12 Rules For WHAT

Today journalist and activist Dmitry Okrest joins the show to discuss a new book on Russian antifascist Socrates. We talk about Socrate's political activism, the repression he experienced from the Russian State, the Network and Tyumen cases and much more. Support the show: patreon.com/12rulesforwhat Link to the book: https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/socrates-the-skinhead-the-life-of-a-russian-anarchist-preorder/ The Tyumen case: https://libcom.org/article/what-known-about-new-terrorism-case-against-antifascists-tyumen Link to RTP Books: https://linktr.ee/rtpbooks Dmitry's podcast:https://www.instagram.com/publicincitement/

In the late 1980s millitant anti-fascists started a cultural project, Cable Street Beat, to counter the rise of a violent fascist music scene which was attacking left wing gigs and attempting to attract a disaffected youth. For this episode reseacher Alex Cater joins to show to discuss the effort. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/12rulesforwhat If you were involved in CSB or other cultural anti-fascist projects Alex would like to hear from you. Get in touch with the show or via his article in The Conversation. Conversation article: https://theconversation.com/through-cable-street-beat-music-became-a-potent-antifascist-weapon-against-the-far-right-221060

Today we are joined by Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, activist for People Before Profit in North Dublin to discuss November's race riots, the far right in Ireland and how the anti-fascist Irish left are fighting back and supporting migrant solidarity efforts. Follow us on instagram @12rulesforwhat Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/12rulesforwhat Eoghan is also a musician, check him out on spotify or other platforms, he's good!

In the aftermath of the far right violence seen on armistice day, in which mob fought with police and carried out attacks on the massive Palestine demonstration we discuss what it could mean, analyse where the movement comes from, assess its potential and discuss policing on the day. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/12rulesforwhat Follow us on Instagram and twitter: @12rulesforwhat

This week I'm joined by legal observer Andy Meinke of : court support group Activist Court Aid Brigade to discuss new restrictions in UK protest law, the vagaries of conspiracy, the difficulties of legal observing a antifascist protest and much more. Support the show on patreon: patreon.com/12rulesforwhat Follow the instagram and twitter @12rulesforwhat Check out the Green and Black Cross https://greenandblackcross.org/

This week I am joined by Milica Svabic of the migrant solidarity and border monitoring organisation Kilkaktiv to discuss border violence and the far right in Serbia. We talk about the practical work of supporting people on the move in Serbia, how smuggling gangs have become stronger because of increased border security, the far right's use of the migrant crisis in Serbia and much more! Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/12rulesforwhat Find out more about Kilkaktiv's work here: https://klikaktiv.org/

Today Annie and Elena from the Border Violence Monitoring Network join the show to discuss their work on the borders of the European Union. We discuss the criminalisation of solidarity work, how people on the move are treated by the racist border regime, the impact of climate on the border regime and much more! If you want to support the show and get it sent direct to your phone a few days early than the public release then support us on Patreon: patreon.com/12rulesforwhat Some useful BVMN links: BVMN website: https://borderviolence.eu/ Pushback database on the website: https://borderviolence.eu/testimonies/ Monthly reports on the database: https://borderviolence.eu/databases/monthly-reports/ Here you can learn how you can get involved with BVMN: https://borderviolence.eu/get-involved/work-with-us/ Link to our twitter: https://twitter.com/border_violence Link to our facebook: https://www.facebook.com/borderviolencemonitoring/ Criminalisation toolkit (practical guide to legal means and advocacy tools for criminalised Human Rights Defenders in Europe): https://borderviolence.eu/reports/in-defence-of-defenders/ Report on incidents of criminalisation happening to BVMN, it's member organisations and people carrying out BVMN work in 2021: https://borderviolence.eu/reports/criminalisation-report-accused-of-solidarity/