Boris Franteschini

some excellent Melbourne Anarchist history from Takver:

On August 26, 1986 Boris Franteschini died due to complications caused by lung cancer.

Boris was one of the last active members of the Italian Anarchist Movement in Melbourne. His commitment and enthusiasm for anarchism was something he maintained until his death.

Boris was born in 1914 in the United States, into a family of anarchist militants. At the age of 7 he returned to Italy with his family. In 1927 due to the increasing repression in Italy associated with the rise of fascism, Boris and his family immigrated to Melbourne.

He worked for a time on his father's small crop farm in Narre Warren, then latter as a woodcutter; a concreter; and finally settling into the marble business.

In the 1930's and 1940's Boris was active in the Italian anarchist Movement in exile in Melbourne. This group worked amoung the Melbourne Italian community, put out a newspaper and were involved in anti-fascist activity. They also gave support to anarchists in need overseas, particularly in Italy and Spain.

With the death of the older more experienced comrades Boris eventually found himself as a centre-point for Italian anarchist activity in Melbourne after the Second World War.

Between 1950 and 1965 there were about 30 people involved in the Italian Anarchist Movement in Melbourne - most of them were anarchists who had migrated to Australia.

Unfortunately this group carried out its activities in relative isolation. They didn't speak much English, there was no indigenous Australian Anarchist movement, and amoung the second and third generations of Australian-Italians there was little interest in Anarchism.

http://www.takver.com/history/franteschini.htm

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maro, o tenei kaupapa.




Kia ora whanau

The first roopu to endorse this rally from Aotearoa are:

Te Ata Tino Toa
Conscious Collaborations-Global indigenous network
Mana Wahine
Solidarity Union
Socialist Worker (Aotearoa)

If your roopu, group or collective (from Aotearoa) would like to add
their tautoko for this rally please mail me asap uriohau(at)gmail.com.

Much thanks to Tia Taurere & crew for the shout out in te reo.

In Struggle & Solidarity
Respect & Regards to all

Sina Ana Brown-Davis
(Te Roroa, Te Uri o Hau, Ngapuhi, Fale Ula & Vava'u)



Please circulate to all of your networks NOW!

National Day of Action — Kulin Nations (Melbourne)

Stop the Genocide on Stolen Aboriginal Land!

End Aboriginal deaths in Custody! Justice for Mulrunji and all killed
in custody. Implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody!

Land rights not mining rights! No new mines, no new dumps!

Fund community controlled services, not troops, cops and martial law!
Social well-fair, not social control!

Aboriginal control of Aboriginal affairs! Treaty NOW!

Solidarity Rally

Saturday 14 July, 12:30 pm
City Square, corner of Swanston and Collins Streets

For more information:
David Dryden: 0419-662-812
Cheryl Kaulfuss: 0401-806-331
Kanga Menzies: 0429-860-006
ISJA – Melb: 9388-0062

Initial endorsements: Australia Asia Workers Links, Black GST, Camp
Sovereignty, Chilean Popular and Indigenous Network, Conscious
Collaborations-Global indigenous network, Freedom Socialist Party,
Indigenous Social Justice Association – Melbourne, Lasnet, Ongoing G20
Arrestees Solidarity Network, Radical Women, Resistance, RMIT Student
Union, Socialist Alliance, Socialist Alternative, Socialist Worker
(Aotearoa),Solidarity Union, Te Ata Tino Toa, Your Voice (list in
progress. To add your endorsement e-mail Alison -
alison.thorne@... or call Solidarity Salon on 9388-0062)

Come to the next organising meeting

Wednesday 4 July, 6:30 pm
Solidarity Salon
580 Sydney Road
Brunswick


Solidarity Salon is opposite Hope Street. By public transport take and
Upfied train and walk north up Sydney Road from Brunswick or South
from Anstey. Or take a North Coburg tram and get off at Blythe Street
and walk north or Stewart Street and walk south. There's also plenty
of free parking available at the rear. Enter from Staley Street.

Please also encourage friends and contacts overseas to take action on
14 July in support of these demands!