Monthly Archives: November 2008

Moscow: Free Concert in Support of Assaulted Russian Activists (December 1)

NO TO THE PERSECUTION OF SOCIAL AND LABOR ACTIVISTS! NO TO THE REPRESSION OF TRADE UNIONS! NO TO THE WHITE TERROR AGAINST THE LEFTIST MOVEMENT! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FREE CONCERT December 1, 2008, 9:00 p.m. Proekt OGI, Moscow (Potapovsky per. 8/12, bldg. … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under activism, political repression, Russian society, trade unions, urban movements (right to the city)

“We Won’t Pay for Your Crisis”: A Pamphlet about Italy’s Anomalous Wave

If you download and read one short .pdf-format pamphlet today, this should be it: The Anomalous Wave So Far: The Education Rebellion in Italy (October-November 2008) Produced by folks at London’s 56a Infoshop Social Centre, this little piece of enlightenment … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under international affairs, protests, student movements

Take Back the Land!

[We would like to thank Comrade V. for alerting us to the work of these wonderful activists.] Miami New Times Squatters Don’t cry. Just move into one of those empty homes around the corner. By Natalie O’Neill November 20, 2008 … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under activism, international affairs, urban movements (right to the city)

Happy Thanksgiving

A National Day of Mourning for Indians Following are excerpts from a statement written by Mahtowin Munro (Lakota) and Moonanum James (Wampanoag), co-leaders of United American Indians of New England. Read the entire statement at www.uaine.org. Every year since 1970, United … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under activism, anti-racism, anti-fascism, international affairs, open letters, manifestos, appeals

Giorgio Agamben: Terrorism or Tragicomedy

Terrorism or Tragicomedy Giorgio Agamben Free the Tarnac Nine On the morning of November 11, 150 police officers, most of which belonged to the anti-terrorist brigades, surrounded a village of 350 inhabitants on the Millevaches plateau, before raiding a farm … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under critical thought, international affairs, open letters, manifestos, appeals, political repression

Chto Delat Weekly Reader No. 8: Can We?

Here at Chtodelat News, we’re awfully tired of having to translate endless reports of assaults on Russian activists. So we’re glad that once in a while we can turn our gaze from the troubled Eurasian plains and forests to the … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under weekly reader

The Truth in Khimki (More on the Case of Mikhail Beketov)

Chtodelat News has already reported on the recent attacks on Russia social and labor activists. The most serious of these assaults was made on Mikhail Beketov, the editor-in-chief of Khimkinskaya Pravda. Beketov has bravely campaigned to save the Khimki Forest … Continue reading

5 Comments

Filed under activism, political repression, Russian society, urban movements (right to the city)

The Attacks on Russian Activists: Who Stands to Gain?

We here at Chtodelat News are pleased to announce the launch of an important new online resource for social activists in Russia and those of you who read Russian and are interested in keeping abreast of how the fight for … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under activism, political repression, Russian society, trade unions, urban movements (right to the city)

End the Terror Against Social Activists in Russia!

End the Terror Against Social Activists in Russia! Public Statement on the Attacks against Social Activists Recently, criminal attacks against the leaders of trade union and social movements have clearly increased. Among the latest such incidents, we should note the … Continue reading

4 Comments

Filed under Uncategorized

Leader of Deceived Land Shareholders Assaulted in Moscow Region

The Leader of the Movement of Deceived Land Shareholders of the Moscow Region Is Assaulted The violence against social activists is escalating. We have learned that yesterday, November 13, at 6:45 p.m., Sergei Fedotov, the leader of the movement of … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Uncategorized