The ride has continued unabated over the years, and participants have come and gone. Its structurelessness is both a boon and a millstone.
30 years of Critical Mass
Tag: Public Order Act
Stripping away our right to dissent
Netpol’s Kevin Blowe rounds up the set of incoming laws which threaten to outlaw all but the most useless forms of protest.. Nothing quite illustrates how a spark can seem to catch and then fail to fully ignite than these two grim facts. There are young people in prison in Britain today because they came
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Will the real Proudhon please stand up?
Instead of anarchist lore, we need historical context and an open mind ~ Shawn P Wilbur ~ It’s challenging to think about Pierre-Joseph Proudhon today: like it or not, we struggle with him in his role as a progenitor, precursor, pioneer, as the first to say “Je suis anarchiste”, under circumstances where that declaration simply
Proudhon in the 21st century
From decentralised organisation to critiques of war, Proudhon’s thought remains a provocative force ~ Alex Prichard ~ On the 160th anniversary of the death of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, it’s time to look at his work with historical distance.
Who needs Proudhon?
160 years after his death, the first self-proclaimed anarchist deserves criticism—but not oblivion ~ Maurice Schuhmann ~ Pierre-Joseph Proudhon died on January 19, 1865, at the age of 56.
Hung jury for climate activists, Elbit protesters to plead ‘not guilty’
Heathrow spray-painters were denied defence of necessity, while weapons facility invaders are being treated as ‘terrorists’ ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Two climate protesters who sprayed Heathrow departure boards with orange paint last July face a retrial, after their jury yesterday failed to reach a majority decision.
Antifascist Gino extradition to Hungary delayed
The activist is accused of attacks on neo-Nazis at the February 2023 “Day of Honour” in Budapest ~ Rob Latchford ~ A court in Paris yesterday accepted antifascist Gino’s lawyers request for further information on the conditions of detention and the conduct of a possible trial in Hungary.
