Defend Direct Action
28th February, Atlanta, USA.
received anonymously via email:
“On Sunday night, 02/28, we smashed the windows of the Midtown Butcher Shoppe in Atlanta, GA. We did this in solidarity with an old vegan anarchist friend who died recently. This world of exploitation and hierarchy is truly awful. Tell the people in your life you care about them. More importantly, get together and attack.”
PHOTO: Unrelated butcher shop smashed in broad daylight, 2016 UK.
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UNTIL WE WIN
UA.
8th March 2021, London UK
received anonymosuly via email:
“The Ginger Pig shops have always upset me, it has been great to see they have been getting a few visits. At least something is happening against them, at least other people out there are sick to death of them too. Then I noticed I was slipping into a deeper type of passivity. Waiting for someone else’s hit report to appear, I told myself there was even less reason for me to do something, someone else would probably get round to it. This was just the anxieties I’m sure a lot of us have around taking action.
This night, I packed their locks tight with glue at one of the shops that had been damaged before. The Ginger Pig, as well as others, are targets for us all and if you are nervous remember that the worst we can do is nothing.
Hope they have an annoying morning trying to open up their disgusting shop.
Solidarity!”
In this edition of flammable we bring you three stories for you to read and develop knowledge in other struggles that surround us. Please take the time to do your research and learn, all stories are linked!
1- EIGHT ANARCHISTS LOCKED UP AWAITING TRIAL IN BARCELONA DURING A DEMONSTRATION IN SOLIDARITY WITH PABLO HASEL.
Pablo Hasel was taken to prison a couple of weeks back accused of promoting terrorism for writing songs calling the King of Spain a thief. There have been multiple demonstrations throughout Europe, but Barcelona and Madrid have become focal points of struggle in solidarity. On the 27th of February and as part of the riots, the police raided two squats in Barcelona and arrested 8 comrades accused of setting a police van on fire with a cop inside. They are now awaiting trial whilst in prison and facing attempted murder, organised criminal association, conspiracy, unauthorised demonstration, aggression, public disorder, assault and violence against public officials and damages.We do not have addresses to write letter, but we will update that as soon as we do.
Read more: https://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=37333
2- EXPROPRIATION OF BOOKS FROM CAPITALIST WAREHOUSES.
In solidarity with Lukáš Kalina, who was just released after serving prison for shoplifting bread, an anonymous anarchist claimed responsibility for the expropriation of books from a warehouse. They say:
“They will only issue them to us in exchange for money. For a lot of money! These are their rules, which I do not accept. I therefore expropriated books for which the capitalists wanted to pay a total of 5980 CZK (230 EUR). I didn’t give them any money at all. I will share books now. I will use some in favor of organizing fight.
Only a general uprising can overthrow capitalism. But when he doesn’t come, I won’t just wait passively and suffer obediently. By expropriation, I take back pieces of what was stolen from us.”They mention Project Magpie, an initiative inciting folks to expropriate what they (or their communities) need.
Read more here: https://magpie.noblogs.org/post/2021/03/04/expropriation-and-sharing-of-books/
3- DIMITRIS KUOFONTINAS IN CRITICAL CARE + SOLIDARITY ACTIONS IN RESPONSE.
Dimitris was locked up in Greece in 2002 and has been serving his sentence ever since. The Greek state in their blatant attempt to repress anarchism in their territory, passed a law in December where anarchist prisoners do not get to serve sentence in “rural prisons” (a concept of prison where inmates work the land growing veg) as they are “dangerous political terrorists”. Dimitris was immediately transported to max security. The 8th of January, Dimitris started a hunger strike that lasted 59 days, as two days ago he was rushed into critical care and today he was force fed by the state using an intubation system.
The decision to force feed him today is a vague attempt at keeping him alive out of fear for the repercussions that his death will have in the greek territory. Folks around the world have shown solidarity in many different ways, from huge demonstrations and banner drops to arson attacks against military and prison vehicles and even police stations and the prosecutor’s office. Those actions are believed to be on the increase due to the force feeding order by the state.
Read more here:
Multiple actions in one single blog post: https://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=37242
Greek embassy in Frankfurt attacked:
https://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=37307#more-37307
Prison construction company’s van in flames: https://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=37324
Town Hall burn down: https://actforfree.nostate.net/?p=37284
That’s it for todays Flammable.
And as some anarchists say in one of the reports; “Quiet cities burn beautifully”.
28th January, Birmingham UK.
Via local newspapers:
According to local news, Ron Cockayne Butchers Ltd was attacked by unknown people. Eighteen bricks were used to break through the window, then smashed the cooked meat counter, multiple freezers, smashed eggs and glass jars and put a cleaver through a freezer door. A butcher’s knife and a set of keys went missing.
The owner says that over 3k GBP worth of damage was caused to the forty seven year old butcher shop.
5th March 2021, London UK
received anonymously via email:
“On their website, these butcherers of animals claim they have a great fondness for this particular store since its the first they established. Shame if something were to happen to it.
Too late!
A multitude of crashes filled the air as the rich slept contentedly in their onlooking apartments. On our journey away from the scene, a cop van suddenly appeared in our pathway. Our hearts sank but having already smoothly blended back into our surroundings, they didnt lift a finger. Not even your precious police or sickening neighbourhood can shield you from whatever is coming your way.
Destruction to all who hold commodities above life, status above justice, themselves above others.”
22nd February, Poland
received anonymously via email
Unfortunatelty, we only received photos without any text, so we do not know anything about the action, its motives or its results.
13th February, Bristol UK
received anonymouysly via encrypted email:
“On the evening of the 13th of feb we popped all four tires of a butchers van in Bristol. A small but fun and easy action. We would like to use this space to call for a return to militant action and radical thought in the animal rights movement. This action is dedicated to all other ALF activists, we love you!.
ALF”
20th February, Turkey.
English :
“This emotional footage shows only a couple of minutes of a dangerous
rescue mission.
Our ALF member in Turkey, at a secret location secretly goes into a
shelter and rescues these 2 ‘banned breed’ dogs at night.
This mother and daughter has been abandoned at a shelter and they would
have to spend their lives there due the laws in Turkey. Living on cold
concrete, eating, sleeping, peeing and pooping in the same 5 metre
square cage. And one day possibly being secretly put to sleep.
We have taken these girls onto a freedom ride and they are at a safe
location now living happily with a family.
These dogs breeds are the most abused, sold, pushed into fights, made
pregnant, ears and tails cut off. WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR PITBULLS,
DOGOS, STAFFS, NO DOGS LEFT BEHIND!!!!”
Turkish:
“Bu duygusal görüntü, tehlikeli bir kurtarma görevinin yalnızca birkaç
dakikasını gösteriyor.
Türkiye’deki ALF üyemiz gizli bir yerde gizlice bir barınağa giriyor ve
gece bu 2 ‘yasaklı cins’ köpeği kurtarıyor.
Bu anne ve kızı bir barınağa terk edildi ve Türkiye’deki yasalar
nedeniyle hayatlarını orada geçirmek zorunda kalacaklardı. Aynı 5
metrekarelik kafeste soğuk beton üzerinde yaşamak, yemek yemek, uyumak,
işemek ve kaka yapmak. Ve bir gün muhtemelen gizlice uyutulmak.
Bu kızları bir özgürlük yolculuğuna çıkardık ve şimdi bir aileyle mutlu
bir şekilde yaşıyorlar.
Bu köpek ırkları en çok istismara uğrayan, satılan, kavgaya itilen,
hamile bırakılan, kulakları ve kuyrukları kesilen köpeklerdir.
PITBULLAR, DOGOLAR, STAFFLAR İÇİN SAVAŞIMIZ DEVAM EDECEK. HİÇBİR KÖPEĞİ
ARKAMIZDA BIRAKMIYACAĞIZ !!!!”
21st February, Sweden.
Received anonymously via email:
“In Sweden, ALF has taken direct action against the murderer and fascist
Karl Hedin. We don’t want justice! We’re out for revenge…
In Sweden, the hunter and business billionaire Karl Hedin is charged with a
serious hunting crime. The trial is set to begin on the 22nd of
February.
We do not care about society’s rotten legal system! Hunters are always
guilty!
Karl Hedin has killed over 1000 individuals! No forgiveness! Uncompromising
struggle and raging fire! Until everyone is free!
FCK HNT! – A.L.F”