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Why Smash the War Machine (“Knus Krigsmaskinen!”) must also mean Smash Colonialism

Why Smash the War Machine (“Knus Krigsmaskinen!”) must also mean Smash Colonialism

This text reflects on the anti-colonial solidarity efforts of Knus Krigsmaskinen!, an anti-militarist forest occupation in Norway. It explores the opposition which Knus Krigsmaskinen! received from liberal Sámi activists and dives into the nourishing conversations and relationships that developed from these frictions.

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A letter from the Abyss: Forest occupation in Southern Norway celebrates two months of struggle against the state, the military, and their world

A letter from the Abyss: Forest occupation in Southern Norway celebrates two months of struggle against the state, the military, and their world

Two months of struggle against the state, the military and their world: a letter from the forest occupation in Southern Norway. The “Aktivt Forsvart Sone” – AFS (Actively Defended Zone” is fighting against the building of the Europe’s biggest explosives factory.

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Welcome to the valley: Landscapes of the No TAV struggle by Gabriel Popham

Welcome to the valley: Landscapes of the No TAV struggle by Gabriel Popham

This is the first contribution of a series of posts authored by active participants in the struggle against the the New Turin-Lyon Line (NLTL). As the story of the No TAV movement enters its fourth decade, we feel that the stakes are as high as they have ever been. Certainly high enough for us to share as much information as we can.

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