Category Archives: international solidarity

Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in prison clinic

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ellenpolus

Russian prison officials have moved a member of the punk band Pussy Riot to a medical unit at the penal colony where she is on hunger strike. The news about Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was reported on Twitter by her husband, Pyotr … Continue reading →

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The fascist face of capitalism: In memory of Pavlos Fyssas

Posted on September 19, 2013 by ellenpolus

The death of one at the hand of fascists is the death of all.  It testifies to a failure, the failure of our ability to resist, and possibly to understand how to resist.  Fascism is not a simple political irrationality; … Continue reading →

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Culture Action Europe Public Conference and AGM, October 2013, Rome, Italy

Posted on September 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

Culture Action Europe Public Conference 4-5 October 2013, Rome ‘It’s not just a crisis, it is a transition!’ CAE announces an innovative two-day international conference about the vital role of individual and social cultural capacities in building a way out … Continue reading →

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Kampagne der Koalition der Freien Szene

Posted on August 26, 2013 by ellenpolus

Die Kampagne Unter dem Motto „Freie Szene stärken! Geist ist noch flüchtiger als Kapital – haltet ihn fest!“ findet vom 23. August – 28. September 2013 eine Kampagne der Koalition der Freien Szene statt. Die Kampagne wird noch einmal verstärkt … Continue reading →

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Petition – Kunsthalle Bern

Posted on August 22, 2013 by ellenpolus

Die Stadt Bern will sparen. Gleichsam reflexartig erfährt der städtische Kultursektor dabei besondere Aufmerksamkeit. Eine Jungpartei forderte in diesem Zusammenhang jüngst die Schliessung der Kunsthalle Bern. Einen Tag später titelte eine grosse Berner Tageszeitung «Breite Unterstützung für Sparvorschlag» und veröffentlichte … Continue reading →

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CfP: Protest and Power in Central and Eastern European States-Cambridge

Posted on August 22, 2013 by ellenpolus

The recent wave of protests and demonstrations that spread across and beyond Europe has renewed scholarly interest in social movements and protest: whether Coloured revolutions or Occupy movements, Otpor in Yugoslavia or Femen in Ukraine, all are indicative of a … Continue reading →

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Artists and Cultural Workers Stage Massive Protests in Serbia

Posted on June 24, 2013 by ellenpolus

On Saturday, June 22nd 2013, over 800 cultural workers and artists went out to protest in the Square of the Republic in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, as well as in Novi Sad, Niš and Vršac. Such a protest on … Continue reading →

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