TheRedAnarchist23
7th January 2013, 21:58
International Aid Association
With disgust the founding members of the International Aid Association (IAA) have witnessed the rise of the far-right in Europe and repression of working class movements elsewhere. From circa 2006 to 2012 between 150 and 200 people — leftists, migrants, ethnic minorities — have been killed by far-right groups and individuals in countries such as Hungary, Greece, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Italy, and Russia. According to the Institute of Race Relations there have been 96 racist murders in the UK from 1993 to 2012.
Evidently, such racist violence is not limited to Europe. Europeans are targeted in South Africa, neo-Nazis in Mongolia have killed Chinese and spouses of Chinese, and racist murders in the US are certainly not unheard of.
It is clear we cannot stand idly by while the far-right organizes and prepares for a race or cultural war. Equally clear is that we cannot rely on police for protection. It is fair to say that the police attract a certain type of person, often patriotic and prone to violence, which — in times of crisis — can turn to ultra-nationalistic sympathies. It is not surprising therefore that in the June 2012 Greek elections, half the police in Greece's capital Athens voted for the far-right Nazi party, Golden Dawn.
Police may often tolerate or even participate with far-right thugs. It is, additionally, not merely the far-right that threatens individuals, workers, and communities. Police brutality and police action is often excessive and used to suppress working class movements. In South Africa more than a dozen of striking workers were slaughtered by police. Less extreme examples include the violently breaking up of strikes and demonstrations by police.
The situation in Europe and elsewhere in the world may escalate into a spiral of violence and we need to be prepared and where the European left in the 1930s neglected to do so we need to prevent a far-right seizure of power at all costs. In order to have the muscle power to crush fascism, we need preparation. This organisation serves as a body for that preparation.
What is the IAA?
The International Aid Association(IAA) is an international anti-repression network of collectives that attempt to demobilise fascist and police attacks on workers and communities.
What is the aim of the IAA?
The aim of the IAA is twofold. The IAA aims at protecting leftist and progressive groups to give them the space to operate and defend potential targets of far-right groups and police, as well as defend communities vulnerable to racist abuse.
The IAA originated from the revleft group "Movement for reforming the International Brigades", and many of the members come from that group.
The following revleft users are part of the IAA: TheRedAnarchist23, Munchausen by Proxy, Tim Cornelis, Dachsund, Positivist, union6, Triceramarx, and International Solidarity.
If you want to join, or have any questions, pm me (TheRedAnarchist23).
With disgust the founding members of the International Aid Association (IAA) have witnessed the rise of the far-right in Europe and repression of working class movements elsewhere. From circa 2006 to 2012 between 150 and 200 people — leftists, migrants, ethnic minorities — have been killed by far-right groups and individuals in countries such as Hungary, Greece, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Italy, and Russia. According to the Institute of Race Relations there have been 96 racist murders in the UK from 1993 to 2012.
Evidently, such racist violence is not limited to Europe. Europeans are targeted in South Africa, neo-Nazis in Mongolia have killed Chinese and spouses of Chinese, and racist murders in the US are certainly not unheard of.
It is clear we cannot stand idly by while the far-right organizes and prepares for a race or cultural war. Equally clear is that we cannot rely on police for protection. It is fair to say that the police attract a certain type of person, often patriotic and prone to violence, which — in times of crisis — can turn to ultra-nationalistic sympathies. It is not surprising therefore that in the June 2012 Greek elections, half the police in Greece's capital Athens voted for the far-right Nazi party, Golden Dawn.
Police may often tolerate or even participate with far-right thugs. It is, additionally, not merely the far-right that threatens individuals, workers, and communities. Police brutality and police action is often excessive and used to suppress working class movements. In South Africa more than a dozen of striking workers were slaughtered by police. Less extreme examples include the violently breaking up of strikes and demonstrations by police.
The situation in Europe and elsewhere in the world may escalate into a spiral of violence and we need to be prepared and where the European left in the 1930s neglected to do so we need to prevent a far-right seizure of power at all costs. In order to have the muscle power to crush fascism, we need preparation. This organisation serves as a body for that preparation.
What is the IAA?
The International Aid Association(IAA) is an international anti-repression network of collectives that attempt to demobilise fascist and police attacks on workers and communities.
What is the aim of the IAA?
The aim of the IAA is twofold. The IAA aims at protecting leftist and progressive groups to give them the space to operate and defend potential targets of far-right groups and police, as well as defend communities vulnerable to racist abuse.
The IAA originated from the revleft group "Movement for reforming the International Brigades", and many of the members come from that group.
The following revleft users are part of the IAA: TheRedAnarchist23, Munchausen by Proxy, Tim Cornelis, Dachsund, Positivist, union6, Triceramarx, and International Solidarity.
If you want to join, or have any questions, pm me (TheRedAnarchist23).