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Last December 1st, we took part in the global action against coal at the As Pontes thermal power plant (#ENDESA), organized by the platform Galicia, un Futuro sin Carbon (Galicia, a future without coal), with ECOAR))) and other social and environmental groups are members. 34% of CO2 emissions in Galicia are produced by the Meirama and As Pontes plants. So at 11:30 am we left the Uxío Novoneira square with the objective of making visible the rejection of the burning … Read more

Between the 25th and 29th of October an action against the lignite mines, one of the main responsible for CO2 polluting emissions, took place in Rhineland (Germany). Convened by the platform Ende Gelände, the action brought together thousands of activists for the fourth consecutive year to block mining activity in Rhineland and defend the Hambach Forest. More than 12,000 years old and with a high biodiversity, this forest  is threatened by the mining activity of the RWE company that uses … Read more

2030 is the deadline to reduce coal consumption by at least two thirds. That is, we are 12 years away from avoiding the rise in global temperature and thus avoiding its catastrophic consequences. Coal is the leading cause of 19,500 premature deaths a year in Europe and the costs for associated health problems reach up to 54 billion euros a year in the European Union. Hence we have taken another step to put a stop on coal’s CO2 emissions and … Read more

The past 12, 13 and 14 October a meeting framed within the international movement Break Free took place in Riaza (Segovia). This encounter aims to put a stop on the production of energy based on coal. We came to the meeting with the firm task of weaving networks and creating alliances to continue building the movement against fossil fuels. After the last report of the IPCC, which indicates that, if the CO2 emission is not reduced by half by 2030, … Read more

On October 5, a German court ordered the temporary suspension of the felling in Hambach Forest. Over the past few months, the forest has become a symbol of the climate struggle, as well as the rejection of the use of fossil fuels. The decision was taken by Münster’s City Court in response to an emergency procedure initiated by the environmental organization BUND, which sought to end the massive cutting of trees carried out to gain surface area for a coal … Read more

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We look back towards a place we already knew before: the Hambach Forest. These days there is a battle in which, on the one hand, the powerful energy company RWE has a particular interest in the exploitation of lignite in the area, and on the other, neighborhoods and ecologists defend the right of the forest to exist and, therefore, all its biodiversity. RWE argues it has the legal permission for the logging, and that its activity is supported by the … Read more

Last Thursday, January 19, the last lecture that put an end to the Communication, Power and Counterpower Conferences took place. We met at the CSA Playa Gata where, in the hands of Alejandro Barranquero, we approached an analysis of the possibilities we have to subvert the current media system. In this lecture entitled “Strategies for media reform. Is it possible to subvert the media system?”, Alejandro, through a fluent conversation with the public, unraveled the current potential that may help … Read more

Between November 17 and December 8, the Communication, Power and Counterpower Conferences took place, with the central objective of analyzing how, via communication, networks of hegemonic power are constructed and, in turn, how to reverse these situations through various alternatives. To begin this exercise of reflection and analysis, we were able to count on a previous lecture entitled “Victims, Sinners and Feminazis” that, with the help of Lorena Arévalo, brought us closer to know about the relationship that exists between … Read more

Last Friday, December 8, the sixth step of this road, that we have been covering during the Communication, Power and Counterpower Conferences, took place. On this occasion we met at the Espace Martin-Luther-King, in the city of Montpellier, where, through his experience, Philippe Corcuff made an analysis of the media today and our role to achieve emancipation. Through his talk “Criticism of media and emancipation in today’s world”, Philippe introduced to us the classic analysis of the media that only … Read more