Friday, 14 July 2017

Cracking fractals, by Allochiria



For the norms you can't let go of 
That held you captive
For taboos you are afraid of 
But always wanted 
For reflections in the mirror 
You never changed and 
For that fucking step you didn't 
Risk to take and 

For secrets you kept 
For the life you led 
For mistakes you made 
For people that prevailed 
Opinions you always scream 
Defeated modesty 
The weak you 'never' see 
Mocking memory 

Are you really proud? 

With all the choices you make 
And the chaos you so much adore 
And all of your always-winning thoughts 

I can't see feelings in your hands anymore 

For all the neutral actions that fall to same patterns 
For life depending on every made-up task 
For joy on tears shed to boost a caring image 

Detestable 

Lie now 
Go on


Wednesday, 12 July 2017

The 1000 Gestalten protest at the G20 summit


Excerpt from 1000 GESTALTEN at G20-summit: get rid of your shells! 
The crusted shapes shall represent a society that has lost their believe in solidarity and in which everyone fights for their own progress only. In the course of the performance they dropped off their grey costumes where underneath their colorful t-shirts appeared. In this way they symbolically freed themselves from their petrified structures. [...] 
Our campaign is a further symbol for the fact that many people do not want to put up with the destructive impact of capitalism any longer. What will save us in the end is not our account balance but someone who will offer their holding hand.


Saturday, 8 July 2017

Capitalism kills: protest against the G20 summit


Excerpt from Hamburg City Strike- Call 
Day by day, we become witnesses of a policy that is publicly expressed at the G20 summit in July. Our life is characterized by a growing precariousness, which has long since expanded beyond our working lives. Social welfare is decimated bit by bit, public space is increasingly privatized, and austerity policy propagates the lack of alternatives to these and other measures. In order to keep the wheel of capitalism running, and to draw profits despite the growing crises, our social living conditions are increasingly becoming the goal of exploitation. 

As the promises of growth and prosperity cannot be fulfilled any more even in the Metropolises, which causes modification of the state and society’s regulation framework, right-wing populism, militant nationalism and authoritarian paradigms are thriving in Europe, the US and Asia. Economic-political protectionism as well as the eviction of migrants including the construction of border fences are called for. Internally, anything not fitting the norm, anything queer or just non-conformist is under suspicion.