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Report from Freedom Fighters 16
September 18th: The anti-fascist combat sports tournament took place in Poznań, Poland ~ Czech Anarchist Federation members ~ “You give a front, back, shovel hook to the liver and then a strong low-kick” was one of the basic combinations that we drilled together with our comrades until we were completely crazy — the goal was to memorise
Fire and passion: The life of Ukrainian anarchist Maria Nikiforova
September 17th: On the anniversary of Maria Nikiforova’s execution at the hands of the White Army on September 17, 1919, we present a translation of Anatoly Dubovik’s biographical sketch of this unique Ukrainian anarchist ~ Anatoly Dubovik, translated by Malcolm Archibald ~ Maria Nikiforova is perhaps the most famous female anarchist who operated on the territory of the
For the advent of a new libertarian mythology
September 10th: Vicente Guedero makes the case for a renewal of an anarchist mythos, a thread of story and imagination for the future that can inspire and challenge capitalism’s carrot/stick of end-times and saviours.
The T’í Bird
September 6th: From Chiapas, a tale about warnings, consequences and denial It was at pozol time.
How Sweden’s oldest anarchist paper survived so long
August 31st: Printed four times a year, Brand [‘fire’] has been published in Sweden since 1898.
Not just sex: Talking about Alex Comfort with Eric Laursen
August 30th: When I discovered the Freedom Press collection of Alex Comfort’s anarchist and anti-militarist writings, I’d already known him for 15 years as the author of The Joy of Sex.
Through war, despotism and social change: Russia’s Anarchist Black Cross
August 30th: For this year’s International Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity Week, Freedom interviewed the Anarchist Black Cross-Moscow to discuss their long history in Russia supporting imprisoned Russian anarchists, the challenges they face under Putin’s regime and their work during the war on Ukraine.
The circled A at 60 part three: The true story
August 28th: The circled A is a symbol so widespread, so widely recognized and disseminated that it has come to be taken as a traditional symbol of anarchism, seeming to have existed forever.
Hull’s new groove: From arrests to assemblies
August 27th: How former Extinction Rebellion activists and co-operatives took inspiration from models worldwide and built a localised movement.
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.
