War and anarchists

From azarov.net by Vyacheslav Azarov from Union of Anarchists of Ukraine

For the second day in a row, the media is full of reports about the death of Ukrainian artist David Chichkan on the front lines. Adhering to the rule of “speak well of the dead or not at all,” I will say that may he rest in peace; he defended his country until his last breath. But, excuse me, anarchism has nothing to do with it, although most of these reports emphasize his anarchist beliefs. And I will not lie, his 2023 mural in Zaporizhia depicting Makhno under the state flag frankly outraged me.

Balkan Anarchist Bookfair, Ljubljana 2023: a review

From EMRAWI

On the weekend from 7th to 9th of July the bookfair took place in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. In the context of the Balkans, it is inevitable to speak about war and its devastating consequences. It would have been chance to listen to experiences from groups and individuals from this geographical and cultural space, extrapolate an analysis to contemporary events and push an open debate. This chance has been not only missed, but was actively sabotaged by the organising committee.

Tisha Volkova, RIP

Olga "Tisha" Volkova was an anarchist and feminist from Kharkiv. She was active in a local community center where she was involved in educational activities such as teaching children to play the guitar and other things.

After the start of the Russian invasion, she served in the Kharkiv Territorial Defense as a medic and organized a mini-hospital for military and civilians in her apartment.

During combat operations, she suffered from artillery fire and was withdrawn from the front. She died of a heart attack while recovering.

Anti-Coal Struggles in Lutzerath, Germany (+ Bad News)

From The Final Straw Radio

First up, we share an interview with Fauv, a radical who recently participated in the anti-coal occupation in the village of Lützerath / Lutzerath (aka the ZAD of Rhineland) in western Germany against the company RWE. We talk about RWE’s push to break resistance at Lutzerath and the currently-calm Hambach Forest, which activists fear will be attacked by RWE and their goons.

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