Elephant in the room #39 – A russian perspective on the war in Ukraine

Already on March 2, we conducted an interview with the independent journalist Dmitry Okrest. We talked about his perspective on the war, the reaction of society in general and the anarchist movement specifically, the ideology behind the war, and the impact the war has on russian society.

Information from anarchist perspective in Russia: avtonom.org

Fotos von der Demo gegen den Krieg in der Ukraine am Freitag.

Vielen Dank an alle die am Freitag auf der Demo gegen den Krieg in der Ukraine teilgenommen haben. Danke an alle die sich mit Redebeiträgen eingebracht haben, sowohl die persönlichen als auch Danke an die FAU, die Schüler_innenvernetzung Schwarze Rose, die Queer Pride DD und die Direkthilfe Dresden für ihre Worte.

Stoppt den Krieg in der Ukraine!
Gegen die Aufrüstung Europas!
Für Freiheit, Selbstbestimmtung und Solidarität!

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Gegen Annexionen und imperiale Aggression

Text auf dem Bild: Kein Krieg zwischen den Menschen! Kein Frieden zwischen den Klassen!

Eine Erklärung russischer Anarchist*innen gegen die russische Aggression in der Ukraine. Sie erschien auf Russisch auf avtonom.org, einem Medienprojekt, das aus dem anarchistisch-kommunistischen Netzwerk Autonomous Action hervorgegangen ist.

Gestern, am 21. Februar, fand eine außerordentliche Sitzung des ›Sicherheitsrates der Russischen Föderation‹ statt. Im Rahmen dieses Schauspiels drängte Putin seine engsten Mitarbeiter dazu, ihn öffentlich zu ›bitten‹, die Unabhängigkeit der sogenannten ›Volksrepubliken‹ Lugansk [LNR] und Donezk [DNR] in der Ostukraine anzuerkennen.

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Elephant in the room – repressions against anarchists in Russia and cooperation of liberals and nazis in Thuringen Germany #07

Network case in Penza, Russia shocked a lot of people by sentences that can compete with those given to political opponents during Gulag times. We are talking to Tanya one of the people behind solidarity campaign with prosecuted anarchists and antifascists in Russia about the sentencing and the role repressions and tortures played in anarchist movement in the country.

In the second part of the show we talk with an anarchist from Thuringen, Germany on recent support of liberal party by extreme right AfD which helped liberals to get their candidate elected as minister president of the federal state. What are the anarchist perspective on this development in Germany and what anarchists should or should not do in this situation.

Music – Порнофильмы – https://pornofilmy.bandcamp.com/

30.06 17:00 Presentation: World Cup in Russia – Not just a game

World Cup 2018 have started in Russia. Now everybody is stuck to the screens following their favorite national teams and hoping to win some money after betting. It seems like all the problems in the world have disappeared so that all of us can enjoy the game. After all it should be the game that unites. But behind the fireworks and rich football players there are things that are hidden from the eyes of audience. Those things pop up from time to time in oppositional news in Russia rarely making it to the world arena. And there is a lot happening to the people while the rest of the world enjoys the show.

World cup is celebrated in the country that belongs to Putin and his surrounding. And they managed to achieve little protest during those days not with social programs and support of the society rather with smashing any opposition that can appear in any form. Or repress those that are not involved in politics just to make sure that nothing happens. This world cup is happening in the country whose leader is becoming more and more appealing to the westerners who look for the strong hand to rule them all. However little is known in Europe of the price that russian society is paying for last 18 years of putin’s rule.

One activist from Russia will visit us this evening to talk about the situation that was happening before and happens now during the cup in the country. Also we will be collecting money for repressed anarchist and antifascists in Russia that evening, so withdraw your bets and donate those money to those who need them most right now.

Presentation will be in English with possibility for German translation.