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In Pictures: May 1st Worldwide

In Pictures: May 1st Worldwide

On Thursday the streets bore witness to demonstrations ranging from mass mobilisations to local acts of defiance to mark International Workers’ Day ~ Alisa-Ece Tohumcu, Rob Latchford ~ From Paris to Athens and from Sao Paolo to Bandung, demands were raised against state violence, exploitation, and capitalist crisis. NANTES Around 10,00 marched for the day

The 2025 Anarchist Bookfairs List

The 2025 Anarchist Bookfairs List

Calendars are rapidly filling up, but there should always be time to hang out with comrades, peruse the latest political literature and scheme over a coffee … With the ever-early Derry Radical Bookfair having successfully concluded its ninth outing on February 1st, Cardiff doing well in March and two more events happening this weekend it’s

Anarchist News Review: Trans rights in court, evictions in Greece and Labour’s latest mess

Anarchist News Review: Trans rights in court, evictions in Greece and Labour’s latest mess

Andy, Rhiannon, Sam and Simon discuss the UK Supreme Court’s ruling, what it means legally and what it actually means for trans people, as well as the solidarity demonstrations that took place over the weekend. We also look at the legacy of Pope Francis, the evictions in Greece and the Brazilian government’s continued repression of

Against ‘human nature’

Against ‘human nature’

To claim selfishness is our affliction ignores the conditions of a system that prioritises greed above all other virtues ~ Sourdough ~ A common refrain posed to anarchists and all those who dream of a better future is that we can not create a better society because of ‘human nature’: we are not good enough

Anarchist News Review: Balkans protests, Spring Budget and Greenpeace fines

Anarchist News Review: Balkans protests, Spring Budget and Greenpeace fines

We start by discussing the beginnings of a potential ‘Balkans Spring’ against the corruption and autocratic tendencies of governments which Europe and the US increasingly mirror ~ It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless given the circumstances (and the ruling class do indeed want that to be your response). But further down the road of

Ethel Carnie Holdsworth: Internationalist poet

Ethel Carnie Holdsworth: Internationalist poet

An early British anti-fascist, her working-class voice was powerful and unique ~ Megan Williams ~ An internationalist thread went through Ethel Carnie Holdsworth’s entire life and career, establishing her as a significant force in early twentieth century British socialism. She was a working-class poet, author and radical socialist (with strong libertarian leanings) active between 1907

Toby Shone: “The state machine is terrified of the links we make with each other”

Toby Shone: “The state machine is terrified of the links we make with each other”

The freed anarchist prisoner spoke about solidarity and abolition at the Brighton Cowley Club ~ Elizabeth Vasileva ~ A talk by anarchist ex-prisoner Toby Shone at the Cowley Club in Brighton drew almost 20 people on Friday (7 March). It was a nice atmosphere and a positive reception for Toby.   Friends and comrades writing, visiting,