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2011
News for August 2011:
August 28: Commentator Darian Worden publishes editorial advocating anarchist alternatives to the criminal justice system.
August 4: An alleged spy for
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is sued by anti-war protesters for posing as an anarchist to infiltrate and monitor civilian activities.
October 18, 2009: In
Roraima (
Brazil) the anarchist teacher
Crystian Paiva is murdered by
military police. The commercial media and government agencies works to disseminate disinformation that Paiva who committed suicide.
September 24: In one of the most substantial North American anarchist mobilisations in five years, protesters challenge the
2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit.
December 6–28: Anarchists and others
riot against police in Greece following the killing of a 15 year old by a police officer. Clashes with police and attacks on Greek Embassies and Consulates have spread to several other European countries, and the United States.
November 11–15: The
Tarnac Nine are arrested in
Tarnac,
France and accused of large-scale sabotage of the French rail network
March 21-24: Anarchist Convergence held in Melbourne, Australia, to discuss the establishment of a Regional Anarchist Federation.
February 7: A Chilean anarchist group called the Severino Di Giovanni Antipatriotic Band claimed responsibility for the bombing of a police station in
Providencia, Chile.
October 29:
Mexican federal and military police, supported by army troops, seize the center of
Oaxaca, which had served as the headquarters for the five-month
protest occupation of the city. Protestors had demanded the resignation of state governor
Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, after he sent a brigade of over 3000 police to the area to break the strike of a teachers' union in June.
September 2005: In the wake of
Hurricane Katrina, poor residents of
New Orleans,
United States, without the help of government, organize their own relief efforts. Neighbors conduct boat rescues, guard each other's houses, set up shelters, and coordinate food distribution.
September 8, 2005: In one of the largest mass arrests in
Denmark history,
Christiania trailersite residents are evicted from the partially self-governing neighborhood of
Copenhagen.
This page is currently inactive and is retained for
historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the
village pump.
This page is an
archive. Do not edit the contents of this page. Please direct any additional comments to the
current main page.
2011
News for August 2011:
August 28: Commentator Darian Worden publishes editorial advocating anarchist alternatives to the criminal justice system.
August 4: An alleged spy for
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is sued by anti-war protesters for posing as an anarchist to infiltrate and monitor civilian activities.
October 18, 2009: In
Roraima (
Brazil) the anarchist teacher
Crystian Paiva is murdered by
military police. The commercial media and government agencies works to disseminate disinformation that Paiva who committed suicide.
September 24: In one of the most substantial North American anarchist mobilisations in five years, protesters challenge the
2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit.
December 6–28: Anarchists and others
riot against police in Greece following the killing of a 15 year old by a police officer. Clashes with police and attacks on Greek Embassies and Consulates have spread to several other European countries, and the United States.
November 11–15: The
Tarnac Nine are arrested in
Tarnac,
France and accused of large-scale sabotage of the French rail network
March 21-24: Anarchist Convergence held in Melbourne, Australia, to discuss the establishment of a Regional Anarchist Federation.
February 7: A Chilean anarchist group called the Severino Di Giovanni Antipatriotic Band claimed responsibility for the bombing of a police station in
Providencia, Chile.
October 29:
Mexican federal and military police, supported by army troops, seize the center of
Oaxaca, which had served as the headquarters for the five-month
protest occupation of the city. Protestors had demanded the resignation of state governor
Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, after he sent a brigade of over 3000 police to the area to break the strike of a teachers' union in June.
September 2005: In the wake of
Hurricane Katrina, poor residents of
New Orleans,
United States, without the help of government, organize their own relief efforts. Neighbors conduct boat rescues, guard each other's houses, set up shelters, and coordinate food distribution.
September 8, 2005: In one of the largest mass arrests in
Denmark history,
Christiania trailersite residents are evicted from the partially self-governing neighborhood of
Copenhagen.