Istanbul
Upon arrival in Istanbul we were welcomed by our comrades, who took us to the club of antiavtoritarnata organization Resistanbul. We met with the program of the upcoming protest week and engaged in the preparation of the concert, which was to be held later the same day. What we noticed was a very good organization of the event. Functions were distributed and all were involved in some way. Some were responsible for organizing the protests themselves, others - for sound and security of the concert, there were people that accommodate participants from abroad, and prepared the traditional Turkish dishes. People started coming from other countries arrived to support shares Resistanbul. There were participants from Scotland, England, France, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and others. Turkish police did not miss the opportunity to remind ourselves and in the early afternoon a group of 10-15 cops stood in front of the club. Although we all expected some provocation on their part and attempt to disrupt the concert, they They stood outside for a while, then moved out. Concert itself went very well. The first stage went Ofisboyz local groups and Standback from Istanbul and Ankara Malazlar. The evening ended with the Bulgarian Bit Terror Group and Scottish legends Anarchopunk Oi Polloi. Was read a statement in support of the arrested Serbian anarchists, and the Bulgarian group sang the Angelic Upstarts "Solidarity" with the replacement text for the occasion, but instead "Polish workers" are singing "Serb anarchists." The next day, October 1, was organized a peaceful protest with about 700-800 participants. At the forefront were activists from various Marxist, leftist parties, then the people from anti-capitalist union Resistanbul, composed of various anarchist groups and antiavtoritarni. Was very well organized musical band that really provokes radical imagination and was applauded by the people on the street who even came to shoot the protesters. The next days to 6 October were filled with many events, protests and art activist provocations. People are preparing for large protests on 6 and 7 October, when the "economic" elites from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank had to meet in the conference hall in the center of Istanbul. On October 6 in the morning demonstration was pretty tight, it was attended by Turkish again revolutionary trade unions, leftist parties and organizations as well as anarchists not only Istanbul but also from most cities in Turkey. Then people went Resistanbul and anarchist "black bloc" composed of more radical anarchists, leftist and anarchist skinheads and other young people. Even when entering the square "fees", which is banned demonstrations in 1977, the police "opened fire" and attack with paralyzing tear gas, water cannons, and according to unconfirmed data and chemical warfare agents. For the first time this year the government of Erdogan allowed to protest on May 1, the "fees", but only to certain organizations. Skirmishes followed by small streets of the center between the police and the "black bloc" in which the latter attacked with Molotov cocktails and stones and destroyed dozens of banks, ATMs and more expensive stores. Everywhere along the central streets of Istanbul are fought by local conservative nationalists with Islamist beliefs even allowed her to attack and beat protesters anarchists. In its fury police really threw large quantities of gas in which a citizen who did not even participate in the protests, a heart attack and died. Many of the events was performed in front of foreign journalists from different media such as Reuters, AFP and others. Were arrested about 100 protesters, only Turkish citizens who were later brutally beaten in police stations. At night much of the protest organizers decided to demonstrate to the police station where they were most of the detainees, but realized that there was gathered "a mob of angry citizens" (according to mainstream media) that await them with knives and batons. These are actually residents of the former Jewish district in Istanbul who are nationalistic, fascist beliefs - the breed, idealized Ottoman Empire. Therefore, the protest was canceled. On the second day of the meeting of IMF and World Bank, October 7, authorities banned all protests. With full knowledge that can be arrested, boys and girls Resistanbul again took to the streets as generally peaceful and though their group is not particularly large (no more than 50 people) were able to surprise the police, blocking several key intersections, conducted series of symbolic performances against capitalism and even managed to retain a government car located in its EU Commissioner for more than an hour without police to intervene! Several activists even climbed on the roof of the car and diplomatic otchupiha blue light, while the EU Commissioner in hiding his face - it all happened very close to the congress hall where a meeting of "financial elite". After those shares retreated youth employed in the case of buildings. In general, protests against the shares and the IMF meeting proved very successful, given the widespread public support for activists (people participated in protests, mass and even physically helped activists as a shelter and water and substances for neutralizing of tear gas) and the impression that the protests and make it even shares the mainstream media. Starting from Turkish student, throw IMF chief Strauss-Kahn to boot, and ending with the remaining days of stocks and large-scale protests, masters of the planet did not remain quiet for a moment and realized that Istanbul is not only a showcase of Turkey world, but that reflects the attitudes of young people in general and of that other world against the new global empire of capital. The mere presence of more than 15,000 uniformed cops Turkish clear how desirable are the world bosses "elites" and "experts" in Istanbul, and even everywhere! From the statement of the Committee of unmanageable - Resistanbul: announce their proposal for economic and social agenda for an anarchic anti-capitalist way of life - a proposal for a way out of global capitalism. Our program is formed around some resistance techniques that undermine the roots of the capitalist world - system colonized all aspects of life. • Strikes and occupations of workplaces against the pressure and colonization carried out by all managers and directors of capitalist wage labor. • Occupation of factories aimed at worker self-management, team work and work without bosses. • Organization and establishment of trade unions and confederations of small and local agricultural associations working against monopoly in agriculture and environmental degradation. • Collectivization and occupation of agricultural land against impoverishment and exorcised the peasants from their lands. • Occupation and resistance aimed at creating autonomous spaces under the control of autonomous communities. • Occupation of buildings and public spaces homelessness, aiming at creating structures for communal life in free space. • Development of alternative production systems and local enforcement of the capitalist consumer society. • Transformation of education systems by working with student councils for the creation of free learning environments. Occupation of schools and universities against commercialism and class discrimination in education. Martha ... (actor) and Ivo (the stories of eyewitnesses and materials)












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