Did you come here because of a flyer or handbill that made you curious about Anarchistic ideas? To learn more about what Anarchism is, why we want anarchy, and how we plan to get from our present State-dominated society to a free society without government, check out our guide for the Anarchy-Curious. Or come to the next Anarchist Cafe in your hometown, browse the literature, and strike up a conversation!
Have you started an Anarchist Café in your hometown? Want to? Contact us to have your A-Cafe listed on AnarchistCafe.org.
Known A-Cafe Events:
| Where? | When? |
|---|---|
| Bay Area California (San Jose, Cupertino) |
Monthly Most recent: 13 September 2009 Next meeting: 15 November 2009 Hosted by the Bay Area Voluntaryist Resource Group. |
| NEW! Houston, Texas |
Every Thursday 8:00–10:00pm Next meeting: 6 May 2010 Hosted by Sedition Books, 901 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77006 |
| Las Vegas Nevada |
Every Thursday 6:00–8:00pm Most recent: 18 September 2014 Next meeting: TBA |
| Modesto California |
A couple times a year Most recent: 25 April 2009 Next meeting: TBA. |
| Sacramento California |
Seasonal Most recent: 24 January 2009 Next meeting: TBA |
| San Francisco California |
Annual Most recent: 12 March 2010 Next meeting: March 2011 Held in conjunction with the Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair |
| Storrs Connecticut (UConn) |
Weekly Most recent: 18 September 2014 Next meeting: 25 September 2014 |
| Washington, D.C. Anarchy Hour |
Monthly Most recent: 8 October 2009 Next meeting: 8 November 2009 |
Have you started an Anarchist Café in your hometown? Want to? Contact us to have your A-Cafe listed on AnarchistCafe.org.
Spaces:
A-Cafe is not a place, it's an event. But places are great too! Here are some physical cafes that we know of.
| Where?> | Description |
|---|---|
| Santa Cruz California |
SubRosa - a community space As far as we know, Santa Cruz does not yet have an Anarchist Cafe event. (If you're interested in starting one, be sure to let us know!.) It does, however, have an anarchistic café, which offers anarchist books and literature, gourmet coffee, performance and a weekly open mic, gallery art by emerging local artists, and a garden courtyard social space. |
| San Diego California |
Café Libertalia |
Past A-Cafes:
| Where? | When? |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles California (Pico Rivera) |
Defunct Most recent: 4 April 2009 Next meeting: Currently defunct. Are you starting up an A-Cafe in the Los Angeles area? If so, contact us to get your event listed! |
| Orange County California |
Defunct. Most recent: 6 January 2007 Next meeting: Currently defunct. Are you starting up an A-Cafe in the Orange County area? If so, contact us to get your event listed! |
Join us at the Anarchist Cafe!
The A-Cafe is not a place, it's an event—a social experiment in urban anarchy, organized by local anarchists in your hometown. A-Cafes are held in coffee houses, bars, infoshops, public parks, people's homes, and in the open air, out on the street. An A-Cafe is an informal meet-up, gathering, coffee klatsch or drinking brigade where anarchists can get to know each other, hang out, shoot the breeze, talk some shop, talk about the projects that we are working on, and to organize new projects in our community. The gatherings are informal, and based on chatting and sharing information. You can drop in or leave any time you need to. There isn't a fixed agenda, but there's always plenty to talk about and things for anyone who's an Anarchist, anti-statist, or just anarchy-curious to do.
There's often a space for people to share literature, ideas they've had, projects they're working on, zines, flyers, art, and more. There may be some social networking projects to put local Anarchists in contact with each other. And if you want to set up organizing meetings for a particular project, with a fixed agenda and all the rest, A-Cafe is a great place to meet people who you can invite.