If trying to use the master’s tools to dismantle the master’s house didn’t work on an international level, why would it work for anarchist groups and individuals working at a community level?
Confessions of a communard: All-in for the revolution
Tag: Bentley Urban Farm
Gather Communards: an update on A Commune in the North
Back in May, 2022, I described how LeedsCath’s dream for A Commune in the North (ACitN) was slowly being brought to fruition by a band of dedicated communards. Part of that process has involved people beginning to live together in one place to make the process of founding a commune easier and more efficient. zDoncaster,
Subverting the ‘dog eat dog’ dogma
According to neoliberal ideology it is a “dog-eat-dog” world. But where and when do you see dog eating dog? Unless they are starving (due to unnatural conditions), badly socialised (a problem of conditioning) or on a leash (the perfect metaphor for the dysfunctional nature of authoritarianism), you are much more likely to see dog-sniff-dog, dog-play-with-dog
Anarchist farm: a revolutionary feast
Food — or the potential lack of it — has played on a lot of people’s minds lately. The government’s mixed-messages, misinformation and pointless power-play with regard to the coronavirus pandemic led to fear-induced panic-buying which highlighted the weakness of ‘just in time’ supply chains; which are, of course, designed to maximise profit rather than
Don’t despair, organise!: an introduction to Bentley Urban Farm
Bentley is a former coal-mining town just north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Since the pit closed in 1993, it has consistently been among the top 10% of the most impoverished areas of the UK. Life expectancy is well below the national average, with many health problems being directly linked to food and nutrition. High rates
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Book Review: Minority Rule
Ash Sarkar’s discussion of identity politics is coming out during a liberal post-Biden “reassessment”, which some would say is 10 years too late ~ Anonymous ~ Ash Sarkar, of Novara Media and “literally a communist” fame, has written her first book, Minority Rule, whose central thesis employs a double meaning of the book’s title, describing
Birdsong not bombs at Lakenheath blockade
Action closes two-week peace camp near base for US nuclear bombers ~ Helen Baczkowska ~ Saturday April 26th 2025 saw a blockade of the American military base at Lakenheath in Suffolk—the final action of a two-week long peace camp.
The Rich ‘Take Up Space’
The offer of space tourism to rich women is a pastiche of feminism which acts only to showcase the shallowness of corporate liberalism ~ Sourdough ~ Earlier this month, for the first time since Valentina Tereshkova’s 1963 spaceflight, an all-female crew briefly took to space aboard Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard for a total of 11
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 …
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.
