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 Tuesday May 03, 2011 01:11 by C. Alexander - First of May Anarchist Alliance m1aa at riseup dot net
 “We are living in times when we can make a difference” Mayday is not only a time to remember the sacrifices of so many before us who fought against all authority – capitalism and the state, patriarchy and white supremacy, empire and ecocide – but also a time to reflect on and celebrate the achievements of our movements today. In recent months the world has again been changed by the actions of masses of ordinary people. Mayday Greetings from the First of May Anarchist AllianceSisters, Brothers, Friends and Comrades, This weekend we will mark International Workers Day – and the ancient celebration of the coming of Spring. Like many of you, we hope to be in the streets, standing against the attacks on workers and the poor, and in defense of our immigrant sisters and brothers. We also look forward to time spent hanging out, talking, and enjoying our lives with friends, co-workers, and loved ones. Mayday is not only a time to remember the sacrifices of so many before us who fought against all authority – capitalism and the state, patriarchy and white supremacy, empire and ecocide – but also a time to reflect on and celebrate the achievements of our movements today. In recent months the world has again been changed by the actions of masses of ordinary people. Across North Africa and the Middle East popular demonstrations and resistance have challenged and ousted dictators. This has opened up space for further independent organizing and opposition even as the old elites, state structures and imperialist military aim to reconsolidate their rule. Here in North America the sharp attacks against workers and the poor has finally provoked a response. Across the U.S. and especially in Wisconsin working people began to fight back. Radical concepts (but perfectly practical) like the General Strike gained a mass hearing and widespread support but could not yet undo the destructive habit of reliance on union officials and the Democratic Party. Still it is clear that we are living in times when we can make a difference. This Spring, as our organization finally sprouts to life, we hope to share in more detail our thinking from the past period about what is needed to bring anarchist revolution and a free society closer into being. We have two documents “Our Anarchism” that sketches our politics, and “Our Organization” that lays out how we will organize ourselves. These are modest papers, but we think they will raise some good and needed dialogue, debate and even controversy within the anarchist movement, other radicals, and our organizing circles. We look forward to the discussion. This Mayday we also launch a website that will serve as media and a public face for our group, at least on the internet: www.m1aa.org Mediums such as written documents and websites were a small part of our activity over the last year. We have been primarily active with Solidarity & Defense and many Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) projects and campaigns, as well as the mainstream unions at our jobs; we participated in the July 31st Day of Action Against Fascism & Racism; we put out a controversial statement in solidarity with the antiwar/FRSO Federal Grand Jury defendants; we participated in Class Struggle Anarchists Conference meetings in Detroit and Seattle and proposed a Labor-oriented publication to CSAC’s Labor commission. We issued a broadsheet “Revolution” around the Arab revolts, and did a bunch of work in Wisconsin building for a General Strike. We continue to dialogue and collaborate with a number of different groups and individuals and participate in a number of ongoing projects. We are committed to developing a personal-political base where we work and live. With our small numbers we have “punched above our weight”. We now look forward to taking our organization to the next stage as part of our contribution toward anarchist revolution and the free society. For Freedom and Solidarity! First of May Anarchist Alliancem1aa@riseup.netP.O. Box 15455 Detroit MI 48215
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NYC ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR - 10th anniversary As much as this pains those who have participated in the anarchist communist experience between 2011 and 2014 in the Canadian prairies, today, Prairie Struggle announces its official secession and subsequent disbandment. To this day, Prairie Struggle was the only specific platformist organization in the Canadians prairies. Though some may recall the existence of an anarchist communist group in Regina affiliated to the ACF (Anarchist Communist Federation of North America) in the 80s, organized anarchism in the prairies has had many difficulties, some of which the Prairie Struggle Project has failed to overcome. Despite its downfall, Prairie Struggle, for one last time, offers a look into the organization, its failures and its small victories.
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A post-conference report from the Workers Solidarity Alliance's 2012 Gathering in St. Louis MO
Since May 1, 2006 we have seen a slow opening up of mass struggles on a scale not seen in recent memory, amplified by the silent economic crash in 2008. From the massive day without an immigrant to the historic Arab Spring; the Wisconsin workers uprising to the prisoners strikes in Georgia and California; Occupy Wall Street to the rallies for Justice for Trayvon Martin; General strikes of students in Chile and Quebec and of workers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. People committed to real change cannot help but feel the wind in our sails. People are rising and refusing, struggles are igniting, common ground is revealing itself, we are beginning to feel and take back our power, everywhere.
The 6th Annual NYC Anarchist Book Fair will be held on Saturday April 14th, 2012 @ Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York City with workshops continuing through April 15th
Common Action, a regional anarchist organization in the Pacific Northwest, has collectively decided to dissolve as of November 15, 2010. After several months of preparation, the UCL's website is now online at long last. The site contains all the latest news about the organization, archives of the federation's publications together with our basic documents, such as our Aims & Principles and our Constitution. [Français] Amanecer: For a Popular Anarchism is proud to present the first issue of its publication - Especifista. The Workers Solidarity Alliance (WSA) launches online version of ideas & action journal. more >>
Like Black Rose/Rosa Negra, we also see new possibilities arising for the development of Popular Power by combining the organized forces of the exploited, dominated, and oppressed classes together. The I-5AF supports "Turning the Tide".
There is a difference between strategic divergence and ideological opposition. Nevertheless, even in tendencies that have relatively high ideological affinity, this misunderstanding can be found and has consistently led to splits in both anarchism and in popular movements. Some tendencies do not aim to organize on the political level, and in our current context, it makes sense to elaborate on the particular organizational and strategic problems with this kind of anarchist politics because, for us, part of our role as a small engine within a growing Popular Power is to keep generating and dissipating liberatory theory and practices.
This is a companion to Social Anarchism and Organisation by the Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro. All of the references are to only that text which has become essential reading for social anarchists today. This article summarizes, paraphrases and interprets the original. It is meant to be an addition to the English language discourse on especifismo and social anarchism generally, as well as the FARJ text in particular. There is a link to an audio version with a slideshow presentation at the end.
**Many people regard anarchism and socialism as contradictory programs. This is based on the conception of "socialism" as state ownership of the economy. Yet historically, anarchists have regarded this program as "state socialism" or "authoritarian socialism." They have rejected such views in favor of "anarchist-socialism" or "libertarian socialism." This concept of anarchism as a variety of socialism remains important today in opposition to pro-capitalist "libertarianism" and to "democratic socialism"--that is, reformist state socialism.**
In the 1980s I participated in a "dialogue" about anarchism and Marxism. Re-reading my writing now, when I am a revolutionary anarchist, I think that much of what I wrote then was wrong--with one exception. I went over certain key issues, such as the strengths and weaknesses of Marxism, the state, the revolutionary party, election participation, and national liberation--topics which are still important for anarchists and other radicals to consider and debate. more >>
NYC ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR - 10th anniversary
As much as this pains those who have participated in the anarchist communist experience between 2011 and 2014 in the Canadian prairies, today, Prairie Struggle announces its official secession and subsequent disbandment. To this day, Prairie Struggle was the only specific platformist organization in the Canadians prairies. Though some may recall the existence of an anarchist communist group in Regina affiliated to the ACF (Anarchist Communist Federation of North America) in the 80s, organized anarchism in the prairies has had many difficulties, some of which the Prairie Struggle Project has failed to overcome. Despite its downfall, Prairie Struggle, for one last time, offers a look into the organization, its failures and its small victories.
Announcing the Heat Index blog at www.heatindexatl.info
A post-conference report from the Workers Solidarity Alliance's 2012 Gathering in St. Louis MO
Since May 1, 2006 we have seen a slow opening up of mass struggles on a scale not seen in recent memory, amplified by the silent economic crash in 2008. From the massive day without an immigrant to the historic Arab Spring; the Wisconsin workers uprising to the prisoners strikes in Georgia and California; Occupy Wall Street to the rallies for Justice for Trayvon Martin; General strikes of students in Chile and Quebec and of workers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. People committed to real change cannot help but feel the wind in our sails. People are rising and refusing, struggles are igniting, common ground is revealing itself, we are beginning to feel and take back our power, everywhere. |
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