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Anarchist Writers · 1d ago

Images from the 2012 Rossport Solidarity Gathering

 Over the June bank hoiliday I attended the Rossport Solidarituy Camp gathering, part of the ongoing struggle against Shell's experimental gas pipeline and refined that is being imposed on the area.  While there I revisited the Shell compound at Arghoose which has been massively developed since last
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Anarchist Writers · 6d ago

Notes on the non election of Syriza and the retreat from anti-capitalism by the left

 The Greek election which saw the 'bailout with even more austerity' parties win out over the 'austerity without bailout' parties had a fairly minimal impact on the world's stock markets in the end. That somewhat cruel way of describing SYRIZA is a polemical poke at the international left which had
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Anarchist Writers · 1w ago

2012 Dublin anarchist bookfair audio - and a SD card data recovery panic

  Last week I edited the last of the audio recordings from the 2012 Dublin anarchist bookfair and got them online.  Each year we try and record any of the suitable sessions and get them up shortly after the bookfair.  This is never 100% successful as the hectic nature of the day along with random t
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Anarchist Writers · 1W ago

Old Media In the Age of The Internet - Why Bother With Radical and Underground Publishing - Video & audio

I was on the panel for the 2012 Dublin Anarchist bookfair discussion of the continued usefulness of old / print media.  It was a well set up panel with a good range of people from publications following quite different models of print and distribution.   I've included the write up of the session and
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Anarchist Writers · 3W ago

A Note From Below To The Yes Voter

Written last Friday as the result of the recent Irish referendum came in. read more
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Anarchist Writers · 1M ago

Communism and Syndicalism

When I was producing my recent lengthy response to yet more AWL nonsense about anarchism, it got me thinking about precisely the difference between communism and syndicalism within anarchism. This lead me think about the importance of narrative, of how we explain ideas and movements. read more
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Anarchist Writers · 1M ago

Anarchist Studies Review of Property is Theft!

"All those who wish to see the ideas of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon … achieve wider appreciation and recognition will welcome this new anthology … This is the most comprehensive English-language collection ever published…The primary function of this impressive collection is to make Proudhon’s writings ac
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Anarchist Writers · 1M ago

Dublin Mayday 2012 Photos & Video

 The Dublin Mayday march took place this year in appaling weather conditions which meant many of the 1000 or so who started out never made the final rally at Liberty Hall.  As you'll see from the pictures on the Quays machers were literally being wrapped up in their own banners by the wind and rain.
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Anarchist Writers · 1M ago

Photos from the April 2012 Reclaim the Streets in Dublin

 After a gap of some 6 years Reclaim the Streets returned to Dublin on April 28th with a few hundred people taking part.  Apart from Garda initally acting the bully boys with regards to people openly consuming alcohol there was no hassle and a good time was had by all. The organisers press release a
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