By anon. Shows. Conferences. Dinners. Congresses. ‘Expos': London has them all. Each year, the capital is host to countless corporate gatherings, where our enemies can safely indulge in marketing their latest technology, make alliances and customers, and share information (about the market, its threats and the clientèle). In short, these … Continue reading
Alexander Berkman in the first issue of anarchist magazine, The Blast, 15th January 1916 Why The Blast? Do you mean to destroy? Do you mean to build? These are questions we have been asked from many quarters, by inquirers sympathetic and otherwise. Our reply is frank and bold: We mean both: to destroy and to build. For, … Continue reading
by pod Anarchism is alive in Barcelona. With the capitalist dream in ruins, new movements in the working class neighbourhoods are building people’s power and the infrastructure for revolutionary struggle. Here are a few highlights and reflections from a quick tour of the autonomous projects. The battle of Can Vies … Continue reading
This new zine considers how to deal with abuses of power and acts of domination in our communities from an anarchist perspective. It brings together a collection of articles representing different approaches to this problem, from transformative justice-based accountability processes to retributive-based acts of survivor-led retaliation. It is hoped this … Continue reading
by Martin Wright. REPOST from theanarchistlibrary. A little bit of history. This article, originally published in the newspaper Class War in 1984, in the heat of the miners strike that finished off the British trade union movement, was a gem of anarchist thinking and writing in the UK. Obviously it … Continue reading
by Severino We anarchists rarely talk about anarchism, at least not to others. This article argues that by shying away from our politics, we’re only making things more difficult for ourselves in the long run. ‘Activism’ and Anarchism Anarchists are among the most active members of radical, grassroots campaigns here … Continue reading
REPOST from Kaput collective. This is the last chapter of their book ‘Capitalism: What is it and how can we destroy it?’ To read the whole thing see here. First let’s get one thing straight. We don’t have the plan. We don’t think there is “a” plan. Capitalism was not … Continue reading
By pod. An anarchist reflection on the last few years in London, written at the request of comrades overseas. For a few months in recent history, between November 2010 and August 2011, London was an exciting place. Then, with a thousand imprisoned and ‘total policing’ on the streets, we went … Continue reading