Podcasts about hambach forest

This month we are delighted to be joined by Andrea Brock, who is a political ecologist at University of Sussex. Andrea works with forest defenders and environmental movements looking at the responses from state and corporate actors to ecological dissent. Andrea shares with us the trajectory of her research career which was influenced by being brought up in the German Rhineland in proximity to the world's largest open-cast lignite mine. She shares with us her insights into the actions of the mining company and the greenwashing acrobatics that are put in place to distract from the ecological destruction that is taking place as a result of these mining projects. She gives insight into the repression that had been levied against land defenders in the ancient Hambach Forest which has been under threat from mine operator RWE. In addition, the relationships between different types policing and ecocide are explored and how this influences the domination of non-human and human species.  Her research is based in the European context and examines how the logics of repression play out and ecological defenders are criminalized in Europe.  Want to learn more about Andrea Brock's work? https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p322495-andrea-brock  Resources mentioned during the episode: Brock, A., & Dunlap, A. (2018). Normalising corporate counterinsurgency: Engineering consent, managing resistance and greening destruction around the Hambach coal mine and beyond. Political geography, 62, 33-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.09.018.  Dunlap, A., & Brock, A. (Eds.). (2022). Enforcing ecocide: Power, policing & planetary militarization. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99646-8 

Anti-Coal Struggles in Lutzerath, Germany 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 Luzerath and the currently-calm Hambach Forest, which activists fear will be attacked by RWE and their goons. More info at https://luetzerathlebt.info/en Transcript PDF (Unimposed Zine) Zine (Imposed PDF) You can find our past interviews on: the ZADs Hambach Forest BAD News We'll also be sharing the September 2022 episode of Bad News from the anarchist and anti-authoritarian A-Radio Network. You'll hear a short update from the 2022 anti-racist football (aka Soccer for you ignorant yankees out there) tournament by A-Radio Berlin, an update from Free Social Radio 1431 on labor strikes by the Malamatina Winery workers in Thessaloniki and the pre-trial release of three prisoners accused of participation in Anarchist Action Organization, which ramped up arsons this year. Finally, Frequenz-A shares an interview with Feral Crust collective in Manilla, Philippines! Check out more Bad News. Announcements Support Russian Antifascist Prisoners There is an article on Avtonom.Org/En calling for support for the 6 prisoners of the Tyumen Case through a fundraiser to cover legal costs and write them letters. There is more info on the case and how to support them linked in our show notes or at https://avtonom.org/en/news/tyumenskoe-delo-sbor-sredstv Exposing Fascists: Best Practices Colorado Springs Anti-Fascists just published a short and thoughtful guide to creating doxxes of people on the far right. You can find it at https://cospringsantifa.noblogs.org/best-practices/ Firefund for Revolutionary Prisoners in Greece From their fundraising page: After all these years, of the continuous persecutions and imprisonments, we consider the existence of the Solidarity Fund topical and necessary. Being one more stone in a mosaic being built by the multiform struggles against prisons, which urge us to act against one of the major pillars of the system of oppression and exploitation. Against the crime of incarceration that reproduces class inequalities, fear and submission. Certain Days Calendar The 2023 Certain Days Freedom For Political Prisoners Calendars are now available for pre-order. There are ordering details in the show notes, including info on bulk orders. The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar is a joint fundraising and educational project between outside organizers across North America and political prisoner Xinachtli (s/n Alvaro Luna Hernandez) in Texas. We were happy to welcome founding members Herman Bell and Robert Seth Hayes (Rest in Power) home from prison in 2018, and founding member David Gilbert home from prison in 2021. We work from an anti-imperialist, anti-racist, anti-capitalist, feminist, queer- and trans-liberationist position. This year features art and writings by Zola, Jeff Monaghan and Andy Crosby, Killjoy, Noelle Hanrahan, Juan Hernandez, Dan Baker, Antiproduct, Upping the Anti, Katy Slininger, David Gilbert, Paul Lacombe, Garrett Felber, Oso Blanco, Mark Tilsen, Terra Poirier, Steve McCain, Lawrence Jenkins, Ed Mead, Windigo Army, Dio Cramer, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Scott Parkin, Seize the Mean and Cindy Barukh Milstein. 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This week's news includes the IPCC Land Use report, blackouts in the UK, Greta Thunberg's visit to the Hambach Forest and the trillions of dollars being poured in to oil and gas exploration and fossil fuel subsidies

Defectors Episode 10: Respect Existence or Expect Resistance   We discuss Episodes 16 through 20 of Star Wars: Resistance and we give updates on the Hambach forest defenders, No More Deaths, Unist'ot'en Camp, and Unicorn Riot. There may or may not be some ranting about the state of the world.   Podbean: defectors.podbean.com Website: defectorspodcast.com Twitter: @DefectorsPod Instagram: DefectorsPodcast Email: defectorspodcast@protonmail.com   SHOUTOUTS   Hambach Forest Defenders Website: hambachforest.org Twitter: @HambiBleibt Other handles to follow for updates: @krahennest @HambiChaos @HambiLluna @ImWinke11 @oaktown1312 Action map of the Hambach Forest: https://hambachforest.org/blog/2019/01/15/new-action-map-of-hambach-forest/   No More Deaths Website: nomoredeaths.org Twitter: @NoMoreDeaths Instagram: nomoredeaths_nomasmuertes   Unist'ot'en Camp Website: unistoten.camp Twitter: @unistotencamp   Unicorn Riot Website: unicornriot.ninja Twitter: @UR_Ninja   The art for this episode was made by Ira. See more of their stuff: Instagram: @tailofacat Twitter: @plantneighbor   Intro music: “May the Chords Be with You” by Computer Music All-Stars freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/May_the_Chords_Be_with_You/May_the_Chords_Be_with_YouLicensed under Creative Commons by 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode   Beeps and boops from “Cruising with R2D2” by Flying Creature http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Flying_Species/The_Second_Flight/10_-_Bonus_Track_-_Cruising_with_R2D2 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode   Thank you Eamon for making our logo! Check out the Radical People Podcast—it's full of awesome interviews with on-the-ground activists: soundcloud.com/ranger-danger-379084944 Twitter: @Radical_Podcast   Like the show? Rate us on iTunes and leave a review!

It's our last episode of the season! We have a big report on the Yellow Vests movement in France, and how it shows the need to move beyond the loyal opposition of centrism versus fascism. We say fuck Thanksgiving some, fuck the border a lot, fuck border patrol even more, fuck the government, fuck pipelines, fuck Wal-Mart, but thanks so much to all our wonderful listeners. Stay anarchy. {November 28, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Intro {0:00} Headlines {0:48} Fuck Thanksgiving {5:00} Migrant caravan news and interview {7:20} Yellow Vests movement—fuck “apoliticism,” fuck centrism, fuck fascism {21:10} Repression roundup {28:00} Next Week's News {35:30} Download 29:30 minutes long version. Upcoming events/demos/etc: November 30: Mass demonstrations against the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 29 - December 2: Anarchist Book Fair in Umea, Sweden Until December 7: There is a call for autonomous actions against the Laval Migrant Prison being built in Laval, Quebec, Canada. December 2: The 5th Annual Howard Zinn Book Fair will be held from 10am–6pm at San Francisco City College Mission Campus, located t 1125 Valencia Street. This year's theme is Fighting for the Air We Breathe and you can find out more at howardzinnbookfair.com. December 6: To mark the ten year anniversary of the death of Alexis Grigoropoulos, Greek anarchists and students are calling for occupations and student mobilizations throughout the county on December 6. December 9: A call by Stand Up to Racism and Unite Against Fascism to oppose a fascist march in London, England. Meet on Downing St, London at 11am. December 10: There's an international call from anarchists on four continents for a day of action against borders on December 10. The idea is to kick off the 10th of each month being an anti-border day of action. December 31: Worldwide noise demonstrations outside prisons, jails, and detention facilities to demonstrate support for those held captive inside. January 5–6: the Father Frost Against Putin Festival will take place again in Helsinki, Finland. The intention of the festival is for anarchists to be able to discuss the state of affairs in Russia and the ex-USSR while getting to meet other political activists without the roving eye of police or special service operations. January 15-February 15: The Caravana Wallmapu is a caravan of different autonomous and alternative media collectives from around Latin America and the world, that will be traveling for a month through Mapuche territory in Argentina and Chile to draw attention to the struggles, experiences and voices of the Mapuche people. Check out @carav_wallmapu January 25–26: BLACK FLAGS OVER BROOKLYN 2019 is a new anti-fascist, anti-racist extreme metal festival coming to the dark heart of Brooklyn, New York. Check out @blackflagsovrBK on Twitter to learn more. February 2: Flower United is calling for a large anti-racist mobilization in response to a planned white supremacist rally at Stone Mountain Park outside Atlanta, GA. Check out flowerunited.org for more info. February 23: the New York City Anarchist Mental Health Conference will be held in NYC. The one-day conference is for anarchist, anti-authoritarian, and anti-capitalist mental health care workers and students to skill-share, build community, and discuss how to infuse mental health work with anarchist values. Email nycamhc@protonmail.com for more info. In response to the California fires, North Valley Mutual Aid is organizing with community members to provide support for those affected. They're currently asking for donations via their gofundme. Please also let them know if you have specific materials to donate or otherwise want to get involved on the ground; the Wallywood encampment is in Chico, California, in the Wal-Mart parking lot. And anyone from Paradise and the surrounding communities is encouraged to get in touch with ideas and needs to keep their efforts centered on those impacted directly who might not know their community is here to help in this manner. They can be reached at NVMA@riseup.net. Check out North Shore Counter Info for developments on the Locke Street case in Hamilton, Ontario. The Unistoten Camp is in need of support to stop TransCanada from coming into their indigenous territory. They're asking people to come join the efforts, donate, and start solidarity campaigns! Visit unistoten.camp for more information. You can donate to the commissary of water protector Rattler through his support campaign, at freerattlernodapl.com or send him a letter at: Michael Markus 06280–073 FCI Sandstone FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION P.O. BOX 1000 SANDSTONE, MN 55072 Urgent call for a email/phone zap! Supporters of the Virgin Island 3 are imploring folks to help get them released from prison by pressuring the Governor to commute their sentences. Join with the Philly Anarchist Black Cross to help get them free. Because the Governor's term is ending, time is truly of the essence and NOW is the time to contact him and express support for their commutation applications. You can remind the Governor that one of their co-defendants received a pardon back in 1994 and THERE'S NO REASON these men have been held for an additional 24 years. Please write a letter in support of their commutation, you can mail, email, or fax one in. Email letters to the Executive Assistant to the Governor: carmen.potter@go.vi.gov Call the officials in charge of reviewing the commutation applications: Governor Mapp's Office: (340) 774–0001 Lt. Governor Potter's Office: (340) 774–2991 Attorney General Claude Walker: (340) 773–0295 Legal Counsel E. Henderson: (340) 712–2212 Postal mail for commutation support letters:  Governor Kenneth Mapp Government House 21–22 Kongens Gade Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, VI 00802 Lt. Governor Osbert Potter Office of the Lieutenant Governor 1131 King Street, Suite 101 Christiansted St. Croix, VI 00820 Write to the Virgin Islands 3 to show support directly: Warren Ballentine #16–047 Tallahatchie Correctional Facility 415 US Highway 49N Tutwiler, MS 38963 Beaumont Gereau #16–001 Tallahatchie Correctional Facility 415 US Highway 49N Tutwiler, MS 38963 Meral Smith #16–024 Tallahatchie Correctional Facility 415 US Highway 49N Tutwiler, MS 38963 The Vaughn trials are ongoing! You can check out vaughn17support.org for more information. You can watch footage on the ground of resistance against G20 at antenanegratv.com.ar, a rebel tv station occupying the airwaves in Buenos Aires. We've also been keeping a daily logbook over at crimethinc.com. Visit hambachforest.org to learn more about the Hambacher Forest and the efforts to protect it, or better yet, if you're anywhere near Cologne, visit the Hambach Forest yourself to join in on the resistance! To find the best ways to support the migrant caravans travelling to the US-Mexico border, look up Commotion.World. They have lots of useful info—from listing the physical items that are needed, to who you can trust to donate to, to what you can do if you want to actually be on the ground, to a map of ICE detention centers and business that contract with ICE. There is a call out for solidarity actions with anarchists in Russia, who are currently experiencing brutal state repression. You can read more about the situation on rupression.com. Some other great podcasts to listen to, while we're off the air: The Final Straw This is America From Embers Dissident Island Channel Zero Resonance Audio Distro Over the next month, use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write birthday messages! On December 3, Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, an outspoken revolutionary prisoner active with the New Afrikan Black Panther Party and the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee. Kevin Johnson #264847 Indiana Department of Corrections Reception-Diagnostic Center 737 Moon Road Plainfield, IN 46168 December 4 is the birthday of Reality Winner, the alleged NSA whistleblower who is currently being held while awaiting trial on charges of leaking classified documents to the media. Reality Winner #22056–021 FMC Carswell Post Office Box 27137 Fort Worth, Texas 76127 December 15 is the birthday of Muhammad Burton, one of the Philly 5, a group of men accused of an alleged attack on a police station that killed one cop. Burton has maintained his innocence since his arrest. Fred Burton AF 3896 SCI Somerset 1590 Walters Mill Rd Somerset, PA 15510 USA On December 17, Connor Stevens, one of the “Cleveland 4”, activists entrapped in a bomb plot set up by the FBI in order to repress the Occupy movement. Connor Stevens #57978–060 FCI Jesup 2680 Highway 301 South Jesup, Georgia 31599 Also on December 17, Alejandro Rodriguez-Ortiz, one of the Vaughn 17 prisoners currently facing charges for alleged participation in an uprising in early 2017. Alejandro Rodriguez-Ortiz SBI# 00515700 Sussex Correctional Institution P.O. Box 500 Georgetown DE 19947 On December 30, Casey Brezik, an anarchist prisoner serving time for an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the governor of Missouri. Casey Brezik #1154765 Farmington Correctional Center 1012 West Columbia Street Farmington, MO 63640 And, on December 31 another Vaughn 17 prisoner, Jonathan Rodriguez, celebrates his birthday. Jonathan Rodriguez SBI# 00593313 Sussex Correctional Institution P.O. Box 500 Georgetown DE 19947 Sales are OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year's calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS In Hotwire 46 we incorrectly reported that Mapuche villager Camilo Catrillanca was 14 years old when he was killed by police. In fact, he was 24 and a father.    

This week, we feature three segments. Locals Respond To Far-Right Doxxings First, we'll feature a statement about recent doxing of a number of anti-racists in the Asheville area by far-right keyboard warriors.  A Jailhouse Lawyer Speaks About #PrisonStrike 2018 After that, we feature an interview with Dee, an anonymous incarcerated organizer affiliated with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak. In this conversation we ask about the effectiveness of the #August21 2018 Nationwide Prisoner Strike, the push to move prisoners under storm threat as these increase under climate change, repression and changes in response to the strike, mail limitations in PA prisons, standardization of increased security in Ohio, outside support and organizing, critiques of the methods of NPS2018, and more. Check our show notes for links to more info concerning the strike. If prisoners want to communicate with and/or join JLS, Dee suggests in some words near the end of the show that they reach out to: Jailhouse Lawyers Speak P.O. Box 1076 Knightdale, NC 27545 And you can find JLS on fedbook or twitter to keep up with their organizing In our final section of the show, you'll hear a report by audio comrades in Germany about the recent resistance to the destruction of the Hambach Forest by authorities. The clearing of the ancient forest is to create the largest open-pit lignite coal mine in Europe on behalf of the corporation RWE, which sells to Netherlands, Germany & the UK. Lignite has a carbon content of around 60-70%, has a low energy yield, and is responsible for 1/3 of CO2 emissions in Germany. This segment shows up in the November 2018 episode of B(A)DNews, Angry Voices from Around The World from the A-Radio Network, of which we're a proud member. Keep an eye on our podcast stream and website for a link to this episode coming out in the next couple of days. Local Doxxings Within the last week, over 15 people were doxxed by white supremacists in our community. Here is most of a collective statement released a day or two after the fact by some of those folks: They've targeted more than twenty people they believe are involved in anti-racist organizing in North Carolina. They've posted information such as our home addresses, places of work, family members, license plates, social media profiles–whatever information they could find. They seem to be fixating on trans and nonbinary people in particular, and delight in trying to deadname and misgender us whenever possible. Some of us, and some of our family members, have received harassing messages. They wrote about us like it's some big secret that we oppose fascism, that we oppose racism, that we oppose all forms of bigotry and oppression. It's not a secret. We weren't hiding. We are not ashamed. This isn't a plea for sympathy. Our friends and immediate community have been amazing. Rather, this is a message to let you know that if you ever find yourself targeted by neo-Nazis and the far right, you are not alone. None of us need to face this rising tide of fascist scum alone. We have each other. Robert Bowers, the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooter, actively and publicly chatted with alt-right trolls who had doxxed anti-racist activists. He even discussed violence against anti-racists in our region. This is probably a good time to think seriously about your online security and that of your family members and friends. But staying safe isn't just a matter of changing your Facebook settings or making your Instagram private. It's a matter of us showing up for each other. Of us not letting them intimidate us, not letting them isolate us. Not letting them stop us from our work. Especially when the work is stopping fascism. To read the full statement, you can visit https://ashevillesolidarity.tumblr.com/ , where you can also see a list of bands and businesses which have been included in the current harassment. And of course, there are ways to donate and send support! For an article about this (released just as our radio show was airing), including a statement by Firestorm Books contextualizing the specific harassment they've received, you can visit The Asheville Blade, which you can donate to here! To support Firestorm Books, our local anarchist community space and bookstore, you can join their Community Sustainer's Program or leave them a positive review on Facebook, Yelp, wherever you can. Additionally, for a really excellent walk through of how to help prevent this kind of thing happening to you or your crew, you can visit the Smiling Face Collective guide to preventing doxxing. This site can be easily adapted into an interactive workshop, because let's face it, wiping your presence off the internet is a tedious, upsetting, and grueling process which is designed to wear you down. It's always better to do this in groups! You can write to us about your experiences with internet hygiene, good, bad, or whatever, at tfsradioshow@protonmail.com Rural Organizing Against Racism Benefit For those in the Western NC area, there will be a Fall Fundraiser to benefit rural organizing and resilience on Friday November 30th at 6pm at the Marshall Container Co. which is located at 10 South Main Street, Marshall, NC. The event will center around a cornbread and chili dinner and will include several surprise musical guests! Support Anti-Fascist Protestors in Philly And finally, if you are in the position to donate to those injured yesterday fighting the Proud Boys in Philly and elsewhere, you can go to this rally.org page. Remember that if you donate to do so anonymously! . ... . .. Playlist here.

Going Fission Speaks to Ian Hore-Lacy; A Senior Advisor at World Nuclear Association. Ian has an impressive career history, including working with the Uranium Information Centre, the Australian Uranium Association and the WNA.  He has authored several books one of which we cover in this interview. The World Nuclear Association website is found at: www.world-nuclear.org Ian's book 'Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century' is available at WNA shop; http://www.world-nuclear.org/shop.aspx and Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Energy-21st-Century-Hore-Lacy/dp/0993101933/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1540537277&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=ian+hore-lacy  The 'Voters Message to the Minister' soundbite is available at the following link.  There is a list of current State and Federal energy and environment ministers in the soundbites description, though you are welcome to forward it to any contesting minister: https://soundcloud.com/user-214473340/a-voters-message-to-the-minister The unedited video of the interview will be made available shortly on YouTube. Going Fission's Twitter handle is @fissiongoing. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro Theme. 1:00 - Introduction. 1:43 - Website Acknowledgement. 2:38 - Ian's Early Career. 4:59 - Environmental and mining science. 5:56 - Working with Conzinc Rio Tinto of Australia (CRA). 8:18 - Society and resource production. 9:20 - The Uranium Information Centre... 10:22 - ... and its transition to MCA. 11:01 - Staying up to date with the industry. 11:43 - Uranium history in Australia. 14:03 - Front End Nuclear Fuel Cycle Support. 15:19 - The Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant Proposal. 15:35 - Australian Coal and its low sulfur content. 16:35 - WNA's role in the world. 18:40 - A comparison of the US and French nuclear fleet. 19:49 - Australia and the WNA. 20:45 - Waste Management. 22:09 - Superannuation and decommissioning. 23:49 - Australia's role in Nuclear. 25:14 - A discussion of Separation of Isotopes by Laser Excitation (SILEX). 27:23 - Energy and political risk in Australia. 29:00 - When does Australia go nuclear? 29:34 - Carbon and the public. 30:12 - Germany, renewables and Hambach Forest. 31:22 - Younger listeners. 32:45 - A note on water and cooling towers. 34:51 - Ian's book: Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century. 36:47 - Farewell. 36:58 - Closing notes. 37:38 - Outro Theme.      

On the front lines of the fight against dirty energy – worldwide. First up, some great news from West Virginia and Virginia – taking time to celebrate these victories while taking a look at the corrupted agencies playing into the hands of big oil and gas. Next, a powerful weekend in the Hambach Forest of Germany – where the fight against the world's dirtiest fossil fuel continues on a large and creative scale.   artkillingapathy.com http://bit.ly/ActOut154 https://www.ende-gelaende.org/en/

Let’s Rage Together Podcast — In this episode we discuss some listener feedback about the last episode and a question about guide dogs. We also chat about the Hambach Forest evictions, the proposed Cresta Shopping Mall aquarium and the World Day for Animals fast. Our main discussion centres around an introduction to feminist concepts, including toxic masculinity and rape culture. Trigger warning: Rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, gender discrimination, racism, domestic violence Topics: Patriarchy, Feminism, Intersectionality, Veganism, Rape Culture, Toxic Masculinity, Equality, Capitalism, Guide dogs, Ableism, Speciesism, Sexism, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Gender Binary, Gender, #menaretrash, #notallmen, #rememberkhwezi, Jacob Zuma, Domestic Violence, Serena Williams, Sexual Assault, Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Total Liberation, Let’s Rage Together, Environmentalism, Animal Rights, Animal Liberation, Ecofeminism, Feminazi, the Matilda effect, Pay gap, Slut shaming, Victim blaming, White Feminism, Intersectional Feminism, Radical Feminism, Classism 18twenty8 · Tracee Ellis Ross - A Woman's Fury Holds Lifetimes of Wisdom · Audre Lorde · Ban Animal Trading · Cresta Shopping Centre Aquarium Petition · Hambach Forest · Herbi Vohr · Jackson Katz - Violence Against Women; It's a Men's Issue · Judiciary · Mortality Rate · The People VS Patriarchy · Carol J. Adams - The Sexual Politics of Meat · Unoffensive Animal · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - We Should All Be Feminists · World Day for Farmed Animals

An anarchist from Brazil fills us in on Bolsonaro, where he came from, and the dangers his presidency poses to social movements. We talk about how it's not just killer cop Van Dyke in Chicago, or sexual assaulter Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court—it's the system, and we propose full on ungovernability to render law and order irrelevant. We have roundups on anti-Columbus Day actions, anti-pipeline struggles, and the recent temporary victory at the Hambach Forest. Don't miss our very special interview with one of the demonstrators at the anti-Trump march in Philadelphia, which debuted Gritty as the hot new anti-fascist mascot. Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at podcast@crimethinc.com. {October 10, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Anti-Columbus Day actions and history {0:45} Anti-fascist news {2:58} Gritty {5:05} Anarchists in Brazil on Bolsonaro {7:55} Anarchist art stunts {18:55} 12 years until climate catastrophe {21:05} Temporary victory in the Hambach Forest {26:00} Repression Roundup {27:30} Next Week's News {36:25} Download 29:30 minutes long version. GRITTY! Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers' Bizarre New Mascot, Is Antifa Now Fellow Worker Gritty's Twitter Antifa activists so effectively claimed Gritty as a leftist icon that the Wall Street Journal was forced to publish an anguished op-ed. The most outrageous Gritty meme we've seen yet Upcoming events/opportunities for action: October 13: A unity demonstration against the far right in London, England (contact ldnantifascists@riseup.net for more information) October 15–18: An action camp with Anti-colonial Land Defense in the NW Lake Superior bioregion that is a two-spirit, trans & womxn friendly action camp that prioritizes POC/indigenous comrades (contact allcoloniesareburning@riseup.net for more information) October 19: Benefit punk show for recently released political prisoners in Brooklyn, New York at 8:30 pm in Pine Box Rock Shop October 21: An anti-prison rally at 3 pm, outside the ICPA Conference at the Montréal Marriott Chateau Champlain, near metro Bonaventure Other anarchist material we referenced in this episode: What They Mean When They Say Peace Desert More about far-right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro: This 13 minute British news special about how Bolsonaro is bolstering homophobia and explicit fascism in Brazil. In Portuguese: Motivos pelos quais o sistema precisa de Bolsonaro - Iniciativa Revolução Universal Brazil: #NotHim Women Protest Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro Reddit /Anarchism/ thread about Bolsonaro You can keep up with anarchist efforts in Brazil by following the Kasa Invisivel twitter Ways to support the rent strike at Holgate Manor: Contact Princeton Property Management and let them know what the community thinks of them! Be sure to mention that we can all see their retaliatory tactics, and that they must drop the eviction and STOP TRYING TO BUST THE UNION immediately, make badly needed repairs, and rescind their unaffordable rent increases. You can reach them at 1–800–275–4313, or you can mail their office a letter at 7831 SE Lake Rd #200, Portland, OR 97267. If you have some spare coin, their Strike Fund could still use donations! They'll be using it for legal defense and assistance for tenants who are retaliated against. You can find it here. Stay tuned to the Alliance Against Displacement on Twitter for how to support the arrestees and further organizing to open up safe housing for the homeless in Nanaimo To support María Chavalan Sut in her fight against deportation, check out facebook.com/handsoffmaria Two Hambach Forest defenders have been released, but three are still in jail! To send them messages of support, email abc-rhineland@riseup.net. There's more information about the Spanish prisoner strikes at tokata.info. A support campaign for arrested Water Protector, Rattler. You can also help support him financially through his Paypal. Court support will be needed in the coming months for the Vaughn 17. Two of the rebels are defending themselves pro se and they could use all the support they can get! Email revolutionaryabolitionistmovement@protonmail.com to plug in. Kris Thompson, whose wife was murdered by police and is now facing grave charges to cover it up, needs financial support in her fight for justice! Support the Kris Thompson Legal Fund here. Upcoming anarchist book fairs and gatherings: October 13–14: The anarchist book and propaganda gathering in Santiago, Chile October 12–14: Anarchist tattoo and piercing festival in Pelotas, Brazil October 20–21: Anarchist Festival in London, England November 17–18: The Seattle Anarchist Book Fair November 17–18: The Boston Anarchist Book Fair Autonomous Mutual Aid in the wake of Hurricane Florence and in preparation for Hurricane Michael: Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice Mutual Aid Carrboro NC Solidarity Network Tidewater Solidarity Collective Appalachian Medical Solidarity River City Medic Collective Community Advocacy and Healing Project Operation Airdrop Sales are now OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year's calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. Orders start shipping September 10! Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write birthday greetings to Ferguson uprising prisoner Jermaine Parker: Jermaine Parker #1185800 MECC 18701 Old Highway 66 Pacific, MO 63069 Birthday: October 15 We have a Twitter! Follow @HotwireWeekly and send us news that we should include in the show.  

Alanis is back! And she reads our feature this episode, an audio version of the recent CrimethInc. text Kavanaugh Shouldn't Be on the Supreme Court. Neither Should Anyone Else. We also interview an anarchist in Portland, Oregon about the #PatrickKimmons actions at the intersection where police killed him. Winter, one of the anarchists in jail defending Germany's Hambach Forest in the last couple of weeks, is refusing to surrender their legal identity to the government. However, they did submit a beautiful letter to Rhineland Anarchist Black Cross, which we also read in this episode. Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at podcast@crimethinc.com. {October 4, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Headlines {2:40} Interview about #PatrickKimmons actions and memorials in Portland, OR {4:20} Kavanaugh Shouldn't Be on the Supreme Court. Neither Should Anyone Else {8:45} Repression Roundup {21:40} Next Week's News {30:55} Download 29:30 minutes long version. Upcoming anti-fascist action: October 6 at the Rhode Island State House in Providence at 10 AM to oppose a “Resist Marxism” rally. October 7, Montreal, Quebec: Mass anti-racist demonstration at 3 PM in Berri Square. October 13 in London, England: Unity Demonstration against a far-right football hooligan event. Other CrimethInc. output we cited in this episode: To Our Compas in Buenos Aires: A Full Retrospective on the 2017 G20 Protests in Hamburg The Ex-Worker #37: The Hambacher Forest Occupation Audio documentary about the Hambacher Forest occupation in western Germany Why We Don't Make Demands Kavanaugh Shouldn't Be on the Supreme Court. Neither Should Anyone Else. Fuck Abuse, Kill Power: Addressing the Root Causes of Sexual Harassment and Assault We love this letter from Winter, one of the anonymous anarchists arrested while defending the Hambach Forest, who is refusing to surrender their identity over to the police. A fundraiser for legal costs for Marco, a Food Not Bombs activist in the Phillipines arrested on trumped-up drug charges. Almost there! Contact revolutionaryabolitionistmovement@protonmail.com for information on court support for the Vaughn 17, and/or attend the Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement's orientation to supporting the 17 trial in Brooklyn on Saturday, October 6th. You can check out David Gilbert's book Love and Struggle here. If you're in Europe, go to the demo at Buir Train Station in Germany's Rhineland on October 6 at 12:00 noon to protest the eviction of Hambach forest defenders. A new poster for Greg Curry. You can also write him at this address: Greg Curry #213–159 OSP 878 Coitsville-Hubbard Road Youngstown, OH 44505 Upcoming anarchist book fairs and gatherings: October 13–14: The anarchist book and propaganda gathering in Santiago, Chile October 12–14: Anarchist tattoo and piercing festival in Pelotas, Brazil October 20–21: Anarchist Festival in London, England November 17–18: The Seattle Anarchist Book Fair November 17–18: The Boston Anarchist Book Fair Autonomous Mutual Aid in the wake of Hurricane Florence Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice Mutual Aid Carrboro NC Solidarity Network Tidewater Solidarity Collective Appalachian Medical Solidarity River City Medic Collective Community Advocacy and Healing Project Operation Airdrop Sales are now OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year's calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. Orders start shipping September 10! Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write birthday greetings to Jamil Al-Amin, David Gilbert, Michael Davis Africa, and Malik Smith: Jamil Al-Amin #99974–555 USP Tuscon Post Office Box 24550 Tuscon, Arizona 85734 (Birthday: October 4) David Gilbert #83-A–6158 Wende Correctional Facility 3040 Wende Road Alden, New York 14004–1187 (Birthday: October 6) Michael Davis Africa #AM–4973 SCI Phoenix Post Office Box 244 Graterford, Pennsylvania 19426–0244 (Birthday: October 6) Malik Bey (But address envelope to…) Meral Smith #16–024 Tallahatchie Correctional Facility​ 415 US Highway 49N Tutwiler, Mississippi 38963 (Birthday: October 8) Support alleged prison strike organizers by calling the director of North Carolina's Department of Public Safety and telling him to move the prisoners out of segregation and remove the infraction charges against them. Call: 919–733–2126 A sample script: “Hi, my name is ( ), I would like to speak to Kennith Lassiter. I'm calling in regards to four prisoners in the North Carolina DPS system. (If they don't connect you to Lassiter) I would like to leave a message for the director. I have become aware that DPS is punitively holding four prisoners in segregation and charging them with false charges of rioting. Not only have you chosen to disregard the demands of the protesting prisoners but now you continue to infringe on their basic rights to protest. I am demanding that you drop the infraction charges against Jace Buras, Todd Martin, and Randy Watterson and move all of them out of isolation. I will be following up with each of these men's case.” Express solidarity with houseless people in Olympia by calling Cooper Realty/Orca Construction and demand that they cancel their contract with Pacific Coast Security. Call Cooper Realty/Orca Construction: (360) 491–4580 A sample phone call has been provided by Olympia Solidarity Network: “Hello Cooper Realty and Orca Construction. It has come to my attention and the attention of hundreds of concerned community members that you hire Pacific Coast Security to do daily patrols downtown and sweep houseless people from alcoves and alleyways from 8 PM to 12 AM. We believe these practices are discriminatory, unethical, and exacerbate the crisis of houselessness in our community and abroad. It appears that Cooper Realty and Orca Construction care more about maximizing profit and property values than the lives of people in living in poverty. We demand that you cancel your contract with Pacific Coast Security.” For general information on supporting anarchist prisoner Casey Brezik, pop over to supportcasey.org. To help with writing parole board letters for Casey, here's a sample letter: Missouri Board of Probation and Parole 1511 Christy Drive Jefferson City, MO 65101 Regarding: Parole Board Hearing for Casey Brezik #1154765 Dear Honorable Members of the Parole Board, As a concerned citizen who is interested in helping Casey successfully transition into life outside of prison, I am writing to request that you please grant Casey's parole. Casey has been working hard during his incarceration to address his problems with addiction and mental illness and I believe that he has made substantial progress in these efforts. Despite the mistakes he has made, I believe Casey is ready to meet the challenges of daily life and would be a positive contribution to any community. Casey's efforts toward meeting educational and personal goals during his incarceration have been inspiring. Casey is passionate about learning and with the help of his support network he has been studying math and science related topics in preparation for pursuing a college degree upon his release while working to support himself and his wife in the meantime. Casey is well supported by a network of people across the country as well as by his family. I am willing to provide financial, emotional and spiritual support to Casey during his transition back to life outside of prison. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Sincerely, [Your Name] We have a Twitter! Follow @HotwireWeekly and send us news that we should include in the show.    

A 27-year-old journalist named Steffen Meyn fell to his death last Wednesday at Hambach Forest in Germany.  I have visited the forest, the forest protectors, the neighborhood, and the gigantic, open-pit coal mine that dominates the area on many occasions.

The world is a dangerous place in 2018-Botham Jean is murdered in his own home by a Dallas cop and police are actively raiding the rebel encampment in the Hambach Forest. There's inspiring strike resistance in Central and South America where striking dockworkers in Chile caused thousands of dollars in damage and a general strike in taking place in Costa Rica. Hurricane Florence took Wilmington by storm and we interview anarchists on the ground doing disaster relief. There are quite a few prisoners who need support and we read excerpts from a heartfelt statement issued by prisoners at the Burnside Prison in Halifax who are ending their strike. Anarchists in London are trying something new! And there's lots of events coming up! Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at podcast@crimethinc.com. {September 19, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Headlines {1:15} Evictions in Hambach Forest {5:42} Strikes! in Costa Rica and Chile {11:10} Interview w Anarchists in Wilmington after Hurricane Florence {13:22} Explosions in Hanover {22:31} Repression roundup {25:45} Next Week's News {34:52} Download 29:30 minutes long version Autonomous Mutual Aid in the wake of Hurricane Florence Donate to Grassroots Hurricane Relief, in Durham, NC, or Mutual Aid Supplies Relief NC You can contact Tidewater IWW in the Norfolk, VA area, Mutual Aid Carrboro, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief or Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense Crew in North Carolina Donate to relief efforts around Andover and Lawrence, Massachusetts after an explosions and fires rocked their communities: Bread And Roses Lawrence, Lazarus House shelter, Elevated Thought , or Greater Lawrence Community Action Council. Upcoming anarchist book fairs and events: September 28–30: The 12th annual Balkan Anarchist Bookfair in Novi Sad, Serbia Anarchist book and propaganda gathering in Santiago, Chile October 13 and 14, encuentroanarquista.org. 20 and 21 in London, England, instead of an anarchist bookfair comrades there are organizing a decentralized anarchist festival! Help defend long term anarchist spaces: On September 29, there is a demo at 6 PM in defense of Liebig34, a self-organized, anarcha-queer-feminist collective house and social center in Berlin! And fund new ones: The Aftonomi Space in Yogyakarta, Indonesia is raising funds to equip their infoshop! Upcoming anti-fascist action: September 29: Oppose the League of the South's rally in Elizabethton, TN. Stay tuned to @HollerNetwork and @knoxradical for updates. Help fund defense for antifa arrested in Newnan, Georgia! In the next episode of Trouble, subMedia explores hiphop as a potent site of revolutionary politics. It drops on September 25th at 8pm on sub.media Other relevant CrimethInc. material: Learn more about the legacy of the September 11, 1973 coup in Chile through the insurrectionary documentary The Chicago Conspiracy Hotwire #3, Hotwire #6, and Hotwire #9 have interviews about mutual aid based, autonomous relief efforts in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Evictions HAVE BEGUN in the Hambach Forest! If you're in Europe, make your way to the Hambach Forest in Germany to help defend it, and the radical Ewok village of forest defenders who live there. Also, check out our audio documentary about the forest and the defense campaign to stop the cutting. Sales are OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year's calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. Orders start shipping September 10! Call in to support Imam Hasan, Silenced on Death Row in Ohio! Sample script can be found here. Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write Greg Curry, who was unjustly targeted after the Lucasville uprising: Greg Curry #213–159 OSP 878 Coitsville-Hubbard Rd Youngstown, OH 44505 USA September 26th is his birthday and he's asking people to make T-shirts that say “Free Greg Curry” on them, with “GregCurry.org” on the back and send photos of yourself wearing it to his Facebook page! We have a Twitter! Follow @HotwireWeekly and send us news that we should include in the show. Corrections and Clarifications The looting discussed in our interview took place at a Family Dollar, not at a Dollar General.    

It's 17 years and a day after 9/11 and Iraq is still in shambles, so we rip apart liberals for thinking George W. Bush is somehow “cute”. 2001 pops up again when we compare the current economic crisis in Argentina to the wave of worker-led factory takeovers and anarchist media that resisted the last economic meltdown there. We call for anarchists to incorporate a critique of nationalism itself into our anti-fascist strategy and analysis, we include preliminary information for autonomous relief efforts based in mutual aid for #HurricaneFlorence, and we wrap up the National #PrisonStrike with an action report and a bunch of phone-zaps! Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at podcast@crimethinc.com. {September 12, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} George W. Bush is not cute {0:50} The other 9/11 {2:45} Economic collapse in Argentina… again {4:00} Bringing back the anarchist critique of nationalism {5:25} Here come the hurricanes—time for mutual aid {11:00} #PrisonStrike ends {14:55} Repression roundup {20:35} Next Week's News {27:40} Download 29:30 minutes long version. Autonomous Mutual Aid in the wake of Hurricane Florence You can contact Tidewater IWW in the Norfolk, VA area or Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense Crew in North Carolina Fundraiser for grassroots hurricane relief after Florence Hurricane Florence prisoner solidarity phone zap Message regarding Hurricane Florence from our comrades in Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief will give a brief presentation on September 15th at 10:30am at the Uplift Climate Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Anarchist book fairs this weekend: September 15: The Eastern Connecticut Workers Bookfair in Parade Plaza, New London, Connecticut September 15: The 23rd annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair in Oakland, California September 28–30: The 12th annual Balkan Anarchist Bookfair in Novi Sad, Serbia Upcoming anti-fascist action: September 15: Stop the League of the South from disrupting TriPride in Johnson City, TN September 29: Oppose the League of the South's rally in Elizabethton, TN. Stay tuned to @HollerNetwork and @knoxradical for updates. Argentina: The documentary The Take looks at factory takeovers and a little of the abstentionist anti-voting movement in Argentina as a response to the economic crisis of 2001 Keep up with resistance news in Argentina through Indymedia Argentina and the excellent anti-authoritarian TV channel Antena Negra Other relevant CrimethInc. output: Our take on September 11 Learn more about the legacy of the September 11, 1973 coup in Chile through the insurrectionary documentary The Chicago Conspiracy Hotwire #3, Hotwire #6, and Hotwire #9 have interviews about mutual aid based, autonomous relief efforts in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Some anarchist critiques of nationalism: Patriotism: A Menace to Liberty by Emma Goldman Peace is Patriotic, and That's the Problem Against Nationalism by Anarchist Federation Donate to the legal defense fund for anti-racists and anti-fascists arrested in relation to the Silent Sam confederate monument in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Check out this guide on experiences and reflections dealing with undercover police infiltration in Toronto Evictions HAVE BEGUN in the Hambach Forest! If you're in Europe, make your way to the Hambach Forest in Germany to help defend it, and the radical Ewok village of forest defenders who live there. Also, check out our audio documentary about the forest and the defense campaign to stop the cutting. Pre-sales are OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year's calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. Orders start shipping September 10! Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write imprisoned American Indian Movement warrior Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier #89637–132 USP Coleman I Post Office Box 1033 Coleman, Florida 33521 Phone zap for Jason Walker You can contact the TDCJ Ombudsman at ombudsman@tdcj.texas.gov, as well as the Telford Unit's management at 903–628–3171 and garth.parker@tdcj.texas.gov. You can speak to the Regional Director's office at (903) 928–2623, billy.howard@tdcj.texas.gov and carl.mckellar@tdcj.texas.gov. Contact details for TDCJ head office are (936) 295–6371, Bryan.Collier@tdcj.texas.gov and exec.director@tdcj.texas.gov Script for phone calls: “Hello, I am contacting you as I have been made aware of a pattern of bogus disciplinary cases being issued by CO Renitia T. Davis. In particular, I wish to request that you bring in an appropriate outside investigator to fully investigate the recent cases issued to inmates Jason Renard Walker #1532092 and Logan Newsome #2163761 with an eye to getting these fraudulent cases overturned and expunged immediately, as well as conducting a full investigation into Officer Davis' history. Beyond this, I demand that you cease all forms of harassment and retaliation against Jason Walker, including but not limited to the issuing of bogus cases, the censorship of his correspondence, and the denial of access to heat respite. Please investigate and overturn all recent cases and disciplinary measures issued to Mr. Walker by Telford Unit staff, and investigate the conduct of Lieutenant Estrada, Sergeant Gilstrap, Sergeant Sartin, and Lieutenant Ricks, who have all played a role in the campaign of harassment. Thank you” Phone zap for Kevin Rashid Johnson Monday morning, starting at 9 AM, please phone and email the official in charge of interstate compact: Chief of Corrections Operations David Robinson. You can call the main office number at 804–674–3000 and ask to be transferred to his phone line. Robinson's email address is david.robinson@vadoc.virginia.gov When leaving a message or talking to Mr Robinson, refer to Rashid by his legal name Kevin Johnson. Explain that he is better off in Virginia, that he has been subjected to serious human rights abuses during previous transfers. We have a Twitter! Follow @HotwireWeekly and send us news that we should include in the show.  

This week, we air two segments. South Carolina Prisoner, "J" First, "J" is in segregation in a South Carolina prison. He does not give his full name or the prison he's inside for reasons of personal safety. You'll hear him share a bit about his experience of the prison strike from the inside, the repression of prisoners at his facilities, prisoner unity in the strike,the high costs of living in prison and poor quality of food and other goods available and the red herring of administration that cell phones are the cause of violence. He shares condolences for families of those who were killed at Lee Correctional, the guard-instigated violence in April that sparked the call for the Nationwide Prison Strike. J also shares his thanks of outside supporters who have demonstrated outside of his facility, IWOC in particular and those who've helped to carry prisoners words around the world. To hear updates on the strike, again, we suggest y'all check out prisonstrike.com and the sites it links, as well as recent episodes of the IGDpodcast, The Hot Wire, Kiteline & Rustbelt Abolition Radio, all members of the Channel Zero Network. Resisting Nuclear Trash in Bure, France After that, for the bulk of the episode shares words from Daniel, who is involved in resistance to the building of a nuclear waste storage facility in the Gran Est (formerly Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine or ACAL) region near the French border with Germany. This infrastructure mega project threatens to poison the ground-water that feeds Paris, poison the ground in Gran Est and for villages like Bure where Daniel is based, and the resistance to the CIGEO storage facility has been met by harsh government repression and a heavy response police response. Daniel talks about the energy infrastructure in France, the military and colonial connection with the fuel of Uranium, comparisons to the ZAD at Notre Dame de Landes in Western France, resistance to other damaging power sources like in the Hambach Forest against a huge lignite mine in Germany and a few words about anti-pipeline struggles in the U.S. We experienced some technical difficulties during the Bure interview, so for about 15 minutes there is a buzz. We hope that you will power through and listen carefully through the audio because the information is very interesting. After that time, it clears up and Daniel is far more listenable. Here are a few references Daniel makes, such as the Tarnac Case, the ZAD (our interviews on the ZAD) , Hambach Forest (including interviews by crimethInc and us). The deforestation may happen this autumn, so actions in Bure (which is bristling with police who detain and inspect people). You can find out info in French at https://vmc.camp (most updated) that can be put through a translator or a less-updated English-language version at https://en.vmc.camp or one in German at https://de.vmc.camp that's slightly more updated. And Unicorn Riot did a piece last year contextualizing the ZAD NDDL, Hambach Forest resistance and struggle in Bure. If you'd like to hear an update and call-out about resistance in the Hambach forest by audio comrades from Infolara in Switzerland, check out the link in our shownotes. This audio will be a part of the next edition of B(A)DNews: Angry Voices From Around The World, produced by the International A-Radio Network of Anarchist and Anti-Authoritarian radio and podcast projects, of which we and Infolara are members. B(A)DNews is a monthly, English-language podcast (sometimes with a Spanish-language edition) released in the middle of each month. Stay tuned for that and you can find past episodes at A-Radio-Network.Org Announcements Resisting Neo-Confederates and Nazis in Eastern TN From an IGD post entitled “No Fascists in Appalachia: Call to Oppose League of the South in Tennessee“: "The League of the South (LOS) and other far-Right/neo-Nazi groups are organizing two events in Northeast Tennessee this month. One will target the TriPride march in Johnson City and the other is a gathering in Elizabethton, Tennessee to protest the fall of Silent Sam in Chapel Hill NC." "The LOS is a neo-Confederate hate group known for its flash-rallies brandishing the Confederate battle flag in small towns across the South, and for its extreme violence like in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017 last summer. Their Chief of Staff is Michael Tubbs, a former green beret who went to prison for stealing and stockpiling weapons from the US Military for the KKK, and who was integral to the violence in Charlottesville." TriPride will be held in Johnson City, TN and will march through downtown, starting at 101 Commerce Street. Tennessee LOS coordinator Tom Pierce has called for a protest to happen along the march route. Pierce helped organize a similar protest against a Pride march last June in Knoxville." "We're calling for folx to organize autonomously for this event. The fascists could show up on any part of the march route so be prepared to visibly or physically block them from interfering with the pride march.” Check out the IGD article to see the full, article. Defend Rashid From Transfer The prominent voice featured in last week's episode of The Final Straw, the political prisoner Kevin Rashid Johnson, is being threatened with another punitive transfer because of his organizing and speaking out. There is a hearing on Monday, September 10th in his prison in Virginia, the state in which he was captured before being transferred away. His past transfers have moved him further from his family, have resulted in beatings, medical neglect, threats, starvation other attacks by prison officials and other prisoners. It would be awesome if you, dear listener, could take a moment to call and email tomorrow starting at 9am eastern time to the official in charge of interstate compact: Chief of Corrections Operations David Robinson. We can call the main office number at 804-674-3000 and ask to be transferred to his phone line. Robinson's email address is david.robinson@vadoc.virginia.gov. When leaving a message or talking to Mr Robinson, refer to Rashid by his legal name Kevin Johnson, and give his Virginia prison id # 1007485. Explain that he is better off in Virginia, that he has been subjected to serious human rights abuses during previous transfers. Over ten thousand people have already signed a petition demanding that he be released from solitary and that he not be transferred. More info at RashidMod.Com Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar 2019 Pre-orders of the 2019 Certain Days Calendar have begun!  For those who order now, calendars will ship around September 10th.  You can order in the U.S., Canada and internationally at https://www.certaindays.org/order The Ceratin Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar is a joint fundraising and educational project between outside organizers in Montreal, Hamilton, New York and Balitmore, in partnership with a political prisoner being held in maximum-security prison in New York State, David Gilbert.  Co-founders Robert Seth Hayes and Herman Bell were released from prison in 2018.  The proceeds from Certain Days 2019 will be divided among these groups: Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Assoc. (Palestine), Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) and other groups in need. Check out our interview with former Political Prisoner, Daniel McGowan, about the Certain Days calendar. Update on Harm Reduction and Food Distribution in Asheville The City of #Asheville just dropped their notice of violation against the 12 Baskets food distribution project out of the Kairos West community center, however is still retaining it's attack on Steady Collective's needle exchange, noloxin distribution and harm reduction program by an unprecedented challenge to Firestorm's hosting of the project via claiming that Firestorm is operating a homeless shelter by hosting Steady Collective. This is idiotic. Distributing harm reduction tools to the public saves lives and providing a space for people to sit, read, access reading materials and the internet does not amount to a shelter. If you haven't heard the issues, check out our August 12th interview with Hill Brown of Steady Collective and keep an eye on their social media presence as well as that of Firestorm. Also, consider a visit to their public event every Tuesday at Firestorm from 1:30 to 4pm. BRABC event On Thursday, September 20th at Firestorm Books & Coffee in West Asheville, NC, Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross will be packaging mail for prisoners. No experience needed, just show up ready to fold and address and stamp materials. Snacks and good company will be provided! . ... . .. Playlist is pending  

In this Hotwire we bring you two interviews: one from an anarchist organizer involved in indigenous-led anti-pipeline struggles in Canada about the recent announcement that construction will be halted on the Trans Mountain Pipeline; and we speak with an anti-fascist who was on the streets of Chemnitz, Germany on Saturday when anti-fascists blocked the latest Nazi mobilization there. We also ruminate on common sense anti-racism, whether political campaigns figure into anarchist strategy, and an anarchist approach to school dress code policies. There are plenty of updates from the [#PrisonStrike](https://itsgoingdown.org/prisonstrike/) and LOTS of announcements for action in September, so listen until the end! Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at podcast@crimethinc.com. {September 5, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Headlines {0:50} Antifa block Nazis in Chemnitz {14:05} Trans Mountain Pipeline on pause {20:20} Still tearing down the Confederacy in Chapel Hill and Charlottesville {26:00} Anarchists, stop running for office! {30:25} Repression roundup {34:50} Next Week's News {36:20} Download 29:30 minutes long version. The 2018 #PrisonStrike is ongoing! Check out the Incarcerated Workers website for more information, resources, and the list of prisoner's demands. This episode of the excellent podcast Kite Line features statements from two prisoners in South Carolina about the #PrisonStrike, and don't forget to check out episode #50 of The Ex-Worker, which is all about the 2016 national #PrisonStrike. Upcoming #PrisonStrike related events: September 7, Seattle, 7 PM: noise demo at the youth jail September 8, Columbia, SC, 1:30 PM: rally for prison reform September 8, Albuquerque, NM, 4 PM: prison strike solidarity rally September 9, Seattle, 3 PM: prisoner letter-writing September 9, Vancouver, British Columbia, 6 PM: a benefit screening of From Prisons to Prisons September 21, Minneapolis, MN, 6 PM: letter-writing night Other relevant Ex-Worker and Hotwire episodes: Hotwire #24 has an interview with an anarchist sex worker about the FOSTA-SESTA law. The Ex-Worker #51: Anarchism, Voting, and Direct Action: An Audio Zine Hotwire 3 includes our rant about Labor Day, and its attempt to detract from the real workers holiday, May Day, which is covered by the very first episode of The Ex-Worker. Video of activists shutting down Canadian Border Services in Montreal, from sub.Media. Donate here to support Jeff Winder in paying his $1 fine for punching neo-Nazi Jason Kessler. Check out the following links and social media to keep up with pipeline resistance in Canada: Stop Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Call to Action Camp Cloud at KM Surveillance Post Tiny House Warriors Kwekwecnewtxw - Coast Salish Watch House Stand With Kwantlen Sacred Fire Network If you're in Europe, make your way to the Hambach Forest in Germany to help defend it, and the radical Ewok village of forest defenders who live there. Also, check out our audio documentary about the forest and the defense campaign to stop the cutting. Upcoming anarchist book fairs: September 15: The Eastern Connecticut Workers Bookfair in Parade Plaza, New London, Connecticut September 15: The 23rd annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair in Oakland, California Upcoming anti-fascist action: September 15: Stop the League of the South from disrupting TriPride in Johnson City, TN September 29: Oppose the League of the South's rally in Elizabethton, TN. Stay tuned to @HollerNetwork and @knoxradical for updates. Pre-sales are OPEN for the 2019 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar! The theme of next year's calendar is Health/Care, and it features art and writing from current and former political prisoners like David Gilbert, Mike and Chuck Africa, and Laura Whitehorn. If you buy 10 or more, be sure to use the discount code “BULK” to get 10 or more calendars for $10 each—you can then sell the calendars to fundraise for your own organizing. Orders start shipping September 10! Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write Brian Vaillancourt Alex Irwin, and Dion Ortiz. Brian Vaillancourt M42889 Robinson Correctional Center 13423 East 1150th Avenue Robinson, Illinois 62454 Birthday: September 5 Alexander Irwin #1318275 ERDCC 2727 Highway K Bonne Terre, MO 63628 Birthday: September 5 Dion Ortiz Burleigh County Detention Center Post Office Box 2499 Bismarck, North Dakota 58502 Birthday: September 10 We have a Twitter! Follow @HotwireWeekly and send us news that we should include in the show.    

This week we have a greater amount of animal liberation actions to report on than usual. We interview Sam from DC Legal Posse about the first J20 trials beginning next week, and what people can do to support the defendants. After the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday, we explore whether it makes sense to designate white men as the “real terrorists.” We also interview an anarchist in Brazil about the Operation Érebo repression campaign against anarchists there. Anarchists from throughout history travel forward in time to warn us about the horrors of state socialism and about the dangers of standardized time itself!. {November 8th, 2017}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Headlines {1:40} Texas Shooting and White Masculinity {6:15} Daylight Saving {9:30} Anarchist Media Jingles {16:40} Repression Roundup {18:00} Next Week's News {27:38} Upcoming anarchist book fairs: Boston Anarchist Book Fair November 11–12 775 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA The Cascadia Forest Defenders are fighting against the Goose Timber Sale of 2,500 acres of the Willamette National Forest in Oregon. Go here to donate to their struggle or find out how to get involved. J20 support resources: J20 Legal Defense Fund Thunderclap social media campaign Sub.media's Defend J20 Resistance info video Twitter Fed book Agency: The J20 Case, What You Need to Know The Nation published a really good article, found here, on the importance of supporting the J20 inauguration day defendants. Look at this insane picture of a protest against mining in the Hambach Forest, Germany. Anti-capitalists in Montreal are holding an anti-G7 organizing assembly on November 18 at … 1PM to 5PM Comité social Centre-Sud 1710 Beaudry Near the Beaudry metro station. The room is wheelchair accessible. Bail and legal support fundraiser for anti-pipeline Camp White Pine in Pennsylvania. Donate here to support the Rojinegro anarchist infoshop in Bogotá, Colombia. Full report on the ongoing anti-Wells Fargo occupation going on at Reed College in Portland, OR. Here in the Facebook page for Northwest Detention Center Resistance in Tacoma, WA. Other anarchist podcast episodes mentioned in this Hotwire: The latest episode of The Final Straw has interviews with Cascadia Forest Defenders about their anti-logging occupation in the Willamette National Forest. Hotwire 7 has a fleshed out anarchist critique of the use of the word “terrorism”. Hotwire 11 introduces the zombie anarchists on Twitter rising from the grave to set the record straight on state communism. Episode 54 of The Ex-Worker details an anarchist response to the election of Donald Trump. Ex-Worker episode 55 is all about the J20 inauguration protests in DC. The giant German coal mine we mentioned is in the middle of the Hambacher Forest, which was covered in Episode 37 of The Ex-Worker. CrimethInc. essays mentioned in this Hotwire: The Illegitimacy of Violence, the Violence of Legitimacy AlieNation: The Map of Despair One Hundred Years after the Bolshevik Counterrevolution Weathering Jail and Prison: Tips from Anarchist Prisoners Dane Powell and Joseph Buddenburg The 2018 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar is now available! Your group can buy 10 or more at the rate of $10 each. Single issues are available from LeftWingBooks.net and AK Press. This year's theme is “Awakening Resistance,” and features art and writings by Jesus Barraza, Fight Toxic Prisons, Serena Tang, Andrea Ritchie, Roger Peet, Sophia Dawson, Rasmea Support Committee, EE Vera, Herman Bell, Fernando Marti, Alexandra Valiente, Billie Belo, Arlene Gallone Support Committee, Marius Mason, David Gilbert, UB Topia, April Rosenblum, Design Action Collective, Sundiata Acoli, CrimethInc, Annie Banks, Mutope Duguma, Xinachtli, Zola and more. You can sponsor copies for prisoners for only $8, postage included! Just be sure to specify their full legal name and prisoner number. Any questions can be sent to info@certaindays.org. Ongoing grassroots disaster relief efforts: Florida: Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Texas: Bayou Action Street Health, Greater Houston Grassroots Relief, World on My Shoulders, Austin Common Ground, the Black Women's Defense League, Redneck Revolt Houston, West Street Response Team, Houston Food Not Bombs California: Sonoma County IWW wildfire rebuilding fund Puerto Rico: Submedia's grassroots disaster relief support, Hurricane Maria Community Recovery Fund, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: here and here. Also, check out Mutual Aid Disaster Relief's website for on-the-ground reports from Puerto Rico. Mexico: Oaxaca Earthquake Autonomous Solidarity Campaign