Essential Strike Manifesto for the 8th of March

25 January 2021 The Barricade

Essential Strike Manifesto for the 8th of March

A document by EAST – Essential Autonomous Struggles TransnationalThe Barricade

20 January 2021 The Barricade

Freelancers in Serbia protest

Online workers held a protest on Saturday in front of the National Assembly of Serbia. The authorities accepted invitation to negotiations, stated Miran Pogačar, president of the Association of Internet Workers (URI). Members of URI added that this is a small victory and that they will continue to fight.The Barricade

2 January 2021 Vladimir Mitev

The Romanian IT sector’s marvel of unionisation

Florentin Iancu of the labour union SITT told the story of his union to a community of Bulgarian labour activistsVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which

13 December 2020 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

Progressive politics and conservative working class: how to be matched?

A discussion about one of contemporary’s left primary problemsMaria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The work title of their podcast is “Squatting reds in tracksuits”

31 October 2020 Vladimir Mitev

The protesters in Belarus are something very different from the oppositional leaders in exile

Interview with the Polish journalist Malgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat on the internal context and causes for the Belarussian protestsVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which initially started as

2 October 2020 The Barricade

Romania – illusions turning Into nightmares

Maria Cernat joined Yuri Smouter on his podcast 1+1 talking about Romania’s socialism, transition and contemporary societyThe Barricade

30 September 2020 Vladimir Mitev

High time for a mass grassroots movement in Bulgaria

Postcard from Bulgaria #3Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which initially started as a Romanian language version of the Bulgarian portal by the same name. He

28 September 2020 The Barricade

“Nothing to lose but our chains.”

Mass protests have been taking place in Belarus for over three months now. Political scientist and member of the Central Committee of the left party Fair World Pavel Katarzheuski speaks about the development of the protest movement, prison and torture, as well as the perspectives of the left opposition.The Barricade

17 September 2020 Maria Cernat

You want to destroy capitalism? Punch competition!

The British political thinker Albena Azmanova (Kent University) gives a thorough interview on her ideas for contemporary society and changeMaria CernatMaria Cernat is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences (FJSC) (2001) and the Faculty of Philosophy (2004) at the University of Bucharest. She obtained an MA

17 September 2020 Sopiko Japaridze

Lessons from the Therapist Union in Georgia

Post-Pandemic Struggles in Social Reproduction – a series of articles and webinars by the Bulgarian left feminist colective LevFem and the platform Transnational Social StrikeSopiko JaparidzeSopiko Japaridze is the co-founder of Solidarity Network, a member-driven labour union in Georgia. She has been a labour and community organiser for 12 years.