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Australia’s forgotten global anarchist
September 27th: Jack Andrews was Australia’s leading proponent of communist-anarchism and a key figure in the international anarchist movement ~ Tom Goyens ~ Born in Bendigo in 1865 to London-born parents, John Arthur Andrews grew up in Melbourne, where his father worked as chief clerk for the Victoria Mines and Water Supply Department.
Viktar ‘Mao’ Žarkievič (1973-2024) — Belarusian punk legend
September 24th: The frontman of Hate To State and Chaliera died less than two years after a stint of political imprisonment ~ from Naša Niva ~ Viktar became interested in punk as a teenager, during the Soviet era.
Blackbird: A howl of protest from Hong Kong anarchists
September 24th: The indie band mixed diverse musical styles with an anti-establishment agenda ~ Levon Kwok ~ In Hong Kong, recent events such as the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Protests represent young Hong Kongers’ will to protect their freedoms — but during the 1980s and 1990s, the indie band Blackbird (黑鳥) offered a much more radical proposition.
The herbal solidarity project resisting state oppression
September 22nd: Freedom profiles organiser Nicole Rose, a longtime campaigner for animal rights, the environment, solidarity with political prisoners, migrants and those suffering from trauma.
The life, death, and resurrection of the Nestor Makhno monument
September 20th: Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the monument has become a symbol of defiance, identity, and hope ~ Sean Patterson ~ The monument to the world-famous anarchist Nestor Makhno in Huliaipole, Ukraine, received a newly restored head for the city’s 239th birthday.
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.
