February 2010
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Shell2Sea
Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in a solidarity demonstration with the imprisoned activist Shell to Sea campaign, Pat O’Donnell, who is another victim of government and financial elites repression. Conflict with Shell (which is not enough that is responsible for destroying the environment, so that feeds millions of euros, which receives from the Irish Government, when at the...
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The Land of Women
The film “Land of Women” reminded me about an important issue, which paradoxically struggling independence movements. The document tells about the situation of female Zapatistas that despite changes, constantly have to fight for their rights. They deal with the prohibitions and injunctions that restrict their freedom. Paradoxically, it might seem that a society that rebelled against...
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Anarchist hip hop
Independent music had variety of roles for many years, ranging from inspiring topics discussed in the articles, and ending on promoting ideologies and open provocation. It happens that quite often the music becomes a prelude to activism for the younger generation. Unfortunately, anarchy is permanently assigned to the punk sound, and for most people anarchy equals punk. I don’t want to talk...
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Collectivism
Taking advantage of sunny weather on the rainy island, I sit for hours over the sea, reading a collection of writings by Edward Abramowski in the book “Brotherhood, Solidarity, Cooperation.” As history lovers know Abramowski was an ardent supporter of the cooperative movement and social cooperation, an opponent of capitalism and the exploitation of the workers. This book is not only...
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The test of civilization?
Why talk about animals again? THAT’S WHY. Once again, I came across a film made by PETA, which, unfortunately, is worth remembering. Unprecedented levels of cruelty to animals is enough reason to remind once again of their rights. In numerous laboratories around the world thousands of animals continue to suffer. The second thing is the naive belief of people on these tests. In my activist...
