Bern once again hosted thousands of anarchists and anti-authoritarians from all over the world for four days of events and discussions.

Saint-Imier: Fédération Anarchiste statement against attacks

About a fascist-like attack that occured during the St Imier "anarchist international gathering" Bookfair, a communication from the French Anarchist Federation.

FA statement against attacks
From Le blog de Floréal
Translated by Tachanka Makhno (on facebook)
July 24, 2023

Anarchists upset Swiss train schedules

A large-scale meeting of international anarchists in Switzerland has disrupted the smooth running of the rail schedule by forcing the cancellation of several trains.

From swissinfo.ch
July 22, 2023

The sprawling five-day event involving thousands of anarchists has centered on the Swiss town of St Imier, but some participants have decided to camp too close for comfort to the railway tracks.

The International Anti-Authoritarian Gathering is postponed

We regret to announce that the International Anti-Authoritarian Gathering that was planned in Saint-Imier from 28 to 31 July 2022 has been postponed to the summer of 2023. Nevertheless, we have decided to organise a small event in Saint-Imier this summer, which will serve as a springboard for the big gathering in 2023 and as a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Congress of the Anti-authoritarian International of 1872 in Saint-Imier. We are in discussion about this, and an announcement will be made soon.

International Anti-Authoritarian Gathering to be held in Switzerland

From 28th to 31st July 2022 a meeting will be held in St-Imier (Jura, CH) to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Congress of St-Imier which, in 1872, saw the foundation of the Anti-Authoritarian International, an event marking the birth of the organized anarchist movement

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