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أدى إصرار الأناركية , على أن تطور الحركات الثورية لا يمكن أن يتم على نحو فعال إلا إذا نبعت من واقع حياة الناس , إلى استنتاج منطقي مفاده أن الحركة الثورية الحقيقية يجب أن تكيف نفسها مع الاختلاف . كما يجب أن تعكس تفهما للتجارب الحياتية لأولئك الذين يشاركون فيها , كخطوة أولى لإشراكهم في العملية الثورية . كانت هذه الحاجة , للتكيف و التفهم , ماسة بشكل خاص , و كانت القضايا الإستراتيجية معقدة بشكل خاص بخصوص وضع المرأة , و التي كانت تجارب حياتها اليومية , في كثير من المجتمعات , و لا تزال , مختلفة عن تجارب الرجال .

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"Last June, after leaving the encampment in the center of Madrid, people in the 15M movement would say, “We moved from Sol square, but we know the way back.” The day of action on May 12 this year exceeded the expectations of many people who thought the 15M movement was dead,"

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Austerity has been the main prescription across Europe for dealing with the continent's nearly three-year-old debt crisis, brought on by too much government spending. But what does it mean for the average European?

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"La Pasionaria's cry of "No pasaran" (They shall not pass) rallied thousands to the Republican cause, and she became a symbol of resistance to the dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco."

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"Cowards don't make history; and the women of Mujeres Libres (Free Women) were no cowards. Courageous enough to create revolutionary change in their daily lives, these women mobilized over 20,000 women into an organized network during the Spanish Revolution, to strive for community, education, and equality for women and the emancipation of all."

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"Spanish workers angry at a labour reform the government calls an "unstoppable" necessity staged a general strike on Thursday, bringing factories and ports to a standstill and igniting flashes of violence on the streets."

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"A unique feature-length documentary (90 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles) which chronicles the origins and evolution of the Spanish anarchist movement and its important role during the Spanish Revolution (1936-1939) "

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"Spain’s biggest trade unions - CCOC (Comisiones Obreras, Workers Committees) and UGT (Unión General de Trabajadores, General Workers’ Union) - organised a massive clamor against the labour market reforms that the government is planning on February 19."

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"Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards packed town squares nationwide Sunday to protest labor reforms that the new conservative government says are necessary to encourage economic growth. Workers fear the measures will allow companies to fire them more easily, exacerbating what is already Europe's highest unemployment rate."

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"Spain's Popular Party government has announced sweeping labour reforms which include slashing employees' maximum severance pay and water down collective bargaining rights, strengthening the power of employers over workers"

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"Spain’s new conservative government has begun to attack workers´ rights with a serious of brutal reforms. "

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" Europe's left is torn between outrage and anxiety over drastic cuts in living standards and working conditions being imposed on Greeks by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund."

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Tom Wetzel's historical article and analysis of the Spanish Civil War and Revolution, and in particular the activities of the Spanish anarchists within it. In text and PDF format.

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A short history of the Spanish Civil War and Revolution which broke out in response to the right-wing and fascist coup attempt of General Franco.

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A BBC Docmentary from the 1980s about the origins and growth of the Basque cooperative corporation, including a short history of the Rochdale cooperatives that inspired the Don José María Arizmendiarrieta

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World leaders probably spent more time worrying about the eurozone crisis than anything else in 2011.

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To grow a
large worker co-op movement, a system of supports is required to enable the transfer of
appropriate knowledge to many people, in addition to having access to worker coop-friendly
sources of capital.

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This is a study of social protest and repression in one of the twentieth century's most important revolutionary hotspots. It explains why Barcelona became the undisputed capital of the European anarchist movement and explores the sources of anarchist power in the city.

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Detailed account of worker-controlled agriculture, industry and public services in revolutionary Spain during the civil war.

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Brief remarks concerning the meaning of the word “autonomy” in the context of political struggles since the time of Marx, with special emphasis on the period of the Spanish Transition to democracy in the 1970s.

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