Modern day ideology: I spy an@rchy
‘Anarchist’ has become something of a redundant curse word, void of its original ideological meaning and rudely served on platters across Europe in different dressings. What if Europe had one anarchist stereotype today? He or she would probably be a Greek-French student skipping their teacherless-university to riot at a G20 protest in London before driving home and ripping some files on Pirate Bay. cafebabel.com’s up-to-date request to its citizen journalists was to expose those corners where anarchy lurks today: the process took us to Lithuania and inside the skin of one its prominent young anarchists, and to San Francisco Bay via Italy, to discover if anarchy is seeping into our craft too
Lyon Zero: French universities what run themselves
French university reforms saw the birth of revolts and protests, but also the emergence of alternative higher education projects in spring 2009 which administer themselves at the UA, Paris 14, Paris 3 and Paris 8 universities. The laboratory aim is to share knowledge and abolish hierachy - after all, going to university is not just about getting a job
lyon, university, education system, society, culture, youth, anarchy
Kasparas Pocius, not quite the father of Lithuanian anarchism in the millenium
The 27-year-old is too young to be fairly branded the 'father' of Lithuanian anarchism today. However, as one of the co-founders of anarchija.lt, the critical magazine Juodraštis ('Draft') and the Vilnius Free University, he is the most visible public figure when it comes to presenting Lithuania's anarchist ideas to the wider public
world trade organisation, university, protest, vilnius, education system, politics, culture, anarchy, best of cafebabel.com
Spot.us: 'anarchist' American news website that will save journalism
Only 11% of readers currently pay for online news sites. Of the remaining 89% who don’t pay, another 11% think that they would be able to start paying for their services within the next 12 months. A glance across the Atlantic at the community-funded journalism alternative set up by a young American
san francisco, journalism, media, society, citizen journalism, culture, anarchy, internet
Calling Europe’s anarchist class 2008-2009: no need to smash bank windows
Today, anarchy has nothing to offer the public; a five-year-old sat in McDonalds could think of a better way to govern the people. Those that push it – the protesters on Europe's streets, as most popularly depicted in the media - are merely self-serving fools who ignore what democracy has done for us, and who are driven by some sort of warped fantasy of idyllic life
protest, london, politics, society, opinion, violence, culture, economical crisis, anarchy, european elections 2009
Internet: 'the great anarchist event' no longer ours to 'control'
When Irish telecommunications company Eircom blocked customer access to the Pirate Bay in September, you could almost hear a faint, sardonic chuckle erupt from internet users all over the world. As Britain and France impose their own legislation to cut off internet access for filesharing offenders, the EU parliament and commission hold talks to formalise their positions on 4 November
european parliament, money, cinema, european commission, society, squat, culture, youth, anarchy, green parties, freedom, internet
