Farewell Henri-Frédéric Blanc!

From Centre Internationnal de Recherches sur l'Anarchisme Newsletter

Born in Marseille in 1954, writer Henri-Frédéric Blanc died in the same city on January 23, 2025, the victim of aggressive cancer. He was the author of some thirty books: anarchist novels, plays, short stories, poetry, pastiches and pamphlets.

In memory of Colette

From El Salto

Some vital notes from Buenaventura Durruti's partner, Émilienne Morin, on their daughter Colette on the occasion of the latter's recent death in France.

A few days ago, Colette, also known as Diana, whose married name was Marlot and née Durruti, died in France. The news of her death, the exact date of which is unknown, has reached only a small press and libertarian media because she was the daughter of Buenaventura Durruti.

French Tesla Dealership Torched in Proclaimed 'Offensive'

From The Latin Times

"Welcome Spring, burn a Tesla," the group wrote.

An anarchist group in southwestern France is claiming responsibility for setting a Tesla dealership ablaze Sunday night.

The fire destroyed eight vehicles and severely damaged four others, with estimated losses exceeding €700,000—or roughly $740,000, French outlet Numerama reported.

Farewell Jean-Jacques Cellier

From International Center for Research on Anarchism (CIRA) & Éditions la Digitale

Jean-Jacques Cellier passed away on August 30, 2024 at the age of 78. For 40 years, he was a publisher, printer, typographer and bookbinder. In 1978, he founded Editions La Digitale in his Quimper workshop. Some fifty titles were published. All are printed the old-fashioned way: lead typography, on an old press.

From Paris to Athens from the depths of our hearts

From Act for Freedom Now!

On the 31th of October, a bomb exploded in an apartment in Athens, blowing the apartment up, killing our companion Kyriakos and injuring another companion, Marianna, who is now in hospital, out of danger. We wish to her that she will recover quickly and without after-effects. We are with her in thoughts. With Kyriakos the movement lost a companion and some lost a friend, a loved one.

"They refused to be cannon fodder, we refuse to be drone fodder"

From Indymedia Lille
December 10, 2024

An Attack on 3 Electrical Transformers

That night, with light hearts, we wandered through the city in search of a bit of fresh air, a beautiful encounter, an adventure that the night knows how to welcome so well. And since it is impossible to walk 500 meters in this sad megalopolis without coming across one of these industrial horrors serving the widespread massacre in progress, the adventure quickly presented itself to us. Light hearts, but never insensitive or resigned, so we went to look for some treasures of our own making, which we scattered here and there, so that in a hoped-for big BOOM, these industries of death would finally be extinguished.

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