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We are a rebel alliance—a decentralized network pledged to anonymous collective action—a breakout from the prisons of our age. We strive to reinvent our lives and our world according to the principles of self-determination and mutual aid.
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#Ukraine—War and Anarchists

https://cwc.im/UkraineWar

Anarchists from Ukraine explore the 2014 Maidan protests, the ascendancy of fascists, civil war, and the threat of war with Russia.

This is a crucial historical document posing difficult strategic questions. We urge everyone to read and discuss it.
#Украина война и анархисты

https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/voina-i-anarkhisty-pierspiektivy-libiertariiev-v-ukrainie

Анархисты из Украины исследуют протесты Майдана 2014 года, рост ультраправых в Украине и угрозу войны с Россией.

Это важный исторический документ, ставящий сложные стратегические вопросы. Мы призываем всех прочитать его.
Mendacious Republicans want to appropriate the Kronstadt uprising.

The Kronstadt rebels were rebel Bolsheviks, anarchists, and other socialists—as documented here:

https://cwc.im/KronstadtRebels

To learn about the uprising, start by reading their daily paper:

https://cwc.im/Kronstadt

If the Kronstadt rebels were alive today, they would be fighting beside us against the rapacious capitalism and virulent nationalism of Madison Cawthorn and his cronies.

Cawthorn represents tyranny and oppression. His willful dishonesty rivals the worst excesses of Stalinism.
“It was in the black mirror of anarchism that surrealism first recognized itself.”

Andre Breton was born on this day in 1896. His political and artistic output was uneven, but we highly recommend this essay of his about the meaning of the black flag:

https://crimethinc.com/2021/06/14/every-flag-is-black-in-a-fire-featuring-louise-michel-andre-breton-and-jean-genet#andre-breton-the-colors-of-freedom
Our hearts go out to our comrades in Portland and everyone else who experiences gun violence.

A demonstrator’s guide to body armor:

https://cwc.im/BodyArmor

A demonstrator’s guide to responding to gunshot wounds:

https://cwc.im/GunshotWounds

Our love and gratitude to street medics.
At long last—we've released a new episode of the Ex-Worker podcast!

https://cwc.im/exworker80

In January 2022, opponents of vaccine mandates established protest encampments in Ottawa and elsewhere around Canada, blockading several routes crossing the United States border. Far-right organizers and former police officers have prominent positions in this movement, and police took a relatively hands-off approach at first; eventually, Canada's federal government stepped in, taking advantage of the opportunity to set precedents that will be used against liberation struggles as well.

The model tested in Canada will likely appear elsewhere around the world shortly.

In this episode, we present an audio version of the article "Ill Winds From Ottawa," in which our correspondent in Montréal explores the sequence of events that led up to the protests, reviews the agendas of the various forces involved, and reflects on what we can do when the far right gains the initiative.
Against Annexations and Imperial Aggression—
A Statement from Russian Anarchists against Russian Aggression in #Ukraine

https://cwc.im/RussianAnnexation

An English translation of the statement by http://avtonom.org, a media project that grew out of the regional Russian anarchist network Autonomous Action.
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"We do not want to stand up for any states. We are anarchists and we are against any borders between nations. But we are against this annexation, because it only establishes new borders, and the decision on this is made solely by the authoritarian leader—Vladimir Putin."

"Even if this conflict does not escalate into a world war, Putin’s imperial fantasies are not worth a single life."

"We urge you to counter the Kremlin’s aggression by any means you see fit. Against the seizure of territories under any pretext, against sending the Russian army to the Donbass, against militarization. And ultimately, against the war."
We're receiving reports from one of our colleagues, a refugee from Luhansk whose family remains there, that in the "LPR" and "DPR," all men ages 18 to 55 are now subject to compulsory military connoscription and prohibited from leaving the occupied territories.

Eyewitness reports describe soldiers kidnapping people. Employees of military enlistment offices are rounding men up in neighborhoods, in shops, and on the streets. Many male residents are hiding in their homes.

Cadets aged 16-18 in the military schools are also facing forcible connoscription.

In 2014, people in Donbas were shamed and harassed for fleeing or not wishing to fight for the new republic, but they were never forcibly connoscripted. It was always a choice, though unemployment and other factors drove many people to enlist.

This is a new development.
The people held hostage in the occupied Donbas territories have little hope of escape. Many fear that they will be sacrificed as pawns to justify Russia’s further involvement in the conflict.

Not everyone has the luxury of choosing their side in this fight or the extent of their involvement. We must not let the imperial ambitions of rulers turn us against each other.

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The photograph attached above is taken from the following article, but we have independently corroborated that this is taking place:

https://zaborona.com/ru/v-ldnr-strelyayut-po-svoim-i-obyavili-massovuyu-mobilizacziyu-zabirayut-dazhe-nesovershennoletnih%ef%bf%bc/

For more background on Ukraine, Russia, and NATO:

https://cwc.im/Ukraine2022
https://cwc.im/UkraineWar
https://cwc.im/RussianAnnexation
To understand the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from locals on both sides who oppose both governments:

A history of the conflict from 2014 to today:
https://cwc.im/UkraineWar

More background:
https://cwc.im/Ukraine2022

Russian anarchists oppose the invasion:
https://cwc.im/RussianAnnexation
Putin claims that Russia is invading Ukraine to enact "demilitarization," to "protect civilians." This is a lie: the opposite is true.

If you stand with Russia in the name of "anti-imperialism"—you are supporting an imperialist war. The blood of countless people will be on your hands.

Our hearts go out to everyone who will suffer in this senseless, needless escalation of global conflict.

In this photograph, a Russian anarchist stands in Moscow, holding a sign reading "No troops to Donbas." The demonstrator was arrested afterwards.
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В интервью, "Анархистская Борьба" описывает вызовы и сложности в деятельности анархистской военизированной группы во время сопротивления вторжению Турции в Рожаву в 2019.

#Россия вторглась в #Украину - и сейчас эта статья является ценным материалом.🏴

https://crimethinc.com/2020/10/11/god-spustia-poslie-turietskogho-vtorzhieniia-v-rozhavu-intierviu-s-anarkhistskoi-borboi-o-uchastii-anarkhistov-i-anarkhistok-v-rievoliutsionnom-ekspierimientie-sieviero-vostochnoi-sirii
This is a difficult time to be anti-war and anti-authoritarian in Russia. People were arrested yesterday for opposing the invasion of Ukraine.

Please support the longtime prisoner support group ABC Moscow so they can stand up for Russian protesters who are arrested.

They can receive financial donations here:

https://wiki.avtonom.org/en/index.php/Donate