Norm Rejection writes:

Ten Years of Norm Rejection

Both NR Albums Online

It was back in 1994 that the Maltese agitprop crossover metal band Norm Rejection was founded, releasing its sold-out debut release "Subtly Mesmerized?" during the same year. Subsequently, Norm Rejection released two singles "Trance Upon the Chessboard" (1995) and "Where's the Green?" (1997) before releasing its two full-length albums "Deconform" (1998) and "0002" (2000), both of which are practically sold-out. Norm Rejection's line-up for these recordings was made up of Wilfrid Pace (Vocals), Sean Vukovic (Guitars), Mike Briguglio (Drums), Jo Kerr (Bass) and Andrew Martin (Keyboards).

Norm Rejection is commemorating is 10th year by making available online all songs of the "Deconform" and "0002" albums on its website, www.normrejection.com. Among the 17 songs in question one finds "Malta Not For Sale", "Caged", "6479, "Faceless" , "Urged" and "The Death of the Subject". Check them out!

On http://www.normrejection.com">www.normrejection.comone may also find Norm Rejection’s lyrics, biography, news and links.

Further info from Norm Rejection may be obtained through email at mikebrig@maltanet.net

NOT BORED! writes:

New Situationist Translations

In the midst of and at the end of the "orientation debate" — which involved the exclusion or resignation of almost all of the members of the Situationist International (SI) — Guy Debord wrote two very important texts: "Remarks on the SI Today" (written on 27 July 1970) and "Document Beyond Debate" (written on 28 January 1971).

Those who don't read French have had to rely on the excerpts translated by Ken Knabb, who published them in "The Situationist International Anthology" in 1981. In the course of translating the other documents involved in the "orientation debate," we have discovered that "excerpts" isn't the right word to describe Knabb's versions of these two important texts by Debord. In both cases, Knabb has dropped out more than half of the text, even though neither one is very long. Knabb's deletions clearly weren't made in service of brevity or clarity. No, they were made in the service of an agenda: without fail, Knabb removed all the comments or anecdotes concerning "internal" matters, events and personalities. We can't imagine why.

stevphen writes:

Greenpepper Project Launches “Life Beyond the Market"

Greenpepper Magazine (Greenpepper Magazine), an Amsterdam based autonomist and direct action oriented magazine, is proud to announce the release a special issue on the theme of “Life Beyond the Market.” The issue covers a wide variety of topics from gift economies and gender to Yugoslavian worker self-management, community currencies to the occupied factories of Argentina, critically interrogating existing realities and practices to draw out the liberatory possibilities contained within.

Loren Goldner writes:

New York City Study Group on Marx

Beginning October, 2004

"It is not enough for theory to seek its practice;
practice must also seek its theory." — Karl Marx, 1844 Manuscripts

I am forming a class/study group in Karl Marx's
critique of political economy for
theoretically-inclined activists in the New York City
area.

The group will meet once every two weeks from October
until May 2005, and can of course continue thereafter
if enough people want it to.

Its purpose will be to give conceptual tools from
Marx's work to people interested in understanding and
changing the world, tools which make sense of current
world economic and political developments, shed light
on current possible intervention, and clarify what a
society beyond capitalism will look like.

NOT BORED! writes:

"Orientation Debate
of the Situationist International"

In April 1968, the members of the Situationist International (SI) began to prepare for an internal ("private") debate on their organization, that is to say, on the way in which the SI was organized. But, as Guy Debord said later, the occupations movement of May 1968, "which was obviously more pleasant and instructive than this debate, forced us to postpone it." The debate resumed in the Fall of 1968, but became truly serious in the wake of the September 1969 meeting of the SI, which was widely perceived in the organization to be less than satisfactory. The "organization debate" was accompanied by a slew of exclusions -- Alain Chevalier (French section, October 1969), Robert Chasse (American, January 1970), Bruce Elwell (American, January 1970), Claudio Pavan (Italian, Spring 1970), Eduardo Rothe (Italian, Spring 1970), Paolo Salvadori (Italian, Summer 1970) and Rene Riesel (French, September 1971) -- and resignations -- Francois de Beaulieu (French section, 1970), Patrick Cheval (French, 1970), Raoul Vaneigem (French, November 1970), Jon Horelick (American, December 1970), Christian Sebastiani (French, December 1970), Tony Verlaan (American, December 1970), and Rene Vienet (French, February 1971). The debate/carnage continued until April 1972, when the remaining members of the SI -- Guy Debord, Gianfranco Sanguinetti and J.V. Martin -- announced their decision to disband and tried to explain what had happened to the SI to their readers.

Anonymous Comrade writes:

Call for Autonomous Spaces During the European Social Forum
London, October 14–17, 2004

We are a loose network of individuals, groups, organisations and grass roots communities and who act, think and struggle for another world beyond capitalism. We write this call to those in the UK, the rest of Europe and those further afield to participate in building alternative autonomous spaces around the European Social Forum, which will be held in London during October (14–17th) 2004.

Caillech writes:

"We are happy to announce that as of August 20, 2004, Gaizao.org — Radical Voice of East Asia — is serving the international community with news, forums and issue-specific information aimed at unifying East Asian activists and fostering solidarity with anarchists, anti-imperialists, and anti-authoritarian collectives and organizations world-wide.

The site hosts bulletin boards and a news service in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese; along with a library, and an action calender for the entire region (sorted by country).

Anonymous Comrade writes: For a depressing glimpse of what goes on in the puny brains of the ignorant, hate-filled bigots freely strolling New York City streets with guns and clubs, check out NYPD Rant.

Leigh writes "The Heavenly States, a San Francisco-based band would like to offer any protesters who would like to use it access to their new single, entitled “Monument,” for use during protests scheduled for the upcoming Republican National Convention.

redundanz writes "(deutsche Version unterhalb)

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International Video Reporting Award

The »International Video Reporting Award« is an international competition for short, innovative, non-fiction digital filmmaking. The documentaries must be helmed by a single person who is solely responsible for content, direction,camera, sound and editing, and who fully explores the creative dimensions of digital technology. The filmmaker should also be taking on the challenge of autonomous production and distribution.