Notts Black Arrow

Having had a few contacts by email recently asking about what’s going on locally, here are some links:

Coming up in March-May 2020:

Ex-libris booksale events (books and more): http://www.maskedbooksellers.org.uk/booksales.htm

XR events at Sumac Centre: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/extinction-rebellion-nottingham-20254996379

Some good local sites to check regularly:

The Sparrows’ Nest (anarchist library and archive): http://thesparrowsnest.org.uk/

People’s Histreh (radical history group): https://peopleshistreh.wordpress.com/

Five Leaves (radical bookshop): https://fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk

The Sumac Centre (anarchist social centre): https://sumac.org.uk/

Happy Winter Solstice to all our website subscribers and visitors. The AF’s magazine Organise! issue 92 is now online on the AF website. It’s another bumper issue with the following contents. You may also like to read the International of Anarchist Federations journal and our pamphlet on Ecology which were both published in the last year or so.

CONTENTS (in brief, with some twitter links)
1 – @abc_dresden
4 – Anarchist Federation Backs Earth Strike
6 – Interview with an @EarthStrikeUK organiser
12 – Productivity Is Not Your Friend – @PavloShopin
14 – Fashy Social Media Site Now Comes In Pink
16 – A Brief History Of Violence – @Rhyddical

INTERNATIONAL
23 – International Bulletin
24 – After A Period Of Dormancy, Japan Is Now Awake – Noma Yasumichi (@cracjp)
28 – Feminists Rise Up In Mexico
29 – Stateless And Oppressed
34 – Hongkongers Ain’t Nothing To Fuck With
39 – Fascist Foot In The Door Of Squats
40 – Spirou Trikoupi
41 – Refugees Welcome Stencil
42 – @bookfair2020

BURN AFTER READING
44 – Review: Desert, A Warning – John Warwick
47 – @beyondbarsuk
48 – An Anarchist Manifesto – Max Nettlau
54 – Putting The A Back Into Admin

RED AND BLACK GAMING
58 – Review: A Bewitching Revolution @colestia3
59 – Review: Comrades
60 – The Board Game Is Political – Anteo (@riotboardgame)
including Print and Play Version of ‘RIOT: Cast the First Stone’

COMICS
62 – The Super Happy Anarcho Fun Pages
63 – @AssignedMale
64 – @Bogswallop
65 – Red And Black Salamander @9mmballpoint

MEMORIA
64 – Rest In Power Tekoşer Piling / Lorenzo Orsetti
65 – Rest In Power Ewan Brown
66 – Anarchist Federation / @IntFedAnarchist

Two exciting local events with a distinctly anarchist flavour are happening before the end of 2019, one this weekend and one in November. Firstly, Nottingham Prints – Radical and Alternative News Media from Five Decades. This is a free exhibition starting on Friday at Nottingham Contemporary 27th-29th September, within the art centre’s Zine Library space, organised by The Sparrows’ Nest featuring loads of awesome materials! Secondly, the third Nottingham Radical Bookfair takes place on Saturday 2nd November at Nottingham Mechanics with stalls and talks, also free entry.

Organise! magazine is out for Ides of March 2019 with some 90 pages and for the first time it’s colour throughout, with a lovely spine. Organise! 91 is free to download [PDF size 90MB] but please consider supporting us by buying a print issue or donating via Patreon.

NEW: Support Organise! http://patreon.com/Organise

Buy print copies from Freedom Press: https://freedompress.org.uk/product/organise-magazine-91/

More AF press in print: https://dogsection.bigcartel.com/category/anarchist-federation

Contents:-

Theory and Analysis
Who’s Arming Turkey?
Brexit and Workers – What’s the score?
The Scare Cycle – Moral panics and national elections
How Does It Hurt? – Re-imagining violence outside of capitalism
How To Hack Into Bus Stop Advertising Spaces

International
The Yellow Vests: Statement by Fédération Anarchiste
An interview with the Bangladesh Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation
Statement From Brazilian Women Against Fascism UK
The Anti-Worker’ Party Rage In Brazil: Progressive or Reactionary?

Knowledge Exchange
Getting A Crew Together
Secure Your Comms
Getting Social
The Principles Of Anarchism – Lucy Parsons

Culture
Chav Solidarity (plus Review)
Social Depravity – Ritchie Smith
An Interview with The Decolonial Atlas

Review Section
Burn After Reading
Red And Black Gamers

Comics
Super Happy Anarcho Fun Pages
Assigned Male
Sidewalk Bubblegum

Announcements
North Earth Anarchist Group
Anarchist Party
Feed The Population
Stop The Arms Fair
Green Anti-Capitalist Front – A Letter To XR

http://organisemagazine.org.uk

In the 1970s, DIY print media met Punk and Anarchism, and the Anarcho-Punk Fanzine was born. The print quality may have been patchy, but the passion and commitment are undeniable. This hands-on workshop explores the politics and the music through zines and a punk soundtrack, courtesy of The Sparrows’ Nest Library and Archive, in corporation with the Notts Zine Library which can be found at:

Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB.

Title of event: From the Pistols to the Miners’ Strike: Fanzines of the Anarcho-Punk era, 1976 to 1984

Date: Saturday 27th April 2019.
Time: 11am-4pm

Venue wheelchair accessible.

The event will be free, but there will be eventbrite pre-booking online – keep an eye out for details. The Sparrows’ Nest will be doing updates and so you can follow them on Twitter @SparrowsNestLib or join their mailing list ( contact details on their website http://thesparrowsnestlibrary.org.uk ).

More details: http://thesparrowsnest.org.uk/index.php/14-news-and-events/180-event-from-the-pistols-to-the-miners-strike-fanzines-of-the-anarcho-punk-era-1976-to-1984

Notts Zine Library is a permanent collection of self-published materials housed within Nottingham Contemporary’s The Zebrario room as part of a one-year-long residency.

NZL was born from the love of supporting artists and zine makers at the annual Notts Zine Festival. NZL aims to provide a platform for anyone to showcase their zines, whilst archiving them in a comfortable and relaxed environment for readers to enjoy.

Nice blog article about the zine library: https://rachelfoxweb.wordpress.com/2018/10/25/notts-zine-library/

A decade of creating order, whilst sowing the seeds of dissent, in Nottingham since 2008!

The Sparrows’ Nest anarchist library and archive was launched in Nottingham in December 2008. Ten years later, we look after tens of thousands of documents focussing on the history of anarchist groups and individuals in the UK and beyond as well as the history of other social movements in Nottingham and the wider area. Our work aims to preserve such records and to make them available to interested audiences, furthering an understanding of past struggles and aiding struggles fought today.

The above article continues on the Sparrows’ Nest web site with links to recent and older interviews and photos including those from the launch event on 7th December 2008: http://thesparrowsnest.org.uk/index.php/14-news-and-events/172-10th-anniversary-of-the-sparrows-nest