Revisiting the Smash EDO Campaign
https://crimethinc.com/SmashEDO
In response to the genocide unfolding in Gaza, some activists have set out to target weapons manufacturers like Elbit Systems and Raytheon. As these campaigns gain momentum, it may be instructive to look to previous such efforts for inspiration and ideas.
Two decades ago in the UK, a campaign known as Smash EDO set out to shut down an arms factory in Brighton. Over the course of a years-long struggle, they experimented with a range of strategies. In one case, activists broke into the facility and did hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage to it—and then were declared innocent by a jury at trial.
In this text, we review the movement from its inception to its high point in 2010.
https://crimethinc.com/SmashEDO
In response to the genocide unfolding in Gaza, some activists have set out to target weapons manufacturers like Elbit Systems and Raytheon. As these campaigns gain momentum, it may be instructive to look to previous such efforts for inspiration and ideas.
Two decades ago in the UK, a campaign known as Smash EDO set out to shut down an arms factory in Brighton. Over the course of a years-long struggle, they experimented with a range of strategies. In one case, activists broke into the facility and did hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage to it—and then were declared innocent by a jury at trial.
In this text, we review the movement from its inception to its high point in 2010.
This week, Elon Musk explicitly endorsed the anti-Semitic "replacement theory," talking about Jewish "hatred against whites." But a few hours later, all it took for the the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League to thank him for his "leadership in fighting hate" was for Musk—a white South African—to identify "decolonization" with genocide.
War is peace. Free speech is censorship. Decolonization is genocide.
Advocates of the genocidal policy currently pursued by the Israeli government are prepared to make common cause with bigots who hate them—on the shared platform of endorsing colonial violence. This says a lot about the future that Christian nationalists, proponents of a Jewish ethno-state, and capitalist billionaires wish to create.
As we have been saying for a long time—abolish Twitter. Destroy capitalism, white supremacy, anti-Semitism, and fascism. This is our only hope to live together in peace. 🏴
War is peace. Free speech is censorship. Decolonization is genocide.
Advocates of the genocidal policy currently pursued by the Israeli government are prepared to make common cause with bigots who hate them—on the shared platform of endorsing colonial violence. This says a lot about the future that Christian nationalists, proponents of a Jewish ethno-state, and capitalist billionaires wish to create.
As we have been saying for a long time—abolish Twitter. Destroy capitalism, white supremacy, anti-Semitism, and fascism. This is our only hope to live together in peace. 🏴
Cómo pararon el trabajo en las instalaciones de Raytheon
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/15/como-pararon-el-trabajo-en-las-instalaciones-de-raytheon-informe-sobre-un-dia-de-bloqueo
A las 7 de la mañana del 13 de noviembre, docenas de personas se reunieron en la extensa explanada de Raytheon, contratista de defensa del sur de California, en respuesta a un llamamiento de Trabajadores en Palestina a emprender acciones directas para bloquear el flujo de armas al ejército israelí. Bloquearon las instalaciones durante más de siete horas, durante las cuales un par de centenares de manifestantes más se unieron a la acción en oleadas, atraídos por los anuncios en las redes sociales. Juntos consiguieron paralizar las operaciones de la instalación durante todo el día.
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https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/15/como-pararon-el-trabajo-en-las-instalaciones-de-raytheon-informe-sobre-un-dia-de-bloqueo
A las 7 de la mañana del 13 de noviembre, docenas de personas se reunieron en la extensa explanada de Raytheon, contratista de defensa del sur de California, en respuesta a un llamamiento de Trabajadores en Palestina a emprender acciones directas para bloquear el flujo de armas al ejército israelí. Bloquearon las instalaciones durante más de siete horas, durante las cuales un par de centenares de manifestantes más se unieron a la acción en oleadas, atraídos por los anuncios en las redes sociales. Juntos consiguieron paralizar las operaciones de la instalación durante todo el día.
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"Struggle! To struggle is to live, and the fiercer the struggle the more intense the life. Then you will have lived, and a few hours of such life are worth years spent vegetating. Struggle so that all may live this rich, overflowing life. And be sure that in this struggle you will find a joy greater than anything else can give!"
-Peter Kropotkin, Anarchist Morality
-Peter Kropotkin, Anarchist Morality
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Palestine Action has released a guide to repurposing fire extinguishers for artistic use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxVXl2WTATk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxVXl2WTATk
There is such a thing as anarchism, which is to say, opposition to all forms of oppressive power—there is such a thing as capitalism, which is to say, a system in which a few people accumulate oppressive power over everyone else through a process of market competition—but there is no such thing as "anarcho"-capitalism.
https://crimethinc.com/podcasts/the-ex-worker/episodes/18
The newly elected president of Argentina, Javier Milei, has described himself as an "anarcho-capitalist." He praises Trump, opposes abortion, and plans to accelerate neoliberal austerity to nightmare proportions.
Anarchists have always opposed capitalism and all politicians. So-called anarcho-capitalists draw on popular resentment of state power to legitimize wealth inequalities. No "liberty" is possible while a few rich people call all the shots.
An Argentinian anarchist tradition has organized against capitalism and state power for well over a century. We echo their slogan from the 2001 uprising:
Que se vayan todos!
https://crimethinc.com/podcasts/the-ex-worker/episodes/18
The newly elected president of Argentina, Javier Milei, has described himself as an "anarcho-capitalist." He praises Trump, opposes abortion, and plans to accelerate neoliberal austerity to nightmare proportions.
Anarchists have always opposed capitalism and all politicians. So-called anarcho-capitalists draw on popular resentment of state power to legitimize wealth inequalities. No "liberty" is possible while a few rich people call all the shots.
An Argentinian anarchist tradition has organized against capitalism and state power for well over a century. We echo their slogan from the 2001 uprising:
Que se vayan todos!
Twenty years ago today, demonstrators gathered in Miami, Florida to oppose the ministerial of the proposed "Free" Trade Area of the Americas. The brutal police response was unprecedented for that time. Nonetheless, the FTAA was ultimately defeated. Anarchists are the real opposition to capitalist globalization, not mendacious autocrats like Donald Trump.
Our report at the time:
https://crimethinc.com/2003/12/27/bringing-the-heat-in-miami
The Miami Model, a documentary:
https://crimethinc.com/videos/the-miami-model
In 2003, the Chief of Police in Miami was John Timoney, a notorious bully who loved to do physical harm to protesters. He later helped the Kingdom of Bahrain suppress social movements. He died in 2016—not a moment too soon—and we got to write his obituary:
https://crimethinc.com/Timoney
Our report at the time:
https://crimethinc.com/2003/12/27/bringing-the-heat-in-miami
The Miami Model, a documentary:
https://crimethinc.com/videos/the-miami-model
In 2003, the Chief of Police in Miami was John Timoney, a notorious bully who loved to do physical harm to protesters. He later helped the Kingdom of Bahrain suppress social movements. He died in 2016—not a moment too soon—and we got to write his obituary:
https://crimethinc.com/Timoney
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Revisitando la campaña Smash EDO
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/17/revisitando-la-campana-smash-edo-una-campana-de-presion-contra-un-fabricante-de-armas
Hace dos décadas, la campaña Smash EDO se propuso cerrar una fábrica de armas en Brighton, dando ejemplo a quienes hoy pretenden detener el genocidio en Gaza.
En el transcurso de una lucha que duró años, experimentaron con diversas estrategias. En un caso, los activistas irrumpieron en las instalaciones y causaron daños por valor de cientos de miles de libras, y luego fueron declarados inocentes por un jurado en el juicio.
#Español
https://crimethinc.com/2023/11/17/revisitando-la-campana-smash-edo-una-campana-de-presion-contra-un-fabricante-de-armas
Hace dos décadas, la campaña Smash EDO se propuso cerrar una fábrica de armas en Brighton, dando ejemplo a quienes hoy pretenden detener el genocidio en Gaza.
En el transcurso de una lucha que duró años, experimentaron con diversas estrategias. En un caso, los activistas irrumpieron en las instalaciones y causaron daños por valor de cientos de miles de libras, y luego fueron declarados inocentes por un jurado en el juicio.
#Español