By Anne Petermann, Executive Director, Global Justice Ecology Project

Dedicated to Judi Bari, Emma Goldman, my mother and all of the other strong women who inspire me

An action loses all of its teeth when it is orchestrated with the approval of the authorities. It becomes strictly theater for the benefit of the media. With no intent or ability to truly challenge power.

I hate actions like that.

And so it happened that I wound up getting ejected from one such action after challenging its top-down, male domination. I helped stage an unsanctioned ‘sit-in’ at the action with a dozen or so others who were tired of being told what to do by the authoritarian male leadership of the “big green’ action organizers–Greenpeace and 350.org.

Another EYFA Newsletter, this time picking up, again, on the topic of anti-fascism. This newsletter does not cover everything that has been happening around Europe, but focuses on a few examples and updates of continuing struggles against fascism as well as fascist tendencies on the rise. If you have some relevant information or resources that could be added on or used in a future newsletter please get in touch eyfa @ eyfa.org

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Resistance starts on November, 24

Demonstration on November, 26 Demonstration in Dannenberg, Germany, at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, Resistance activities to start on November 24. X-day likely to be on November 26, too.

On November 24, a transport of high level radioactive waste, so called 'Castor' containers, will be shipped from La Hague in France to Gorleben in Germany. Massive resistance is expected to stop this dangerous shipment, and to push the authorities and industry to immediately phase-out nuclear power.

Marking its 13th year, the international feminist and queer festival Red Dawns is going to take place at various venues of AKC Metelkova Mesto from March 7th to 10th 2012.

We blocked – we block – we will block!

We have no choice. The launching of our 2011 campaign has been precipitated by another series of attacks from the radical right milieus in Białystok and Jedwabne. Facing these events the ’FASZYZM NIE PRZEJDZIE’ campaign is coming back to the streets.

Deteriorating living conditions of a large part of society and the resulting anxiety have traditionally been falsely diagnosed by nationalist and neofascist organizations. They are aimed at diverting our attention from the real social and economic problems and lead to discrimination and exclusion. It is in this context that such attacks as the one recently carried out by a norwegian neofascist Anders Breivik have occurred. He made no effort to conceal his ideological affinity with the polish extreme right, and the nature of his direct connections with it is still being examined.

Statement from Queer Belgrade

Belgrade 2011 was banned by the Serbian authorities 2 days prior to the event, showing again the strong fascist structures LGBTIQ*s and alternative people have to face every day in Serbia. Two days ahead of Belgrade Pride, Serbian State banned the march planned for 2nd October 2011, along with another three announced counter-rallies by clero-fascist groups. This again shows how strong fascist structures, including the state body, are in Serbia. The positions of minorities are not supported, but rather seen as antagonizing with “national interests”.

This is a call out and some info about the upcoming camp on the 21. - 30. September in Rosia Montana, Romania. Please take your time to read it carefully and if you have any questions left, please get in touch with the organisers at camp2011 [at] reclaimthefields.org!

Organised in collaboration with EYFA, "Think Like a Forest" is the first public event at La r.O.n.c.e (Résister, Organiser, Nourrir, Créer, Exister); a new long term project for experiments in collective post-capitalist solutions and teaching, designing and supporting creative forms of activism for social and ecological justice. Developed by people from the alter globalisation and climate camps movements from France and the UK, the training will be co-facilitated by art activists from The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination.

It's that time of year again. Check out the June EYFA Newsletter to find out all about grassroots events, gatherings and camps happening around Europe this summer.

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This call is now closed.

European Youth for Action (EYFA) is searching for a new member to join our office collective in Berlin.

We are looking for someone who cares about supporting grassroots social change, shares political affinity with EYFA's objectives and priorities, and is enthusiastic to help establish a brand new office collective in Berlin. Experience working in non-hierarchical groups and using consensus decision-making is a must! Because of the move to Berlin, we also require someone with native-level spoken and written German (although the main working language in the office will be English).