Women from all sections of the proletariat occupy an inferior, subordinate, and worse paid position in relation to men. Moreover they suffer from the serfdom of domestic labor. Women’s labor, including that performed in the home, is therefore antagonistic to capitalist society. The awakening of women’s struggles and the implicit
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Kersplebedeb: On Via Fani on March 16th it was no mysterious “007s” from who knows where who went into battle (Red Brigades, March 1979)
We want to be clear: On Via Fani on March 16th it was no mysterious “007s” from who knows where who went into battle; it was comrades from the political vanguard. Tempered in the struggles of the working class and the proletariat in our country. They were communist fighters who
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Selected Documents from the Spring Campaign of the Red Brigades
Last year saw the 40th anniversary of the 1978 Spring Campaign of the Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse, or BR), a month-long offensive against the Italian state initiated by the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. May 16th, 1978, was the date on which a new cabinet, one which included for the first
Continue readingKersplebedeb: THE IMPERIALIST STATE OF THE MULTINATIONALS IS NEITHER FASCIST NOR SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC (Red Brigades, 1978)
In the transition from armed peace to war, the revolution/counter-revolution confrontation grows increasingly direct and generalized, but there is not, as some claim, a transformation of the democratic state into a fascist state. Instead we find ourselves confronted by a state which through restructuring has experienced a modification in the
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Statement on passing of Tom Manning, by Ray Luc Levasseur
Tom Manning’s death on July 30 has me in the grip of an emotional riptide. I feel like part of me died with him. Tom was imprisoned at USP-Hazelton, WV at the time of his death. The ostensible cause of death, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was a
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Spring Sale at Leftwingbooks.NET :)
Spring is finely here, and so is our next big book sale; titles from AK Press, PM Press, Common Notions, Haymarket, and of course Kersplebedeb Publishing — time to get your summer reading books, now! We have knocked up to 50% off on dozens of titles at at Kerslebedeb Leftwingbooks.net — anarchist,
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Reflections on Illness / Réflections sur la maladie
available from leftwingbooks.net A new zine, as big as a book, that we are very pleased to now carry at Kersplebedeb leftwingbooks.net — “Reflections on Illness / Réflections sur la maladie.” Critical, poignant and at times witty, “Reflections on Illness” is a collection of pieces by activists facing life-threatening illness based
Continue readingKersplebedeb: David Gilbert Interviewed by TREYF
For those of you who don’t know, Treyf is one of the best podcasts out there — “A debatably Jewish podcast. Recorded at CKUT in Montreal (on occupied Kanien’kehá:ka territory), in the shadow of the cross of secularism, Sam Bick and David Zinman reflect on the political discussions that are
Continue readingKersplebedeb: What happened to Prisoner Justice Day?
What happened to Prisoner Justice Day? is a podcast mini series about the history of prisons in canada focusing on differences in the prison system in the 1960s-1980s versus today. The podcast features interviews with former and current prisoners, as well as supporters on the outside; the miniseries is all
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Kuwasi Balagoon A Soldier’s Story: Revolutionary Writings by a New Afrikan Anarchist
available from leftwingbooks.net Kuwasi Balagoon was a participant in the Black Liberation struggle from the 1960s until his death in prison in 1986. A member of the Black Panther Party and defendant in the infamous Panther 21 case, Balagoon went underground with the Black Liberation Army (BLA). Captured and convicted
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Many years ago, when working on what was originally envisaged as a pamphlet, a short collection of writings by Kuwasi Balagoon, i was told of a television interview with Balagoon, conducted while he was incarcerated following the failed Brinks expropriation of 1981. These were in the days before youtube or
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Strike One to Educate One Hundred: The Rise of the Red Brigades 1960s-1970s
click here to order from leftwingbooks.net When Strike One to Educate One Hundred was written, Italy’s Red Brigades were crashing out of our daily newspapers into everyone’s awareness. Yet, almost no real information about them was available here. Strike One was written for that need. It was not an academic study. It was
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Salon du livre anarchiste, 25 – 26 mai
Kersplebedeb sera au 20e Salon du livre anarchiste de Montréal! Le Salon se tiendra: Le samedi 25 et le dimanche 26 mai 2019 De 10 h à 17 h Au CÉDA (2515, rue Delisle) et au CCGV (2450, rue Workman). Situés en face l’un de l’autre à chaque côté du parc
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, May 25 – May 26
Kersplebedeb will be tabling at the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair — we hope to see you there! The Bookfair will be happening at: Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 2019 From 10:00 to 17:00 At the CÉDA (2515, rue Delisle) and the CCGV (2450, rue Workman).
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Certain Days Calendar 2020: Call for Art and Article Submissions
Call for Art and Article Submissions: Knitting Together the Struggles What: A call for art and article submissions for the 2020 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar. Deadline: May 17, 2019 The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar collective (www.certaindays.org) is releasing its 19th calendar this coming fall. The
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Manifestation contre le racisme et la xénophobie: ici et ailleurs (Montréal, 24 mars)
**Manifestation contre le racisme et la xénophobie : ici et ailleurs** Dimanche, 24 mars, 14h Cet événement fut organisé et aura lieu à Tio’tia:ke (“Montreal”), un territoire Kanien’kehá:ka non-cédé. 24 MARS 2019 14h, MÉTRO ST-LAURENT facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/422492248291780/ (click here for english version) Le 12 novembre 2017 et le 7 octobre 2018, deux
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Mass demonstration against racism and xenophobia: here and everywhere (Montreal, March 24)
**Mass demonstration against racism and xenophobia: here and everywhere** Sunday, March 24th, 2 pm This event was organized and will take place in Tio’tia:ke (“Montreal”), unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory. Sunday, March 24th 2pm MÉTRO ST-LAURENT facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/422492248291780/ (cliquez ici pour la version en français) On November 12, 2017 and October 7, 2018,
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Anti-69: Against the Mythologies of the 1969 Criminal Code Reform (Ottawa, March 23-24, 2019)
The Anti-69 Forum, to be held next weekend in Ottawa (March 23-24), will provide a forum for activists, academics, and community members to critically examine the mythologies surrounding the 1969 Criminal Code reform. As explained by the organizers, “We are Anti-69 because the federal government has planned and funded several efforts
Continue readingKersplebedeb: Kevin Rashid Johnson Transferred to Indiana
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson is a founding member of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party-Prison Chapter, and the NABPP-PC’s Minister of Defense. He is also a renowned artist, and author of two books published by Kersplebedeb, Defying the Tomb and Panther Vision. He has been in prison for almost thirty years,
Continue readingKersplebedeb: ‘The “Dangerous Class” and Revolutionary Theory: Thoughts on the Making of the Lumpen/Proletariat’ by J. Sakai reviewed by Joshua Moufawad-Paul
available from leftwingbooks.net (mirrored from Marx & Philosophy Review of Books) Sakai has always been provocative. His work, when it is not relegated to obscurity, is treated as either sacrosanct or heretical, and so it is very difficult to review his most recent book without capitulating to this binary. Moreover, his
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