Arts and Culture
The circled A at 60 part two: True and false
August 26th: Despite well-documented evidence of its origin, numerous fanciful speculations persist, including within anarchist circles and many libertarian historiographies that explore the symbol’s origin.Surrealism and anarchism, past and present
August 25th: Surrealists attempted to unify art, anti-authoritarian resistance, mutual aid, and conscious living
Resisting Nazi Occult Metal: Lessons from Australia
July 4th: Black Metal still has a far right problem—here are some tools to fight back Despite what some fans may claim, far right political organizing in the extreme metal scene was not a flash-in-the-pan phenomenon that ended in the 1990s.
Book review: The Displaced
June 30th: A poignant story of a couple struggling to understand each other with the backdrop of Europe as a crossroads
The Anarchists of Dune
April 14th: Frank Herbert, the author of Dune, lived the happiest parts of his childhood in a failed socialist colony called Burley, located along the Salish Sea near the city of Tacoma, Washington.
Colin Ward: Everyday Anarchy, the documentary
January 26th: We discover that anarchy is not – as it is commonly understood – simply about a lack of power or authority but is instead a highly complex theory of organisation.
Capitalism, big pharma, and the pandemic
October 8th: Blocking the TRIPS waiver In October 2020 India and South Africa submitted a proposal to the TRIPS Council of the World Trade organisation for a waiver of certain intellectual property rights for covid-19 vaccines.
Upcoming titles on anarchism
June 26th: Across the broader anarchist and left publishing industry there’s a number of books coming out over the next few months on the subject of anarchism which may be worth keeping an eye out for.
This is queer breadtube: 6 youtubers to stuff your void with
May 31st: George F presents a selection of essential queer anarchist creators from Youtube.
Manchester’s Persons Unknown Festival blasts back into action
May 19th: Persons Unknown Festival returned after a 3-year break to the same venue it used for it's inauguration back in 2019.