Gabriel is an anarchist who along with another, Jose Fernandez Delgado, escaped from the
brutal F.I.E.S prison system of the Spanish State in 2004. Gabriel and Jose are now residing in
the jails of Germany, after a gun battle with German cops at a checkpoint following their
escape. Gabriel is sentenced to 13 years and Jose to 14. Gabriel has been imprisoned for over
24 years, 14 of which were spent in isolation (he is only 40). What follows is just some of his
writing.
Gabriel is an anarchist who along with another, Jose Fernandez Delgado, escaped from the
brutal F.I.E.S prison system of the Spanish State in 2004. Gabriel and Jose are now residing in
the jails of Germany, after a gun battle with German cops at a checkpoint following their
escape. Gabriel is sentenced to 13 years and Jose to 14. Gabriel has been imprisoned for over
24 years, 14 of which were spent in isolation (he is only 40). What follows is just some of his
writing.
Gabriel is an anarchist who along with another, Jose Fernandez Delgado, escaped from the
brutal F.I.E.S prison system of the Spanish State in 2004. Gabriel and Jose are now residing in
the jails of Germany, after a gun battle with German cops at a checkpoint following their
escape. Gabriel is sentenced to 13 years and Jose to 14. Gabriel has been imprisoned for over
24 years, 14 of which were spent in isolation (he is only 40). What follows is just some of his
writing.
Gabriel isan anarchist whoalongwith another, JoseFernandez Delgado, escapedfromthe
brutal F.I.E.Sprison systemof theSpanish Statein 2004. Gabriel andJosearenowresidingin thejailsof Germany, after agun battlewithGerman copsat acheckpoint followingtheir escape. Gabriel issentencedto 13yearsandJoseto14. Gabriel hasbeen imprisonedfor over 24years, 14of whichwerespent in isolation (heisonly40). What followsisjust someof his writing.
A nd I am not a theor eti ci an compani ons, but one of the oppr essed, enamor ed wi th the fr eedom (and l i ber ty) that i nfects the oppr essed wi th the passi on for a wor thy li fe...
A boys story
I knowthestory of aboyborn under thefascist dictatorship. Hewas theson of avery poor familywhospent hisdayssurroundedby animals, hewasalwaysdirty becausehelikedtoclimbtrees, explore caves(wherehethought hewouldfindtreasuresfromancient kingsor pirates) andplay at beingaredIndian.
Oneday theartlessboyfell fromaroof whilechasingacoloured butterfly. When hetriedtocatchit, heforgot wherehewas andendedupin hospital withabroken jaw. At school theteachers beat himbecausehespokeanativelanguageandthedictator didnot likethat. Also, whenever hecouldtheboyescapedintotheforest wherehewasfilledwithwonder about everything.
Oneday hisparentsdecidedtogo awayto another countrywherethe men, women andchildren werewhiter. A country where(hisparents said) theywouldbeabletolivemorefreely, wheretheycouldearn moneyandget out of poverty, buy abighouseandbehappy. The parentssaidto theboy thereissomethingcalledsnowin thiscountry, that iswhiteandcoldandfalls fromtheskyfor your birthday The boycouldnot understandwhyheshouldleavehiswoods, the sunshine, therain, thesea, therivers, hislandHedidnt understand what povertywas, perhapsbecausehedidnt needmaterial thingsand hedidnt careabout wearingreprisesclothes. Andhedidnt understand freedombecausehewasalreadyfree.
At first hewas happytoleavehiscountrybecausehewantedtoseethe snowthat fallsfromthesky for your birthday ashismother said. Andalso becausehehadnever seen whitemen andwomen, very whitewith blondhair likegoldandbecausehewouldnt havetogo toschool wherehehadbeen beaten becausehespokethenative language. Thisishowtheboywent awaytothelandof thewhite peoplewithblondhair likegoldandwherethesnowfell fromthesky.
It wastrue.thesnowfell fromtheskyfor hisbirthday, thepeople wereverywhite, many of themhadblondhair likegoldandredlike tomatoes, orangelikecarrotsandbrown likechestnuts. Theyspokea languagethat wasmoredifficult than that of thedictator. It wasadry, cuttingmilitarylanguage. Thepeoplewerecoldandsadlikethesnow. Very soon theboy, thecolour of autumn leaves, wantedto go back to hiscountryHedidnt likethisplacewherehedidnt understandthe other children, wherethepeopledidnt look withgentlenessin their eyes, whereno smilebrightenedupthisfaces. But hestayedthereandlearnedthelanguageof thepeoplewiththe light hair andskin andwithnosmileon their lips.
Theboy grewupandlearnedthestoryof hiscountrythrough thetales of thepolitical exilesthat ishowheknewthat hislanddidnt belong tothedictator andhisfriendsbut that theyhadwon awar, that they hadsuppressedtherevolution andfilledthiscountry withbloodand miseryandfor that thenativeslikeuswerecondemnedtofleefrom onecountryto another.
Theboy listenedwithsadnessto thestoriesof tears, bloodand oppression of theexiled. Heknewthat theydidnt believein themselvesanddrank leaudefeuto forget andbegan to singthesongs of therepublic, thepopular front andtherevolution. Oneday theboy spokewith oneof theoldcombatantsdefeatedbytheeaufeuandsaid tohimveryseriously, Don Antonio, Imgoingto fight for the revolution, I will never forget thesongsof therevolution, I amgoingto makemylifean exampleof courageandavengeour dead, thetortured anddefeatedpeopleI swear toGod, Don Antonio:. Don Antonio startedtocrywithemotion andtheboydidnt understandwhythisold man wascryinglikethis, theoldman who sangtherevolutionary songs. Theboywent off alonesingingin hisnativelanguagehisfist clenched, an oldrevolutionary song..
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That ishowtheadult-childwent back to hiscountry tofight for the revolution. After many battles, theadult-childbecameaboy-man and wasforcedtosurvivetwenty yearstorturewithout Sunshine, Water, TreesandAnimals. Oneday hemanagedtoescapeandcontinuedto struggleandtalk of life, love, revolution, anddreams. Lockedup once again, thischild-man continuestosmile; andhiseyesaretwoblack oliveswith thesun for pupils. Andall the(white) men arescaredof himbecausehedoesnt cryor tremble, hedoesnt want anythingof them. Heonly wants hissmiletobecontagiousandthat hisheart give strengthto thosechildren who haveforgotten that laughingrecompose choicesandthat anewworldexistsfor thosewholook at therosedes ventswithlove. AndColorin Colorato thistaleisfar fromfinished.
T he E scape Written Fromsomeplaceof liberty <4-2-04> FROM THE OTHERSIDE To my comradesandmyfamily: I wouldhavelikedtomakean endfor onceandfor all to the deadly weight of prisons, persecutionsandevasionsI say thiswith aburningheart; yet, I fear that I amobligedtoliveconstantlywithapast conditioningthepresent andthefuture, which pushesmealwaysfurther into adesperateandsurrealist situation of tension andconfrontation with all andeverythingthat configures, structuresandcomprisestheworld, existenceandlife in all itsaspects. I cannot, I do not want andI donot havetosubmit myself anymoreto the dominant logicof thosewho, duringall thoseyears, havetorturedmy/our bodies/souls/existenceandhavepretendedtoorient/control andregulateme/uson theso calledway of socialisation-normalisation . TO THE OTHERS Youhavetorturedme/ustounbearablelimits; you havebroken all your lawbooksof alleged ethical-moral-political valuesbytheuseof your formal-concretelaws/norms/institutionsand representativessobeitI wouldhavelikedto beabletodo things(all things) fromamore relaxedandfreesituation/perspective. Nevertheless, not satisfiedwithtakingfromme/us20 YEARS(thesupposedlimit for thedeprivation of freedomunder theoldcriminal codein the Spanishstate, todayelevatedbytheAznar government to40yearswithretroactiveworking) of my/our existence, theyalsowant totake/robmy/our MEMORY-WORD-LIBERTY- EVERYTHINGIt isenough!!! Finishedwith thecommandments, thefarce, thesilence, the humiliations, thetorturesTodayI amFREE (asfreeasahuman beingcan bewholivesexiled fromhis landandhisloved-ones) andI can SPEAK andACTI can sleepwith agood conscienceabletoat least support/sharewithall thosepersons/collectiveswho just asmehave suffered, suffer andwill suffer theVIOLENCE of theSTATES-INSTITUTIONS- GOVERNMENTS-LAWSWhen theLAWS-NORMSturn into instrumentsof VENGEANCE in thehandsof thepowersthat be, thereisnoother remedy left saveto ignore/despise/denounceandfight themin all their expressions/manifestationsWhen Rights serveonlytheinterestsandtheambitionsof afew, weourselvesaretheonly onesLeft... Not isnot thetimefor metoexplain all theconcretecases,whichshowALL theabusesof power that havebeen carriedout, arebeingcarriedout andwill becarriedout against usby thepast andcomingCONSTITUTIONAL STATEIn theSpanishstate, mybrothersand sistersrot in Special Unitswhich wereillegal in thebeginning, then semi-legal, andlater legalA regime, theF.I.E.S., C.D.1, in whichsinceitsinstallment (1991), 13COMRADESin struggleand rebellion havelost their livesto it; thelast one, PacoOrtiz; brother andfriendThereisno truce!!! Wewill never rest in peaceuntil youhavedoneawaywith your military secrets! Wewill never ceasetoscream/expressour disgust/ragefor your democraticfascism, so that, at theend, you aswell will not sleep peacefully!!! I knowthat wearealmost alonein thisstruggleagainst youandyour institutions/representatives; that thetimeshavechangedso that almost nobodycareswhen somecriminalizedpersonsaredriven crazyanddieunder general or quasi general indifferencePersonally, I amso convincedandin lovewith FREEDOM, all FREEDOMS, that I will strugglewith all myenergy, feelingsandpassionsto (at least try to) change, destroy this worldandcreateANOTHER WORLD than theoneyouhaveleft for us withyour AUTHORITY/AUTHORITARIANSM. TO THOSE WITH US I makean appeal toall thosepeople, collectives, organisationsandcommunitieswhotoday, in the21st century, strugglefor moreDignity, Autonomy andFREEDOMI nourishnohopeto comeout-standingout of thisadventure, thereforeI wouldlikethat I/wein our struggle against tyrannyandtyrantscouldbeareferenceandsign of continuityfor all persons-groups- collectiveswhodeclarethemselvesloversof freedomI makean appeal toall thesejournalists (not to thosewhoarespokespersonsfor thestate) to becourageous, fierceandresponsibleand that theyenter in theseSpecial Unitsof Spain, France, Germany, theUSA, etc. andseewith their own eyeswhat I amreferringtoo
Evidently, I dont nourishanyhopethat theStateswill renouncetheir instrumentsof domination andtorture; or that theygivein to thegoodwill of thesegroups/organisations/etc. whodenouncethesean other concretefactsandsituationssuchastheF.I.E.S. theD.E.R.T. and, further awaygeographicallybut closer in time, thesituation of theTaliban war hostages in Guantanamo(judicially andlegallyabsolutely andmanifestlyunjustifiable), thelegal assassinationsof Americans, especiallyAfro-AmericansandLatinos. TO MINE Andto you, familyfriendsandcomrades, I saythat youlivein my heart andthat I regret to depriveyouof my companionship andpresence, thatshowit is, thatshowmy consciousness/myheart dictatesFor thosewhohaveleft mealonein thisdecision of struggle andfreedom, aswell asfor thetraitorsandenemies, asmileof profoundandeternal contempt.
GREETINGS; ANARCHY AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION!!!
T he T rial Thispieceisabout Gabrielstrial, wheretoprotest themistreatment of theprisonersduringtransport toand fromprison (which entailed strip searches, blind andear folded, shackleson handsandfeet, ) aswell as thegeneral securitymeasuresagainst visitorsfor thetrial (200policemen, undercover policepatrol, identity control, metal detector, bodysearch, ) Gabriel toreapart hisclothesoncein theCourt buildingand appearedalmost nakedin thecourt room. TheFAI areadecentralizednetwork of anarchist groupswhich practiceanarchist direct action & propaganda. BeforebeginningI want to express my affection andrevolutionary complicitywith all the comradeswho havetraveledfromall pointsof Europetobepresent andshowtheir SOLIDARITY... Comradeswho havefilledour heartswith warmth in theicytribunal room... Comradeswhohadtoendurehumiliatingsearchesandcontrolsof all types... Comradeswho havebeen filmedon video andhadtheir personal dataregisteredin fileswhichwerelater sent torepressiveorganisms... Comradeswho havebeen facedthepossibilityof fines(or imprisonment) andhavebeen evictedfromthecourt roomin solidarityactionson the20thof April or on the25thof August when theywerealsodraggedout byforceandwith police violence. Andalso tothecomradeswho actedduringthesolidaritydaysof the13thtothe19thof March fromdifferent citiesin Spain, France, Belgium, theNetherlands, etc. A brotherly embracealso for theSOLIDARITY of thegroupsof theF.A.I. in Italy andother comradesimpassionedwith theinsurrectionalist revolt... Andlet'snot forget the4thof Maywhen many comradesin many partsof theworldtook thestreets... A SOLIDARITY so beautiful andrevolutionary, so full of loveandstruggle, demonstratingtoourselvesthat our project andaffinityareneither a "utopia" nor a"nicetheory" that diesburiedby"walls", "borders" and/ or windbags... Nobody can detain that whichisinevitable, that whichdependson ourselves, on our will andour passion!! It ismydesirethat thisSOLIDARITY extendstoall imprisonedcomradesin theworld... I havein mindproper namesnot fromthe(distant) past but fromthiscenturywhosuffer from theisolation imposedupon themnot somuch byour natural enemiesbut sadlyenoughbya goodpart of themovement that callsitself "anarchist"... In the"movement" sometimes"adjectives" areusedsuch as"theMarini Case", "theO.R.A.I. Case, "theFour of Crdoba", "thoseof Valencia, "theFiveof Barcelona", "Operation Black Out", "Operation CroceNera", etc. Of courseit is away of talkingtoknowwhat weare talkingabout when wecommunicate, but sometimesit isalso "awayof understanding" (interpreting) that which ishappeningwithin themovement... BythisI mean that wearenot isolatedcases(weare"isolated" bythosewhohaveaninterest in it) but conscious rebels (consequentlyanarchists) who donot wait for the"miracle" of thearousingupof masseswho havenothingrevolutionary, but wejoin thecollectivitiesandindividualswhodo not ask permission tobefreeandopposeall authority... Onetimeweaccompanytherevolt, theother timeweprovokeit...
Wehaverejectedthe"reformism" andthe"defence" of "all andeverything" bythe "Humanists" and"Mystics" who believeandthink that theStateanditsinstitutionsarethings that can be"improved" "gradually" bytheaction of the"masses"...
Wearesomewhobelievethat themoment hascometoattack anddestroy what doesn't serve usandtothecontrary enslavesanddestroys. In contrast withtheconcept of theMasses, we proposethat of theCommunityof conscious individualswhodo not searchacentre... a Community of groups andindividuals"at themargin" and"against" theproject of Dominion in all itsaspects: economical, technological, political, social, architectural, etc. Comrades, let's not wastetimeandenergy in discussionswiththosewholiveof wordsandfor words, oursis Action!! Let'smakethat our own existencesanddesiresareexpressedbymeansof our actsandactions!! Let usjoin anddemonstrateour solidarity andcomplicitywith thosewhoarouseour sympathy andwho donot let themselvesbegoverned, exploitedprostitutedanddomesticatedbythe diversepowersof theState, itsinstitutionsandCapital. As I said, wearenot "cases" andeven less"vanguards" but rebelsandrevolutionariesin struggleagainst Dominion andDomination... AndasRebelsandRevolutionarieswecarry each other in our heartsandour acts/actions... ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
A bourgeoisobserver will sharetheopinion of apaidjournalist (bytheState-Capital that is) andapaidjournalist might put asatitlein hispaper: ANARCHY BEFORE COURT ON TRIAL.
But let usnot saywehavebeen deceived... For thesterilejournalist aswell asfor theuncritical citizen, thesenseandsignificanceof thesewordsarenot thesameasfor us; neither in depth nor in forms...
For thefirst ANARCHY isCHAOS; for usit isaNATURAL ORDER not pervertedby hierarchies, authorities, authoritarianism...
Theinterestsof thesereplicates (or clones, or subjectsfabricatedin series) coincidewith thoseof theBOSSESwhofeedthem; who tell themhowtheyhavetothink-believe-feel and act... They areslavesof alongchain that bindsandenslavesthem(voluntarily or involuntarily, in aconscious or unconscious way) toall that which makesour Orwellian World...
In theTemplesof Democracy (call themChurch, Parliament, Tribunal, etc.) thenewPriests control thespace, therituals, thetime... All thosewhoin onewayor theother break with theconventions or rituals of theseAuthoritiesarenot only demonized (ergo criminalized) but alsocastigated (beit by payingmoneyor bypaying with his/her freedom)...
On the20thof April 2005seven anarchistsundressthemselves(asi myself havedone) to protest against thetorturesandtheJusticeof thebourgeoisandCapital...
Vade-Retro!! ... Oh; what abeautiful scandal, what asocial poetry, what ahuman and rebelliouslove, what adignity!!
This, Mr. andMsbourgeois, Mr. andMsPriest iscalledanarchist activism, iscalled revolutionaryactivism, social andhuman dignity; somethingthat youfor suredonot possess ThisiscalledFreedom, of expression, of opinion, of action...
Thisisspeakingandshowingto thePowersthat bethat SOLIDARITY isnot adead-static concept, somethingthat can bemanipulatedandbought on theMarket asjust another product or fashion... That Solidarityisnot Christian charityor hypocrite begging.
Andtalkingabout Solidarity... I donot understandhowtherecan behalf-way-solidarity?In thissenseI reject solidaritywithexcuses or solidaritywhichneedstobejustifiedbecauseof what otherscouldsayor think about us...
Weareanarchist rebels, antagonistsandrevolutionaries, withour own combative, political and social History. Wecomefromadeterminateandconcretecontext; withour deaths (assassinated), prisoners, exilesandfugitives...
Westruggleagainst State-Capital; against prison societyandprisons, against repression and poverty, marginalisation anddogmatism...
Andin thissensewedonot begfor thesolidarity of theAuthoritarian or Humanist LEFTISTS who playbeingrevolutionaries.
To youasto theotherswesay without anyconsideration: GO TO HELL!!
Friendsandfoes, although youcannot knowit I smilein thedark becauseI knowour accomplicesin theextension of theRevolt multiplyall over theworldandbecauseour Heart is theprovethat something in on themove...
Wedont haveanythingen wewant EVERYTHING...
TILL WE ARE ALL FREE!
L etters from Gabriel
Gabriel wrotethefollowinglettersin thesecond half of 2007. Thefirst iswritten beforean International Dayof Solidaritywith Gabriel andJose. Thesecond comesafter saidday
Dear comrades,
Given that I conceiveSolidarityasareciprocal act of Mutual Aid between revolutionariesandsocial rebelsandnot asadivision of activitiesbetween apassiveandwatchingpublic on theonehandand activeandmilitant oneon theother, I join theInternational Solidarity dayswithahunger strikefromthe16 th till the29 th of September. ()
Becausetheonly thingwehavetofight in thesecircumstancesof isolation andextermination areour Idealsandour bodies, weput both in motion andaction todemonstratetothesocial fascist Statethat they andonly theyaretheterrorists.
Forwardsandstrength, comrades!! Join thepleasureof agitation and subversion!! Wedont want delegatesnor do wewant to delegate: direct action andsocial revolution!!
VIVA LA ANARQUIA
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///////////////////////////////////////////// Open letter tomycompanions,
But hereweare(asbigor assmall aswemaybe) learningandfightingon onesideor theother of thewall, border, gender or racedemonstratingour lovefor freedomand disdain for tyranny.
Introduction Fragment of thepoem: ThePromethean Poet
Thepoet isnot onewho playsadeptly withlittleverbal metaphors, but onewhose awoken Promethean geniustakesher tocreatethegrandmetaphors! Social Human Historical Astral Don Quijoteisapoet of thisclass. Heisapoet who isactiveandtranscending. Andhe differentiateshimself fromtherest of theordinary poetsin theworldin that hewants towritehispoemsnot withthepoint of thefeather, morewiththepoint of thelance. Wherethereisimagination it must befollowedby will:
Thepoetic metaphor then flowsinto thegreat social metaphor(..)
Thisfragment of thepoemThePromethean Poet fromthebook Ganaras laLuz by Leon Felipewassent tomeoneoccasion byacompanion Carol (Cheerstoyou!)The book itself wassent to meon another occasion byother companions, Joaquin-Lucia andElisina(HealthandAnarchytoyoucompanions)...Andso I can today talk to you, showto all of you(friends, companions, unknowns, enemiesandneutrals; indifferent or curious) andaboveall sharewhat wasthought, felt andwritten byapoet whoI greatly admire: Leon Felipe. Thereareother poetsthat not onlydo I admirebut I keep in myheart: Walt Witman, GarciaLorca, Miguel Hernandez, WilliamBlake, Baudelaire, RosaliadeVastro, Pio Cabaillas, BertholdBrechtandthelist goeson..
But what amI doingtalkingabout poetry?
I supposeI mean that it isnot onlyon breadthat men andwomen survivedAndasin thestruggleof our lives, somepeoplewritepoetry withthetip of thefeather and otherswithour soulsin thepoint of thepen.
Thespaceof Opinionsformspart of theSystem andit is difficult toovercomethat systemin itsown terrain withitsown weaponsandthesameoccursin politics and social struggle
That iswhywewoulddowell not to prioritiseonehalf over theother, but useall parts andformsas apart of our struggle: thepersonal, thepolitical, thesocial, thecollective andtheindividual.
In thejail therelationsof power, control andpropagandaareconcentratedin afew bureaucrats(so adept aretheyat thisthat theyaregiven asalary). Theydecideon the goodandthebad, lifeanddeath andthegradesof torturethat theyemploy on THEIR prisoners(forgettingthat their salariesarebasedon theexistenceof prisoners andtheir families).
Andit isobviousthat theobedient prisoners just likethecompliant worker andthe honorary contributors havenothingto say, toprotest, or complain about their chains, their conditionsandtheir companions(what companionscouldaslavepossibly have?)
Andtheselinksin thechain, theselecherous mercenaries, theyneedtobefought and deprivedof their variousmasks.
But not only thatit isnot asingleissuestruggle, thisstruggleagainst prisonsof all kinds(minors/oldpeople/men/women/emigrants/proletariat) andthesystemthat reproducesit andeverythingthat thisrepresents; exploitation/segregation/torture. NO! Theanti-prison strugglefroman anarchist perspectiveshouldtranslateasan international critiqueof everythingthat isnot satisfiedwiththis network of classand racesegregationandit shouldnot bejust atheorybut alsoareal compromiseof mutual aidwithall thosewhosuffer but fight that suffering.
Thiswouldnot beto createnewrevolutionary celebrities(in thiscasetheprisoner) but tohelp all therebelsandrevolutionarieswhoemergefromthesocial conflict withtheir daggersdrawn. It wouldbetotryandset up points/bridgesthat allow intercommunication of our respectiveworldstoexchangeideas/sentiments/projects andlife.
To try andtalk oneon one, to spreadtheword, comment on our experiences, debate strategy, seebetween thediverserealitiestheantagonists() andseewhat thingswe coulddo collectively(despiteobvioustheoretical differencesetc) andwhat otherswe cannot do.
Numberswise, wearenot many that believethat wehaveto fight against prisonseven then wecan assumetherearethosethat areagainst thesystem- government of themoment andcall themselvesrevolutionaries or lesspompously social-democrats becausethisdiscoursebenefitsthemmore.. For themthethemeof jail shouldstay in thechroniclesof crime becauseit isthere that theylegitimatethediscourseof insecurity fromwhich many benefit. Theprison in our agenda?Only when thesurveys turn theminto political value! (Likethequestion of theEnvironment withGore andhisecologists)..Thatshow they think; thatshowthesepopulistsact. thesepoliticians, theseindividuals
But hereweare(asbigor assmall aswemaybe) learningandfightingon oneor other sideof thewall, border, gender or race.demonstratingour lovefor freedomand disdain for tyranny. Fromthe16 th to the29 th of September (andbeyond) therewere moments andreactions, protests andgatherings actsof sabotage and publicationsgesturesof solidarity that havenot passedunnoticedbythosewho keep their earsalert andtheir eyesopen
I dont speak of slaves, I speak of thosecompanionswho, known or unknown, on one sideof thewall or theother, takean activepart in thestruggleI speak of Marco Camenisch(in hiscell in Regensdorf, Switzerland), of JoseFernandez (in hiscell in Rheinbach, Germany) of Joaquin Garces(in hiscell in Castellon), of Rafael Martinez Zeain hiscell in Badajoz)of mycell neighbour LiaudegisAlgirdaswhofromthe19 th
of September up totodaycontinueson Hunger Strikes.
I speak of thecompanionsof Leuven, Gent, Brussels (Belgium) who wereat the demonstrationsat RheinbachandAachen andin their own cities. I speak of the companionsof Switzerland(great!!), of France, theBilban@sandtheEnglishOur brothersof Argentina, UruguayandCanadaThosein Berlin andthosein Cornellain Barcelona
I want tomakethemost of theselettersto showmy solidarity withthosedetainedfor supposedlybelongingto theMG (Militant GroupAutonomousof Berlin), TheAnti- Fascist, Christian, andthelast of theRAF TomasMeyer-Falk andall whoresist and strugglein theentireworld.
Thankscompanions,
Gabriel. Alwaysin Struggle!
PSSO that therearenolingeringdoubtsI continueshouting: Death totheStateand LongLiveAnarchy!! Becauseonly when wetear down thisoldworldwill freedombe bornbecausewehavenothingto losewithout freedom
Anarchy: A P er manent T ensi on with the E xi stent
Anarchy ismuchmorethan asocial-political movement; it isapermanent tension withthe existent. Asmuchwithitsown (internal / individual), aswiththeoutside(external / social). Therearetoo manyof uswhoassumethat isenoughtobeamilitant (or tobeaffiliated), in aspecificanarchist organization, tocarryon anarchist aesthetics andtotalk about anarchismin thesenseof to be an anarchistbut isthat so?Isanarchysomething tobe toldor lived?I mean, if wereduceanarchytoaliving-roomphilosophy, to anostalgic history of thepast, and/ or to marginal aesthetics, what dowehaveleft of it?.
Anarchy cant bereducedin order tobetoldin all itsformsandexpressionsit cant bea limitedpassiveobject, somemummyfiedideas, someaseptic rituals, empty andrepetitivejust asthePre-philosophical epoch in whichthemythsurpassedrationalistic thought. Anarchyonceunderstoodandassimilatedcallsout for experimentation, for realization: Today, Here, NOWwithin ourselvesandour own wayof feelingit andunderstanditIt is not enoughtotalk about ACTION, wehavetobeACTION!! It isnot enough todreamof anarchy, wehavetobetheanarchist expression itself!!
Obviouslyit isnot easy andnot alwayspleasant tofell thetension within ourselves(as well as thecontradictions), generatedby theconflict withthestate-of-thingswhichconstitutes Existence, andtheobstaclesthat cut, threaten andstopour desires, our passionsandanarchic aspirations
Which person, anarchist or not, isnot avoidingat themeasureof hisown possibilitiesthe unpleasantness, thedoubtsandreservesthat result fromconflict situations, confrontation? However, it ispreciselyin thispoint, in thisGordian knot wheretheresolution lies, the liberation andthemeasurement of our strengthhowcan weknowwhat weareableto without tryingit out, without experimenting?
Maybewedont knowexactlytheblueprint of what wewant on asocial-political level, maybe wedont haveatheoretical bodynor astatic alternativetooffer andwithwhichto buildanew project-orderwearenot fillingupthemouthwithmagnificent speechesnor withfantastic projectionson thesubjectBut yesweknowwhat wedont want (tobegoverned, tobe commanded, tobemanipulated; tobeexploited, tobecontrolledandtoldwhat andhowto think, to fell andtobefor instance), andyesweknowwhat wedesire(tobefreeandself- governed, to createandexperiment with other formsof thinking, of feeling, of beingandhow tointer/intrarelateandto live).
So, andbythewayeverythingisassembled, our onlyexit istherebellion of our desireswitha permanent tension against theexistent, andfreedom, andthedreamsandall that wecan searchfor
Theconclusion: wehaveNOTHINGandwewant EVERYTHINGTODAY, NOWand wefight for it; for Anarchy.
R ebellion, R ebel liousness, Social Rebel
Rebellion isnot waitingfor anyone, isnot waitingfor anything; it isalreadyin itself a movinganswer, theimmediateconsequenceof tension; acathartic processof liberation() Thesocial rebel isthat individual that unhookedhimself fromtheMass, hehasbeen emancipatedfromall theweights(includingfromhimself), andletshimself betaken byhis own Beliefs, DesiresandAnarchic Passions, without fearingany judgement or criticismfrom others; becausehehasandfindsthePrinciple(thePrinciples), theMedium(theMeans), the Value(theValues) andtheEndin himself. Heisaself-determinedandself-sufficient individual that hasnoneedfor waitingfor otherstorebel, todayandnow. Heassumestherisk andthe passion of hisdesires, just astheconsequencesandresponsibilitiesof hisown actions.
Andthisso happensbecausewhen oneknows oneself (andhasknowledge), respectsoneself (andhasrespect), andwantsoneself (andwants), oneusesall theweaponsandstrengthof the Body-Mindtopreserveoneself asaFree-Lover BeingandLifeLoverandthat libertarian not only strugglesfor lifeandhisown freedom, but aswell for theothers; becausemultiplied freedomandlifeiswhat Createsthenecessary conditionsandspacefor thecommon-anarchic- living.
Theanarchicrebel isbeforeall (or beforenothing), aperson that hasemancipatedhimself; someonethat byunderstandinghimself andtheworldhelivesin, decidesto act over all aspects/ordersof theExistenceandof theExistent; not only toandfor theselfish usufruct of hisown free-beingcondition, but alsoto extendand for theextension of that freedomThisfreedom arisesout of apermanent existential tension, makingitsown dialectics(Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis), tobedynamic, never static. Or tosayit metaphorically in other words: in theprocessof existingwe, likethesnakes, leavebehindthe oldskins; changesthat havearelativelifecycle(in theTime-Space) andthat welet loseto keep growingandreadjust totheterritory. Bythis way thisgrowthisour Acting-Thinking, and re-adaptation meaningour Spatial-Temporal-Synthesisover theExistent course.
Theanarchicrebel (not submissivetoall Authority-Authoritarianism), understandsthat to be ashealthy, just andvital hisrebelliousnesscan be, hemust findaffinitieswith whomtoshare andspreadtherevolt asaproject andreality of thetodayandnowthat surpassesthemere individual andanecdotalHowto organize?With whom?.
I nformal and Diffuse Organisation
Thewayto organizemust beinformal anddiffuse, understandingasIDO (informal and diffuseorganization), that group of anarchic individualitiesthat, basedon their project- projectuality, decideto informallyunitetoact right now
Withwhom?Obviouslywiththosesocial rebelsthat shareaffinitywithin theseprojectswe proposeto go through, not beingnecessarythesharingof our anarchicprojectualities Andthisis(or it shouldbe), in thisway becauseif wewant to accomplish our projectsandlive our passions-desires, besidesacquiringnewexperiences, wefindourselvesin occasionsand circumstancesin whichit isnot enoughto besurroundedbycomrades that shareour ideas, but alsoweshouldally withthosesocial rebelsthat naturallyupsurgefromthesocial corein conflict with theExistent andfor Existence.
If someof uswant topublishabook wewill, if possible, do it withan anarchist publisherif wecant wewill searchfor theonethat inspiresin usmoretrust. If wewant torobabank we will trytodoit withsomeexperiencedcompanion, if wecant findonewewill try then to find asocial rebel (not submissivetowagelabour but not necessarily to thecapitalist systemin general), that inspiresin ustrust for suchaproject. Becauseweshouldhaveit clear that there isadivision between theproject andtheprojectuality.
Theideal istogo through all our projectswiththosewho shareaffinity in theprojectuality of our Existential Desires; but thereality isthat not all of usanarchistsfindourselveson the sameline. On thecontrary wearebeingcriminalizedandlabelledasanarcho-delinquents, anarcho-insurrectionalists, and/ or anarcho-terrorists
For thosewho label usasillegalists weshouldonlyremindthat all thepracticeswehave been goingthrougharecontemplatedin anarchist historythat wearekeepingupthe anarchic practicesby THE DEEDSandthat wepursuetheanarchist aimthat, bytheway, you will not findeither in folklore, nor in legality.
Aesthetics and E thics
In everySocial-Political Movement thereexists, or better said, co-existsalwayswitha referential-group aesthetics, externallyshowinghowtheindividual isunderstanding-feeling- identifyinghimself in comparison to theother (others).
Aesthetics isaway-formof expressingWHAT andHOWwethink-feel to others. Bytheway wearedressing, bythewaywetalk, bythemusic wearelisteningto wearesayingtoothers howandwhoweareidentifyingwithWecan hereremember somemovementsor groups that within their aestheticshavebeen showingus, externally at least, their ideasor condition. TheHippies, thePunks, theLeftists, theBlack Panthers, thetypical Worker andthetypical businessman with hissuit andtie
Wejudge andarejudged by theexternal look or, if youwant, weareevaluated-qualified andvice-versa. Unfortunately, nowadays, aestheticsarenothingbut acommercial product, a pose, nothingreallymeaningful. A fashion that fitsusto deceiveWHO ISWHO andWHAT in thisparade, on thissocial runway whereweshinewiththenewmodel for theoccasion andor season.
Thisiswhyweshouldstart reconsideringif thetrulyimportant thingfor usisTO BE APPARENT OR TO BE, TO SHOWOFF OR TO DONot even when our Aesthetics are sincere(andnot just an image/ fashion), isthereinterest in showingit toothersif what we reallywant isTO LIVE what weareshowingWhat for? Why?Sotheotherscan knowand seethemilitant weare?. Vanityof thevanities!!
Further than theAestheticswecan findtheEthics; whichreallyshowsusandweshowto ourselves. It isour steps, our acts, what clearly definesourselves, andnot, in fact, our clothes, haircutsandhangings. Nowadayswecan seeprison-guards, policemen andjudgeswearing piercingsandan all alternative aestheticsIt isclear that eachprocesshasitsown timing; whether beit individual or collective; that everythingisafruit of effort andconsciousness meditation.
If wedont want toget stuck andfall intomarginality; if what wewant istorepresent ourselves andact accordingto our ideas-desiresandpassions, weshouldmoveEvery Social-Political Movement that getsstuck, corruptsitself; getsfossilized, stops beingeffective; becomes folklore
Wearetheanarchistsandsocial rebelsin motion; theoneswhohadgot tiredandrebelledover thestate-of-thingsthat constitutestheExistent in all itsordersWearenothingsvanguard; Weonly represent ourselvesandliveour DesiresandPassionswithfull intensityWeassume our responsibilitieswithdignityandvalue; Neither thetrialsnor thesentenceswill finishthe revoltas longasrebellion andrebelsagainst all AuthorityandAuthoritarianismdoexist, therewill betension andconflict over / within theExistent
Therevolt will not stopwhen therebel isunjustly imprisonedbyabourgeoisTribunal Insteadtherebel growsbeforeadversity, andit iswithin it that therebel getshis/ her character reinforcedandwheresupposeddoubtsthat mayexist get convertedin irrefutable certainties; it isherewhereheunderstandsthemurderous andmercilessnatureof theState anditsscrews; it is insidetheprison wheretherebel getsdecisivelyself-determined.
Wesharpen our livesAnarchy isinevitable.
E xpropriation is Necessary
Whatever may betheproject youwish toput in practiceyouwill needthevilemetalWe livein acapitalist Society-Systemandweall knowthat fromwagelabour, collectsandbenefit concertswewill never beableto get enough moneyto our projects.
It doesnt matter whether youarean anarchist developingan activityinsideaformal or informal organization, or individuallyhowmanytimeshaveyou stoppedaproject becauseof lack of funds?BanksandJewellerystoresarejust aroundwaitingfor you tobecomefilled with courageandexpropriatetheir surplus-valueso youcan publishyour own books, and your propagandamayhaveabetter qualityandquantityso youcan rent or buyan oldhouse andrestoreit together withcomradesandthen convert it in aSocial Centre, Ateneu(Meeting point for Anarchists) or whatever youfeel to
It isnot so difficult, theyarevisible, theyhaveschedules, habits, faultsandit isnot just about thestructureI mean, sometimesweseeaBank or aJewellerystoreandwethink that it isnot for us, that wearenot professionals, that thetask istobigfor usSometimesit is enoughtofollowtheDirector of theBank or theOwner of theJewellery storeandspot his hideoutit isthebest placetoget themWehaveto beharsh; if yousucceedin psychologicallyterrorizinghimyouwill avoiddoingit physically, but of courseablowin the headat thefirst moment will open for you thedoorsof hisunderstandingForget thingslike weareanarchists or why youaredoingit, theydont giveashitOn theother handthey will get shit scared if youtalk likeadelinquent somethinglike: look man, giveme everythingor everyonewill behurtif not tomorrowmorningIll gowithyouandmy colleaguestayswithyour family, if yougivemeeverythingnoweverythingwill bealright for instance.
Thereisno point for beingsoft with capitalists, astheyarent with usanyways; youdowhat youhavetodo Tendernesswekeep it for when weareamongaccomplicesof revolt or of loveAndviolenceisfor theaction, whether it isabout expropriatingor dynamitingLets not get it wrong; at war it isyou whomaketherulesthereisno manual for expropriation, everythingisimagination, information, plottingandaction
If youwant everythingtobefluent anddynamic andnot stuckmoveyourself, think, search, actDo act comrade!!Expropriation ispossible, it isnecessary I nternational Day of Solidarity 07 September 28, Montevideo, Uruguay - "In thenight of Friday28th of September thelocksof the GoetheInstitute(German cultural institution) and Iberia[Spanish AirlinesCompany] got sealed. On theside(of thebuilding) 'Solidaritywith Gabriel andJose' andanencircledA waswritten. A small gesturetogreet thecomradeswhomadeanappeal tosolidaritywithour imprisoned comrades." September 28, Leuven, Belgium- Several bannerswithsloganslike'Against thejailsof theState' and'Freedomfor All' werehungat bridgesaroundLeuven. Pupilsput out abanner insolidarityon 'their' school buildingwhereprisonersof Leuven can seeit. September 28, Castellon, Spain- Theimprisonedanarchist comradeJoaquinGarcesVillacampa goeson hunger striketill the30thof September for thefollowingreasons: "- Asaprotest against theaberrant repressivepracticesagainst theanarchist comradesGabriel PombodaSilvaandJose Fernandez, prisonersof theGermanState. - For theabolitionof State-Capital, privilegeand domination in thebroadest meaningof theword. LONGLIVE FREEDOM - DESTROY PRISON - FREE ANARCHIST PRISONERS" September 28, Bilbao, Euskadi - About thirtyindividualsgather at theGerman Consulateand distributepamphletsin solidaritywithGabriel, Joseandall prisonersin struggle. Someenter the ConsulatetomakethemsendafaxtotheGerman Ambassador in MadridandtheGerman minister of ForeignAffairs. September 29, Ghent, Belgium- About 70peopletakethestreetsand demonstratethroughthecity centreinsolidaritywith Gabriel, Joseandall prisonersinstruggle. Thedemoendsin front of the prisonof Ghent. In Brussel several slogansof rageappeared onbuildinglike'Death toprison and itsworld' at theHallepoort, 'Let'sburn prison' at theJusticeTribunal. Twobannerswerehungon thebigroadsaroundthecentreof Brussels. September 29, Rheinbach &Aachen, Germany- About 70comradesgatheredat theprisonsof RheinbachandAachen, insolidaritywith anarchist prisonersGabriel PombodaSilvaandJose Fernandez Delgado.. At Rheinbach, about 200tennisballswithmessagesagainst prison flyover the wall. In Aachenthecomradesoutsidecould hear theshoutsof Gabriel PombodaSilva. A text was readanddistributedtothefewpeoplewhopassedby. September 29, Zurich, Switzerland - Infront of theBezirksgericht about seventypeoplegather in solidaritywith Marco, Gabriel, Joseand Mehmet Esiyok. Pamphletsaredistributed. September 29, Madrid, Spain- Threereal estateofficesin theneighbourhoodof Prosperidadget their lockssealed in solidaritywith Gabriel, Jose, Marcoandall other prisonersinstruggle. September 29, Vancouver, Coast Salish Territory, (Canada) A houseissquattedfor thepurposes of an eveninginsolidaritywithGabriel and Jose. Later that night several targetsincludingabank areattacked. A communiquclaimstheattacksinsolidaritywith Gabriel andJose. September 29, Everywhere, Global - "Todaythe29th of September isan international dayof solidaritywith prisonersinstruggle, andmoreparticularlyfor Gabriel PombodaSilvaandJose Fernandez Delgado, anarchist prisonersin Germany. Prison istheclearest expression of thissociety based on money, collectivestupidityandtheimprisonment of deviance(psychiatric, social, sexual). Westrugglefromtheinsideand outsidetoconquer thefreedomwhich isours. NOR GUARDS NOR PRISONSWILL STOP OUR REBELLION! INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY!" October 1, Brussels, Belgium- Attackson German consulateandBMWdealership. TheGerman consulatein Brusselswasattackedwith paint bombsin solidaritywithJoseandGabriel and all the prisonersin struggle. October 2, 2007, Brussels, Belgium- A BMWdealershipinBrusselswasattackedwithMolotov cocktailsinsolidaritywith Gabriel andJose. At least twovehicleswereconsumedbyflames. October 9, BuenosAires, Argentina- "Inthecoldanddamphoursof themorning, somehands placedan explosivedevicein a'Volkswagen' dealership locatedat theintersection of Castro Barros andHipolitoHirigoyen streets, inthecapital city. Intheareawerefoundpamphletswith the followingnote: "Thismorning, wehit the'Volkswagen' dealership. Thismorning, wedemonstrated our hatredtowardstheGermanstatethat hasincarceratedour companions. Wedemandthe immediateliberation of Gabriel Pombo DaSilvaandJoseFernandez Delgado, whoarefoundin the extermination centersof theGerman state, andall theprisonersof theworld. Fireto thestate, to capital anditsprisons. FreeJoseandGabriel. RevolutionaryBlack Cells. Kurt GustavWilckens Brigade." N.B. Kurt GustavWilckenswasbornon the3thof November 1886in Germany. Asan anarchist hewasactivein Germany, theUnitedStatesandArgentina. In1922hedecided tohit the Argentinean lieutenant-colonel Varelawhoisresponsiblefor theslaughter of 1500strikingland workersinPatagonia. The25thof January1923hethrowsabombto Varela. Thebombhitsboth legsandVarelagraspshissable. Wilckenspullshisrevolver andfinishesthehangman. Heis arrested andlockedup. In thenight of 16th of June1926Wilckensgetskilled in hiscell bythe prisonguardPerez Millan (member of thePatrioticLeague).
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