Tag Archives: Tahrir

New York Times: After the Protests – Zeynep Tufekci

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Media in the hands of citizens can rattle regimes. It makes it much harder for rulers to maintain legitimacy by controlling the public sphere. But activists, who have made such effective use of technology to rally supporters, still need to figure out how to convert that energy into greater impact. LAST Wednesday, more than 100,000 people showed up in Istanbul [...] → Read the full article…

Jadaliyya: On Why Struggles over Urban Space Matter – An Interview with David Harvey

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Why do urban struggles matter in projects of social change? What is the importance of reclaiming public space in social movements? And at this gloomy global moment of extreme urban disparities and social inequalities, how do we re-think what is possible? For insights on these questions, we interviewed David Harvey on 24 October 2013. Harvey is the Distinguished Professor of Anthropology & [...] → Read the full article…

Hurriyet Daily News: Turkey’s democracy deficit led to Gezi protests – SI Secretary General

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Turkey’s Gezi Park protests have clearly reflected the distance between the priorities of the Turkish people and the Turkish government, Socialist International (SI) Secretary-General Luis Ayala has said ahead of the group’s summit in Istanbul, which will begin with a special session on Gezi. We are very interested in listening and learning more of the Gezi Park protests. That’s why [...] → Read the full article…

Public Seminar: Michael Hardt on Continuity and Leadership – An Interview After the Talk Turkey Conference

Michael Hardt at the Occupy Solidarity and Global Consequences panel  and here in an interview after the conference, argues that since 2011— different from previous “nomadic” global movements—these new protests have been rooted in territory, demand a new definition of publicity and commons beyond the false “public/private” separation. Furthermore, with their “multitude” form, these occupations and encampments have provided a [...] → Read the full article…

Jadaliyya: Tahrir to Taksim: We demand the fall of the system

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The following video expresses the Mosireen media collective’s stance of solidarity with the on-going demonstrations around Istanbul’s Taksim Square, and in several other Turkish cities. It begins with images of trees being uprooted in Istanbul’s Gezi Park, to make way for the government’s planned conversion of the area into a commercial space–the original trigger of the peaceful protests. It then [...] → Read the full article…