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Mobiliteit als organisatievorm: rebellie van vluchtelingen van de buitengrenzen tot in de binnensteden van de EU

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De berichtgeving over protesten van vluchtelingen in Europa en ten zuiden van de Middellandse Zee houden al meer dan een jaar aan. Nicosia, Tel Aviv en Jeruzalem, Melilla, Calais, Amsterdam, Wenen, Berlijn – de lijst met steden waar vluchtelingen op pleinen een protestkamp hebben opgezet, is lang geworden. Overal worden, met existentiële vastberadenheid, dezelfde eisen gesteld: een waardige behandeling, sluiting

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Winst voor gemeenten: werklozen gratis inzetten op stembureaus

Blijkens een bericht op Radio Stichtse Vecht van 8 november 2013 gaat de gemeente Stichtse Vecht bijstandsgerechtigden in het kader van de “verplichte tegenprestatie” inzetten op stembureaus. De gemeente hoopt zo tienduizend euro per verkiezing te besparen. Tot nu toe verdienden ambtenaren of andere burgers die op de stembureaus zaten een zakcent bij doordat ze presentiegeld kregen voor het bemensen

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Mapping the Limits of Social Movement Organizing: Comité 21 Maart

What is often overlooked in glib renderings of oppression is the historic role of democracy and the law in maintaining and facilitating anti-black practices. Anthony Paul Farley remarks in “Sadomasochism and the Colorline: Reflections on the Million Man March” that the justice system produces “the very spectacle — black criminality — upon which it relies to justify its existence”. We

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Vier keer bij je vriend overnachten en je bent een zware crimineel

Dit zet gemeenten aan tot een klopjacht op frauderende bijstandsgerechtigden. Maar hoe bepaal je eigenlijk wanneer iemand samenwoont? “Als ik drie nachten in de week bij mijn vriend slaap dan ben ik nog een brave burger, maar als ik vier nachten bij hem slaap ben ik plotseling een zware crimineel.” De zogenaamde ‘samenlevingstoets’ die door gemeenten wordt toegepast leidt volgens

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Making the forced labor center ungovernable

Flush forced labour through the toilet.

The struggle continues against the forced labor center DZB in Leiden, where welfare recipients must work without receiving real wages. After successful actions on May 1st and 2nd, the emphasis of Doorbraak’s actions in these coming months will be on undermining the governability of the center.. The original text in Dutch(june 21st, 2013) Translated into English by Jaap On May

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What the Dutch Black Pete-debate is really about

Pierre le Noir.

In the past three weeks we have published two very widely read and discussed articles by Doorbraak activist Matthijs van de Sande about the racism of Black Pete: “Black Piet and racism: some critical (and spiced) notes” and “Racism is not an opinion”. We do not want to deny you his contributions to the Belgian discussion about ‘our’ blackface tradition.

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The political Left is not always averse to forced labour

Labour was central to the Sovjet system.

It is striking that Dutch socialist organisations show relatively little interest in the emerging battle of the unemployed against forced labour. Although the more established social-democrat parties and unions are now sparingly showing some solidarity, none of them is taking a principled stand against forced labour let alone more in general against forcing people into wage slavery. “Everyone to the

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Iranian Uprising and Arab Spring also inspire refugees

The new generation of struggling refugees appears to be influenced and inspired by, among other things, the Iranian Uprising of 2009 and the Arab Spring and Occupy movements of 2011. It seems that the spirit of autonomous and decentralised resistance that predominated in all these movements is also visible today among the new refugee movement in Western Europe. We talked

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Two years of refugee struggle against migration control

Demonstration on maart 23rd, 2013, in Amsterdam. (Photo: Jan Kees Helms)

In the summer of 2011 a courageous battle of homeless refugees deprived of their rights started which has continued at full power to this date. It is time to assess the results of what went before and the course of this battle, as seen through the eyes of the Doorbraak activists who have been involved. The original text in Dutch(july

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Successful second celebration of Labour Day in Leiden

The protest-toilet was also present again.

Today Labour Day was celebrated for the second time on the square in front of the DZB forced labour centre. Yesterday May 1st, the management of the centre unexpectedly declared a day of leave. It was an attempt to prevent an increase in contacts between the forced labourers and the activists who were planning to celebrate this day together. The

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